Online dating?

Have you ever used any online dating site? Tell me about your experience.

Online dating?
There is absolutely nothing wrong or desperate about on-line dating. We currently live in a culture that encourages relative isolation and if you aren't lucky enough to meet someone at work (very risky) or through a friend and either don't have time for or just don't like bars/clubs then there really isn't a better alternative.





I've dated people I've met on-line and have been pleasantly surprised by how attractive, intelligent and interesting the women I met were. Another benefit of on-line dating is the opportunity to interact with people who would probably unreceptive if you met them another way. For example; I dated a dancer for my local NBA team. She was someone I'd be very unlikely to meet in my daily routine. If by chance I did meet her another way it would be very difficult to stand out from and get noticed above the barrage of random come-ons that she is subjected to every time she goes out into the public.





Inevitably you meet somebody who isn't what they claim to be, who is heavier than they claimed or used an attractive friends pictures instead of their own in their profiles. Ironically, if you go in with your eyes wide open and use the appropriate caution it's part of the fun. At least it will be good for a laugh after the shock wears off. The important thing is to have realistic expectations and to have fun.
Reply:Met the greatest and hottest girl. Long distance though, it was tough and didn't work out. But I still adore her. Miss her dearly, but I have no regrets. And I know what it's like so I can answer questions like yours. :)
Reply:not really.. but i joined online communities where i met people. let's just say you shouldn't trust people unless they have a webcam to prove their identity! lol oh and hopefully the webcam isn't used for sexual purposes.. that's hella nasty!
Reply:are u that SHY and DESPERATE? go out there u dont know how it will happen but its going to
Reply:Yeah it wasnt fun. I met this guy and he wanted to "Cyber" meaning act like your doing stuff online. I felt so uncomfrotable.
Reply:its not to bad of an experince i have meet a few friends i wouldn't trade for anything honestly if you shy and cant talk to people its a good way i am pretty it is just i get very nervous when i see a cute guy and when i try to talk i make fool of myself. well good luck on you search i say go far it if you want here a few site i would not recommend eharmony.
Reply:not that great
Reply:well from experience i had tried many online dating sites and the best site to really meet people is the most popluar site right now which is MYSPACE i found my boyfriend there couldnt belive it myself i have been with him for 1yr which we just completed. Give it a try may you'll find some one in ur area.
Reply:I don't think it's any more desperate than trolling the bars.


At least if you meet someone online, they are probably not inebriated. It seems like a lot of people who take the time and money to sign up for an online dating site would actually be serious about being in a relationship, and not just after a one night stand. I'm sure there are exceptions to this, but I think it's probably more the case.
Reply:matchmaker.com





I married the guy..
Reply:It was wonderful... I met her in Atlantic City for the whole weekend.... mmmm a mmmm a mmmm!! What more can I say?
Reply:No sorry, and I don't know anyone who's had much luck with them.
Reply:Yes. I attracted a lot of Russian Women. No women of any other country, including USA which is my country, were interested in me. But for some unknown reason, the online relationships, which became email corresponding didn't last long. I've now had 3 who wanted financial help to come to me.
Reply:My friend Erin uses it. eharmony is the best.
Reply:Yes. Yahoo Personals. Good way to wade through the women out there and narrow it down to personality and physicaly types that you like. It is hard to meet someone out there with our busy schedules and who wants to beat down five other players to just to talk to a girl and most likely she only sees the flashiest guy. Talk to a girl in the supermarket? She'd think you are a stalker or a creep. At least the online personals, you know she is single and looking.





Oh yes, I married a beautiful girl from Holland that I met on Yahoo Personals.
Reply:no,but I met a gy off the chatline 3 1/2 years ago........and we are still together.He is my bestfriend.
Reply:Never had anything good come out of it. Just a lot of ruined expectations.
Reply:Virtually nice, but I can't see the colour of her eyes and feel her breath..
Reply:Tried 3 - found my soul mate on match . com - I travel a lot and it was the easiest way to meet people - but met a lot of non-matches too. From someone that believed she and her kid were taken by UFOs each night to this incredibly beautiful, sweet, intelligent love that I found. Good luck.
Reply:Yes I have and I have met some very nice gentle men and 1 toad...just go to a public place so that you don't feel threatened and trust yourself and your judgment....
Reply:they never work.
Reply:nope..i rather just date somebody i know in person.
Reply:%26lt;%26lt; with an avatar like that you dont need online dating :D


haha peace


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Reply:I fell in love. He lives in England and I live here in the states. We still talk but things got confusing for a while so we live our own lives where we are.
Reply:I use http://www.findabetterdate.info/. I've met several interesting women on this site and I'm currently dating one of them.
Reply:My husband and I just met a lovely couple who met through e harmony. They matched within 6 days and are now married. Meeting new people has definitely become difficult as computers are stealing a lot of our time. On line dating seems like a sensible solution to this problem. I convinced my best friend who is now in her 40's and still single to try it. She was very apprehensive before, saying it's for loosers. She's an extremely beautiful, smart and successful woman and due to those qualities many men felt intimidated. No one ever approached her, and when they did, they couldn't speak a sentence that made any sense. All she wanted is a man who was confident in himself and who wasn't afraid. Regardless, she's trying match.com and e harmony and she's having lots of fun with it. It's only been a couple weeks and she's already matched several interesting prospects. I think everyone who is single should do this. It definitely beats trying to pick someone up at a bar!
Reply:nope never used one
Reply:You should try marryourdaughter.com!!! (joking by the way)





And me personally I have never tried it. But I have a few friends that have, and with a few success stories of great friendship and partnerships :o)
Reply:Be a man, get off computer and meet a woman
Reply:I have never used it but I see it as one of those kind of places to go if a person is that desperate.
Reply:its D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E