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"It's possible, the majority of them are not "real" though. It's kind of how lust or infatuation is mistaken for love. Yeah there is some sort of mutual connection, but for the most part it is entirely based around the physical attraction of nakedness. Very few actually reach the point of truly connecting and just getting on regardless of "the sex" need. " Addition to the above. How many "connections", not just the odd one, actually involve none sex stuff and in fact rarely have any kind of flirting. It all comes back to the sex | |||
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"You can find a 'real' connection anywhere. Its a rare thing though and I think a lot of people mistakenly believe they've found it after very brief interaction " Exactly! It's very easy to mistake - more often than not it's one sided too. | |||
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"Absolutely it is " See, I think this is true. I don't think things are lessened because of where they're founded. I do think that they're sometimes incorrectly labelled as such, we all know someone who quickly believes something is a Big Thing. Maybe it's about coupling realism with optimism? This is very much a stream of consciousness. | |||
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"Do you think it's possible on Fab to find real connections? It doesn't necessarily have to be sex based, it can also be platonic friendships. Is that something you're interested in or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level?" So looking for this | |||
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"One of the things our children will find most quaint about our generation is that we distinguish the digital from the real. I’m paraphrasing William Gibson there, but it sums up how I feel pretty well. Online relationships *are* real relationships. This place, you people, *are* real." I think that's where the danger lies. People forget they're interacting with a person with feelings and will claim a deep connection when there really isn't one on their side, because they can see sex at the end if it. | |||
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"For me personally just on fab no, I don't believe online friendships to be real people online & in real life can differ hugely. However if I go on to meet these people in person then yes I can form a great connection but not by just online only. Mrs " What makes a friendship real? | |||
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"One of the things our children will find most quaint about our generation is that we distinguish the digital from the real. I’m paraphrasing William Gibson there, but it sums up how I feel pretty well. Online relationships *are* real relationships. This place, you people, *are* real. I think that's where the danger lies. People forget they're interacting with a person with feelings and will claim a deep connection when there really isn't one on their side, because they can see sex at the end if it. " Not sure we can blame the medium for introduction, it's just as unlikely to find a real connection by hitting the cattle market bars in town face to face. Sure, you may still get a snog and back to someone's place for a shag, but the hit rate for a real connection is pitifully low. For me, getting sex out of the way opens up the pathway to communication and future friendship or relationship. | |||
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"For me personally just on fab no, I don't believe online friendships to be real people online & in real life can differ hugely. However if I go on to meet these people in person then yes I can form a great connection but not by just online only. Mrs What makes a friendship real?" Knowing the real person & not just the online persona, having the real in life connection not the online one, feeling comfortable with that person knowing you can chat when needed and vice versa. Mrs | |||
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"It's possible, the majority of them are not "real" though. It's kind of how lust or infatuation is mistaken for love. Yeah there is some sort of mutual connection, but for the most part it is entirely based around the physical attraction of nakedness. Very few actually reach the point of truly connecting and just getting on regardless of "the sex" need. " I'm not sure how true that is - well the majority part. I agree with it to a certain extent; people do confuse excitement/feelings and get swept away with the idea of something rather than what it really is. I think on a site like this it's to be expected that a lot of interactions are sex based. At first at least. I do think that more than "very few" reach that point. | |||
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"It's possible, the majority of them are not "real" though. It's kind of how lust or infatuation is mistaken for love. Yeah there is some sort of mutual connection, but for the most part it is entirely based around the physical attraction of nakedness. Very few actually reach the point of truly connecting and just getting on regardless of "the sex" need. Addition to the above. How many "connections", not just the odd one, actually involve none sex stuff and in fact rarely have any kind of flirting. It all comes back to the sex" That’s not how I use this site at all. All my connections have been very real and there’s no flirting. You know your friends best, only when you need them most and what they are prepared to do and it makes no difference how and where you met them. | |||
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"It's possible, the majority of them are not "real" though. It's kind of how lust or infatuation is mistaken for love. Yeah there is some sort of mutual connection, but for the most part it is entirely based around the physical attraction of nakedness. Very few actually reach the point of truly connecting and just getting on regardless of "the sex" need. Addition to the above. How many "connections", not just the odd one, actually involve none sex stuff and in fact rarely have any kind of flirting. It all comes back to the sex That’s not how I use this site at all. All my connections have been very real and there’s no flirting. You know your friends best, only when you need them most and what they are prepared to do and it makes no difference how and where you met them." That's not what I'm saying. I have more "friends" from online interactions (none fab) from all over the world than most people have actual in person friends, so I know the reality and importance of those regardless of where it originated. However when it comes to fab, the overwhelming majority of people (not all) will most certainly be mistaken by how deep or strong that connection is. Connections from here are real, yes. Very few will truly be based upon actual friendship first at both ends. One end will be stronger than the other. It's a selfish place at its core. | |||
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"… or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level?" I think I actually have an issue with this part of Meli’s OP. What does it mean to ‘keep things on a Fab level’? Is it just way of saying that you’d consciously put up barriers to really getting close to people? Why would you do that? Isn’t it just fear? | |||
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"It's perhaps because of my age, but any online connection is only ever going to be at a purely surface level for me. Anything else would only develop based on time spent in the real world " This | |||
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"Some of my best friends are people I've met through fab and have never had sex with. A few of them are no longer on the site but we are in regular touch and meet up socially. My best male friend is one of those. My fwb is my best female friend and there is equally as much emphasis on our friendship as there is on the benefits. " Yes, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. I used to say that certain friendships transcended Fab but I think that in some ways, it's doing Fab a disservice. What I really mean is that I've got strong platonic friendships that remain whether or not we're on the site. We spend time together doing non related Fab things - I'm currently looking at a spa break with a couple of them. | |||
