[Teddybear]

IMHO I think that we are able to use online forums to get a feel of someone by reading what they may say in said forums. I also think that if we engage with the other person over any amount of time we and hope that they also start showing their true self.

I think that we open up about somethings that we may not be willing to talk about right away if we are face to face.

Now grant u this isnt always the case there are ppl who are so good at hiding who they are that it isnt until the 2 of them meet that the one who has been hiding true self comes out and sometimes it takes months.

I and Im sure others know of ppl who have talked online with some1 for months and thought they "KNEW" that person only to meet them and find that during those short times together it was "perfect" but once the decision was made to move to be closer and time got closer to said move that things started to change. Nothing major to start with but just that little nag that set off a doubt in ones mind, however it was push to the back of ur mind due to the fact that stress of making a move was causing all this and once it was over things would go back to how it was.

I think that most ppl think that having the anonymity is the way of meeting a person and opening up and getting to know some1. They are able to put themselves out there and having a hope that some1 is looking for them