| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:40:27 AM | ie.. I have met a guy who lives in calfornia he called me last night for 2 hours and we had no pregnant pauses (British saying means silence) the first Americian I have really talked to but such a nice person.
He plans to visit Britain this year...
could it work
has anyone had any experience
of love over the seas lol.... | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:45:28 AM |
has anyone had any experience
of love over the seas lol.... Not myself... but I know a woman that moved from Canada to Australia and is now happily married to the gentleman...
With true love, there is no distance that cannot be overcome... don't discount something simply because of a silly little obstacle like distance...
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:48:39 AM | | No, never again - it's too painful. Met someone through work who lived 1300 miles away, neither one of us was in a situation where we could move to where the other lived. We last almost a year. Phone bills were astronomical, and flying got old too. | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:58:14 AM | A very low percentage of LDR actually work. WHY ? Because it is a LOT of work.
It is expensive. He11 just meeting to see if you actually like each other in person can entail a lot of logistics. | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:59:52 AM | | I have, and would again if necessary. It's difficult, often doesn't work out (but how many new relationships do, anyway?). In my case, a very long distance relationship didn't work out (but came close, alas), but another not so distant one did. Also, a friend from New Jersey (east coast USA) married a man from New Zealand - they met online. Yes, it can work, but overcoming the obstacles requires true commitment and tenacity. | |
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Posted: 2/18/2007 9:24:30 AM | | no, i couldn't date someone who was across the world. i am not in a position to provide support to an immigrant (as much as i'd like to, it's not my reality right now) and i can't take my child away from my family and go elsewhere. which is unfortunate because there are definitely some special people out there who, otherwise, i would certainly have a relationship with if the distance wasn't a factor. | |
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Posted: 2/18/2007 11:48:11 AM | | It can work if you both want it to work and are willing to put in the time and effort to make it work. One of you will have to move eventually. California is nice. Very expensive but nice. | |
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Posted: 2/18/2007 12:10:29 PM | exactly, the initial investment needed to meet is often relatively large compared to meeting somebody nearby. This often creates the extra pressure to force it to progress, (get the most out of your investment). The move too usually forces one of the partners to leave everything behind and could cause conflict if one feels that they are sacrificing more than the other. Instead of a slow progressive evolution of the relationship, couples move in together before signals of failure can arise.  | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 7:14:15 PM | Never again, will I spend time and/or emotion on someone thousands of miles away. I would not call it a committed long distance relationship, but she did mean a lot to me, and it's just too hard not being able to see the person you care about very often. At least for me.
Ah, the lives we live. I don't regret it though! | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 7:24:52 PM | I wouldn't bother. I'm sure there are plenty of guys in England, right?
I tried a LDR with a girl I met while in Vegas once, about 2,500 miles away, and it didn't work. We just couldn't see each other enough to really get to know each other and make it work.
However, once we decided to be friends, I always met up w/her whenever I was in Vegas.
After losing touch for a few years, we just started talking again, thanks to Myspace.
I'd just keep a friendship, that way you know someone in LA, and he knows someone in England, in case either of you ever travel there. | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 7:28:02 PM | I'm not into long distance relationships..........
I've also found you can totally connect with someone online and on the phone and spend hours talking to them..................but when you meet... have no physical attraction/chemistry at all.............
Who are we to say if it can work or not? It totally depends on the two of you.............. | |
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| would you date someone from across the world
Posted: 2/18/2007 8:12:26 PM |
ie.. I have met a guy who lives in calfornia he called me last night for 2 hours and we had no pregnant pauses (British saying means silence) the first Americian I have really talked to but such a nice person.
He plans to visit Britain this year...
could it work
has anyone had any experience
of love over the seas lol....
While I love dating people from different cultures and backgrounds than myself, I don't even date people who live more than about 40 miles away from me. I would never even think about other states or countries. It would be cool to meet when he comes to GB, but how can you call it dating or even a relationship if you only know each other from online or across the phone? | |
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Posted: 2/18/2007 10:15:51 PM | | I have been burned by this before a few times of varying distances, one of which was overseas. That one was the most serious I've had, and in the end hurt the most probably. All the same I know that LDR do work with some people so I wouldn't say never try it, especially since you've had one that did work. I personally will just not try one again, at least not without being friends first and seeing how things go from there. | |
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Posted: 2/19/2007 4:39:14 AM | | I think that it depends on how specific or rare the "profile" one seeks for one's other half is. The more rare or specific it is, the higher the chances that this person exists not within the same state (USA), lander (Germany), region or even Continent, but "far" away. That is the spirit of globalization, to be able to widen one's search for what one KNOWS he/she wants to a global or at least international level. As long as what one wants is specific and well thought about, not a whim! LDs are better suited for people who know and are quite specific as to the profile of their other half or soul mate or SO, etc! That is my personal view. | |
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