It just dawned on me that you might have meant meeting someone from the internet for romantic involvement. If that was the case, I've moved past that part of my life. If I meet someone moving forward, it would just be socially.
I have neither an interest nor an aversion to meeting anyone from the internet. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, I won't be disappointed.
I had no interest in meeting anyone from the internet when I met the three people mentioned above. It just happened.
I'm guessing this thread...
@Regiomontanus has made at least three very good points in this thread; one in the title, one in the OP, and a third in post #8 (but that point wasn't made until the end of the sentence). There may be another in post #6, but that's in question.
I've met three in person from online communities.
The first one lives a few hours from me in the same state, and we met at my daughter's funeral which she was kind enough to attend upon hearing about her passing, and subsequently, I went to her daughter's wedding. We haven't seen each other...
Third party verification isn't free. Someone would have to pay for it. Who do you suggest does this?
You have to show ID to buy a porn magazine in retail establishments.
Many parents have alcohol in their home. Should the government install third party ID verification on people's...
Nope. I realize this. I just weighed that against the consequences of giving the government that kind of control over the internet and sharing such personal information with private pornography website management companies and their employees.
Child neglect is a crime. Perhaps we should...
Yeah, 'tangible' wasn't the correct word. I retract the statement. It's early and I've only now had my first sip of coffee.
My point was that just because something is immeasurable doesn't mean it's not real.