Stalker-tan said:Mashiro-Yuki said:
Interesting how many people think it's impossible... I mean, you guys realize it HAS happened before, and worked out, right?
Certainly not impossible, but significantly harder.
Compared to what? And when words like "significant" is involved, are there data to back that up with? Or else it's really just inferences people are making. Considering how much relationships fail in general, regardless if it was online or offline, it really comes down which is worse right? I'm sure I'd agree it's rarer to end up together online, due to distance reasons, but that's just my inference. I don't really know if it is true.Cause- said:Tachii said:
There's a difference between boyfriend/girlfriend and marriage. Both are "real relationships" though. So I'm not really sure why that need to be nitpicked on.
There's two goals of a relationship. Either you stay together, or your break up. If you have no intention of continuing on the path of "together", then why the hell are you in a relationship in the first place?
It's not nitpicking about the relationship status, just the ideology of growing the relationship. How long is a strictly online relationship warranted? At some point, one of you is going to make a sacrifice. A huge sacrifice. The abroad relationship goers mentality don't look at these things. They just are too high on cloud nine to think logically about it. If they are prepared for the difficulties, who am I to tell them it won't work? But these things are real. And you have to consider them. They can work, just not in the way people assume.
Not everyone looks ahead when they're in a relationship. So uh, actually a lot of people are in a relationship just to be in the moment, or maybe to the near future within a few months. They don't think if they want to be with them 10, 20, 40, 60 years down the road. Does that mean it isn't a relationship? Of course not. It just means they're not looking forward longterm as ideally as you might look forward on. It just means they're not ready to call them a fiance. I just find it odd you'd not call something a relationship just because they aren't looking longterm down the road. And I'm mostly talking about broadly of relationships in general.