tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post7540682926764466570..comments2023-10-14T02:46:48.333-07:00Comments on BLog: never let anyone tell you that what you feel isn't realBriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162294368373026577noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-57590885448449764722014-01-25T22:12:48.732-07:002014-01-25T22:12:48.732-07:00How you two met is very much like Jason and I. We...How you two met is very much like Jason and I. We met through a random ICQ message back in 1997. We talked for several months. Then my dog, Rascal, and I at the time drove to Seattle to meet him (from Idaho) while he was up visiting his cousin for a job fair (he was getting out of the Air Force). Look at us we have been together almost 16 years now. Living together since 1999. I think its easier for girls like you and I to meet people online first, it just helps so much that meeting anxiety. *hugs* I love the sounds of your relationship and I wish you the BEST!!!Angie's Anglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227266173687332629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-16142646775124213722014-01-21T19:50:25.799-07:002014-01-21T19:50:25.799-07:00I can totally understand how you can KNOW right aw...I can totally understand how you can KNOW right away. I felt attracted to my boyfriend almost as soon as we were introduced to each other, even though it took us a long time to finally get together.Leeleehttp://leeleewrites.com/the-tension/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-86826641845198655512014-01-21T19:29:38.131-07:002014-01-21T19:29:38.131-07:00Good for you - for not letting them inside your he...Good for you - for not letting them inside your head. You would be missing out on so much. Everything else in our world continues to evolve, so it makes sense that the way in which to meet people would, too! So happy that you are happy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479705963764231620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-21975184584334337642014-01-21T18:33:51.594-07:002014-01-21T18:33:51.594-07:00You can always text me about stuff like this <3...You can always text me about stuff like this <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-55823694764566149012014-01-21T14:04:42.649-07:002014-01-21T14:04:42.649-07:00I think this to a point can be said about friendsh...I think this to a point can be said about friendships forged through the blog world. My little sister asked me if one of my blog friends was my best friend, and my mom cut in before I was able to and said, she can't be, she's never met her, but the thing is, she is one of my best friends! Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110006374562684746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-27323035431753760052014-01-21T13:52:01.716-07:002014-01-21T13:52:01.716-07:00Love this! My husband and I met online. We started...Love this! My husband and I met online. We started off with email conversation, then texts, then we chatted on the phone here and there for two months then we met in person. I was so nervous the day we met that it would take a long time for our physical relationship in person would be awkward and take awhile to catch up with the emotional one we already had but I was wrong. I felt different immediately with him. One month and nine days after the day we met in person, Chris proposed to me. We had a lot of negative people saying we rushed things and we wouldn't last....but here we are, four years later and happily married! <br /><br />It is so important to remember not to judge people and their relationships. We have no clue what it is like, and EVERY situation is different! Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-14509263780372898922014-01-21T13:30:16.525-07:002014-01-21T13:30:16.525-07:00I've been there & it's rough. I had on...I've been there & it's rough. I had one relationship that began online & even though it didn't work out, that wasn't because of how we met or how little we saw each other in person. Had he been a better guy, it would have worked. Had it been my fiance, we would have made it work. And even in my currently relationship, because we worked together when we met & started dating, so many people warned me about how awful & awkward it was going to be if we broke up. Every relationship comes with risks, but when you know in your heart that it's right & it's what makes you happy, everyone who cares for you should be there to support you!Jamie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002815533296637881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-15988714068098415322014-01-21T12:28:42.669-07:002014-01-21T12:28:42.669-07:00So glad you went with your gut and didn't list...So glad you went with your gut and didn't listen to those who doubted. Only the two in the relationship can really know where it is going to go. Kerry @ Till Then Smile Oftenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665402939137040730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-90705285700039257582014-01-21T12:18:34.132-07:002014-01-21T12:18:34.132-07:00It's all about quality over quantity... there ...It's all about quality over quantity... there are people who can spend every day together and still not know each other as good as you two did after only seeing each other in person a few times.Amanda - Voyage of the MeeMeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820601784610439713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-14484124704102882252014-01-21T11:49:37.541-07:002014-01-21T11:49:37.541-07:00I absolutely love this- really, really love this- ...I absolutely love this- really, really love this- on so many levels. First of all, it's encouraging to read about dating online gone RIGHT when so much what we hear about is negative. It encourages me, a single girl, to hear that