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Meeting people from the innerwebz

10,953 434 July 28, 2012 at 06:48 PM in Question
Has anyone ever met anyone they only know from online? How was it? Awkward? Fun? Unexpected? Interesting?

How would you feel about someone you've only talked to online and on the phone staying with you the first time you met them?

Someone I have been chatting with online/on the phone for 6 years is coming to town and staying with me for 3 days. I feel like I know her well online, but I'm not sure how I feel about her staying with me for 3 days. I'm excited about it, but apprehensive at the same time. It doesn't help that I have a touch of social anxiety to begin with. Then you hear horror stories about people who you thought you knew online being false. Thoughts? Is this unwise? Experiences?
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Piccaboo
07-29-2012 at 08:36 AM.
07-29-2012 at 08:36 AM.
I've met a few folks from SD here IRL, and we had a good time together. I am what I am, is what they found out; not much different IRL than what I'm like on here. Every time we travel and I think we are going to go through an area of someone I know quite well; I tell them about it; if they offer for us to make a stop; we do so to do a meet-n-greet. Sometimes it's dinner, sometimes it's just sitting chatting before we move on; so it could be anything.
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marg_fan
07-29-2012 at 08:55 AM.
07-29-2012 at 08:55 AM.
Quote from cupcake42 :
I'll meet you one day! Evil
To paraphrase a quote from Groucho Marx [quotationspage.com], I wouldn't want to meet someone that wanted to meet me. It demonstrates a remarkable lack of good judgment. Stick Out Tongue
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Zoe Moon
07-29-2012 at 09:30 AM.
07-29-2012 at 09:30 AM.
Yep, I met someone from online and he turned out to be crazy and a bit off but I married him anyway. nod laugh out loud
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veritablequandary
07-29-2012 at 09:41 AM.
07-29-2012 at 09:41 AM.
OP, please take copious pics and videos of the inevitable lingerie pillow fight and post them in this thread.

So we know you're still alive I mean.
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Piccaboo
07-29-2012 at 09:42 AM.
07-29-2012 at 09:42 AM.
Quote from marg_fan :
To paraphrase a quote from Groucho Marx [quotationspage.com], I wouldn't want to meet someone that wanted to meet me. It demonstrates a remarkable lack of good judgment. Stick Out Tongue

Though now that we have your "Wanted Poster" available what ya gonna do about it Stick Out Tongue
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cavan
07-29-2012 at 10:05 AM.
07-29-2012 at 10:05 AM.
i hope shes not fat and ugly
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MsGal
07-29-2012 at 12:12 PM.
07-29-2012 at 12:12 PM.
Quote from dalokgawd :
I would love to throw one together but I'm moving to GA in 3 days and I don't know if I trust the Southern Slickdealers... Whee
Heyyyyyy.... Annoyed

Quote from TigerStar :
Southerners are the warmest friendliest people ever.

Smack
yeah, that. Stick Out Tongue

Quote from dalokgawd :
And you demonstrate your warm friendliness by hitting people in the back of the head? Dontknow
Exactly. laugh out loud

Quote from The Raddish :
I've met probably around 100 people from online through the years. I married one of them. heart
I know 4 couples that met online and married. They all said it was a lot less expensive than actually getting to know each other through RL dating. laugh out loud
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dalokgawd
07-29-2012 at 02:13 PM.
07-29-2012 at 02:13 PM.
Quote from MsGal :
I know 4 couples that met online and married. They all said it was a lot less expensive than actually getting to know each other through RL dating. laugh out loud
I met my wife on Match.com. At the time it was pretty scandalous when we told people that we met online but now it's become so ordinary that no one thinks it unusual in the least...
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DBC
07-29-2012 at 02:42 PM.
07-29-2012 at 02:42 PM.
Quote from marg_fan :
I have a policy against mixing the innerwebz and real life. It is too much work. First, I'd have to get a life...

Seriously though, I have a personal policy against mixing internet activity with real life. Well, other than Craigslist. laugh out loud
Yeah man, fark that.

I don't want people to think that I am the same online as I am IRL. Yes, I am weird but I not as weird.
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ashcampbell
07-29-2012 at 05:46 PM.
07-29-2012 at 05:46 PM.
Quote from The Raddish :
I met lots of chicks from the interwebz back in the early to mid 90's. AOL got me quite a bit of action back then. Big Grin

I've met probably around 100 people from online through the years. I married one of them. heart
I was gona call bullshit that no other guys but me used the internet for hookups. MUD and everquest got me several physical encounters. WOW was great for phone\voice sex.

Quote from chewspam :
I met up with someone I met online when I was 14 or 15, and I'd be happy to put pretty much anyone in the lounge up for a night or two if you're passing through VA.
You'd be happy to but the wife would say no?

Quote from DBC :
I don't want people to think that I am the same online as I am IRL. Yes, I am weird but I not as weird.
I'm the quiet asshole that has blackmail of his boss watching gay & tranny porn.
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BargainBob
07-29-2012 at 05:54 PM.
07-29-2012 at 05:54 PM.
I posted so much embarrassing shit on these forums that I would die of embarrassment if anyone ever met me in real life.
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ashcampbell
07-29-2012 at 06:05 PM.
07-29-2012 at 06:05 PM.
Quote from BargainBob :
I posted so much embarrassing shit on these forums that I would die of embarrassment if anyone ever met me in real life.
Scared ppl would find out you're that hot nerd chick that takes off her glasses and ponytail and blam your father tries to do you?
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menace33
07-29-2012 at 06:07 PM.
07-29-2012 at 06:07 PM.
Met my eventual wife online. From chat room to real room in about 18 months. Moved in a few years later and married a year and a half after that. Still going strong so the internet can work if you take your methodical time.
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finzz2dlft
07-29-2012 at 06:12 PM.
07-29-2012 at 06:12 PM.
I have spoken on the phone with quite a few SDers, and met a couple Loungers IRL Smilie I am glad to count them among my friends! hug
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smiley333
07-29-2012 at 08:18 PM.
07-29-2012 at 08:18 PM.
Met up with 2 on line friends, separate occasions, both females. It was a little scary at first, but was just like being with a regular friends after a few minutes. We are still great friends to this day. Pretty easy to cross that barrier. Relax, have a good time and post here about it! laugh out loud
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