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Look closely, Pine... CLOSELY. That would be a South Korean flag by my name, though I reside in the good old US of A!!! 
Yes, I realize there is some red in my country flag but it's not shaped like a leaf...
Again, look closely.
*Wonders how many others Pineapple "mistakenly" believes are from countries other than their original ones.*
Be prepared for the paybacks! There was this rumor going around that you were Indian, Pine!
Yes, I realize there is some red in my country flag but it's not shaped like a leaf...Again, look closely.
*Wonders how many others Pineapple "mistakenly" believes are from countries other than their original ones.*
Be prepared for the paybacks! There was this rumor going around that you were Indian, Pine!
not sure why I picked this quote..but I will add to it...
relationships have happened since the dawn of time...some frought with ..battles..and revenge...
the fact that the internet gives a whole new kind of anonmity to predators is a dangerous thing...
it gives a whole new meaning..to "nothing is private anymore"..even what you thought was sacred and private...
what is shared amonst those who ridicule..and try to profit from black money ..bribery..and manipulations set up to make the guilty look innocent and the innocent look guilty...
the net has provided a wonderful highway for criminals...but because of its many victims..has also brought upon itself....the consequenses..to the souls who have "chosen"
the paths of sin..over and over again...
without remorse..
I will add..that the devious nature of humanity..can make you think the wonderful man..you thought was a christian..is really a vampire..who gets off on weird shyt..in "secret"...
how long do you have to look in someones eyes..before you know the nature of their soul...and how many times ....do you forgive..an unrepentant soul?
many have met not through the internet..but through real life..and have suffered much from..disloyal love..and hurtful sins...
so..my guess is..that it is human nature to blame....
many good and healthy relationships have come through the communication processes of a PC..so..
with faith..all things can turn into good...
but its sometimes a very long wait....and a test of faith
J
I think the key is to trust God in all things. God has used many different methods to bring people together. I know someone who is getting married in a couple of months, and she met her future husband online. She said she had met two other guys through a dating site, and they just didn't click. But her fiance, she met him through a different website (not a dating site), and they just became really great friends.
Another friend just became engaged, and she and her fiance met through Match.com. He lived in Ohio, and she lives here in Florida. He moved down here to be with her, and popped the question a week later.
My parents were penpals first. My dad and my uncle were stationed together in Germany, and my uncle began telling my dad about his family. He mentioned his two sisters at home, and my dad asked if they would mind if he wrote to them. He wrote back and forth with both of them, but when he came home with my uncle for Thanksgiving that year and met both of them, he clicked with my mother.
Another friend of mine, her parents had a really interesting story. Her mother has a Cuban family, though she grew up in New York. She went to Puerto Rico years ago, not long after becoming an adult, and met an Italian man, who was in the navy and was stationed there. He only spoke Italian at the time, and she only spoke English and Spanish. They had known each other only a short time (I think a matter of weeks, maybe less), when he proposed, and he had to use one of those pocket translator books in order to even propose to her. She accepted, they married, and then she went and lived with his parents for a year while he was overseas with the navy. (Because of marital problems, and refusals to get counseling, they divorced, unfortunately, but they had been married for over 20 years).
So, I view the internet as one of many ways God can bring people together. Everyone's story is a bit different. Do you have to be extremely cautious? Yes, absolutely. There are many people out there just looking for someone to take advantage of, to use and discard. You don't get to know their body language, and over the internet, it is easier to hide our true identity. But even if you meet someone in person, it doesn't guarantee that they hold no secrets. Many people have met in person, only to find out later that the person they have married wasn't who they thought they were. I do think that, before you begin to officially date a person, you should meet them, find out (as much as it is possible to find out) that they were being honest and truthful with you.
But, internet dating is becoming more common, and it is working for a lot of people. So, I wouldn't discount it altogether. But you do have to be smart about it, and safe about it. I think some good advice has already been given, so I'll refrain from repeating it.
Another friend just became engaged, and she and her fiance met through Match.com. He lived in Ohio, and she lives here in Florida. He moved down here to be with her, and popped the question a week later.
My parents were penpals first. My dad and my uncle were stationed together in Germany, and my uncle began telling my dad about his family. He mentioned his two sisters at home, and my dad asked if they would mind if he wrote to them. He wrote back and forth with both of them, but when he came home with my uncle for Thanksgiving that year and met both of them, he clicked with my mother.
Another friend of mine, her parents had a really interesting story. Her mother has a Cuban family, though she grew up in New York. She went to Puerto Rico years ago, not long after becoming an adult, and met an Italian man, who was in the navy and was stationed there. He only spoke Italian at the time, and she only spoke English and Spanish. They had known each other only a short time (I think a matter of weeks, maybe less), when he proposed, and he had to use one of those pocket translator books in order to even propose to her. She accepted, they married, and then she went and lived with his parents for a year while he was overseas with the navy. (Because of marital problems, and refusals to get counseling, they divorced, unfortunately, but they had been married for over 20 years).
