Meeting someone you've met online...

Well, I didn't quite mean it like that. I did mention using common sense

I would go Anonymous, but I don't see the point really.

I would give a whole load of details, but I want to meet someone online and I'm only 17, don't think my parents would approve and don't see how I'm going to hide it from them.

So do I tell my parents straight up about this? (Admittedly, yes.. I am in a relationship. That's why I want to meet them even more so. Feel free to slaughter me with your judgements)

Or should I just forget about it?

Any with any personal stories, or opinions, please do post. And slag me for doing something online if you want, because I know it isn't the norm.

Again, I am unsure as to what difference it makes? Why would they do anything?

Obviously you know your parents better than I, they might see something here I don't, but this is definitely not something I would refrain from telling my parents.

To me it's no different to telling them what I had for dinner or something.

Yep, done facebook telephone and shizzle.

I'm not scared at all of that, I'm scared about what my parents would do if I told them and if I met this person.

Bahahah.

Also, the advert for the movie Catfish was so creepy, I could never watch that.
And did you just meet them for a day, yeah?

Tell your parents.
I met my first boyfriend online when I was 14 and my parents agreed to let him stay for a weekend after we'd been talking for about 9 months. We ended up being together for over 3 years.
I also met my current boyfriend online when I was 18, and I told them about him as well.

I know you said it's not the norm, but it's becoming more and more common and it's not really something worth hiding, just be safe.

Ah, I understand. A while ago I went to meet up with a guy online, and beforehand my dad found out and kept on asking me all these questions, like what he does, how old he is and how I know him, and I felt quite uneasy telling him that I'd met him online, as I really thought he'd forbid it. I did end up answering truthfully to all his questions, and he thankfully didn't forbid me or anything, just didn't really approve of me travelling so far to meet him (the guy lives pretty far away from me and we were meeting halfway). I still did it anyway

I have no idea what you're parents are like, so it's up to you to judge whether it's best to tell them or not. I reckon honesty is often the best policy though. If they are really uneasy about it, you could try to come to a compromise by bringing along one of them, or another friend or relative, to meet the guy to double check your safety and have your back.



Yeah, on both occasions I met them for just the day.

I don't know, I know it's not a real relationship and all. We just talked so much and ended up liking each other a lot, I didn't plan for this to happen.

And I'd take a friend, of course.
It's just telling my parents I'm unsure of, they might tell me to stop contacting him.

I met someone off the internet when I was 16. She got a train to mine and we just had a chat in a cafe and I showed her around the coastal city. It was extremely nerve wracking not knowing what to expect but it all worked out fine. I don't think my mouth has ever been that dry before. My Dad was totally cool with it.

The bad stigma the whole online dating / meeting someone from online is kind of wearing off now and it's becoming more acceptable, especially as more and more of us are spending more and more time on our computers.

Good luck with yours!

Awwk, that's nice. ^^ But how was your dad cool with it? Seems so odd to me, despite the whole bad stigma thing. My dad never touches our computer, ever.

I'm in a relationship with a guy I met off the internet (TSR actually!) and there were absolutely no problems with our first meet-up. It's becoming a lot more common, we're utilising more and more the potential of the internet to meet new people.

I wouldn't tell your parents. Tell them where you're going before you do so, but seriously if you mention you're meeting someone online they'll very likely get extremely paranoid and possibly forbid you from going. And given that you're in a relationship with this guy, you wouldn't want that happening, would you?

Ohh I do worry my mum will ask all these questions, she's quite nosey like that. It makes me sick to think of it and her possibly judging me. Hmm he's quite far away. I'm up in central Scotland and he's down south of England. Heh, you did it anyway, wasn't he mad afterwards?

Yeah it's up to me. I just don't talk to my parents a lot which makes it harder. I don't even know if I could make a compromise.

I really don't want that to happen. Although I've considered breaking up quite a few times because I'm so worried about what happens when they find out one day.