Although spring has only just arrived according to the calendar, we can already feel its presence. And where there is spring, there is always love. It is precisely about love that I would like to speak with you—specifically, about virtual love that so often turns into something real.
Today, very few people remain who have never met someone online or gone on a blind date. Indeed, with the advent of the “World Wide Web,” the theme of “loneliness in the fifth” (me and the walls) has somehow lost its uniqueness. After all, how can one speak of loneliness when an entire world full of unexpected possibilities lies before you?
However, blind dates were practiced even before the Internet swiftly and confidently entered our lives. Personally, I’ve been on several such dates. Very amusing. I especially enjoyed the anticipation—wondering whether the real image of the guy would match the one I had already imagined while preparing for the meeting.
Of course, blind dates always carry a certain element of risk. But doesn’t life without risk seem dull? Still, there’s always room for unexpected surprises. And if you use your head, you can avoid all unpleasant surprises.
Some people still remain wary of online dating, and specifically for them, I want to share three happy romantic stories from real life that began with such meetings.
Story one. Yulia and Sasha.
Yulia is a very serious girl—almost old-fashioned. Despite her attractiveness and sharp mind, her personal life hadn’t worked out well. Often, the guys who took an interest in her simply didn’t understand that Yulia needed time to get to know someone better, that it wasn’t easy for her to open up to a new person. Truth be told, Yulia herself didn’t worry about this, believing that somewhere out there was HIM—the one and only. And she found him… online.
It all began quite innocently—two people with common interests started chatting daily on “VKontakte.” After some time, Yulia suddenly realized that this daily communication had become essential to her. She missed Sasha, longed for his messages. She gathered her courage and finally accepted his invitation to meet. Two years have passed since then, and they are very happy together.
Story two. Tanya and Slavik.
Unlike Yulia, Tanya always enjoyed flirting with guys and shamelessly exploited the Internet for this purpose, knowing she could freely give advances left and right without much risk and refine her skills. Then she met Slavik, and after a while realized this guy genuinely interested her—she missed his witty remarks and funny stories. Fortunately, they lived in the same city, so soon they smoothly transitioned from virtual communication to real-life meetings. Both are very glad they happened to log into the same website on the same day.
Story three. Me and my husband.
Yes, indeed—we also met online. It was summer, my friends had all gone on vacation, I had a quarrel with my best friend, and I was feeling bored and lonely. So at first, it was just meaningless correspondence. But two weeks later, I wanted to see what this person actually looked like, whom I had spent so many evenings chatting with, and I suggested we meet.
The funniest part is that later we discovered we had been in the same places several times before—he studied at an institute near my house, and my former classmate was married to his school friend. So we probably would have met anyway, but not so soon.
Now we are together, and a wonderful little child is growing up in our family. Therefore, if someone tells me that online dating is in any way inferior to “street” meetings, I will never believe them. And if you have a head on your shoulders, you need not fear unpleasantness.
