Understanding Relationship

Done By:Chit Hao, Meiqi, Mya, Sue & Syahid

Mya

-Loner- Parents workaholics- Siblings busy with own activities- Left alone at home- Turned to online chatting

Advantages•Meeting new people•Exchanging views on certain subjects•Nervous-free and comfortable, since one doesn’t have to see in person•For shy people, this is the best way to make friends•Improve communication skills•Online pen pals

•Inability to discover the person on the other side•Some people may be too trusting • (Hence, tend to reveal personal issues/matters)•Long distance relationship•Prone to divulge •Cyberstalking•Cyberbullying•Threaten cases

Disadvantages

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-TOUCH Cyber Wellness & Sports (TC&S) - Pioneer in the field of cyber wellness education- Promote cyber wellness values- Healthy gaming- Online safety - Reached out to over 400,000 people - SPF reports: 5 cases in 2004 to 13 cases in 2005- Dropped to 5 cases in 2006

Miss Lee SEXY

CASE ONE

- Jarvis, 17 years old girl - Gave her address accidentally to a stranger online- He broke into her house and raped her- Threatened her if she called the police- However, she called and he got arrested

CASE TWO

- Anthony Delgado, 20 years old - Charged with seducing a 12 years old boy- Sending sexually explicit letters online- He then lived with another man he met via a telephone chat line- The man was arrested on two counts of sodomy

Thus, online rape cases can occur not only to females but also males. The predators will always gain its prey's trust and eventually enabling the talk to become more sexual.

Real Life Cases

The following are some of the most common platforms•MSN•Yahoo•Facebook•Alamak •IRC•My space•Friendster

Platforms of chatting

- Problematic gaming- Addiction to Pornography - Handling online relationships.

TOUCH Programs

Thoughts of majority of people on online chat:

*virtual love is unrealistic

*satisfy boredom

*will not chat with someone with no profile

*will not reveal personal particulars

*everyone lie about their looks online

*some won’t mind taking online friendship to next level

*prefers making friends online; feels more comfortable in expressing

*thinks boundary of online relationship is quite limited

Survey

HARD CANDY

Measures•Avoid putting your real name instead of using chat nick names

•Avoid giving our biography to anybody who have not met in person

•Avoid meeting at deserted areas

•Avoid arguing

•Be cautious upon meeting with online friends

•Meet online friends with our parents’ permissions if age is under 18

•Remember to be nice when you make online conversations

• http://www.polishmarriage.org/relationship.htmlhttp://www.lovingyou.com/content/groups/online/content.php?ART=olrbenefits

http://www.soulcast.com/post/show/11380/Why-do-people-turn-to-online-dating%3F%3F

• http://www.lovingyou.com/content/groups/online/ http://www.romancetracker.com/the-virtual-dating-game-can-you-find-love-online/ http://www.luckylily.com/love-and-intimacy/real-or-virtual-lovedo-more-good-or-harm/

• http://www.contentmart.com/articles/29279/1/Chatting/Page1.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Disadvantages_and_advantages_of_internet_chatting

References

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