Internet Dating
By mindymelena
@mindymelena (158)
United States
February 4, 2009 8:46am CST
Have you ever met someone online and had a successful dating relationship ?
Where did you meet ? (what sites)
& Have you ever met the wrong people on the net and had a relationship ?
Where did yo meet ?
What tips would you give out about internet dating and things like that..
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i've known lots of people who have met on the internet and most of those relationships didn't work out. i've met friends and dates from the internet and some of them i have known for years and some of them the experience just sucked once i met them..
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22 responses
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
yup!i met someone i met online and we have a good relationship. perhaps, your not lucky enough to met someone online. just look around to your side, maybe there's someone you didn't see, that loves you much. don't lost hope, things will make you find someone that never let you down...take care
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@vijayanandp (682)
• India
5 Feb 09
well i think internet dating is not that worthy because mostly you don't get any one so easily but if you get also do not be in hurry to reach him because unless you confirm the person i think it will not be a safe side because rearly you may find a genuine person but maximum you will reach a wrong person that is i feel so
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@webmaster_meven (16)
• Mauritius
5 Feb 09
Internet dating hummm, something very bad ! In the internet and dating sites, you'll always find people will completely faked identity and every datails on them are false as one will always give good description of him rather than the bad sided one. Also, most dating site employs people to chat with user that are registered , let say like you and these people are paid just to chat and make you spend more time in the dating site and they change identity each time , they are know as "Animateur chat", so never hope to find a life partner on the net, but try the "Manuel" way , i.e direct communication and not via wires..Take care...meven
@braver1987 (239)
• Italy
5 Feb 09
i usually date all the girl i met online..otherwise i don't waste time..
@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
4 Feb 09
I have done it twice. First time was good. But i didn't want to continue the relationship because he was so into his business and extra activities. He only called me twice in two weeks. Thats saying alot. Second guy was a disappointment. He was suspicious and when i finally meet him he looked nothing like his pictures from online. Total fake. My mom however had huge success. She is married to the guy she dated from online. They have been married for nine years.
@eileenevasco (91)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
I met my boyfriend on net, through surfing on chatroom.. I met him year 2006 and became my bf in 2007 so far we're on our 2nd year now in relation.. His my dream man, we're from different country,.last mar 2007 was the first tym we met in person it was the best moment of our life.,..
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@santhosheie (212)
• India
5 Feb 09
i am not interested in internet dating because i like too talk with friends in person only i don't like too talk in phone as well as internet ..........
my sister has a lots of friends in orkut but i don't like it. she should be secured in all stages..............
be safe while choosing a person as a friend in orkut because already there is many chase in orkut for violating friendship in internet............
@antioxidant (438)
• Australia
5 Feb 09
I've met many guys through the internet but through no specific site. They were introduced by friends of mine and a few i came across at random. My relationship with them wasn't very serious although we call it a relationship. None of them went very far because of eventual lack of contact online. I think interaction at a closer distance works better than communication online. Actual face-to-face talking allows you to judge the person better than through words since 60% of communication is through body language. Only when you've met the person would you know whether you're both suitable for each other. Online dating can be slightly deceiving and it had sucked for me too once i met them.
@anjalisharma_iipm (805)
• India
5 Feb 09
Internet dating is really impossible in my case because i always maintain only professional relation ship on net.
@zwitdh (47)
• Malaysia
5 Feb 09
Yes and no, i had two guys whom i met on net, one guy was very nice and he even came to my place from other country only to see me and propose me, but my parents declined for no apparent reason, i really sad, but life must go on. Second i met from a site , he looked suspicious, totally fake...
@gurvinder2006 (9)
• India
5 Feb 09
Yes i met a number of people on orkut. Neither all the people are good nor bad. One thing that i have noticed is, most of the people are attracted towards opposite gender people. I have found that many of the IDs are fake. Many of the boys make girls' ID and start talking to girls. Many girls are also flirt. I met many girls and boys like this...................
@marymarj2002 (1769)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
There are a lot of relationships that started from the internet. Mostl of them don't work in the end but I've known few people who's love life came from the net and now they are happily married with each other. It is like also in meeting and courting a person in face to face. Most are not working some also works. It is just a matter of compatibility and understanding. And maybe it is destiny and fate that decides if the relationship would work.
@silverjam (969)
• United States
4 Feb 09
Yes I did a lot of dating relationships when I was single; in fact, I met my husband from there. We met through Christian Dating Singles as a friend was introducing me in that site. It was also there where she met her husband. I have 3 more friends who met their husbands in that same site. I would say ours was a successful dating relationship as it leads us to finally tying-the-knot. However, I also had experienced failed relationships w/ my fast boy friends online. I believe that if two people are not really meant to be then it never works, and the opposite does.
Well having an online relationship is a little risky as you don't know and meet the person in real. But life is not perfect, sometimes you have to take some risk too. The best thing to do is to meet the person first before engaging into serious relationship like marraige. I believe that even in chatting online one can determine the type of person he/she is conversing with.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
Yes. In fact, i've met my hubby through an exclusive website.. i won't mention the name of the site anymore.. i find him so cute so i sent him a PM. i didn't expect that he'll reply to my PM as there are prettier girls out there. He asked for my contact number, blah blah.. to cut the story short, he asked me to go out and i said yes.. we instantly become an official couple after dating for a week. haha! For some people, internet dating really works and i can say that it worked out for me.. we will be celebrating our fourth anniversary next month! wuhoo!!!
@haydeecorbilla (242)
• Philippines
5 Feb 09
I met many guys thru the internet but only a few of them became my boyfriend. None of my relationship with them became successful but I learned a lot so I do not have regrets.. I mostly meet my chatmates at the mall or park with my friends to make sure nothing bad will happen.
@samma00 (342)
• Canada
4 Feb 09
I've never tried it. In my opinion, I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable doing that. Meeting a complete stranger. Talking over the internet is a lot different then meeting someone first in person and getting to know them that way. I don't feel as connected with people on the internet as I do with someone when I'm with them in person. it's hard to know if you like them. I prefer seeing actions.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
5 Feb 09
I don't have any experience; but I'm working on it right now! I joined a site called "Plenty of Fish", which is 100% free. The only issue I'm seeing is that a lot of people don't seem to want a genuine relationship, instead they just want a "hook-up" or a friends with benefits. (In which case, they should join sites like Adult Friends Finder, or whatever that's called!). I've gotten about thirty messages from guys in my area so far - and most of them seem to be nice, although I have to admit I'm terrified of meeting someone in person (you never know who you're actually talking to! I'm very cautious about these things). I'm hoping eventually, as I continue to chat and exchange emails with people, I'll find someone who seems genuine & who I would ike to meet.
The biggest tip that I'd say is to be straight-forward with what you're looking for and what type of relationship you are looking to find. I think a lot of people say one thing, and then mean something else entirely. (Such as, some guys I've chatted with had originally said they were on the site for "Dating" and "Friendship" purposes - but once I started talking to them, it became clear they only wanted one thing.) And of course, use your best judgement! If you think someone you're talking to is a creeper, definitely don't initiate a meeting with them!