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  • 14th May
    2013
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I am casting for a Television Show dealing with this very thing!!

Hello everyone!  I am casting for a Network Show and we are looking for people that are in an “Online” relationship, but have never met in person. We’d like to bring the two of you together to meet and compete against other couples. You must be an American Citizen, and both of you must live in the U.S.  

The idea is that you will have an opportunity to finally meet the person you’ve been skyping or chatting with and see how the two of you work together and get along.  Maybe it’ll work out, and maybe it won’t.  

I’d love to hear from anyone over 21.  couplescompetitionshow@gmail.com

Thanks.

wefellinloveonline comment: haha no way! I was asked to be on this show before I met up with my SO, but we lived in different countries unfortunately. I seriously recommend it to any couples in the U.S. who are interested! It’s an awesome opportunity to meet for the first time!! 

  • 7th May
    2013
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Question of the day

What do YOU think is BEST way to tell your parents how you met your significant other (SO) online?

Do you believe it is necessary to tell your parents how you and your SO met? Why or why not?

On the other hand,

If parents(s) are following this blog - what do you think? 

Share your thoughts/experience :) 

  • 7th May
    2013
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I met him in a chatroom when I was 15

I am now 22 and he is 29. We live together and are engaged, Im from Minnesota, He is from Kansas. Sorry for this story being so long. This covers a span of 7 years. 

I still vaguely rember the first day we met online. We where both in a yahoo anime chatroom and (in a playful way) he sat on my head (like an anime cat or animal would do to an anime person). Because I let him roleplay sit on my head, he imed me. The first few months All we did was roleplay together. We never got to know each other until one night when I just wasnt feeling up to roleplaying. We got to know each other that night. I found out his name was George and he was 22. We talked and talked almost every night, I didn’t have a cell phone and neither did he, so we just waited for the other to get online every night and stayed up way too late talking. 

After a whole summer of talking we realized we had feelings for each other.  Well school came around and we where talking less and less. I got grounded from the computer for quite a bit (because of bad grades)  and we lost contact. Well one night after I was finally allowed back on the computer he happened to IM me again.  We continued talking for a few months.My parents found out, and didnt want me talking to a guy so much older than me. They took away all my computer free time. I would sneak off early to school to talk to him on the computers in the computer lab early in the morning. But eventually he lost his internet and my parents found out again. We where forced to stop talking completely. 

It was years before we spoke again. I had fallen in love with him and He had fallen in love with me.  Even though my heart was broken I still dated other people.My first real life boyfriend was when I was 17.  But none of them really ever filled that hole in my heart. One night after I had broke up with my last boyfriend. I logged onto Yahoo messenger on my laptop. Not really looking for anyone. I was 19 years old. 

 then he IMed me. Asking if it was really me and if I remembered him. Of course. We caught up on what has been happening with each other. Then he told me he still had feelings for me. I told him I still liked him too but I didnt want to rush into any sort of relationship yet, I was still trying to get over the breakup and the death of my grandma all at the same time. He comforted me and understood. 

But that didnt stop him from jokingly (but some what serious) asking me out every night. We talked for about 2 months before I finally said yes to him asking me out.  November 8th 2010 is our anniversary. 

We made plans to meet. I told him the best time would be in the spring when I had my tax returns so I could buy a bus ticket.  I was living with my bestfriend at the time and had no job, in short I was a complete bum. He was taking care of his dying mother and couldnt leave her alone for too long. 

We talked every night, got on webcam a few times together but everytime we saw each other we where too nervous to talk much. Finally May 31st 2011 I left for Kansas on bus. My bestfriend waving me off and telling me to be careful. 

Yes, I left on my own, with out anyone but my best friend knowing, and by myself. I would have done things differently had it been anyone else, but we had been talking on and off since I was 15 years old so I trusted him pretty well. 

I remeber arriving in Kansas, my heart was pounding it was very hot out but I was hiding myself in a black hoodie and sitting on my bag with my knees to my chest. 

Then he appeared around the corner and i thought my heart stopped. 

He asked me if I was Jennifer, I said yes. He told me he was George. He walked me to his car and drove to McDonalds. Where he had a soda and I had a chocolate milkshake. We where both too nervous to talk much. But after his nerves had calmed down a bit he brought me to his house where he lived with his mother. We sat in his room and watched a movie, but I still couldnt get over how nervous I was. 

