The Intricacies of Online Relationships
Love is supposed to be simple. Ask any hungry writer or artist, and they will agree with you, and then completely disagree with you through their lifestyle. It is not abstract mathematics or something only Stephen Hawking would understand. Everyone understands what love is, and it is supposed to be simple. And it is unfortunate that life does not agree with everyone.
Whenever you go to the Internet looking for singles online dating websites, remember Poe’s Law. Poe’s Law states that, in essence, anything you read on the Internet should be taken with a grain of salt. Without the important variable of the presence of the speaker, words are just words, and as such can easily be misunderstood. It is not the fault of the medium that ambiguousness, or the memetic quality of language exists – it is just that people have differing minds of their own. Sometimes words are clear, but are intentionally being misunderstood, and it has been known to happen, especially when love, which is supposed to simplify matters, does not.
Especially on a Christian dating website, always be on your guard. It is part of the teachings anyway, because it will be like a thief in the night. Words by email, chat or through social media networks should never be treated as one’s word – the best way is to go out on a real Christian date, and figure out in the presence of the speaker, if the words coming out of their mouths are exactly what their body language is telling you.
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