Anyone met up with someone they met on line and they were not what was expected?
914401
OH YES,  when you get pics from this person, ask them how recent they are!!  I would get pics from guys and there were old pics and when I met them they had put on like 100#.  I've heard of people sending pics that aren't even them.  so yes there can be some deceit, but just ask and follow your gut feeling.  if you feel like they aren't being honest ask them or don't bother to meet them.  If they are being dishonest on the net then they will cont to be in person and why waste your time on that.  good luck
526312
I met my significant other online.  Met him through reputable personals site.  My advice...be careful.
816951
Yeah leave messages on her email and IM account. If you dont hear from her in 24 hours call the cops. Do you have any idea who this guy is she was supposed to meet?  After all online dating can be risky. I understand you being concerned.
688016
I would be a little worried, but don't over-react. Ask him and this girl *separately* about how they know each other, and compare their stories. If they don't match up, then confront him about it, calmly, making sure that he knows you aren't upset, just a little concerned.
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.
65326
I guess the best thing to do to meet somebody is to stop looking. Honestly! It seems that when you are least expecting it, that is when good things happen. I agree... on the internet is not the beat place to meet somebody. It seems that all of a sudden everybody on here becomes somebody else. Actually, I don't have much good advice for you... I bet my other 1/2 at a bar. And we are doing great and have been together ever since. So there is no wrong or right place to meet somebody. Whether you meet somebody or not is up to you, if you see somebody that catches your eye then say hello and try to start a conversation. Just pray and wait it out and when you least expect it you will meet somebody. I can tell you like my grandma used to  say,"go to church to meet somebody!"
751955
I think that people are more "open" on-line than in real life, so while you meet somebody on-line you know more about him/her, know more about his/her deep feelings, personality than if you knew them in real life. If you meet them they may seem different and you might feel cheated, but actually it's not because they were lying to you, it's because in real life we all try to put on the mask to fit in society.
1034549
Met my wife online. We have been married 5 years now. I encourage people to meet each other but at the same time be smart and take safety measures.
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.
485950
None at all . I have never ever met anyone in the real world that I have talked to on line.
921135
When its come to dating someone you met online always let someone know where you are going.  I really don't know what kind of suggestions you are looking for but good luck.
608733
If you and who you are corresponding to are upfront and honest I dont see why not. I know some very successful couples who have met on the net. Follow your intuition and just be careful the net like all places do have some "unusual" people who are best avoided.
465758
why do you ask we are online!!!!! we never met you in person!!!!!!!
15333
dont try it unless you have meet this person because anything could happen over the internet
529484
yup! i met my bf online! you just gotta be careful these days though!
752092
actually...we met on an internet dating site....he kept writting me and I kept ignoring his mails....then I had a 10th mail from this guy and I replied back.....we started chatting on msn and talking on the fone....then he came over to see me in my country.....then I went to see him in his...and after 6 months of going back and forth....he asked me to marry him and I did....
522398
Online dating can be a dangerous thing if you meet the person after conversing with them online. You never know what that person is really like when you talk to them online, many bad stories of people who met really whacked people online. Granted you might run across a decent person or two, but it is not worth the risk.