This post is totally my opinion on the matter and is also something I think a lot of players in this community need to hear. I’m not here to white knight or tell people how to make their choices, but this is something that I seriously need to get off of my chest. Actively searching for relationships on Runescape is a sickness. People who actively search for relationships on Runescape usually aren’t ready for a relationship in their lives. Depression, loneliness/lack of social life, and not being contempt with themselves are all common symptoms of these people who search for relationships on this game. Runescape being their only day-to-day social interaction is not healthy, which in turn will lead to a very unhealthy relationship. Stop and ask yourself why you’re seeking an online relationship with someone who is most likely a long distance away from you. Ask yourself why the person who is pursuing you (or who you’re pursuing) is looking for a relationship on a game instead of going out in the real world and finding someone else instead. A large majority of these relationships don’t work out because (like a said before) these “edaters” aren’t ready for relationships. The ending of these relationships usually lead to some serious psychological damage on at least one side of the party because it is almost always unhealthy from the start.

I can sit here today and tell you all of this with confidence because I know people who have gone through this cycle and most importantly I’ve been through it. I met a girl on Runescape in the past and we did all of your typical edating bullshit. We went further than most of these flings and we met in person after a couple months. Everything was great, but the one issue was that we both weren’t ready for a relationship. It wasn’t noticeable at first, but as time went on I began to realize why a girl like this was looking for SOs on a video game. I also looked at things from my own perspective and asked myself why I was looking for a relationship on a game I loved. The relationship failed, as almost all of these relationships do. I was left with a lot of psychological damage that I still deal with sometimes today. I had been dependent on her to be happy because I wasn’t happy with myself before meeting her just like most of the people out there who search for girlfriends/boyfriends on Runescape. I understand there’s some comfort in meeting a girl who is accepting and enjoys playing Runescape with you. But one day you can meet someone in real life and if the really love you they’ll accept you even if you play some nerdy medieval game on your computer.

At the end of the day, this is a video game. None of us installed the game to meet our future spouse. The best advice I can give you is that if the game stops becoming fun and starts becoming something that you use to pass time TAKE A BREAK. If the game starts becoming your only source of social interactions and you only log on to involve yourself in the prif lode bankstanding drama TAKE A BREAK. I’ve currently quit Runescape for an indefinite amount of time because the game stopped being fun. I’d log on solely to check who’s online and what kind of drama was stirring about. Don’t be me. Save yourself and don’t search for serious relationships on this game. Nothing but pain will come from it. You aren’t going to be “the ones that worked”. I wouldn’t wish the shit I’ve been through on anyone so I ask you to please take my words to heart.

I'd love to discuss and hear peoples point of view on this, don't be shy in the comments please.

tl;dr: people who seriously edate most likely have issues and it leads to unhealthy relationships/inevitable heartbreak. Play the game for fun.

Edited for formatting