Originally Posted by
Genma
I remember having an online girlfriend when I was 12. After my dad caught me looking at teh pr0nz, I got banned from the internet for like, four months. Ironically, I'd forgotten about this online girlfriend but the feeling wasn't mutual I guess...
My dad searched through my emails while I wasn't allowed to use the computer and apparently she sent me a ton of love emails or something. That's the last time I ever tried to have an online girlfriend.
As for my opinion on it, I honestly don't know. I lean more towards the fact that it's pointless and stupid, though, because on the internet you can be whoever you want to be. However, I'm also for it in a sense... because it makes people happy, and so goes the saying "whatever floats your boat." The only case of someone I knew in real life having an online girlfriend was an old buddy of mine, who's friggin' weird to begin with, but I guess she made him happy and -- constant jokes behind his back aside -- I didn't see a problem with it.
Oh, and I think dating sites are no different from having someone put you on a blind date. As long as it's face-to-face, who cares about the means of meeting one another?