We walked together to a park afterwards, and he told me I was alot prettier in real life, just alot shorter then he expected. (Im 5’2” he is 6’1”) Things just went from there, we slowly got more comfortable with each other. I liked his mother she was nice. Before I knew it a month had passed In Kansas, and my parents hadnt heard or seen me in a month. 

I decided to make the call, told them I had went to Kansas to meet a guy, that I was safe, and if I wanted to come back at anytime he would pay for my ticket back. They where worried but basically told me I was an adult and I could make my own descions. Just told me to keep in contact with them. To make them feel better I called them once a week so they knew I was ok. 

I ended up never leaving, His mother passed away in August. I wanted to be there for him to comfort him. But we where faced with the descion to move to Minnesota(where I am from) or Missouri (thats where his family is) We decided to move to Missouri. I got a job and we got an apartment together. 

On February 14th 2013 he propsed to me. We had talked about marriage before and he had told me he wanted to marry me but it was never offical offical until now. 

We now are renting a nice house from his dad and planning our wedding and our future together. It was a long journey to where we are now. But I couldnt be happier. 

this was taken christmas 2012

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Wefellinloveonline comment:
This is absolutely amazing. Wow. I have no words. My jaw was wide open while reading your story! haha This is incredibly inspiring.. almost like a dream come true. Or a love story from out of a Hollywood film :). Thank you so much for sharing with all of us <3 The success you two have experienced is amazing and is “meant to be” (as cheesy as that sounds haha) :). it’s so beautiful! The love you two share together is truly beautiful. I wish a forever happy and fulfilling future to both of you. This is once again another story that proves how real an online relationship is, and how much it can grow and develop after meeting in person. Feel free to share wedding photos with us if you like :D, all the best :) 

  • 6th May
    2013
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  • 28th April
    2013
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Half way to 1000 followers!!

We’ve come such a long way so far! Thank you so much for following <3 We’re spreading more positive awareness about online relationships, and I  know we’ll continue to do so! 

Feel free to promote this blog in any way possible :) More followers = more stories, more support, more advice, more facts, and less negative perspectives towards online relationships!! 

The more followers the better! I’m hoping to create a FB page once we reach 1000. Thank you guys <3 

  • 21st April
    2013
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ONLINE DATING STATISTICS 2013

This is fascinating! The amount of committed relationships that start online is 20% (and this is ONLY within the US)! It’d be nice to see a worldwide statistic graphic. I definitely see that percentage rising in the future. 

  1. 40 million Americans have tried online dating.
  2. 52% of online daters are men and 48% are women.
  3. The average user of online dating services spends $239 / year on online dating.
  4. 20% of current committed relationships started online!
  5. Online dating is a $1 billion business!
  6. 10% of online daters quit within the first 3 months.
  7. 64% of online daters feel that common interests are of high importance.
  8. 49% of online daters feel that physical characteristics are of high importance.
  9. 17% of US couples that were married last year met online.
  10. 33% of online dating women had sex on the first date.
  11. 53% of online daters date more than one person at a time.
  12. The average online relationship lasts 18.5 months.
  13. Married couples who met online date an average of 42 months before getting married.
  14. What is most important to online daters in regards to potential mates?
    1. Personality (30%)
    2. Looks (23%)
    3. Sense of Humor (14%)
    4. Career and Education (10%)
  15. Online dating men look for:
    1. Career Women (42%)
    2. “Girl Next Door” (34%)
    3. Hot / Attractive Women (24%)
  16. Online dating women look for:
    1. Nice Guys (38%)
    2. A Blend of Good and Bad Boys (34%)
    3. Bad Boys (15%)
  17. Online dating men lie about:
    1. Age
    2. Height
    3. Income
  18. Online dating women lie about:
    1. Weight
    2. Physical Build
    3. Age
  19. At age 26, there are more men seeking women.
  20. At age 48 there are more than twice as many women seeking men.

