Have you had an unpleasant or dangerous experience with online dating?

Hi stary Never been lucky dear to have gone on a date ever - be in real life or even on the virtual internet kind of. Sad part but it is okay. I have made some invitations to some people here at MyLot no doubt, but then meeting them in person I am not quite sure how it will be like. Oh yes, I am happpily married, have my beautiful wife and we do do some dates kind of things between us... but I am sure that is not what you ask for on this disussion

I tried online dating briefly, but was very disappointed. I discovered that in many cases, the online dating scene is a place for people with low self image (which was me, to be honest), and for the less attractive and socially awkward. I never found Miss Almost Right, but I did find people who didn't know how to treat people right. One that comes to mind was a woman who had been abused a lot by previous boyfriends and a husband. It seemed that when she realized that I would never, ever mistreat her, she began taking out her anger on me. I tried to be understanding and patient. Finally though, I said, "Enough being patient. I deserve better than this treatment from you. I am NOT going to be grouped with the losers that you were involved with before." Frankly, she needed help that I was unable to give, and she was unable or unwilling to see her own damage and work to repair it. For some, dating sights can be a way to get outside of their own envelope, or back into a dating scene after being in a long relationship. But I just didn't meet those people.

I have not met many people through internet so cant say.

I never dated online before and I don't think I would want too. Online has a lot of creepy people but I've heard successful stories with dating online just people who are doing it should be super careful and when they meet in public- meet somewhere there is a lot of people!

hello, I am not personally involved in online dating because I have a present boyfriend now and I am so scared to try. Well, I have a friend who join in this kind of site and she probably met her husband. It is kinda unbelievable right? but it is true, the thing is, it is too old for her but it is rich and can give her everything. I don't know if it is right? but what do you think?

Hi Stary1, Welcome to MyLot! I met my hubby through facebook.So, i must say that internet indeed is a great place for meeting people. But it has its own disadvantages too. Sometimes people fake their identity and tend to chat just for fun. I have heard about some heartbreaking internet stories. In my case, i was lucky and we are happily married. I think people need to be more careful and specific when they are willing to engage with the other party over the internet!