Intimacy

In our last discussion we discussed intimacy and if we think it could work online.  My sister recently got a divorce and she is now trying the "online dating."  She has met a few men from match.com and other websites.  She said that the connection was there almost immediately with the current man she is seeing now.  I think that you can feel connected with someone if you have the same common interests but I believe people get this confused with intimacy.  I think that people can act one way over the internet and completely different in person.  I think intimacy requires touch and eye contact.  Body language is another huge factor and how someone uses it towards you.  I have heard success stories about people finding their soulmate online which is great, I just think that intimacy comes after meeting in person. This is my general opinion however "researchers know now that computer meditated communication (CMC) can be just as personal as face to face."  I agree that CMC can be very personal because your hiding behind a screen and not as worried as being judge, but still think that being personal and intimate are two different things.  Either way its up to the person and how they truly feel, everyone has there own opinion on intimacy so I think its hard to sum it up into one general category.

References: 

Looking Out Looking In; Chapter 9