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    When you like people online, are you attracted to the way they type, or their interests / personality that is portrayed? Is it possible to like someone online (as in friends or more) even if they type worse than you, but still appear to be a good person? I guess this is sort of like being vain online, or something along those lines.

    For me, it's a combination of both, really. I tend to like people who don't really have boring personalities, but if they type 'noobish', I'm less likely to initially like them. If they portray themselves as boring, then yeah no, not so much interested.
     
    This is an interesting topic.

    I've been through a lot when I have online friends, and I even had an online relationship before. I didn't care how he typed on the internet, I cared about his personality and other stuff that really matters.

    It is possible to like someone by how they act online. Sometime it also depends on how they type. If they have bad grammar then it may be more than likely that this person just doesn't have good grammar (not to stereotype anyone).

    I'm not one of those people who judge they way they "use the keyboard" (I will if there's a misspelled word. :P)

    I have a ton of friends that I talk to online, and their personalities are super awesome. ^_^
     
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    This thread isn't about you and Simmone? o____o;

    Aaand yeah I would judge people about typos I just...misspell words so often myself. XD;
     
    I have some very close online friends and we've know eachother for years. I also made the mistake of dating this guy I met online (won't do that again).
     
    I don't judge people by how they type, unless it's full-on chat speak then I won't talk to them. It's hard to tell emotion online as it is & a lot of things can be misconstrued, but I stay away from online relationship stuff. I'm not bashing it or anything but there are creepers in the world :x
     
    Dating online is so screwy, unless you actually have the chance of meeting up (ex: live near each other). I tried doing the whole dating thing once, and it was a big mess. b_d
     
    I judge people by their personality, not by how they type. And even though I am a stickler when it comes to perfect grammar and the like (not including emoticons, you know I love using them ;P), I honestly don't think that matters. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, right? And if they purposely misspell things, they still have their reasons, even if they do suck.

    So yeah, I pretty much like them if I like their personality. And by interests. Though if they do like the same stuff as I do, it might not necessarily mean I'll like them too. I mean, pretty much everyone who joined this forum liked Pokemon at some point. I like Pokemon. But if I don't like their personality too much, then I may not consider them a friend.

    And when it comes to dating, unless we try and meet up someplace in real life (but only if I really trust the person), then there's no point to it.
     
    I've never been attracted to someone over the internet, but, I like having friends that talk more than me? I guess? XD
     
    I will say that I'm pretty open to online relationships. I tend to watch people before approaching them if I can, to determine their personality. How they act around friends, enemies, and people they may not like so much is a big determining factor on whether or not I'll approach someone online. Usually when I do, it's to be friends, though I have been known to fall in love with female friends after I've known them a while.

    Still, online relationships aren't that bad as long as they don't get too serious, too fast. Sometimes people just need to feel loved. As far as meeting the people I date online, I'd never do it unless I knew her for years. I'm pretty careful about that in order to protect myself and the women I'm dating.
     
    Online dating is..... bad.
    haha. One of my friend's cousins met this guy in public from myspace and her parent's got sooooo mad. I think its unsafe to have an online relationship...

    But online friends are cool, as long as they aren't creepy or anything like that.. :D
     
    Its common for me to have online friendships, but relationships no. I rather see face to face for a relationship.
     
    When you like people online, are you attracted to the way they type, or their interests / personality that is portrayed?
    I don't know how typing can be a factor...but I guess I do prefer when I can understand what they're talking about. But I'm definitely attracted to the personality they portray and the stuff they're interested in is a part of it as well, though not as much.

    Is it possible to like someone online (as in friends or more) even if they type worse than you, but still appear to be a good person?
    Yes. Can't say I've had that problem though, haha.

    As for friendships, I've got better online friends than the rats I know in person. As for relationships...heh.
     
    I believe that, just like in real life, online is definitely possible to fall for someone. Eventually falling for someone online would mean falling for their personality, instead of their looks. That's better in some ways, but also unfortunate, since online relationships rarely work out.

    I think they're okay though.. I can't help it if I happen to fall for someone online, although I try to stay away from them. Now friends online.. Don't see any issues with that. I'm a lot more open with people online then in real life. If I didn't have online friends to vent to at times, I'd be insane by now, omg. xD;
     
    When you like people online, are you attracted to the way they type, or their interests / personality that is portrayed? Interests / Personality portrayed.
    Is it possible to like someone online (as in friends or more) even if they type worse than you, but still appear to be a good person? Yes.

    I've only ever liked four people online - all to do with their personalities. The way they type determining if I'm attracted to them? I lol'd. Typing has no affect on someone's potential to become friends with me. I will admit to looking at people who type like they've never used a keyboard before to be somewhat unintelligent, but that doesn't mean that I won't talk to them if they start a conversation with me, much less rule them out from becoming friends with me. How someone types means very little to me in an online friendship. My friends and the relationships I've made online are much more genuine than the ones' I've formed offline. And I'd much rather be sitting at home in my room chatting with my online friends than out with some of my offline friends.
     
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