(Source: ansonalex.com)

  • 21st April
    2013
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  • 18th April
    2013
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Interesting Facts About Online Dating

The world of online dating is a fascinating place, filled with bizarre behavior and a wide array of people who are all searching for …

Some shocking facts that I was not aware about! Especially how a little over 50% of people with online dating profiles are already in a relationship with someone else! (this is one reason why I don’t support online dating sites) 

  • 10th April
    2013
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His flight was suppose to arrive at 7:30pm, but what I didn’t know is that my best friend and Ryan were planning on surprising me his flight actually landed at 2pm. I was getting ready and my friend said she had to go to the restroom and when she came back she was recording me, I was so confused then I saw Ryan hiding in the supply closet. I was in my pajamas, no make up, and frizzy hair and that is how we first met. Oh and while he was looking for my dorm building he hit is nose on a branch and had cuts all over his face when we first met, it was a bloody mess. That’s why he’s holding his nose.

Wefellinloveonline comment:

AHHHH that is beyond amazing!!! and hilarious!! and adorable hahaha thank you so much for sharing, and I’m so glad you two finally met!! :) <3 

  • 27th March
    2013
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The Panda & The Giraffe

hey there! i’m amanda, better known as the panda on me and my girlfriend’s shared tumblr: thepandathegiraffe. her name is jessica.

we met online about 3 years ago on a forum she was running and became fast friends. we IMed, texted, skyped and messaged on Facebook. i didn’t realize there was such an age gap between us at first because we had so much in common. like down to home life, likes/dislikes, etc. it was crazy. (just so you know, i’m currently 24 and she’s 18 next month.)

anyway we spent that year hanging out and sharing everything really. she was a really great long distance friend.. like a pen pal, almost. in august of 2011 we started talking more regularly (like, daily). and in september, she went to pride with her friends in vegas and i went to a gay club in delaware with my friends. and i got drunk, ha, and made out with some girl and immediately told her about it. she made a comment like “i wish i couldn’t made out with someone here.” and i said “psh, i would’ve made out with you!” and she said “really?” and i said “of course!” haha and pretty much the rest is history. 

we spent the next month texting nonstop and spending hours each night on the phone talking about everything and anything at all. on skype on october 12, 2011, jess asked me to be her girlfriend. and that’s what we’ve been ever since. i met her for the first time in december 2011, and visited again in june and november. we’ve only spent about 3.5 weeks together in person, but this june we’ll be spending about 40 days solid together and couldn’t be more excited. she’s coming to stay at my apartment in new jersey!

we’re trying to make plans to move closer to one another soon, but we have a lot to get through before we can make it happen. keep your fingers crossed for us. :)

anyway, we keep our tumblr updated with stuff about us - we also answer questions and share other peoples’ stories.. so we encourage you to come tell your story to us!

also!! this summer we’re going to be in new york city for pride 2013 and would love to meet some of our tumblr friends!! drop us an ask or shoot us an e-mail for more information.

thanks for reading! xoxo the panda

  • 8th March
    2013
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Relieving the pain of missing someone you love

How do my followers cope with missing their SOs? :) Do you have certain strategies or things that you do that help a lot? 

I’m sure this would help a ton of LDR/online relationship couples!

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  • 21st February
    2013
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hooray ldr community <3

hey there! it’s amanda the panda of thepandathegiraffe.tumblr.com. we love the ldr community so so so much and wanted to invite everyone to come visit us on our page and share their stories and photos. :) jess and i are a lesbian long distance couple who have been dating since october 2011. she’s in vegas and i’m in jersey, and there’s a chance i may be able to move there next year! for now, we’re counting down the days ‘til june when we can be together again.

we wanted to get to know our followers (and passerby-ers) better and decided we would have a chat room to get better acquainted here soon. so come visit and share your stories! and then keep an eye out for a chatzy link in the next week or so!

