A person whose only presence in your life is through the World Wide Web but you maintain a romantic relationship with them through e-mails or instant messages on the down low.

When you meet someone online...after romantic and sexual chat...the conjered feelings of sexual attraction and love occure..before ever meeting the person in the flesh...only to be smashed when meeting face to face.

a romantic liason conducted mainly through various internet sites (such as Facebook, Skype, Beebo) which culminates in a one night or series of one night stands

An activity which involves many of the processes of traditional dating but without the associated time and expense. The primary purpose is to create or nurture a romantic attraction which will lead to eBases 1 through 4 by utilising a variety of online services. Typical eDate activities include instant-messaging, yahoo games and watching the same dvd's. A successful eDate may result in an /invite request your date’s private IRC channel on Quakenet for cyber (sex). EDates are often criticised for not affording the participants the level of intimacy that can be achieved through physical interactions. Common precursors to eDates include eCards and eFlowers however many consider these totally gay.

1 - A type of architecture used through the Middle Ages - changed slightly after the black death, but carried on through to the Victorian times etc.

2 - A style of music, derived from punk. Bauhaus, London After Midnight, The Mission etc.

3 - A style of literature and art.

4 - A way of dressing; different types include Lolita, Cyber, Romantic etc. A fair amount of black, mixed with other colours (purple, red, white, and in the Cyber case, neon colours). Gothic also extends in other ways such as home decor.

a subculture known for unusual dress and tastes. black is usually the color of choice. there are different kinds of goths. cyber goths are known to wear more futuristic clothes and have multi colored hair (which is oftentimes worn in dreads). romantic goths are the "original". they dress usually in black with dark makeup. goths are known to appreciate the unique genres of music. electronica, new wave, industrial, ebm, and classical being most popular. many are considered to be above normal in intelligence and are often extremely contemplative in nature.

A person who has been in two or more long-distance relationships and just continues to get themselves into more. A distance junkie also gets themselves into relationships of mutual friends of their last long distance relationship, or from the same geographical location as the last one.