By Unclicked - 01/08/2009 11:58 - Singapore

Today, my long-distance boyfriend wanted to spend time online with me. He kept quiet on Skype and went on a hundred different stupid websites, laughing by himself. Afterwards, he told me he really enjoyed our time together. FML
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BeeSkwaird 0

Did you communicate that that wasn't what you had in mind? If not, YDI for not understanding this well-known difference between guys and girls. The fact that he thanked you shows the time you'd just spent "together" online was very meaningful for him—and exactly what he was looking for. Trust me, most guys can do something in the general proximity of someone else and then walk away feeling it as having been a bonding time. Go talk about it with him.

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Ommis 0

at least you spent time hearing each other breathe XD. better than some can say.

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oatmeal11000 0

If this girl wasn't from singapore I would have definitely thought that she was referring to me, lol I do just that... sometimes

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PigeonDove07 0

Me and my boyfriend do this all the time! It would be kinda of weird to just stare at each other intently and talk... I'm sure he pays attention to you, other wise, he wouldn't of even wanted to go on cam.

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papillonrouge_fml 0

I had a long distance bf at 16 and when he started IMing people while we were on the phone it was the beginning of the end. In the 11 years since then he's tried to get back with me more than once, and (for other reasons) I've realized he's always been kindof a loser. My current bf is also long distance (although not for much longer! hooray!) and he makes sure I always feel loved and involved with his life, beginning with actually paying attention when we're on the phone/skype. Moral of the story: if he doesn't know how to invest his attention into time spent with you, teach him! but if he doesn't *care* enough to do so, ditch him--and don't waste too many tears, sweetheart.

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triplethreat13 0

long distance relationships are incredibly hard, so if you're going to attempt to make it work, make sure the guy is worth the effort. otherwise in the end it's all a huge FAIL and you could've spent all that time with someone worthwhile.

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suxattimestobme 0

Man...I would've really hated to been there like a fool...I would've let him be.

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_THE_MASTER_ 0

i clicked YDI because your in a long distance relationship. unless its someone you knew and dated before it became a long distance thing, its stupid. and lazy. get off your computer and find someone in the real world.

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tameingraleat 6

Sometimes that's not always possible, #58 - I've looked in the "real world" for years and never found anyone worth keeping. I never found anyone who loved me enough to bother to get to know me until he and I started really talking. We've been friends online for years and years and just in the last few months things have blossomed. Long-distance relationships actually require a LOT more work and effort than you think, especially if there are time zone differences to consider. Oh, and you used the wrong "your". You meant "you are", so you should have used the contraction, "you're", not the possessive "your". FYI.

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_THE_MASTER_ 0

oooooooohhhhhh. ever hear of a typo? ever misuse a word before? friggin sue me. my point was, online dating is just as useless as dating someone over xbox live, if you never have actually met the person and had been dating before it became an electronic thing. personally, i enjoy spending actual time with any woman i date, even if it's just a dinner date or a movie or hanging out around the apartment(a.k.a., not just sex, for all of you who were about to tell me that i was sad for basing my relationships on sex.) I think that even texting is impersonal, for the most part. having a long distance, online relationship is for 14 year olds and 46 year old balding men with creepy comb-overs, glasses, and beer guts who are trying to pick up 14 year olds.

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BLNovelist 0

Oh, what a douche you are! Seriously, just because it is different from your relationship preferences doesn't mean it is 'for 14 year olds or 46 year olds with creepy combovers' I'm a 21 year old college student that had a purely online relationship at 15, and two partially online at 19 and 20/21 respectively - and will likely continue my currently partially online for a long while, or at least until the both of us go together on my longer trips (if, of course, that ever does occur)

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_THE_MASTER_ 0

yes, yes I am a douche, thank you very much.

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tameingraleat 6

Reading this makes me eternally grateful that my long-distance boyfriend is as amazing as he is. He takes time to actually talk to me when we're on skype. *hugs* Sorry about yours, though... :(

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