"Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood."

My sisters fella recently got himself online. It is a relatively new concept to him, as he is somewhat of a techno-phob, so it is quite a long process trying to get him to do things, and get into it. Slowly but surely he has found his feet on it, and he especially likes playing online games, and chatting to people, and basically just killing time. Nothing wrong with that, right? My sister has a slight problem with him talking to people online, and to be honest I don't really understand it. She has already informed me that if she finds out that he talks to girls online and she finds out about it, she won't be happy at all. I did try and push the subject a little further, but for the sake of my own life, I backed off and left it alone. Though I did manage to make the point to her, what is actually different about talking to a chick online, than talking to one for real? He should be really able to talk to anyone he wants to, it is all a matter of trust, afterall.

Now my sister isn't stupid, she is alot more aware of what happens on the internet. She knows that people meet up, and some just use it to find people to have one night stands. She knows how websites like MySpace work. She knows how easy it is to talk to someone who you can't talk to face to face, and spill out your guts to them, it's sometimes much easier than it is to talk to your own partner. Online you can be what you want to be, and you can make other people be what you want them to be, quite easily. Also, you can feel like people actually listen to you. Alot of the time in real life, people get so easily distracted by other things. Things that don't really matter. Where as talking here online, you just get someones personality, and what they are like. Sometimes it can fool you, and make you want to escape situations that you don't really want to face.

I have to say that I don't agree with my sisters views on this. I have met some pretty amazing people online, and I am lucky that I have the ability to get in touch with people half way across the world, because otherwise I wouldn't. I don't think that my sister should take that away from her fella. She should trust him, and have enough faith in their relationship to not be paranoid about talking to people online, and getting to know them. She isn't usually the jealous type, and I don't understand why the online thing is an issue. I know that she is aware of a few people who have met up from meeting online, and have got into relationships, but I really don't understand why that is an issue. You can go to your local pub and meet someone, it doesn't have to be on the internet.

In my opinion she shouldn't push this topic, and she should just leave him to do his own thing, and let him enjoy the joys of the internet that he has at the touch of a button. She should trust him, and have faith in their relationship. She should be aware that at times everyone needs some kind of outlet for the things that are going on in their heads, and sometimes that can't be your partner. She needs to understand that he will remain faithful, and by having these doubts she is doing herself, and him no good at all. If he is going to do the dirty, he will do it regardless of whether it's online, down the local, or in the park behind a tree. She just needs to relax, and trust him.


Comments
on Aug 28, 2006
Actually, it is a good idea for her to be concerned.  Not paranoid, but concerned.  It is easy to express yourself as you note, but others also prey on people.  And being a neophyte, he just might get hooked up with a psycho.
on Aug 28, 2006

I agree with you,  I think she needs to trust him.  I think being suspicious and haboring unfounded jealousy only creates problems.

I wish them good luck   relationships are tough!

on Aug 28, 2006
Is this the same guy who makes a scene when he sees an attractive woman?

on Aug 28, 2006
I tend to agree with Trudy on this one. A relationship is only as big as the trust between those in the relationship. For instance, my wife has some very close friends she talks to all the time, both online and on the phone. I hardly know these people but I know my wife and trust her implicitly. Jealousy is a terrible, terrible emotion that ruins more good relationships than anything else. Tell your sister to either trust him or dump him. There is no inbetween as far as I'm concerned.
on Aug 30, 2006
I think I understand where you sister comes from. I'd just add that since he's new to the virtual world he's faced with temptations he didnt suspect before. Things that she on the other hand is aware of because of her experience on this field. Being concerned is ok, she should talk it over with him. And maybe show him that there is more to the net then blogging and chatting!

As for me, i'm not sure if it would bother me that much. Well i'm not really in love at the moment so I suppose that makes it a very different situation, heh.

Good luck to your sis all the same
on Aug 30, 2006

Actually, it is a good idea for her to be concerned. Not paranoid, but concerned. It is easy to express yourself as you note, but others also prey on people. And being a neophyte, he just might get hooked up with a psycho.

Yep you do have to be careful, I completely agree.

I agree with you, I think she needs to trust him. I think being suspicious and haboring unfounded jealousy only creates problems.

Yep trust is really important, and something that you should work on if you don't feel it.

Is this the same guy who makes a scene when he sees an attractive woman?

Yup

Jealousy is a terrible, terrible emotion that ruins more good relationships than anything else. Tell your sister to either trust him or dump him. There is no inbetween as far as I'm concerned

I couldn't agree more Maso.  Sometimes it can't be helped, but it is something that you have to control!

Things that she on the other hand is aware of because of her experience on this field. Being concerned is ok, she should talk it over with him. And maybe show him that there is more to the net then blogging and chatting!

Yep I agree, and it's so nice to see you babes!  I guess he will find out for himself eventually!

Thanks for the comments x

on Aug 30, 2006
Yup


LOL, in that case, perhaps she has a point (or she really, really needs a new guy!).