Quote Originally Posted by Flaming_Redhead View Post
Online relationships are both a blessing and a curse. When I first started exploring the lifestyle, I began online. I was able to experiment in the safety of my own home. However, it only whet my appetite for more. The frustration of never being able to meet in real life due to distance combined with the very real emotions that developed was too high a price for me to pay. I grew tired of online doms who disappeared when they ran out of things to do. I was especially tired of sitting at home alone instead of actually meeting people. I was sitting at home alone because I refused to date vanilla men anymore. I finally got the courage to join a BDSM dating site. My first real life D/s relationship lasted a year. I have since met another from the same site, and we're making plans for the future.

Online served a purpose, but I'm done with it. It truly pales in comparison to real life where I've experienced rope bondage, suspension, blindfolds, nipple torture, pussy whipping, breath play, humiliation, cropping, caning, spanking, trampling, flogging, boot worship, servitude, figging, the local community at play, and swinger/fetish parties. I'm now a full-fledged dungeon membership card carrying pervert, and I wouldn't want to have it any other way!

Looks like the internet was in fact very helpfull for you and helped you to find your way in real life. And that makes it a blessing after all, IMHO