My View- Internet & Relationships

Once upon a time (yes another one of these) people went out to meet each other in person. They didn't always see what a person was really like but at least if they said they were six feet tall you could see they were six feet tall. If they said they had blond hair you could see their blond hair. If they said they were a woman hopefully you could tell they really were a woman (I am hoping most of you laugh at that one).

Welcome to the Internet and a whole new world of fun. Anyone can say they are anything and until you prove otherwise people will generally believe what you tell them. You can lie about your appearance (web cam helps but always proof against that one), about being single (let's hope your significant other doesn't find out), and about your job/income (No, really I do believe you cleared 1.5 million last year).

But the Internet does help millions and millions of people connect. Some happily and some not so happily. I think it is a great tool when used right. There are many social networking sites out there; My Space, Twitter, Face book, and the list goes on. You meet people in chat rooms and you get to know them. You develop an emotional rapport with them and share personal and private information with them and of course those torrid pictures you only want them to see.

Now you meet and on the off chance you really connect and everything goes great I have just two questions for you... Are you still going to the social networking sites? Why? Now the first answer to why is and should be you have friends... just friends in these groups. The problem is though that new people who are coming to these groups are looking to hook up and when that hot thing hits on you do you pass or "just be Friends" and what will your significant other think about that.

I personally and my wife to be no longer go into those particular social chat rooms. She sometimes goes into some of the weight loss ones and well I just stay away. But we no longer chat like we used to. Neither one of us wants to go back to the infernal search not when we are so happy with each other. So we avoid that hazard.

If you are in a good relationship, do yourself a favor and avoid the chat rooms. You don't need the ones where people are looking to score. If you need one for work, or weight loss or money management go ahead.

Have Fun and Be Great.