Goldieluks:

I don't see anything wrong with marrying someone you met online,
so far ypu have spent some quality time with them in reality and getting to know what they are like,
i think they are good to go.You can meet your life partner anywhere,on the internet,road side,train,plane,work place, it
doesn't really matter,so far there's a good chemistry and you both share a mutual understanding,that's part of all there is.

REALITY101:

Did he say they met in hell?

Cuddlemii:

@op
I don't see anything in it. The most important thing is  that they are attracted to each other physically and they posses the qualities they both want in a life partner. Love has no rules, limits or guidelines. Its just meant to find you and make you happy. So many people have met online and are happily married now. Happiness and peace of mind is the most important thing and not where or how you find it.

Goldieluks:

I don't see anything wrong with marrying someone you met online,
so far you have spent some quality time with them in reality and getting to know what they are like,
i think they are good to go.You can meet your life partner anywhere,on the internet,road side,train,plane,work place, it
doesn't really matter,so far there's a good chemistry and you both share a mutual understanding,that's part of all there is.

claremont:

No! Go and find "love" in the real world.

Unless you are an ATHEIST and dont believe in LOVE, Treat this answer as Poo! And OH! The real world he is talking about is MARS!

sexkillz:

Unless you are an ATHEIST and dont believe in LOVE, Treat this answer as Poo! And OH! The real world he is talking about is MARS!

claremont:

No! Go and find "love" in the real world.

ikoha:

which real world are u talking about? they have already met and the man is considering marriage. he told me about his plans and the circumstances surrounding their meeting, which i was not cool with, therefore, i decided to post this and see the comments and opinions of some [size=15pt]well-thinking nairalanders, which you are very far from being[/size].

claremont:

When I make vituperations on any issue, I do so with the relevant scientific facts at my disposal at the time, I don't make opinions based on personal bias or "blending in with the herd mentality". I speak my mind irrespective of whose ox I gore in the process, so here goes;

[b]Psychology professor Jeffrey Lohr and two psychology graduates, Aimee King and Deena Austin-Oden, analyzed several leading dating Web sites and found that promotional claims were more self-serving opinion than legitimate psychological science.

The Internet has minimized the importance of proximity, making it possible for distant strangers to get to know each other through computer interactions. Also, many of the Web sites do not allow users to see a picture of the match in the initial stages of the face-to-face communication, taking the second variable of interpersonal relationships - physical attractiveness - out of the picture.

Relations initiated online may not be as enduring as traditional face-to-face relationships because there are few barriers to breaking up when the cost exceeds the rewards of the relationship, the team said. And another mate is only one click away and easy to find. Self-disclosure, the final variable that determines the likelihood of a relationship forming, can be deceiving, although advocates of Internet dating claim that the anonymity of computer-mediated communication accelerates intimacy through increased openness about aspects of the self. Critics of cyber-dating say that self-disclosure online is often less honest because of the increased opportunities for identity manipulation. (Culled from Uni'Arkansas)[/b]

Anyone who ignores scientific research, and still goes ahead to marry someone he/she met online does so at his/her own peril. Take it or leave it, the facts don't lie no matter how much people choose to ignore them. [b]The bottom line is that only losers, failures, douche bags go online to look for a relationship.[/b]

Mallow:

Let everybody have their say,please,and you don't insult people just because they
do what they like.(freedom of choice and Living)
You can meet people anywhere,it is the love and understanding that counts.some people you meet offline are not even that reliable.

Tee_Jay:

@op
I can marry someone i met OFFLINE

claremont:

Don't get me wrong mate, I didn't say that phrase, I only quoted a reference.
Only failures, douche bags, freaks go online for relationships, these are the references>>>>http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81430, http://boards.askmen.com/showthread.php?121317-is-online-dating-only-for-losers-freaks-and-otherwise-strange-people, http://www.cupid.biz/dating-advice/quality-people.php
Like you say "people you meet offline are not even reliable". If we can't even trust people we meet offline, is it people we meet online we should trust?! It's simple [size=15pt]logic[/size] really.

Logic Logic Logic! How do you determine WHO'S LOGIC is Right? Did you make further research to back up those claims, before you SWALLOWED THEM, HOOK, LINE AND SINKER? Dont you even care if these researchers are WRONG?

jay bee:

I only worry about ma destination.
Not one to look back besides, WWW is just one of the numerous medium peeps get to meet each other daily.
It's not like u meet online and GBAM u r married without having had a proper offline relationship with the other half.

sexkillz:

Logic Logic Logic! How do you determine WHO'S LOGIC is Right? Did you make further research to back up those claims, before you SWALLOWED THEM, HOOK LINE AND SINKER?

Mallow:

What is the difference between meeting someone offline and online ,and getting to know them?

Mallow:

What is the difference between meeting someone offline and online ,and getting to know them?

Mrs.Chima:



Jaybee, there are people who meet online and get married the next day or few weeks later.    Seriously.  I was like WTF.  

Mrs.Chima:



Jaybee, there are people who meet online and get married the next day or few weeks later.    Seriously.  I was like WTF.  

Don't get me wrong I am not saying you must have a LONG COURTSHIP or engagement but HOW THE HELL can you know somebody in a day or few weeks?  

I am in support of this bolded statement! But i must be quick to add that the poster NEVER mentioned a day or few weeks!

jay bee:

r u still in kindergarten?
Are we talking about Vegas weddings?