thanks guys! xoxo

  • 14th February
    2013
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My name is Vanessa I in August I moved to North Dakota for college and broke up with my high school boyfriend of two years. A month after that on September 18,2012 I was on my bed on my iPad and I started getting tons of notifications on Instagram I looked and a cute guy from Canada was liking all my pictures so I did the same since he was very attractive. Then I got a message from him on Instamessage, I got really excited. I was shocked that he would even want to talk to me. We talked for about 3 hours but then he had to go to bed because of school and asked if I would be interested in messaging him the next day and of course I said yes! The next day we messaged the whole day and we continued doing this everyday. I was becoming very interested but I was still afraid he might not be real so we planned to FaceTime. I remember the day we were going to FaceTime, I never imagined it to be as amazing as it was, we FaceTimed for 8 hours because we had so many things to say. We FaceTime every Saturday since we are both full time students. After 2 months of talking everyday I fell for him hard and all I wanted was for him to be mine( I know crazy). He asked me to be his girlfriend on November 18, 2012 and I gladly accepted even if it was a online thing I didn&#8217;t care because I didn&#8217;t want anybody else. He got a job so we could meet. We planned to meet in the summer when I was back home in California but had stuff he had to do for school. I recommended that he should come during his spring break or after school since he got out earlier than me to North Dakota.We started looking and we planned to meet on April 22nd but one day he messaged me asking him to help him look for tickets and a hotel again. I asked him for what day and he said February 22nd I was so confused but happy. We looked and found everything all he had to do was go to the bank the next day but it was closed and when he looked it was all sold out. I was so mad I took it out on him I was being a selfish brat but he was calm and there for me then one day he said that he thinks he found the hotel and ticket on another website but I told him I didn&#8217;t want to talk about it to avoid disappointment. The next morning I saw he messaged me but was in a hurry to get to class and when I got there and opened his message he said he had everything booked and he was coming February 22nd it&#8217;s February 9th today . Ryan is 1836 miles away from me! We will be meeting for the very first time soon and I am so excited! The best day of my life! I can say that I am absolutely in love with him. The only person that can make me laugh when everything goes wrong&#8230;he gives me hope!:) We will make a video of us meeting:)

My name is Vanessa I in August I moved to North Dakota for college and broke up with my high school boyfriend of two years. A month after that on September 18,2012 I was on my bed on my iPad and I started getting tons of notifications on Instagram I looked and a cute guy from Canada was liking all my pictures so I did the same since he was very attractive. Then I got a message from him on Instamessage, I got really excited. I was shocked that he would even want to talk to me. We talked for about 3 hours but then he had to go to bed because of school and asked if I would be interested in messaging him the next day and of course I said yes! The next day we messaged the whole day and we continued doing this everyday. I was becoming very interested but I was still afraid he might not be real so we planned to FaceTime. I remember the day we were going to FaceTime, I never imagined it to be as amazing as it was, we FaceTimed for 8 hours because we had so many things to say. We FaceTime every Saturday since we are both full time students. After 2 months of talking everyday I fell for him hard and all I wanted was for him to be mine( I know crazy). He asked me to be his girlfriend on November 18, 2012 and I gladly accepted even if it was a online thing I didn’t care because I didn’t want anybody else. He got a job so we could meet. We planned to meet in the summer when I was back home in California but had stuff he had to do for school. I recommended that he should come during his spring break or after school since he got out earlier than me to North Dakota.We started looking and we planned to meet on April 22nd but one day he messaged me asking him to help him look for tickets and a hotel again. I asked him for what day and he said February 22nd I was so confused but happy. We looked and found everything all he had to do was go to the bank the next day but it was closed and when he looked it was all sold out. I was so mad I took it out on him I was being a selfish brat but he was calm and there for me then one day he said that he thinks he found the hotel and ticket on another website but I told him I didn’t want to talk about it to avoid disappointment. The next morning I saw he messaged me but was in a hurry to get to class and when I got there and opened his message he said he had everything booked and he was coming February 22nd it’s February 9th today . Ryan is 1836 miles away from me! We will be meeting for the very first time soon and I am so excited! The best day of my life! I can say that I am absolutely in love with him. The only person that can make me laugh when everything goes wrong…he gives me hope!:)

We will make a video of us meeting:)

  • 13th February
    2013
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow!

What is that one special thing you’re giving or doing with your SO this Valentine’s day?

Any surprise/anonymous “be mine?” or “be my valentine?” messages planned? ;)

Are you suddenly going through a break-up? Single and got better plans for tomorrow? 

Whether you’re looking forward to tomorrow, or dreading it - we want to hear from you! Tell us your stories/experiences! 

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