Has anyone ever met someone form an online dating service?
137874
i met someone on blackplanet and met them and it started off great but it ended up in heartbreak, but hey that can happen with someone down the street. its pretty much the same as meeting people in person. there will still be freaks and crazy people but there seems to be more bisexuals and freaks. i wouldn't recommend long distance though cause they have secret lives.
67131
I have. When i moved, i went on Myspace and looked up people that were going to go to my college and i found someone that had the same taste in music. We met up and we are like best friends. But trust me it doesn't always work. There are a lot of sleaze bags on there. I've met a couple. I'd definitly chat with the person first online before u decide to meet them.
588623
I have done the on line dating thing and I will say I have met a man that I am very interested in.. but the majority of them seem to be looking for something that they don't even know what that is... and they continue to look for years not giving individual people a long enough chance to get to know them before moving on to the next and the next .. its an endless cycle...seems to me that it would be rare to have a connection that is lasting... but could be wrong ...
41608
Yes and I married him but it was over 9 years ago when the internet was new & less dangerous like it is now.  I wouldnt think of meeting someone on the internet nowadays.  But back then, it was by chance that it happened b/c neither of us was on there looking for anyone & it was my first time on the internet the day I actually met my husband.  We met b/c God put us in the right place, at the right time.
63440
A very BIG YES it doe's work. I found my soon to be wife thru match.com. But before that I had alot of dates and fun before I found her.  So do it, it works.
344235
I have been with someone I met online for 4 years now. We didn't meet on a Personals site we met on Napster we just happened to like the same music. Meeting someone online I think is easier bc you get to know the person first before you see them. So you get an impression of their personality before you see what they look like. Like they say first impressions are what matter most.
292600
Yes, I have examples from my job.  3 sets of couples.  \n\nFirst couple met chatting on AOL.  Been together 6 years now.\n\nSecond couple met some 10 years ago.  Married 6 months after they met.  \n\nThird couple met on Match.com bout 2 years ago, married now a year.\n\nI have also a couple that met off a phone party line in the 70s met shortly after.\n\nAll couples are just as happy as those who met in person.  I think it works for some couples because they get to know each other by the way they think rather than off of looks.  So anything is possible.  Just don't expect it too much because you don't want to disappoint yourself if it doesn't happen
781845
I never have but I wouldn't expect too much out of a online affair. You really don't know anything about the person. Everything could be a lie.
137115
Appartently not yet. But keep trying maybe one day you'll meet the right person
90487
Relationships are as safe as you make them. Always take precautions in your communications with others. Never give out your home phone number and if you meet in person, provide your own transportation to a public place. Once you meet in person, you'll start to learn more about the person you've only met online. Also, trust your gut instincts.\n\nNow to answer your other question... apparently it is pretty successful. A study of eHarmony showed that in a one year period, 33,000 of their members married. That's an average of 90 a day!!! I'd estimate that when you combine all the dating services, there are over 100,000 marriages a year. That's just a guestimate, but if eHarmony's numbers are any indication then online dating is easily the number one way to meet a future partner. Good luck!
430972
No idea. I met the man I love at Interpals.com it's a penpal site :)
1048012
I think online dating is worth a shot, but you need to make sure to keep your expectations in check.  Personally, I've met two great guys through online dating and probably 50 not-so-great guys in between.  It can work; and it does sometimes.  I dated a guy I met online for 3 years and he wanted to get married, but I wasn't ready.  Then I met a different guy who I dated for a year and a half.  So yes, it is worth trying; I was only 19 when I met the first guy...  I don't know if someone who's 25 and really serious about dating will want to date someone who is 19, but you never know, where you are in life is more important than age anyway.
675126
No---I have not.  A lot of jobs online are scams----please be careful.
1133576
Fun? Doing what, typing on my keyboard? lol.. Seriously though? Yes I have dated via the internet. Never went further than it should have without meeting in person though, if you get my drift. I don't cyber.\nBut it's great, espec for someone like me. No time for dating losers, who just wanna go out with me b/c I am a Bitchin Gal or to ask me to pick up the check. In the use of a pre-date date, I totally recommend the internet. When you start to get into things a little too heavy though, watch out. It's like having a LongDistance relationship... And those are not for the faint of heart! Espec if one of you is NOT much of a typer lol..\nIn fact, my current B/F and I met online. Been dating what, 8 months now....  He's the best, and we are so well suited! (NOT Twins or anything, we just have common interests, ideals & goals etc)\n\nAnd all because of that Dastardly MySpace lol...!
9703
I know a few people who have met their boyfriends/girlfriends over the internet and they have been happy.  Never known anyone who has gone all the way to marriage though.  I would say just make sure the person is who they say they are (webcam is a great way for this) and be safe the first time you meet.  Once you meet in person for the first time it should be just like any other relationship.
244908
I visited and it looks like a dating service. Be careful remember that anyone can place a pretty picture just to attract you but it might not be the real them. Play it safe.
316130
it is possible, but if there is a long distance in between, that can certainly interfere.  Internet dating is dangerous though, you never know who you are really about to meet that first time.  Make sure if you ever plan on meeting someone in person that it is in a public place, have friends with you, and let people know where you are going and what you are doing.\n\nI my area, we just had a 13 year old girl get raped when she went to meet what she though was a 14 year old boy that she had met on myspace.  he was 20.