Online dating...??

Is it just me or is online dating completely pointless...??

Online dating...??
Your question sounds like you've already made up your opinion about online dating.





By avoiding an argumentative stance you can look at it a number of different ways. It is not an old method to meet people. Meeting someone online, is in many ways similar to meeting someone through a personals ad or through a friend. In either case you only get a blurb about the person and it's usually a physical and limited emotional description.





It is about as safe physically as meeting someone in a bar/club or going on a blind date. Emotionally, it can be rewarding to meet someone new and prove your worth, at least in a romantic sense. Emotionally, that's also a double edged sword, because if it doesn't work out, you can feel worse then you did before. The same can probably be said of pursuing any new relationship.





I think your opinion is based on it being strictly a verbal form of communication. In this respect I would agree. 70% of all communication is non-verbal and by eliminating that aspect of communication, you are cheating yourself out of the human experience. There are ways around this, but none work as well as face to face communication. You can use webcams, telephones or even various forms of virtual reality, but none give you all the suttle little nuances that a live conversatoin offers.





There have been success stories that have stemmed from online relationship and there have been failures as well. The same can be said of "real-life" romantic relationships.





It really just comes down to are you compatible and are you willing to make it work. Best of luck. :-)
Reply:It is you, online dating is not pointless.





With that said, often people do expect too much and many aren't honest about they're profile. Then again, you could say the same thing about going to a club or bar. The only difference is that you can immediately verify what the person looks like in a bar, though they could give you a line of crap about themselves just like on an online profile.





Not my cup of tea, I prefer physical interaction myself, but if you don't drink or dig the bar seen, online dating is alright. In fact, people tend to be less snobby and more open online.





Truth be told, a lot of people successfully hook up online. eHarmony is not making 100's of millions of dollars because it doesn't work. So, the the proof is there that it is not pointless.
Reply:well you can find a good person sometimes.... but it is actually very dangerous
Reply:It depends where you are.
Reply:I wouldn't say its "pointless"





But its defiantly hard.
Reply:pointless and silly.. it will be ur LAST choice .. use it when u reach 40 :P
Reply:I've met some completely normal people from online and dated them. You just need to be patient and cautious.
Reply:thats why i think, to tell you the truth i got raped from the person i was dating online. i am serious and i was still a minor and i told that person i was one and he lied about his age and now he's a sex offender. his name is Donald Michael Norris and he is on meganslaw.ca.gov
Reply:Sounds like a woman scorned...sometimes it works...sometimes it doesnt. Just like when you people people at bars,clubs,stores, etc....it has its advantages and disadvantages.
Reply:dont date online there might be sum petefiles out there i accidentally dated a 9 yr old and im 17=(
Reply:not pointless if you have a web cam
Reply:I don't really believe in online dating. I had some experiences, and those didn't work out well. It doesn't mean there's no good men/women on there, but maybe meet peole in the real life is better. Too much lies on the internet.
Reply:well yeah its kinda pointless to date someone online becuse you dont ever get to see them but yeah your right its pointless.. im with you
Reply:i think it is because what if you get stood up you would not even know who the person is and i would never do it.
Reply:I have been doing it for a week now and have gotten like 3 girls wanting to hang out. Just have to week out the jokers and losers. That could be the hard part. I was uncertain about it but it seems OK.
Reply:its pointless to me because wat is the chance of you seeing dis person. and wat if the person turns out to be the complete opposite of wat they told you. ppl. are so crzy dese dayz dat you cant trust everybody.
Reply:pointless, harmless . try the phone dating . I have met several nice guys like this.
Reply:hire a secret agent to dig out all info about the person you're about to meet that way you wont have to deal with drug addicts, pedophiles, molesters or serial killers.