So, I view the internet as one of many ways God can bring people together. Everyone's story is a bit different. Do you have to be extremely cautious? Yes, absolutely. There are many people out there just looking for someone to take advantage of, to use and discard. You don't get to know their body language, and over the internet, it is easier to hide our true identity. But even if you meet someone in person, it doesn't guarantee that they hold no secrets. Many people have met in person, only to find out later that the person they have married wasn't who they thought they were. I do think that, before you begin to officially date a person, you should meet them, find out (as much as it is possible to find out) that they were being honest and truthful with you.
But, internet dating is becoming more common, and it is working for a lot of people. So, I wouldn't discount it altogether. But you do have to be smart about it, and safe about it. I think some good advice has already been given, so I'll refrain from repeating it.
awesome post.....^...
so true..and yet many churches "hide" their sex offenders....
and cover up for them....i think a priest should warn a parish..if he has been considered a sex offender..as well as anyone who has confessed this "issue" with him..
if someone comees to my pastor..and tells them they have a problem with paedophilia..and they are working on it..it is HIS DUTY..to inform the parisherners...
of this potentially harmful situation to their children
thats my take on it..aand I ain't budging an inch on it...
we are called to pray for sinners..but we are also called to protect the innocent
J
Exactly. Besides, it takes the pressure off of you, and you are free to be yourselves and get to know each other first, really get to know each other, rather than pretending to be what you think the other person wants. The best relationships start off as friendships, as far as I've seen with the couples I know.
J
I was a moderator in a law enforcement chat forum from 2000 to around 2005 (when I stopped chatting until a few months ago). We all gathered from time to time and had a blast together.
BUT, I did meet a guy from online after a few months of chatting with him and we dated for about 6 months, only to find out he was a serious player. You do have to be very, very careful.
BUT, I did meet a guy from online after a few months of chatting with him and we dated for about 6 months, only to find out he was a serious player. You do have to be very, very careful.
Well I have done the whole internet dating thing once before and while the guy was a great guy it just didn't work out between us! Would I do it again probably but I will say I would take a lot more time to decide whether or not to meet someone in person that I met online. Part of it is the safety issue that I don't want to just willynilly go meet someone so I would spend the time talking to them and doing what I could to verify the level of sincerity of that person. I don't normally have much of a problem figuring out if the person is being sincere and truthful about who they are and what they want from you, but there are those few who are just soo good at pretending they do fool you and that's where the time part comes in. Take a while and see if something in the persons story changes or if something just doesn't add up in what they tell you about themselves. How do you tell if someone is lying in real life about themselves? its the same thing online its just harder to pick up on the cues and redflags because you can't look at their face, so it takes longer to decide so to speak.
S
It's an issue you have to be really careful with. You need to KNOW this person is not a FAKE. Make sure they've been on Webcam, spoken on the phone. Given details about themselves ect. You can't just go off 'thinking' they are real. I know i sound like every other person but i've been through it all and the person i trusted and loved let me down. He was a FAKE. I felt ashamed and humiliated. It's just up to me to make sure other people don't make the same mistake as i did. So make sure you know whoever it is is real. Do not meet if you don't know for sure. Just be very careful please. Don't want anyone getting hurt. God loves you and wouldn't want something bad to happen to you either <3
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I would think meeting someone on the internet one would like, could go either way. Sure they are going to tell you their best, and act their best. Then, a person can also do this face to face and deceive someoneas well as in person.
You have to smart when meeting anyone, not just potential Boyfriends or Girlfriends. Get to know each other slowly.See if they give you some verifiable info on themselves, verify it to see if they check out. Get to know them slowly. Don't pour your heart and soul out to the other, just because you're attracted to them. I am married and not looking for anyone, but I have plenty of stories to tell about when I was single.
I was an incurable romantic, I fell hook , line , and sinker! Wow was I dumb..... Anyway you get a winner on line or a loser. Same thing dating in Person. Be careful.....
You have to smart when meeting anyone, not just potential Boyfriends or Girlfriends. Get to know each other slowly.See if they give you some verifiable info on themselves, verify it to see if they check out. Get to know them slowly. Don't pour your heart and soul out to the other, just because you're attracted to them. I am married and not looking for anyone, but I have plenty of stories to tell about when I was single.
I was an incurable romantic, I fell hook , line , and sinker! Wow was I dumb..... Anyway you get a winner on line or a loser. Same thing dating in Person. Be careful.....