Has anyone every tried speed-dating?
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have not tried  it but I am looking into it. It seems like a great way to meet a lot of people and I really think that in a few short mins you can get a feal for someone and know if you have a connection.\n\nBesides if you dont like the person your not sitting there at dinner or a movie hating the fact that you have to be there. you after a few mins go on to the next person and hope there is some connection there.
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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!
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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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Well not that I have had any luck but I love this one site and its totally free www.plentyoffish.com  I love to read peoples profiles! I have made some great friends!!
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Yes, they can work.  My husband, whom I met on line, and I are approaching our 5 year wedding anniversary so you can have a long term commitment from one.  I think the better sites are the ones that have you fill out a profile and then match based on personality - In my singles days udate.com was one.  I never used eharmony since we were together before it came out, but it appears to follow the same format.\n\nBefore I met my hubby I dated a handful of guys from sites (don't remember exact number but it was probably around 8) and I never had a bad experience.\n\nThe key is to treat this just like you would dating someone off-line.  Pick people that are geographically close to you and after a few emails you should start meeting in person.  I think it's crazy when people claim they are madly in love with someone they've only emailed.  If after a few emails the other person is leery of meeting you in a public place (another necessity just to be safe) or at least talking on the phone I'd worry if that person was married or completely different from the way they were portraying themselves.\n\nHope this helps.
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It was for me, I met my wife on yahoo personals 7 years ago, we dated two years, have been married 5 years and have two small children.  \n\nSo it can work.  There are risks, but there are always risks with any form of dating.
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Marc C spot on - I have tried it - met this nice guy spent time together - lots of it still do! he sends of body language that every-one picks up - he's met my kids and guess what he still chats on Personals. Don't get taken in you will get hurt!!!\nYou guys out there please explain why you do that!! why you give of false vibes!!!
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yeah. When I was living in NYC I couldn't meet ANYONE and used MATCH.com. No long term relationships came out of it but I went on lots of fun dates :) That was 5 years ago though. Recently I have had friends meet people...one had a successful relationship. Other friends have had success with e-harmony, and yahoo personals too...hey it's free to look, right?
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Have you tried Yahoo personals??  I think they're pretty good!!\n\ntom
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nah try a dating service, they do work
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I went on girls date for free.  There are allot of wierdo's on there but once you sift through them you will find allot of great people too, from all walks of life.  I would definetely recommend it, especailly to girls for obvious reasons.x
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I have! TONS of times. I'm married. :)
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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 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.
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I did the whole yahoo personal's thing, it was awful because I was actually looking for a relationship.  In March I decided to try Match.com, within a week I found someone.  We talked online for a month and pretty soon we decided to meet.  He drove 8 hours to meet me, and he's driven that 8 hours every weekend since.  He is my one true love, and I never would have met him if it wasn't for online dating.  I realize it seems fast, but when you know, you know.  Just be careful, take things slow, and be open.  A lot of people I know think it's weird that we met online, but really, we live in 2006 and the internet helps us find everything, why not love?
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It can work, it just depends on how honest each person is when they are setting up their profiles and then during their communcation with a potential "date."  I have a friend who does computer dating all the time as she says she can tell a lot about a person from what they write, how they say things in their writing, etc.  Though she never quite figured out the alcoholic.\n\ngood luck!