posted August 05, 2013 06:55 PM            

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Originally posted by MsPrism:
Hey there Geea, I just read it, you can edit now if you need to! Thank you for putting it up for me. That's so sweet of you.

Wow. I can't believe that experience, it's crazy. *shakes head* I'm sorry you met someone so. . . psychotic? I would have had no idea how to handle that.

I have met a lot of random people online but I never went through with meeting them in person. Maybe my screening process is top notch or something.

I can't get over how much of a bad experience that must have been. The only thing I can say is what doesn't kill you makes you stronger or at least turns out to be a really great story!

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posted August 16, 2013 04:26 AM            

Venus in Libra in the 3rd sq Uranus sq Jupiter Opp Moon sq Saturn

Uranus 7th house ruler in the 5th, Opp Jupiter Conj Saturn Sq Moon / Venus, Trine Sun?

to me, its a consistent Uranus/Aquarius theme. with atleast an Airplanet somewhere.

Gemini/ Aquarius seemed most common. i've met 3 Aqua Sun's, all were serious tone. 2 Cap Moons, 1 Gem Moon.

posted August 16, 2013 11:57 AM            

Two of my ex' I met online, both through shared interests in music. Talked to them on the phone, saw them on webcam, finally met them in real life and then the spark hit.

I prefer real life, but I'm open to an online relationship if the right person comes along. Dating sites scare me, I'd rather meet them through fandom or a community and it grows from there. Take it slow and get to know them as a person.

Venus in Virgo square Uranus and Jupiter (online and long-distance!)
Moon in the 4th house in Cap
Ruler of the 7th, Mars, and Sun in the 11th
Mars sextile Uranus
Aquarius 5th house with NN inside.
Uranus in the 3rd (plus traditional ruler Saturn)
3rd house Sagittarius (communication with foreigners)

posted August 16, 2013 01:36 PM            

Anyway, online dating has many upsides and downsides. I've discussed this thuroughly with an aqua sun (best friend, that I got to know online..ha)

With online dating, the simplicity is that both parties involved more or less know why your both communicating. There's no guessing games "does so-and so like me?" There's also the benfit of being able to search for exactly what you like and make it clear to others what your looking for. Its straight forward. Many people find it to be an easy outlet to expressing themselves honestly or getting out of their shell.

There's also many drawbacks! Dating websites are disigned to keep members. Its flooded with advertisments of potential prospects. You may be talking to someone, but the moderates say "hey, check out this person, don't they sound like your fit?" Then you loose interest in the first person and the cycle repeates itself. Its a fast paced world. The options are limitedless, and this can be hard because at least one party often looses interest and burns the other person. Additionally, you may be expected something or someone very differently than the person you thought they were when they meet. It does give you the opportunity to really know someone's mind, but there's also a lot being left out without said persons body language, facial expressions and that persons everday demeanor. Then there is the danger of people who joins these sites to decieve others.

So really it a gamble, just like any kind of dating. It may work out for you and it may not. But just like anything, the more experience you gain the more equipped you are to handle things.

Its working out for me right now. I met my boyfriend online (twice!) And we've been together 8months. We also discoved we hand mutual friends in common.

posted August 16, 2013 02:03 PM            

Good points!

For me, I keep returning even though it never works. Well, I met one just in a chat room like 15 years ago. We're still friends actually. I say friends but just non-talking FB friends. Another, similar but I met her 6 years ago. One other, we don't keep in touch. I think the passion was such that we had to make a complete break knowing that it wouldn't work anyway.

I have one profile now but I think I sign in maybe.... once a week for two minutes just to see what's happening. Then I'm off!
I think the very thing that makes it easy, destroys it. As if men didn't already have a bad rep for being crude and single minded online they can completely remain hidden, etc. I've heard from some women before about the onslaught of nasty things said to them. Then I come along, maybe my message isn't the greatest and I get wrote off. I've had conversations that were seemingly going well just abruptly end.

Plus, one thing I REALLY hate about dating sites, is not the site's fault. If you decide to meet someone, there's this intense dating atmosphere no matter what you do. I hate that.
The best to me was one time a looooong time ago. I had this friend I worked with. We became very good friends. We laughed and laughed and laughed. We had sooooo much fun and really enjoyed each others company. We both felt it, but both tried to ignore it. Eventually we couldn't. I know that's a short, stupid story but I'm just saying. Online dating can work, and does work for some, but there are a lot of whack-o's on there from both sexes. Whether clinically psycho or just desperate to NOT be alone. Either way is bad bad bad!