Inspired from a discussion between @Ford James and @Lanah Tyra - have you or would you meet up with someone in real life that you only talked with on the internet?

Growing up this was a big no-no but with Tinder and dating apps it has become a lot more commonplace to do so. Once you leave the confines of academia and enter the workforce- finding connections becomes incredibly difficult (even more so if you're working from home). There is big business to be made in putting people together either in a romantic or even platonic sense with dating apps and services designed to make friendship connections.

I've met my current partner online after talking with them for many months. In a similar case, I have travelled across the world to attend conventions and met up with a community I've been a forum member of for 10+ years. I don't see it an issue with meeting people in real life but that might be the Y Chromosome talking.

Please answer the poll and provide further information in the comments below as I'd love to know if the opinions and behaviours have changed with meeting up with people that you only know online