E) Are online relationships the same as offline ones?
No! It is ridiculous to presume that you could have a relationship with someone you just chat to using just text based communication system. I believe this because the same old issue always pops up, online personas and real identity, can the person on the other end be trusted.
On the other hand, this question does throw up alot of different situations, such as have the two people ever met before? Is it a relationship between two friends, or more than that? Is it going to develop into anything else? All of these questions develop a different approach as there are so many responces and outcomes that can occur, it is difficult to come to a defined conclusion. Nevertheless, mine is just an opinion, and i believe online relationships could never feel the same, or have the same successful outcome as an offline one.
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I completely agree and though I have not posted my topic one yet it basically starts the same way as you. I personally think it is absurd to think that people can have relationships with people online, especially without even meeting them beforehand, how do they know the person is real and the persona online is just a fictitious character.
ReplyDeleteAs Sherry Turkle explains in one of her case studies, a 34-year-old married guy is currently a female character who is engaged, (Turkle, 1996: 5) what if the male character fiancé is really a guy with genuine feelings for her character. It's just wrong.
it is uncomprehensible how someone could fall for someone online! Turkle's picked up on one there, i bet there are thousands out there!
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