Pros and Cons of Online Relationships

Modern technology hasn't solved any of the problems of creating and preserving a good relationship. Computers and the internet have merely added a new wrinkle in old pattern of love and loss. With websites that specialize in matching people up according to whatever criteria they choose, there are more and more people finding each other but, unfortunately, not many manage to stay together. While internet dating services may make it easier for people in one location to find people in a different location, it does absolutely nothing to give them the tools they need to stay together once they've met.

"Beware of dangerous waters" with online relationships has become the password of the 21st Century. There are weirdoes everywhere, not only on the internet, and the same precautions that you would take meeting and starting a relationship with someone face to face should be maintained in online relationships, only more so. The real problem with online relationships is the users' increased capacity to lie about who they really are and what they really want.

Meeting in chat rooms and communicating by emails often can lead to serious misrepresentations from both parties. Oftentimes when two online daters first meet in person, there is some initial shock. You may be a single woman, mid 30's, of average height and weight and you may represent yourself as a 22 year old Goddess. More common in online relationships are the men who pose as singles looking for relationships, and are actually married and looking to cheat on their wives.

Even with background checks, photo exchanges and the like, there is no guarantee the people you meet online are anything like the people they say they are. But, alas, this has more or less always been the way it's been, even before the internet came along.

Relationships Info provides detailed information about online relationships, long distance relationships, relationship advice, relationship problems, relationship quizzes, interracial relationships, and more. Relationships Info is the sister site of Troubled Teens Web.

In The News:


pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


Relationship Advice for Women - Beyond the Happy Ending - Part 3 - The Jealousy Syndrome

Jealousy, unfortunately it seems to pop up sometime in even... Read More

My Life

My sister is 45 and having an affair with an... Read More

Soul Mates ? Finding True Love and Commitment

Finding your true Soul Mate is something that many people... Read More

Q & A: Reuniting With a Lost Love

>1. Who are the prime candidates to rekindle a romance?The... Read More

When A Relationship Goes Bad

What do you do when a long term relationship goes... Read More

10 Ways to Seduce A Woman

I have written this article by request but want to... Read More

Lab Created Diamonds Are Now Exceedingly Good

When we think of precious gems, we usually spare little... Read More

Infidelity: Difference Between a Rage and Revenge Affair

The fifth affair I outline in my book, "Break Free... Read More

Lingerie Buying Advice For Guys

Buying lingerie for your lover can be one of the... Read More

Relationship Advice: A Tip from Monica and Chandler of Friends

If you are looking for it, you can find relationship... Read More

7 Power Skills that Build Strong Relationships

A strong, healthy relationship is one in which the partners... Read More

Ending a Relationship Gracefully

Ending a relationship is never easy. When you feel you... Read More

Blondes Talking About Blondes!

What is it about blondes that both sexes find so... Read More

Why He Left Me After...?

The next morning he /or she is gone. And because... Read More

Romantic Gifts ? 10 Sizzling Ways to Give Them

When it comes to giving a romantic gift, it's not... Read More

Passion or Purpose?

I hate moderation. I hate doing things moderately. I hate... Read More

Anniversary Blues

Jamie and Kurt are a sweet, successful couple in their... Read More

The Unfairly Judged Professor

An All Too Familiar TaleShe takes her teaching responsibilities seriously;... Read More

Travel to Find a Russian Bride

Do you agree that the best lessons are lessons given... Read More

You Dont Have to Break Down, When You Break Up!

Very few people would argue with the fact that creating... Read More

Affairs: Advice for the One Who Strayed

To the spouse who had the affair, it's time for... Read More

The Economics of True Love

In the real world, can there be romance without finance?... Read More

Zen And Romance

The art of romance and the art of Zen are... Read More

What is Abuse?

Violence in the family often follows other forms of more... Read More

Relationship Advice - How to Improve Intimacy

A relationship requires intimacy. I don't think anyone would argue... Read More

No More Lonely Weekends!

How do you react when you are faced with spending... Read More

The Evolution of Love

Songs have been saying it for generations together. Ask anyone... Read More

Jinxed Relationships -- Are Yours?

Do you consider yourself unlucky in love? Have your relationships... Read More

5 Ways to Tell Your Man You Love Him

Telling your man that you love him is part of... Read More

Only You Can Decide If Your Interracial Love Will Stand the Test of Time

Interracial dating has really evolved over the past two decades... Read More

Honesty Accepted - Deception Denied

We've all done it at one time or another, or... Read More

Rhubarb Romance: A Little Honey Works Wonders

Spring is in the air. It is a time of... Read More

Are all Men Unfaithful?

"Men are all the same. Stop looking for Prince Charming,... Read More