Thoughts on internet dating?
402555
I like the internet because it's a great way to meet people I might not have met otherwise.  One thing I like about it (over meeting in person right off the bat) is that there is a little more of a safety margin when you first start chatting on the computer  because you're not actually meeting in person.  My usual approach is to correspond and/or chat online for a little while, maybe talk on teh phone a few times (usually a cell phone) before meeting, and then meeting the person if I feel comfortable with her.  (If I don't feel comfortable with her, there will be no meeting, and might not be anything further than a chat or two online).  The first few dates would probably be in a public place, such as a restaurant.\n\nAs with meeting people the old fashioned way, you run the risk of meeting good and bad people, but the internet gives you that initial safety margin to make a better informed decision.
189976
Yes.  I found my one true love online, its hard though, cause he lives in NC and I'm in PA, but we do like each other and hope to meet.  We talk online, use the web cam, talk on the phone.  There are so many more people out there and I absolutely believe there is that one person meant for you.  Why not try online?  Nothing wrong with that.
546326
I have my theories on this, and it is SUCH a good question...\nI think that people who are playing the field online are mostly people who are relationship addicts and people who avoid true intimacy...let's face it, people...how hard is it to meet someone in real life, really?  If you open your eyes and your heart,  if you are TRULY looking to date,  there are interesting people out there EVERY SINGLE DAY who are AVAILABLE, in REAL LIFE...and totally local..I think that a lot of these people on the single's sites are maybe even married and are looking for a thrill on the side...at least a cyber thrill...which is TOTALLY lame, in my opinion.  I tried internet dating for an entire MONTH...but I found I need a real connection...the best place to find people is in places where people are doing things that you enjoy...I personally love bookstores and the library...\nwhat a cool question!
855363
Big ne.  Personally I think you have to be pretty deperate to go to the internet to find a BF/GF.  Somehow I dobut God wanted the internet to be used for dating.  I mean, your soulmate could easily be right in front of you and you MISS the chance to be with them but then you meet a so-called SO on the internet.  So in my opinion, only despearte people come to the internet for their so called love.  How can it be real?  Its not its fake.  There's an old saying, "Don't look for love, let it find you."
562273
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.
1187839
I had a friend who wanted to meet someone. She was a lot older than me and wasn't the bar type. We put an ad in a newspaper but it was only a local one because we couldn'y afford anything else. Anyway, I came across an internet site that flashed up in a pop up whilst I was downloading music. It was for a dating site called Loopy love. I checked it out and it was free.\nSo I called her and she came over and she asked me to show her what to do. She wasn't computer literate so I made myself a profile, even though I had decided I wasn't dating ever again after a horrible relationship, and she watched me, so she would know what to do. Then we did her one. It was a bit of fun.\nA few hours later, I had one message, from a guy who said he was in the same town as me. As it was an internet thing I knew I had no obligations to him, so I could have a little fun. We emailed back and forth and after about three emails I realised that he sounded my cup of tea.\nWe swapped numbers and I found out he worked on my road. Better still he was the guy I waved at flirtaciously every day on my way into town. Even better still, the photo he sent me confirmed this.\nAnyway, we started dating and now we're getting married!\nI wasn't a computer freak, but I found love by accident haha.
586184
The simple answer is: Of course! You always have the chance to meet your love and as long as you are honest with that person they are likely to go wherever they need to go to be with you. Now if you expect to find that person here through questions, that isn't very likely. The internet tends to make bad relationships because it's too ambiguous.
953800
=How about a dating sight?
774765
I'm sorry to have to tell you that meeting people on the internet leaves you open to so many risks as many people have ulterior motives. Some like to turn a guy on and leave him cold, some do it for fun, e.t.c. so its always advisable to have an open mind when going into such sites. Remember that everyone on sites are strangers so you don't expect them to just open up to you like that.\n\nIts best to date face to face in real life.
312724
Sure. Happens all the time. A recent article said that 12% of the people in the US who got married in 2005 met on the Internet. I am happily involved with someone I met on the 'net. No, it wasn't a dating site. Our first conversation was an argument about politics on a news discussion board.\n\nOf course there are going to be freaks and whackos here, but, if you think about it, you could also meet a freak or a whacko at a bar, at the food court, or even at school. The internet has no corner on the weird market.\n\nMy advice is just consider the 'net a way to meet people you probably wouldn't bump into in your "real" life, and take the time to learn about them just as cautiously as you would with someone you meet anywhere else.
1113834
im suprised 40 should be a level of maturity where you dont lookfor random people online. if its online dating you want go to an onlinedating site like e-harmony or something. not here!!
434766
so a woman posts a profile (on the internet) and a guy responds to her profile because he is interested?\n\nWell, maybe what the women found from the guy who was interested in their profile, was not something that they were interested. \n\nI personally don't think that women posting a profile for a date is desperate because it appears that this world has turned into mostly internet.  And we all have a right to chose who we want to go out with.  We don't have to go out with the first guy that posts to the profile.  We have the right to choose, because we are the ones that need to be happy also.  Not just the guy.\n\nI met my significant other through the internet and he is the best thing that has ever happened to me.
452169
It's not the sites. It's the people on them. They are just a cross section of society -- no differen than a bar or the mall. If you use your head, the sites are fine. I like eHarmony best, but they can all work okay. You just have to be smart about how you approach people.
1118595
just let the guy know how you feel.  in person dating is much better than on-line dating.  if the on-line guy freaks out you can always avoid him.
609513
Yes it is.  In my situation I have met someone in a on line dating service.  We met several months ago, after many prayers, and searching.  He and I basically complete each other.  It is possible, but when it comes to Internet dating, always be careful.
634894
This is very novel....cyber dating !!!
1079594
yea, you should be pretty careful on the internet\n\n\n\ngood luck finding a date