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"… or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level? I think I actually have an issue with this part of Meli’s OP. What does it mean to ‘keep things on a Fab level’? Is it just way of saying that you’d consciously put up barriers to really getting close to people? Why would you do that? Isn’t it just fear?" Fear of it all being an online fantasy? I think that's just prudent | |||
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"Possible, just much much much much harder I’ve fostered every type of connection possible, from relationship, fwb, ons and long term friendships, all from a “hey how’s your night” down the pub That type of message very rarely seeing a reply here " Yes, that easy casual communication often gets short shrift but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. On here I think there's an expectation of almost side stepping the small talk when first talking to someone in a way that's not expected face to face. I do agree with it being far harder. Not always but in terms opening a conversation with another successfully? Yes. | |||
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"I seek a relationship i guess " Yes likeminded people can be friends and not necessarily fancy the person they are going to meet, but share fantasies ? You ! | |||
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"I would say so. I feel like I’ve had some very genuine interactions and connections on here " | |||
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"Do you think it's possible on Fab to find real connections? It doesn't necessarily have to be sex based, it can also be platonic friendships. Is that something you're interested in or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level?" yes 100% ... I have some amazing friends that are more like family... and also met someone that I've totally connected with friendship wise, romantically and sexually xx | |||
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"Sometimes my expectations haven't aligned with others. I think I've got better at navigating that, though. Mrs TMN x" Yes this xx | |||
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"Do you think it's possible on Fab to find real connections? It doesn't necessarily have to be sex based, it can also be platonic friendships. Is that something you're interested in or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level?" Totally Fab is X Luke the outsider world. Howeverlike the outside works people adapt as people you might be close friends with a couple one year and then have totally lost contact another. | |||
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"One of the things our children will find most quaint about our generation is that we distinguish the digital from the real. I’m paraphrasing William Gibson there, but it sums up how I feel pretty well. Online relationships *are* real relationships. This place, you people, *are* real." Yes, I'd agree with this, wholeheartedly. We seem to forget there are real people behind messages, posts. Or we don't care when it suits us. I also think you're right in calling out the usage of keeping things on a "Fab level". They weren't my words. The OP is based on something I actually vehemently disagree with; this notion that Fab is just for sex, should just be kept that way because the connections you form on here are somehow not "real". Utter bollocks in my mind to put it bluntly. | |||
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"It's perhaps because of my age, but any online connection is only ever going to be at a purely surface level for me. Anything else would only develop based on time spent in the real world " I think it's like a souped up version of penpals. Very few penpals forged in person connections although some did. Most (but not all) relationships need in person contact to thrive. Catfishing is too easy | |||
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"Yes. …. I don't subscribe to the idea that fab isn't real life. It just has different rules of engagement at times. ….. Mrs TMN x" It has real people who I talk to and find myself enjoying to get to know. Who I the probably or hopefully meet face to face. What’s not real about that? | |||
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"It's perhaps because of my age, but any online connection is only ever going to be at a purely surface level for me. Anything else would only develop based on time spent in the real world I think it's like a souped up version of penpals. Very few penpals forged in person connections although some did. Most (but not all) relationships need in person contact to thrive. Catfishing is too easy" Catfishing is only particularly relevant if the aesthetics are a big deal. Though if you're extending it to the persona people put across, I've thought I've known people in person for years before their masks started to slip and the real person was revealed. Though I do agree in so much as I'm a person who does need in person contact now and again to maintain a connection. | |||
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"…. Catfishing is only particularly relevant if the aesthetics are a big deal….. Though I do agree in so much as I'm a person who does need in person contact now and again to maintain a connection." This is all true to me as how I’ve found fab or any other platforms where I’ve spoken to people over time. And you can easily form a connection with somebody’s personality. It’s when you get to meet that connection can become so much deeper, as if all pieces fall into place. | |||
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"It's perhaps because of my age, but any online connection is only ever going to be at a purely surface level for me. Anything else would only develop based on time spent in the real world I think it's like a souped up version of penpals. Very few penpals forged in person connections although some did. Most (but not all) relationships need in person contact to thrive. Catfishing is too easy Catfishing is only particularly relevant if the aesthetics are a big deal. Though if you're extending it to the persona people put across, I've thought I've known people in person for years before their masks started to slip and the real person was revealed. Though I do agree in so much as I'm a person who does need in person contact now and again to maintain a connection." I was including persona as well as the physical. In my opinion it's much easier to display faux empathetic traits on line, the small tells such as body language and facial expression aren't present. | |||
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"One of the things our children will find most quaint about our generation is that we distinguish the digital from the real. I’m paraphrasing William Gibson there, but it sums up how I feel pretty well. Online relationships *are* real relationships. This place, you people, *are* real." Hmmm. I disagree. I could never form a deep connection with someone I only interact with online. I just lose interest and will dip in and out. But I have made some fantastic friends on here - some come with the sexual benefits, some don't. | |||
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"Do you think it's possible on Fab to find real connections? It doesn't necessarily have to be sex based, it can also be platonic friendships. Is that something you're interested in or do you actively seek to keep things on a Fab level?" Well said but you R VERY VERY SEXY OH AND YOUR VOICE wow gives me HARD | |||
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"Wait _eli you're actually real? With tits and everything?! " Of course I'm real, Brucey | |||
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"Wait _eli you're actually real? With tits and everything?! Of course I'm real, Brucey " ...fuck sorry, on the wrong account | |||
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"Wait _eli you're actually real? With tits and everything?! Of course I'm real, Brucey ...fuck sorry, on the wrong account " Call me if you can deepthroat like her | |||
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