Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

i met this beautiful girl (i saw her myspace) online and i like her a real lot. Is it possible to feel real love for someone over the internet? She lives too far away from me but we've planned to meet up one day. I think internet relationships let you see more of the person and not just their looks. What do you think?

Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

Is it possible? Sure. Is it likely? Probably not. Infatuation is probably more the case. The fact is, while in some ways you may feel an attraction for someone and you may feel like you're learning a side of someone you may not normally see if you just met in person first, you still can't be sure you're getting to know that person for who she is.

First, when you're online, whether it's myspace or IM, you can take a little time to formulate your answers, you don't have the pressure of in person interaction, etc. etc. I'm not saying that she's not being herself with you, but there's that potential that she may be bringing out a side of her that maybe doesn't come out a lot in real life. And if you eventually hope to have a relationship with her in person, then this could be a problem as the part of her that you love or enjoy may not be as prominant anymore.

But more importantly, you can never judge in person chemistry with someone over the internet. What could be great chemistry online could not translate in person. I've met two people from myspace, one of whom we had terrible in-person chemistry and one who eventually became my girlfriend. So you just never know.

My advice is to take your time and don't let yourself fall too much for her until you guys meet. And you may also want to consider the reality of whether this thing between you two could in reality ever work out. As in, is one of you willing to move for the other person? Are you both even looking for anyting that serious? If not, just keep it friendly for the meantime.

But to answer your main question, it's probably closer to having a crush or an infatuation. Real love I think takes something more.

Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

No, I think you can get to like them as a person, but for me, love is more about the chemistry you have with that person and how you feel around them, which can only be discovered by spending time with them in person.

Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

no. I think you need to be in that person's presence and to spend true quality time with them for a while until you relize you're in love. Would you die for this person?

Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

I think you sound very sweet, but also very naive. Even people who aren't trying to create a fake persona (and there are plenty of those folks out there) act differently online than they do in real life - some are more confident, some take more time to think before they contribute to the conversation, some don't choose to share certain aspects of their lives because they don't see them as relevant to the person they're IMing. Good luck with your girl, but keep your eyes wide open, and don't be surprised if she's different than you expected if you finally do get to meet her.

Is it possible to fall in love over instant messaging with someone you met online?

i use to chat with this guy I met on yahoo pool and we chatted everyday for about 4 years.. finally we met and we both knew we were in love with each other... i say it's really possible.