You can't just use one bad experience to totally write it off as a bad thing and that the ONLY possible outcome is suicide, depression or any of the other outcomes you've given. One plane crash-landed christ-knows-how-long ago so flying is stupid. A man died of alcohol poisoning last year so there's nothing good about alcohol. Quick examples, yes, but the method of thinking there is the same. "These are the consequences of e-dating." The others being happiness and a true relationship? Some of them. Everything's got good or bad consequences and, for this, it's just down to you if you want to take the risk or not. I suppose I'm in the bracket of people who've met their online friends and actually had an AMAZING time. We plan on making visits a regular thing. I don't feel obsessed and neither does she.Have you heard of a girl who suicided because her e-partner dumped her.And she was only 13.Her e-parnter never existed,it was a bad joke of some kids who disliked her and of of her ex-friends.
These are the consiquences of e-dating.
But if you want more then ok.
I personally have tried,it was ended up bad(except some times)I believe I was too immature now that I remember it.I'd never tried that again.I had gottan so obsessed that my grades were so low and I was all day lurning on MSN.I also got e-cheated once xDD,which made me so furious and sad.I was stupid takin these things so seriously.
Now generally it can lead to a change of behaviour,it can also make you a sl*t.That's the worse and it can destroy your future.
Not knowing who your dating is a pretty serious issue,how about if he's a pervert 80year-old pedo or a criminal or some guy/girl from your school who wants to embarrasses you?
I believe that those who rely on e-dating have a low self-esteem or high insecurance or too desperate cause they can't have a real date.
Even if it looks like something fun and stupid someone might get hurt or cause him lots of problems.
And any case you meet the person you're dating I'm pretty sure you'll get vey disappointed cause it's not the same talking to him/her face to face and talking him through internet.