How far would you go?

[Guest]

How far would you travel to meet someone you had an online/phone/snail mail "relationship" with?
I live in Reno, NV, and I once flew to London to be with a guy I had only known through letters and phone calls.

 

[Purrde Flower]

If I could afford it I would start in Arizona

 

[Gusty Wind]

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[MechaBlade]

Depends. Ideally, all the way.

 

[sheath]

As far as I needed to go.



S.

 

[Pyper]

I went to London (at the time I was living in Spain) and he in turn visited me. We hope to go to Hong Kong together eventually. (Disclaimer: this is just a friendship.)

 

[someplace]

I once literally dropped everything to drive 3 hours and buy a ticket for a plane leaving in an hour. I flew to meet a friend I'd lost for 28 yrs and after stumbling across them on the internet, had only emailed and phoned for about a week. It was the best $1,000 I ever spent in my life.

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But I only had to drive to Austin to find Bluesboy. *grin*

 

[Guest]

I'm with you, Gusty. I'd go anywhere my heart lead me....I've gone to London to be with someone. To me, distance is no big deal, whether it's England or Sacramento. If my heart spoke to me, I'd listen....

 

[someplace]

...If my heart spoke to me, I'd listen....

You absolutely MUST listen to your heart! You never have to regret the "what if's" when you do.

 

[curious2c]

Would that eventuality ever arise I would go quite a ways. Quite a ways. To have an online relationship and then the chance to continue farther...well if I had gone that far actually flying, driving, boating, whatevering to see them would be the next logical step.

the beauty of my job...two weeks on and two weeks off. I get mini vacations for half the year.

 

[Butch Welder]

To find the love of my life, I would travel to the ends of the world and back.
Gusty said it best.

 

[Mia62]

I think I would just sit atop my jeweled throne and wait for them all to come to me.


*sigh* I've been awaiting a long time.

 

[PoliteSuccubus]

I'm simply not brave enough.

 

[LostArt]

I went this past weekend. The party came to Florida and I drove an hour.

 

[Zmey]

Yeah the love syndrome dramatically alters state of mind... if it only was as curable as it was contracted ....

 

[Butch Welder]

I think I would just sit atop my jeweled throne and wait for them all to come to me.


*sigh* I've been awaiting a long time.

Great answer

I think most of us do that

I'm still waiting too...

 

[Mia62]

Great answer

I think most of us do that

I'm still waiting too...

Well, I would meetcha halfway...but you don't have a starting point listed in your profile...nor an age. *looks pointedly at you*

 

[Guest]

Not even love, necessarily. Just a connection, a feeling about wanting to see someone, wanting to look into their eyes, not just the words they type or the sound of their voice....just wanting to experience them in the "real world". To me, if someone strikes me like that, I'd travel to the ends of the universe to make it happen.

 

[Darkthought]

It depends...

Is there a rink nearby?

If it doesn't work out, at least I could catch a game...

I'd go that far.

 

[Guest]

A rink? Hockey fan? Wow, and you're hot too!

 

[hogjack]

1 Day = 3 miles

According to chapter 3, "Tips from the Experts and Know-It-Alls", in the Internet, Online, and Long-Distance Relationship Guidebook (2002, Houghton-Mifflin) the rule of thumb is that for every day you have been dealing with a person that you are considering seeing in person multiply those total days by 3 miles [3.2 kilometers].

So, if you have been dealing with someone for three months (90 days) and are wondering what to do, well, if that person is within 270 miles this rule of thumb says go-for-it.

Of course, there are other factors to take into account and some good advise on how to handle it all, too, in that volume.

 

[Guest]

Well, I knew a guy 6 months and flew 6,000 miles to see him, and it was totally worth it...that was a few years ago and it's over now, but it was sooooo worth it!

 

[PoliteSuccubus]

Good advice, Hogjack.

And ya, that rink guy is cute!

 

[Angel]

I moved from NY to CA.

 

[Guest]

You moved to be with someone?