Can anyone share with me their online dating/relationship stories that have led to more??
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There are quite a number of success stories that I've heard. However there are also some nasty stories like how a friend of mine who asked the girl out for a date, checked her physical appearance and decided not to appear. That was bad!\n\nIf you're considering online dating, check out this article, online dating secret http://datingsecret.50webs.com/content/Online-Dating-Secret.htm
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Well did you boink the guy or what? I mean I need more details how can I live vicariously through others if your not more specific.\n\nI believe thats suffienct time. Your going to have to put out if you expect to keep some of the obviously rare online guys out their lol.\n\nHope this helps! If it doesn't work out their is also icecream remember that.
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be very cautious about online dating, dont jump to conclusions just by knowing eachother online, try to meet in person and know about each other very well, be very cautious....just so that u donot get hurt at a later stage....\ngood luck
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Hi there...let me tell you my story...we met with my hubby on internet 4 yrs ago. We fell in love with each other the first time we spoke to each other, without even seeing a picture! We knew each other only through Yahoo Messenger (thanks Yahoo!:)) and we made that big STEP.I decided to get documents (I am from Europe) and come over.Nobody in my family knew,but my mother.Imagine meeting at Philly airport, among all these strangers....that kiss was the best kiss in my life...but going home after a wonderful week...was heartbreaking. I thought I would die...we realized we could not be without each other....and we are still deeply in love....He is the best what happened to me, however, I am realizing, how fortunate I was, someone up there was really watching out for me....so....If I may, I am strongly suggesting, meet in the USA. If he really cares, he will get the visas, be careful...AIDS, money, credit cards etc...sometimes it is better to keep that relationship as is...friendship...your heart must know....but don't forget the brain...who knows, there might me a reall Mr. Wonderfull waiting for you around the corner and you don't even know about it....internet love seems to be so romantic and exciting, but yet, so dangerous and risky....please think twice...you might not be as lucky as I was....
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YES\n\nI have  a lot of good friends I met in 'real life' but I have one good friend I met online, it is the best relationship I ever had.\n\nIf you are asking, maybe you have a similar experience? Trust yourself, not what people tell you.
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Online relationshp are not real, there are ful of crappy people and you will never get to knw who they really are...what they they are they are not. \nI know a friend who was in one and this lady really pushed to get to know him, she got th cntacts, she called investigating and ths guy was not rdy to move on...crappy, any way eventually thye met but all she wanted was sex and ths guy was not ready..so after a couple of mtgs they broke off and no regrets...\n\nIt's hard to now the other party. But if it's just fun on the internet, hmmmm...thn thts fine but keep it wholesome.\n\nI'm not sure that I can wish you good luck on this one :(
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I met my fiancee online over six years ago.  I loved him long before I kissed him for the first time.  I believe that the lack of physical contact forces people over the internet to get to know each other better than if they were dating traditionally.  We still had a few wrinkles to smooth out once we moved closer to one another but we had already fallen in love.
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in my past i did, and only 1 did i never meet. the rest and i met and fell for each other. i've had some pretty decent times with that. why are you asking about online dating? i thought you had a boyfriend? will i online date anyone now? no. not for me. i'm waiting for God's best.
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I haven't had ANY luck with any online anything as far as dating goes. Not sure why. Meet somebody in person who lives near you I think. Maybe who shares a hobby or two with you. Women should try fishing. Men should do ballet. You would be in a 50 to 1 situation.
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1) Drove 18 hours to see him (online relationship), and didn't meet in the right location. We ended up meeting, but man was he a jerk!\n\n2) Met the guy at an ice cream store, and he came to take me out. He ended up being a drug abuser and alcoholic, and I was so happy to  get out of his truck!\n\n3) With my husband, our first date was great. He drove 2 hours to see me, and we went to a Chili's in the area. We came back to my dorm and made brownies, danced a little bit (I am a classic ballroom dancer), and then kissed in my dorm. Great times!
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I personally believe that the internet is an alternative avenue of finding love.  Just like going to the bar, attending parties, going to malls, joining clubs...this is the new age with an amazing technology so cyberworld is an alternative for everything. I have found 2 amazing guys on the net....I feel in love with them on a different level at one point in time. They did reciprocate too...we had a really good relationship that didn't stay online.  We just started virtually but ended up in real life.  With one guy, it lasted for 3 years....that means it wasn't really just a game.  It's really possible to find love online, take it from me.
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there are TONS of stories of people meeting on the net, its been going on for longer than many realise. a friend of mine just celebrated her 5th wedding anniversary with the man she met on the internet. they also have two kids, she is a teacher, he is a chiropractor. dont sound like crazy people to me lol. i also know another woman who has been married the same amount of time and her husband moved from overseas to be with her, they have a daughter turning 4 next month. \n\nto me, its not really that different than how many relationships do or dont work out in 'real life'. if i count how many bfs i have had since i was 15, its over 30! so that means i have had 30 failed relationships so far and only one of them was met on the internet (but it still lasted 4 years and we had a daughter). out of the couples i know so far that met on the net and got married, not one of them is divorced. NOT ONE. yeah there is still time i suppose but other couples i know that met in person first have been married and divorced already, over half of them if i sit and count. so whats that say about the odds?
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This is very novel....cyber dating !!!
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Well Kat, online relationships are not that strong but at the same time it does leave the same set of wounds like the real one.\n\nI feel that you are in denial and hence you are unable to let it go even after this long a time. Here is an thing I did in one of my online relationship which turned sour.\n\nI put all the chat archives, pictures, mails, posts etc. in a folder. Read it all once. Then pressed Shift+Delete. I put my mouse on that "YES" confirmation for almost 30 minutes and sat there wondering. Then finally clicked YES. Now its all behind me and though I break a smile when I think about her and the time we spent together online. But it doesnt affect me as it did then...\n\nMaybe you can follow this... Do tell me if it helped...\n\n.:Fishie:.
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To tell you the truth, I would never suggest trying to find permanent friends online. Although there are many exceptions to the rule, you never know what you are going to get on the other end. There are people that have somehow stumbled across and IMED me  online that I would never in a million years talk to again ..and honestly wish I had never met. There are lots of weirdos out there, and they seem to get even weirder online. I've seen everything from people begging for money to hypocritical Christians that thought they were in love with people they never knew. Anyways, my suggestion would be to get more involved in things face to face in your community. Try taking up new hobbies or going to a few college classes. Just get out there and keep trying. Maybe take some classes on friendship and dating(they do exist) and then perhaps you will find someone that lives closeby and that has a lot in common with you. Rely on the internet as a last resort, but then again that is just my opinion.
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I did match.com..actually dated the first guy i met up with for a few months..recently ended. Basically we emailed, then IMed, talked on the phone and finally met. It was good for a while, just didnt work out. I would say worth a try. Just get as much info before you meet up so you dont waste your time.\n\nIts kind of nice because you can reject and even block guys if needed so it makes it easier to weed out the ones you like. And if they reject you its not as harsh as in person and theres a bunch of other guys so you wont really think twice if one doesnt write back. \n\nworth a try.
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Hey pheobe,\n\nIve actually use Craigslist a few times.  Once I received some pretty good head on one response.  Another time I met up with a cuban/black mix chick.  We went out to the movies, ate dinner out, and I spent the night.  Had nice long sex.  She was a big girl but so what.  Try it out.