to the point that a person wouldn't be scared to let their offspring meet you. if you'd like, you can either give a serious answer or make fun of me in order to keep this thread up. grazi.
how can one gain trust over the internet?
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Whose daughter are you trying to meet?
As for the question itself, there are lots of people here that I would trust my siblings (and future children) with. What do they have in common? They've all been around forever, & have consistently demonstrated themselves to be responsible, upstanding citizens. I've met some of them, but there are some here I would trust implicitly without ever having met them.
You, however, I don't know. If you want to meet anybody I'm responsible for it will be under my watchful (and armed) eye.
Viper GTS
As for the question itself, there are lots of people here that I would trust my siblings (and future children) with. What do they have in common? They've all been around forever, & have consistently demonstrated themselves to be responsible, upstanding citizens. I've met some of them, but there are some here I would trust implicitly without ever having met them.
You, however, I don't know. If you want to meet anybody I'm responsible for it will be under my watchful (and armed) eye.
Viper GTS
heh, there's no getting past you, eh?
that is an option, but for reasons which need not be disclosed, her coming here would be preferable. she trusts me (rightly so, I think - I'm not asking how to gain trust that I don't deserve), and I've interacted with her mother a little. in fact, she's seen me on webcam so she knows I'm not an 80-year-old man.
I've been there before, my advice would be to go there the first time. It works much better that way.
I live in Oregon, my g/f lives in PA. I actually stayed with her & her parents the first time I went out there. Our parents had talked on the phone before I went.
After meeting me & spending a week with me they had no problem with her coming out to see me. I've been there four times, she's been here four times.
Viper GTS
It took all of about 10 seconds to figure out that was what you wanted.
I'm not a parent (I'm only 19), but if I were, I would have a hard time letting my child meet someone they had only met through the internet.
That said, it would be a lot easier for the parent if you went over there the first few times in an environment where they could actually talk to you and figure out if you're just another kid or a creepy stalker.
Edit: Viper covered most of this already.
very impressive. how old are you?
yep, but thanksOriginally posted by: ClueLis
Edit: Viper covered most of this already.
Originally posted by: thirtythree
very impressive. how old are you?
yep, but thanksOriginally posted by: ClueLis
Edit: Viper covered most of this already.
I'm 21, she's 23. Started talking when I was 16, she was a senior in HS.
Viper GTS
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: thirtythree
very impressive. how old are you?
yep, but thanksOriginally posted by: ClueLis
Edit: Viper covered most of this already.
I'm 21, she's 23. Started talking when I was 16, she was a senior in HS.
Viper GTS
hope it works out.
AreaCode707
Lifer
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Talk, whether over IM, phone, or email, whichever the parent is most comfortable with, frequently and on varied topics. Don't always talk about the child of the parent, just talk about stuff, tell them about yourself, engage them in conversation so they feel they're getting to know you.
Have you friends become friends, via the net, with the child. When the daughter can say to her parent, "well, I know all his good friends too and they all say he's great" then there's more reassurance.
And yes, go there first.
Have you friends become friends, via the net, with the child. When the daughter can say to her parent, "well, I know all his good friends too and they all say he's great" then there's more reassurance.
And yes, go there first.
AgaBoogaBoo
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Well, depends where you want to meet. I think a lot of people would be just fine meeting in a public place like a restaraunt or something. Going to the other person's house can be uncomfortable to both people
it takes time and a lot of talking. I went to cali all the way from NY to meet this girl and lived in her house for about a week. yeah, we had fun, but not the one you are thinking. it is pretty cool. took me about 3 years to get to there.
DrPizza
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I don't think it's that hard... I used to chat with an online friend from Australia all the time - we met playing spades online. I used to let my kids talk to her all the time - they thought it was really cool to actually talk (we used voice software - early days of talk.com or something like that) to someone from Australia, and their friends seemed to agree that it was really neat. The one thing I found most amusing from their conversations is that kids in the US seem to like the Crocodile Hunter. People in Australia (or at least the couple I've met) all think he's just a nutcase.
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