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From: chrisa@tekig5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: Re: Electronically Mediated Human Relationships
Message-ID: <1033@tekig5.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-Aug-86 16:04:07 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 12 16:04:07 1986
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Reply-To: chrisa@tekig5.UUCP (Chris Andersen)
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In article <3349@jhunix.UUCP> ins_alal@jhunix.zuucp (cloudbuster) writes:
>[about an instance where she met someone face-to-face who she had talked
> to previously only on the computer and how it didn't work out to well].

I've had a few experiences of meeting people after long correspondence and
it's running about 50-50 on the succes of those meetings.  The worst was a
women I got into a long conversation with over a CB program on my schools 
computer that went on for several hours.  We decided to meet each other the
next day and it was a terrible experience.  For some reason we just could
not talk to each other and after about 30 minutes of mostly silence we hemmed
and hawed our goodbyes and we never really talked after that (I think I might
be to blame for this since my expectations were so high).

But not all experiences can be bad.  I've gotten along smashingly with several 
of those I've met face-to-face (though even then I notice that I'm still a
better conversationalist on the computer).

I'd suggest that if you want to meet someone you've talked with a lot over the
computer, then don't be afraid to do so.  But don't go into it with to many
expectations about what will happen.  Play it by ear.
-- 
My mailbox is always willing to accept letters.

			Yours in better understanding,
			Chris Andersen (chrisa@tekig5)

P.S.  August 26 is my last day on the net.  If you want to keep in contact,
then reach me before that date.