What experiences have you had in chatrooms?
By Humbug25
@Humbug25 (12540)
July 25, 2008 8:25am CST
A while ago I joined the yahoo chatrooms, and frequently visited their '30 somethin and 'looking for love' rooms. I was not actually looking for love but looking for someone genuine to chat to a on personal level as I was a bit lonely after the break of my marriage of 2 or so years previous. I would get involved in a conversation with someone and would not long after be asked if I had messenger and a camera. This happened so often I eventually gave up and now have many friends around me that I no longer need to rely on a chat room for mental stimulation. I was once told that it is certainly not just the men that do this and that women are sometimes worse. I have no problem with people looking for a bit of 'fun' but why don't they go into other rooms specifically created for this reason? Why do they have to lead someone on to think that they are genuine when really they are only after one thing.
Have you had any bad experiences in chatrooms? Have you ever had a good experience in chatrooms? Have you found love in chatrooms and are now living happily ever after?
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9 responses
@SwtJenlove (1090)
• United States
25 Jul 08
Ive never went into chat rooms looking for love. I have went into chat rooms for advice and I gotten lots and lots of help. 
After I got such good help from there I ended up chatting in there with the people who gave me advice and made some really good friends.
Those were AOL chat rooms tho, they werent yahoo chat rooms. 
After I got such good help from there I ended up chatting in there with the people who gave me advice and made some really good friends. Those were AOL chat rooms tho, they werent yahoo chat rooms. @Humbug25 (12540)
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25 Jul 08
Hi ya SwtJenlove
It sounds like it makes a difference as to who's chatrooms you use, maybe some are prone to having some dodgy characters lurking! I think if you go into chatrooms that have specific subjects like Big Brother or football then you don't run the risk of running into the type of people you don't want to!
Thank you for your response
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@SwtJenlove (1090)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Thank you for best response! Sorry it took me a while to get back to you. ive been pretty busy lately :) Thanks so much!! 
@agrim94 (3805)
• India
28 Jan 09
I havent been in chat room for a long long time but when i did go well as i am male not many guys were interested in talking to me.. I did talk to a couple of guys few times buut got bored as all they wanted to know if i have lots of gfs and how many girls i have slept with and well girls hardly ever answered my hi or hello so nothing there too from chat rooms:(
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Thanks for your response 
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
20 Sep 08
I hate chat rooms with a passion my friend, whenever I go onto a site and it has a chat room I turn it off straight away, I have had some very nasty experiences in chat rooms and I have been verbally attacked and now I avoid them like the plague, one evening I was playing a card game and all they did was swear, argue and bully each other, who wants that? Chatrooms are open to abuse, bullying and nastiness, I don't want to be part of that thank you very much. Besides I hate banal chatter and some of the crap they come out with anyhow, I am no prude and love flirting but sometimes what goes on in some of those rooms is downright appalling and sickening
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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20 Sep 08
Hi wolfie34
I am sorry to hear that your experience in chatrooms was not a particularly good one either. They seem to be after getting their kicks or like you say to banter in bad taste. MyLot is a much more comfortable environment and so much more friendly.
Thanks for your response
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
12 Oct 08
when i was still in college i am so fond of visiting chatrooms wayback then i still use mirc..it was the most popular chatting site in the old days..their was no YM still...yeah you are right about those guys..looking for fun but sad thing is..its dirty fun...and you know what i really get irritated and angry...nowadays Ym chatrooms are so full of pervs most of them are men..so i dare not visit the chatrooms..for me it is a waste of time...i better spen my time here in mylot..at least i know that the people here are decent, well-manered and not just after for such dirty pleasures.
@gc1282 (7)
• United States
19 Sep 08
Speaking of chatrooms I came across the loneliest chatroom in the WORLD ! lol maybe you guys and girls can help it out by chatting in there and inviting your friends. but it does have other good stuff on there to anyway, here's the address
http://payoffstudentloan.weebly.com/college-chatroom---start-chattin.html
@Humbug25 (12540)
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19 Sep 08
Hi there gc1282 and welcome to myLot
I think the lonliest chatroom I have ever been in and that was with yahoo and I went into the room that was titled with the area I live in and there was only one person in there - ME!!
Thanks for the response and happy mylotting!
@LadyStrawberry (173)
• Slovenia
30 Jul 08
I went to yahoo & msn chatrooms quite a few year ago... & they were generally quite nice.. but it depended which room you were in, & what time of day.. Sunday afternoon seemed okay.. :)
On some other sites, yeah.. some men were just terrible lol
I guess some may mistake 'love' with something else.. :)
Glad to hear you got RL friends now & I agree mylot is fun & 'chattier' than many of the so-called chat-rooms!! :)
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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1 Aug 08
Hi ya LadyStrawberry
As you know I am a single mum and it is hard for me to meet men as I don't go out, well hardly ever, mainly due to finances. I am happy to say that I don't feel like I need a man in my life right now as I am very busy with my boys and life couldn't be better (apart from the fights between my kids!! LOL). Like I said I now have many friends and now I have got mylot!!
Thanks for responding!
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
27 Jul 08
chatrooms are not to be taken seriously. most people in chatrooms are idiots with no life...occasionally, once a month, there will be interesting people to chat with..but i only chat as pen pals...i am not interested in dating anyone in the internet.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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27 Jul 08
Hi ya fifileigh
Like I said, I was looking for love or to date someone, I wouldn't want to travel half way around the world to meet someone anyway. I just wanted to chat but that wasn't what was on their mind. Mylot is much better, you can sort of chat and I have made some friends too.
Thank you for your response
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
25 Jul 08
I give up chatrooms long time ago.
I admit that it's interesting at first.
But men always ask me like this, show me
your body, stand up please, i feel like
I'm applying for a work. Grrrr
they pissed me off. That's why i no longer visit
chatrooms.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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25 Jul 08
Hi there Iyzabelle
Sorry to hear you didn't have a very good experience in the chatrooms simular to myself and that is why I not bother either. As soon as they asked if I had messenger and a camera I would politely say that I wasn't into that and stop the conversation.
Thanks for your response!
