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2011-06-08 19:26:53
(2011-06-08 17:34:33)Smith Wrote: I'm sorry to disagree with others but in my opinion if you have played so much time ingame that you've met your "true soulmate", you just have spend too much time online.
Depends on how you look at it. I have a friend who works 40 hours a week, volunteers for tornado disaster recovery on the weekends, and hangs with his buddies whenever they're in town. He camps, hunts, plays sports; basically stays very active outdoors. He had the exact same schedule when he met his current girlfriend online, on World of Warcraft, and they made it work. They've been living together now for about 3 years and they're still as happy as a couple as they ever were.
It's not RS, but still an online game nonetheless. Anyway, he didn't spend more than 10-15 hours a week online, and he was still able to find love. As he puts it, "The girls I've grown up with in school, the ones I meet in public, they just aren't the right types for me. What I could not find in reality, I found online, and made it my reality that is now."
People jump the gun when it comes to online dating, when in reality, someone could be spending even more time going to the same place over and over to try to pick a girlfriend/boyfriend up. Like another guy I know goes to a bar 2-3 times per week to try to pick up a girl. If he ever gets lucky enough to get one, no one is really ever going to question how long he spent there. However, if it's an online relationship, people just assume you spent way too much time online to get someone, when it's not always the case.
To me, it doesn't really matter where you meet people, online or offline. As long as you can keep a healthy balance and not overdo something, it's reasonable.
"All things in moderation."
(2011-06-08 18:39:28)Evaluate Wrote: If they're not serious in real life and are just playing it up through the game, it's silly, but not really a big deal. If they met in real life and are doing this to show online (like I believe Bug and his lady friend did), that's cool too. But to have met actually through Runescape and felt like it's "love..." it makes me question. Not that I'm against it, but I just think Runescape is a terrible place to think you've found love. Go to an internet dating site, or better yet an actual place in real life, don't use games to try and find love.
I'll just reiterate the quote my friend said:
"The girls I've grown up with in school, the ones I meet in public, they just aren't the right types for me. What I could not find in reality, I found online, and made it my reality that is now."
Some people are not successful at finding love in real life, or on dating sites. They just don't meet the right people in some places. A guy who likes to drink heavily might want to go to a bar and meet a girl who can handle her liquor, whereas a gamer doesn't want to spend their night out on the town having a drink and would rather game it up with someone similar, so it can be easier for them to find love online than in reality.
As long as people are happy, that's what counts, right? Why should we care where they fell in love?
Edit: Just wanted to add in that I know everyone isn't going to agree with me. Everyone has their own views on things and what they believe to be right or wrong. These are my views and I don't really expect everyone to 'go with them' or anything like that. I don't really like debate topics since I hate conflict and the last thing I want to do is hurt someone's feelings, but I did want to share my thoughts. <3 you all!