Yes, the question point is about starting a relationship (online)

Long distance as in a different country, I would not want to go that far personally.

Yes the question point is about starting a relationship (online) e.g. dating somebdy you know from mingle2

Yes the question point is about starting a relationship (online) e.g. dating somebody you know from mingle2

Yes its a matter of personal choices in the end, why are you skeptic?

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It can be complicated, both people may be happy in the country they live in and never want to leave. Another one is hearing about too many stories about scammers or catfish.

The distance is not the problem. If you both love each other you both can make a good plan which is one can relocate to meet the other. Don't be scare, try it and see how it works.
Who knows if his or her soul mate is +5hours plane travel? Not all those close that work either. Good luck sister

When it comes to scammers story, yes that's a big issue and real but besides...would that let's call it ''sacrifice'' traveling back and fourth be worthy in the end?

I was in one for over a year long time ago.

I would say the major thing you both haft to do is find out how each other really thinks about things and set ground rules.

Things like, if you lived together or in same town then chatting to people online and innocently saying something like, see you later babes and putting a few xxx's at end means nothing, you're just being friendly, now when the other person is half way around the world, and thats something you would do with them to show affection, even innocently doing it with someone else can cause problems.

So as others have said, it can take a lot of work, have to think about things a lot more, can you go without the physical sex for long periods till you can both meet up?

Now I know a couple of women who have never met and only known each other online for over 8+ years, they skype and chat daily, and are both happier than they ever been with anyone in the flesh, so its possible.

But personally I don't think most could do it unless they knew they could meet regular.

Can it work?

it depends on the individual, where they are living , time zones
eg, if you live in Canada and the other person the USA, same time zones, up to 3 hours flight , I say its 50/50

When you start factoring in Time zones, outside of the USA , for instance Europe, Asia, you have to factor in cultural differences, and no amount of face time can bridge the gap, you have to meet and spend time with them.

I think it can work for people meeting on the forums because you have a reference from their postings so its just a matter of meeting and seeing if there is that connection.

The problem is and Newsworthy hit it right on the head when he said
It can be complicated, both people may be happy in the country they live in and never want to leave.

That is so true as it happened to me once, I was on another site which is now defunct and I met two people from the forums, and one was exactly as was advertised and it came down to each one of us didn't want to leave our countries.

The problem is and Newsworthy hit it right on the head when he said
It can be complicated, both people may be happy in the country they live in and never want to leave.
This is an easy decision: You simply don't start it!!
Apparently its not easy, it takes great courage to go through all the challenges that one might find along the way ...think is all about that...

yes, of course. It's hard but not impossible if you can get over the physical separation. I would relocate, love is worth 3 hours.

I totally agree!

if only if it was that easy, if it was easy then people would be doing it.

The heart wants what the heart ones and logic is thrown out the window.

If he is that one man that is hard to find and if he is self-confident, handsome and intelligent with a nice and reliable inside, then yes, I would totally go for him, even if he lived 3 hours by plane away. But it’s a two-way street. I expect him to grab a plane and come surprise me every now and then as well.
Give and take.

I can agree that the sacrifice would be worth it for those who have a personal preference once finding a genuine profile. I think I just fall in the group that prefers a more local approach as it can get frustrating to go a very long distance for a date especially abroad and find there is no spark once there. Hopefully most things would have been revealed in what the two want and where they prefer to be however I still personally prefer the closer to home route.

You can’t help it when you fall for someone, I can’t anyway.

There’s something they say or do, and that’s it, hook line sinker.

It depends on the vibe I get, I wouldn’t rule it out.

Why yes, yes i have committed flight
to distance myself from a relationship.

Folks, until you meet a person face-to-face, you won't really know if there is any chemistry between the two of you.