A Facebook Romance (2012) – IMDb 2.5
A New York city girl
falls in love with a Jordanian businessman over Facebook and decides to
surprise him with a personal visit. What she finds is not exactly the person
promoted on Facebook.
Yes, that could happen to
you over a facebook romance. There are two ways in which a facebook romance can
take place.
Scenario 1: Like in the
movie described above. You meet a person on Facebook. You strike up a chat,
like each other’s pics, comment on them, send private messages, exchange
numbers and bang, a friendship is born. That, moves gradually into love and you
enjoy each other’s company on an electronic platform. Your life revolves around
your laptop and phone, skype and hangout and your romance is blooming.
Scenario 2: You have a
boyfriend/girlfriend who you had met in person but he/she lives away and you
have no other alternative than to bond on facebook. This way, you build a good
relationship even if it’s long distance.
In Scenario 1, you might
enjoy the initial mad love rush, the joy of finding the other online and the anticipation
of what might happen. Whereas in Scenario 2, the relationship is already
established, but you only need to keep things sailing smooth, without losing
the interest and enthusiasm.
However, in Scenario 1,
you are not sure of what you see. The person you befriend might not really be
the person you think he/she is. Beware. Check if the pictures are uploaded
regularly and are authentic, the person should appear genuine. Any suspicions,
rule them out. Verify whether they are what they seem. Do not dally, make a
date after you start feeling like you really like the person. Close relationships
do not just arise from online dating, they are built on trust and
understanding.