Are dating sites worth the time and effort? Why not find someone the old fashioned way
By Tebogo
@TebzaK (83)
March 10, 2017 11:55pm CST
Laately ive been seeing numerous ads about dating sites. Do they actually work? Has anyone ever found actual love from these websites? which leads me to wonder if dating has become so difficult that people are looking to do it the easiest way possible.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 Mar 17
My sister and her husband met on a dating site. They have been married for 6 years and have 3 kids together. My husband and I met online in a chatroom 12 years ago. We have 5 children together. =)
For some online and dating sites absolutely do work if both people are genuine.
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@TebzaK (83)
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11 Mar 17
It was a better time and most definitely a safer version of the internet. A lot has happened online in 6 years, people will do anything for most things, like creating a fake identity. At least you and your sister found a green patch of the net, people are being kidnapped these days.
@optimisticbeauty (2170)
• India
11 Mar 17
Haven't tried yet but I think can work for some because have seen couples 
@optimisticbeauty (2170)
• India
11 Mar 17
@TebzaK every relation has its own story. Yeah some are similar
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@pumpkinjam (8769)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 17
I do know people who have successfully found love through dating sites - one sister and one nephew of mine to name but two. You could question whether people truly find love by meeting at a pub or dating friends of friends. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. There are lots of reasons why a person might try a dating site. I've been on them and, while I did meet some nice people, I didn't end up in a relationship with any of them. I imagine the same would have been the case had I met them elsewhere.
For some, it's a last resort as they seem to be unlucky in love. Others, it's just another option. Still others, it might be due to time constraints. I know, for example, one person I met was working nights. My current partner is disabled and limited to what he can do (I didn't meet him through a dating site although we both happened to be on the same one. I only knew that because he told me after we'd met in real life that he'd checked out my profile!). I don't, however, think that dating sites are necessarily the easiest way but, for some, it might be.
@franxav (13849)
• India
11 Mar 17
Those who can't find anyone the old fashioned way, perhaps for them an online dating site may help.
