Is it possible to love someone without seeing him/her in person?

There is a girl told me that she loved me in just a week of chatting on facebook and she's too open about her feelings to me actually she's my classmate during first year high school but that was 9 years ago and we haven't met each other with in 9 years and I'm wondering how did it happen? and now its been 1 month we're communicating with each other and she's trying to say things like I shouldn't leave her and she's asking me to promise that. and she's a single mom right now... Do we need to continue this or should I tell her we put an end to it? But I'm sure if I tell her we end this right now she will get hurt and I don't want that to happen,, can someone give me some advice about this? I really need your help.... Sorry about my English my bad I'm from Philippines.. Thanks.
proulee
Asked Aug 31, 2011
That depends on how you define the word love. If you consider love to be a deep bond between two people that lasts a lifetime, I don't think that can happen over the Internet. You can't be sure the person you're communicating with is even who they say they are.

If you equate love with any shallow feeling of attraction or anybody that makes you feel warm and fuzzy, that can happen in a short time and it can disappear with the same speed.
Rob
Answered Aug 31, 2011
Edited Aug 31, 2011
Thanks Rob, may I call you Rob? lol.. Well thats what I keep on telling her you know blah blah blah... But she said that she's really mean on everything that she told me... One time we talk on the phone and I told her to find someone else and she cried out loud and she told me why I don't want to give her a chance to prove that her love for me is real. Do you think she really love me?
proulee Aug 31, 2011
Well we were classmate in in high school for just 1 year and after I transfered to a different school we haven't see each other again.. we are not that closed during that time.. But she told me now that she has already a feelings for me when the first time she saw me.. and she explain to me that its not impossible that this relationship will work because she already has a past feeling to me.. sorry for my English Rob I hope you understand me.. :)
proulee Aug 31, 2011
Your English is great.

I have no way of knowing what she feels or thinks. What I do know is that teenagers have a much greater dose of emotions than they will have later in life and their feelings change very often. I wouldn't try to predict where this is going rather let time work for you and see what happens. Understand that there is a great risk that she will change so don't get in so deep that it will be painful if it comes to an end. People often say things that they sincerely mean at the time they said it but life isn't a still photograph, it's a movie where the characters come and go.
Rob Aug 31, 2011
Yeah your right Rob. Thats why I want to end this as early as possible because I don't want one of us will get hurt in the end.. But I don't know how to say it without hurting her because she makes me feel I'm the only guy in this planet. She told me that she will not give up and she will only let go if I will be married to someone else and I can't forgive my self if she do that because I care for her and she's special to me as a friend... Can you give me some advice how to say it that will hurt her less? :)
proulee Aug 31, 2011
You don't have to dump her, just tell her you aren't ready to get hooked up for life so you are leaving all of your options open. If she is willing to have a friendship/relationship on those terms, I'd continue. What's causing the problem is her trying to predict "forever" at an age where that is very risky.

Keep in mind this your life too. Because someone else has plans for you doesn't mean you have to go along with them.
Rob Aug 31, 2011
Please forgive me. I don't mean to sound harsh or judgmental towards your friend, but when I read your post, my first instinct was that it sounds like there is something maybe a little, well, desperate about the way she is communicating with you. I wondered what might be going on behind that.

I agree with what you're thinking about ending this now. From a woman's perspective, something just doesn't sound stable or healthy about this. I agree with Rob's advice.
skyDancer
Answered Aug 31, 2011
Thanks SkyDancer, well something happened last night we finally met on SKype. Oh man she's gorgeous believe it or not and I can't get her out of my head the first time I saw her after 9 years. And now she's more eager to see me in person and she told me I love you more,I miss you more and then she cried because she wants to hug me and kiss me for me to feel how much she loved me but she can't.. well I didn't watched her face when she's said that I just keep listening to her voice because I can't stand it watching her crying... And now I'm starting to think that she really loved me no matter who I am. And I think I feel something for her more than just a friend.. So what do you think guys should I continue this? because I'm confused about my feelings about her I don't know if I love her or I just want to compensate the love that she giving to me. I think the problem is me..:(
proulee Aug 31, 2011
don't worry your english isn't bad at all lol.. so I thing that you contuinue with eatch other and doesn't matter if you didn't matt on real life just throw facebook and let me tell you something about that it is possible to feel in love on facebook 80% you don't need to met him\her on reality if you have something together and trust to eatch other and you have thoes feelings in the depths of your hearts that mean your for eatch other bellow together ,so don't continue don't put an end and maybe some day you will see eatch other in real life Events will develop,think about it please ,Do not do something before it's too late and may regret it.
bouchra
Answered Aug 31, 2011
Thanks Bouchra, well what do you think? Just read my post from SkyDancer. And tell me your insights about what happen in our first meeting on Skype. Thanks again.
proulee Aug 31, 2011
the first time when I see him in skaype I just be my self and Followed by my heart and my feelings to the person I love and he do the same as me but I was a littel bit shy cause i'm a shy person he tell me to not shy of him and he tell me to travel to my country to see me in hes face . elso when I meet him in facebook I don't know if he will come and met me for real ,we have big problems don't matter what they are but love how win <3 when he tell me on facebook that he will meet me on reality I was like "wtf" ಠ_ಠ you just be kidding me ?them after 3 years we meet and cause he promise me and maybe the same thing will happend to you . one more thing follow your heart .
bouchra Sep 01, 2011
Wow! you also have the same experience like mine? LOL... I want to hear from you about what happen after you meet each other in person... If thats ok with you... I'm happy to know that theres someone have the same experience like mine.. Thanks for the courage... :)
proulee Sep 02, 2011
your welcome proulee and it's okay for me no problem, after we meet he tell me that he love me very mutch and to not let me go he will stay bye my side either he tell's me to marry him it's look like he mean not not a joke but I said to give me some time cause i'm a teenager 16 years old and wait till i'm 25 he say yes I will wait for you all the time long ,that's real love when he tell me that I was 100% sure of he's love and it's not just a crush you know what I mean ,till know we see eatch other wer happy :D . that's my love story ,and I wish you look with the woman that you see her in skaype i'm sure you'll be happy and please lett this relationship devolved.
bouchra Sep 02, 2011
Wow! I'm so happy to hear from you for sharing your love story thank you so much Miss Bouchra. I hope you two will lasts forever. Thank you for all the advices that you shared to me and God bless you and your partner to make your relationship stronger... thanks again... :)
proulee Sep 02, 2011
i will advice you to be yourself ,don't end this relationship with her and now you see eatch other on skaype that's good please just contiune and don't do anything stupeid .
evil554
Answered Sep 01, 2011
Thanks for your advice evil554... I really appreciate it... :)
proulee Sep 02, 2011
glade to help you .
evil554 Sep 03, 2011

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