it worked out...more than just worked out, really!...for someone I "know." Secondly, I'm glad that it isn't just ME who feels this way. I just feel like people DON'T GET IT and just choose not to try to understand sometimes. Even now, I'm approaching my friends with a new "interest" in my love life and they are just so judgmental. They don't get it & they aren't living my life- but- they still feel like they can criticize...it's frustrating! I really enjoyed this post & appreciate that it was so relate-able:) Jenn @ Party of Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835756412823316453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-71147831918592964372014-01-21T07:39:04.666-07:002014-01-21T07:39:04.666-07:00Hear, hear, girl. My husband and I actually met on...Hear, hear, girl. My husband and I actually met online, and I remember the scorn in people's voices when we would tell them that. We managed distance, hardship tours, family drama - all of it - and it just made us stronger. What's right for some is not right for everyone, but never let their judgment have any toll on you and your man! xoMelissa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09297126633481230633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-33884923406232507952014-01-21T06:21:52.014-07:002014-01-21T06:21:52.014-07:00So true. People just jump at the opportunity to ju...So true. People just jump at the opportunity to judge everyone else's relationship. People crave judgement and want to make their own lives justified. Great job not listening to "the haters" haha :) Happy loving!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284522675820683131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-22465748670821629892014-01-21T05:51:58.655-07:002014-01-21T05:51:58.655-07:00Being in a long distance relationship for three ye...Being in a long distance relationship for three years was hard to not let other peoples thoughts about my relationship get to me. Things like you think he is being faithful to you that far away or it isn't real since your not in the same place. Def hard to rise above others opinions but following your own feelings is always the best way to go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-16636542307031307672014-01-21T05:29:35.209-07:002014-01-21T05:29:35.209-07:00You're so right! Congrats on finding love and ...You're so right! Congrats on finding love and knowing that what others think doesn't matter. I'm so happy for you! :) People were skeptical of R and my's relationship, but now, everyone just assumes it's going to work because we've been together so long. It took some real convincing, though!Alli @ Allena Mistralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192217639220799684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-14701870950815556882014-01-21T05:07:50.959-07:002014-01-21T05:07:50.959-07:00I agree with this so much. I actually lost friends...I agree with this so much. I actually lost friendships with 4 people over my relationship with my, now, fiance. I'd never dated anyone else before him and when we met I was living in a different country and he wasn't even in the same city as me. On our first date I went to his city to see him and he bought me a hotel room so I could stay the night and enjoy ourselves without worrying about making a train back to my city. My friends were all leery of him doing that telling me he just wanted to get in my pants but I knew that there was nothing nefarious about what he was doing, he just genuinely wanted to make sure we had a good time together. He even ended up calling in sick the next day because he knew I was still in town so he could show me around. After I was done school I ended up moving in with him for the rest of my time in England, and all my friends told me I had to "be careful" and not "go to fast". But never once have I ever regretted a single thing that happened between us. That summer turned out to be the best in my life and even when I came home to Canada sure the distance sucked but he ended up moving here, for me, less than a year later. It killed me that I had so many judgemental people in my life who couldn't see I was finally happy and that I had finally found someone who gave me the moon. I wanted to prove so bad to them that they were wrong that I exhausted myself trying to please everyone. I've finally gotten to a point where I accept that what I have with my fiance is ours, not anyone elses. There is no perfect formula for love, no one knows "the right way" of doing it. Everyone just thinks they know instead of accepting that no one way is right. <br /><br />(I'd also like to point out all the friends I lost over this... are still single.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-53101102809779915662014-01-21T04:34:10.428-07:002014-01-21T04:34:10.428-07:00This is awesome! So happy for you! I always say ne...This is awesome! So happy for you! I always say never listen to what others say about your relationship. They are not in it like you are and they do not know the ins and outs of your relationship like you do. My husband and I meet online and he is the single best thing that has ever happened to me! Kudos to you! Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841587775033446712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168421722671585137.post-65449104613219334392014-01-21T04:15:11.916-07:002014-01-21T04:15:11.916-07:00totally true. we have no idea how a couple is beh...totally true. we have no idea how a couple is behind closed doors; all we see is what we see on the outside but have no idea what's going on in the inside. people will always think they know better than you which is annoying but whatever; i just say "meh" and ignore them :)<br /><br />-kathy<br /><a href="http://www.lifeinprogress.ca" rel="nofollow">Vodka and Soda</a> <br />Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.com