Internet dating.... Good or bad idea?

I need to get as many votes as possiable, it is for my English paper. Vote yes or no and explain why please = )

Internet dating.... Good or bad idea?
Stupid bad idea.


Taken from the site below:


-You can’t see the person you are emailing.


-It’s easy to pretend to be some one else as identity is not verified.


-Rarely, because of the anonymous nature of the Web, it does attract some undesirable characters.


-On most sites you have to pay a fee; there are some free ones but most are not too great.


-It can be nervous meeting some one off the Internet you have never seen before.


-Some times it can be time-consuming.


-If you’re a female, you can usually expect a deluge of emails.


-If you’re a guy expect to compete for the hot babes.


And I aggree with every single one of these cons. And I happen to know of a girl that got kidnapped when she traveled to meet her internet boyfriend. I say real-life, being friends first, and seeing that person in action is much safer.
Reply:bad idea---there are too many ppl out there who tell you who they are but they are not exactly those ppl they tell you. many out there are rapist trying to get a person to rape.
Reply:I met my boyfriend through the internet. We have been together for 5 months now. He lives locally and we actually have mutal friends we didn't realize. We talked for months before we met. This is my first time meeting someone I did not know, but we have a lot in common. Just be careful and be cautious. I seriously don't recommend it. There are a lot of pervs out there. I was just lucky since some of my friends knew who he was I could investigate things about him and trust me...I did my research! lol.
Reply:Bad -it's unsafe you don't know what you are getting in to.
Reply:It's a good idea if you have the time and patience. I know of a few people that got married and I finally met my Mr. Right that way. He is a wonderful, wonderful man. On line you can read a little about them (with a few little white lies in there) and see if you would be attracted to them. There are good things and bad things associated with on line dating, but there are also those things when meeting someone face to face. I think it is a great idea.
Reply:i did it...





it helped that we had seen each other at a local indoor soccer place though





we didnt talk and then he found me on myspace because we had a mutual friend...





we met online...truly because he didnt come up and talk to me until after we im'ed each other...





we became friends for 1year and a half





we got married a year later on the same day that he asked me to be his girlfriend





we love each other and in december we will be going on our 2 year marriage...and 3 years together
Reply:I would never do it unless the site provided background checks. Lot's of crazies out there!
Reply:never done it, too lame
Reply:bad idea... bc it could be some creep who is pretending to be someone hes not!

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