What traits you see in someone online that you hope will be there in real life?

Humor.
Humanity.
Generosity.
Strength.

accurate perception will eliminate the need for hope.

Acceptance

Kindness

Understanding

Compassion

Forgiveness

Integrity

niceness and good humor

intestinal fortitude

yes indeed the traits that you perceive may not necessarily be there
in reality.

so we hope that the light hearted happiness and the witty remarks
remain when we do meet in the flesh.

Some traits will be revealed only in long term - like honesty and
dependability - so you wait to see
Yes .......and hope

Are you saying that Mingle2 isn't real life?

Mingle2 is...... Melmacians aren't!!

Finding that 'online chemistry' you have with someone on Mingles, you just hope that when you actually meet the person, it is there in real life. I just recently had my fist 'meet' with a Mingler, and I am happy to say that the traits were there..... online and offline!

But I have yet to meet others, so, can't generalize. I am told by someone who is an 'introvert' that what they can write and converse in here, they would never be able to in 'real life' and if we do meet face-to-face. So, it would be like a 'virtual character' that disappears when out there in the real world.

If they do look like their profile photo it would be a nice start.

Compassion

1) Nice rack
2) Nice butt
3) Nice body
4) Honesty