Feel like this is an important and relevant reminder, if someone online is encouraging you to do something behind your parents' backs, cut off contact and tell your parents immediately (yes, *especially* if "Your parents wouldn't understand")
really i'm more concerned than angry at the kids that do this
though it's hard to admit, WE were a lot like these current ATers
sure it was different and maybe it wasn't as overtly disgusting and bad, but all of us were still edgy kids back in the day who filled the site with less than pleasant things
what sucks is that there's no simple solution to this edating problem.
the rise of the internet left a massive social void that these kids respond to with this kind of behavior. its fucked up
i fell into the trap of e-dating when i was a teenager, though only once and with someone verifiable thank god. even then it's still embarrassing to a degree. what's not obvious is the damage that shit causes. i mean, you're swooning over a damn picture at the end of the day. there's no telling what kind of mental distortions you can give yourself by doing that. combine that with catfishing and predators and you're really walking a thin line
a perfect example of if you're gonna online date, don't turn the site you're using (unless it's a dedicated dating site) into a dating site. You and hurakan are still dedicated to the community and you're music, and you're not shoving that away just for your relationship. nice work :thumbs up: