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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb
Would those of you who are married or in a commited relationship consider it cheating if your significant other developed a very personal relationship online?
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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb
Not in a physical sense since I am talking about an online only relationship. But, I still consider it cheating if a certain amount of intimacy is involved.
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You can still have one in the physical sense (sort of) online, but I think we would all agree that that would be cheating. As far as the other way I guess it would depend on what you consider to be intimate. Is PMing someone and talking about their day at work, or helping someone rant about something, or hearing all about their aunt Petunia's fruit cake - are those intimate? Are to be intimate does it have to more personal, like discussing someones upcoming gastrointestinal surgery or the large mole they have on the inside of their thigh?
For some people none of those things are too intimate - there are some people that will discuss the most personal things with complete strangers on elevators.
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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
meeting is something i only regard as a nesessity if the contact reaches - on both sides - an emotional depth that makes the development of a personal relationship possible and probable.
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That is if you use it being necessary as the only criteria for meeting someone IRL. On the other hand I'm doing just fine talking in the forums and via PM with people here but it should would be neat to go to KK's house and play with Strider and Arwen, and go the dog park with Pi. Or to go to Oz and see if Marc really does have parties like that. It would be fun to go hang with Poohbear and and protect him from the rest of MR that wants to BBQ him, and many others. None of them necessary, but all them would be if nothing else interesting and could lead to real friendships IRL.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I'm polyamorous enough that the question barely makes sense to me;
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I had to go look up polyamorous to make sure it meant what I though it did
