eHarmony.

Originally Posted by Monkey King

And none of this factors in the fact that online conversation is inferior to face-to-face communication. So much is lost in mere text conversation that tells you a lot about a person, good or bad. The possibility for success is still there, of course, but it's so greatly diminished from real life interactions that it seems like an awful lot to be pinning $50 a month on.

This would be true except for the fact that some people actually have a much easier time expressing the ideas in their head through written communication rather than verbal. While you do lose other subtle communication, like body language, you gain a person being able to take the time and more precisely communicate whatever they want. It’s different, but I wouldn’t consider it less.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

And that's fine if you plan on living your life through a computer, but sooner or later if a relationship is going to progress, you're going to have to meet this person in real life that you've won over with your dazzling internet wit, charm and confidence. And then what?

Just because a person is better at expressing their ideas through written communication doesn't mean they can't express their ideas verbally.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

Of course, but here's what sometimes happens. You think you know a person because you've talked to them for weeks or months or even years, and then when you meet them they're a completely different person. It happens.

To me, if you're a completely different person online than you are face-to-face, you're a liar.

I wouldn’t blame that on the communication medium so much as I would blame it on people having ego complexes. Especially with online communications, because you’re not always restricted to plain text.

Ego referring to self image and not arrogance.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.