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I have, twice. Nervous both times. I might have been lucky but I thought it a nice experience.

I have. I had a great time. I married the other one I met.

Met two great folks from Wisconsin in June. I've met them online in 2013, in a gaming forum, and our friendship has been growing strong ever since. We were aware that we had to get over the initial awkwardness BEFORE we met up "IRL", so we video chatted for a bit before finally meeting up in Bavaria. And it was great, certainly a high point of this year for me. We only had a little over 24 hours together, which in retrospect was not nearly enough. Y'know how it is... these folks have probably blown their vacation time for years, while I didn't even scratch the surface of my yearly paid vacation time with the trip (it included a national holiday as well, so, "socialism", right?).

It'll be a while until I can return the favor (won't set foot on the present US soil), but I definitely intend to one day. There's the English proverb that says "absence makes the heart grow fonder". The corresponding German proverb says: "Gone from the eyes, gone from the mind". But online is not "absent". People you only know "from online" feel more real after you've met them.

And if you're thinking of doing it, do it. Risk it. It may be disappointing, absolutely, and it WILL be awkward at first, but there could be great rewards. ♥

There are no real people online. The world actually ended some years back and the ai's took over. Either that or human kind turned into dipshit phone starers.

Suspected bio specimen detected. Calling cleaners.

There is only Zardoz.

:-D All in a good day's fun.

if the main thing you know about someone is some illness, stay away.

Crikey, I have never even heard of that one, added to watch list.

One of my favorite movies ever.
You know Sacha Baron Cohen, right?

Great movie, but ignore the intro monologue. It was never part of the original cut.

Yes, and one in particular has become a good RL friend.

Like anywhere else, some people you'll meet and like and some you'll meet and won't like, but such is life.

Just to clarify, you are also anorexic and met these folks through an online support group? Or you met them playing Diablo 2 and just thought it relevant to bring up their issues with disordered eating?

Yes, can't stand him though.