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petergarbo  ·  3368 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I met my first girlfriend through Windows 95: An Internet love story

The internet was more simple back then, meeting someone in real life that you had spoken to only through an online chat room was a big risk. Today, kids that age have access to web cams and skype, so even if the person is far away from you, meeting them (virtually) is still an option.