Internet dating good or bad thing?

night clubs just seem silly places to meet a soul mate there more like cattle markets. At least you get to see and read abit about a person on the net. yes it may be a lie?. and people who have the nous to set up a profile are not completly stupid and are looking for something specific not just a shag which is great but there is alot more to life as well.....

Internet dating good or bad thing?
It's ok if you use it to meet people IN PERSON. It's ok if you use it to meet several people.


It's not ok if you never meet people, but just carry on emailing and phone calls for months and months and decide to be a "couple" with someone you've never met. Especially if you decide you're " in love" with a person from another country and have no plans to meet for 2 years. That's just crazy.
Reply:A couple of friends have met their partners using an Internet Dating site, both say that datingdirect.com is very good. Might try it myself.





Actually I met a very nice lady on Yahoo Answers, didn't work out, she was seeing someone else and I couldn't manage to steal her away :-o.
Reply:I think it is a great thing when done carefully and truthfully. I know several couples who met via internet dating. One couple lived in the same apartment complex but would have never met eachother in a traditional manner.





I met my current boy-friend on the internet. Turns out I already knew who he was I just never noticed him. Even when I viewed his pictures, I didn't recognize him. After we met face to face and realized we lived in the same town several years ago....at the same time....we realized we had met briefly before but we were both still married to other people at the time.





We have been together over a year now.





I think internet dating is a great thing, as long as both parties involved are being honest. No posting pictures that are 2 years old, no lying about income. And if it begins to go anywhere, check their background. Or google their name. Make sure the person checks out.
Reply:Some people say that using the net to find a person to date is 'sad' and 'pathetic' but I don't entirely agree. Sure there are lots of losers who pretend to be who they are not or the weird people who just want a lifelong e-relationship but just think if you're online and looking for someone for a decent chat with then there must be someone else like that too. You just need to be careful with whom you start any sort of 'relationship' with. Because when u are using the net and even on MSN etc u are showing someone only one side of urself and not the whole picture.


But I agree, meeting someone in a club in a drunken state is hardly the best impression ur gonna give or get and using the net u have more time to get to know someone. I know of a few people who have started their relationships using the net and have been successful but I also know someone whose met a real creep on the net too. So just have to be careful I guess.
Reply:I personally think its a bad idea. Yes, people can lie about themselves, i think there would be a lot of 'misfits' on the net dating lines, people that can't get partners for some reason or can't keep them. Fortunately i don't need to use them as i have been happily married for 27 years. But i personally would advise against using these sites. If you are looking for company, i think evening classes or voluntary work is a good place to start to meet 'normal' people. Good Luck.
Reply:There are a lot of people on those sites that do lie. Mainly hiding the fact that they are already involved or even married. Better to meet someone face to face and get to know the real them-not the person they want you to believe they are by creating a false profile on one of those dating sites.
Reply:well depends on how they make you feel. I met my current girlfriend online in Yahoo Pool 9 months ago and she's the one for me.





If they are willing to deal with not being able to see you and wait, then they are a very good catch.
Reply:there are scams going on online, so you have to be careful and it takes years of hard work to find a soulmate online. i've just someone myself and she is coming to england for valentines. it took me four years to find jane and i was scammed 6 times in the process, so it's more safe doing it the real way.
Reply:I'm unsure.... from experience I would say 'bad idea'. This is because I dated a guy for a year after meeting him online.





It took me a year to realise that the man I spent a year with, was the biggest con artist going. But hey... it was an experience. Lesson learnt.





But you never know... I reckon if you go onto a dating website where you have to pay a monthly fee, there would be less time wasters.
Reply:Depends on both of u.... some r just doing it 4 fun . so better b careful
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Reply:I met my boyfriend of 2 years on Yahoo chat. I know a lot of people who have met their "soul mate" on chat and have been married for YEARS. I was amazed how well my sweetie and I get along, I never thought I could be so happy from someone I met in a chat room. But it is a lot better than meeting drunk people in a bar.
Reply:i tried last year on craigslist and met up with a few. all disappointing (even for a quickie). it is fun though but your ad has to be very specific, cos even when it is ,you still get weirdos who think they r superman!


or you answer ads who r specific( and you meet their expectations) as personality and assertiveness are rare qualities on sites like these...with a nice pic to boost
Reply:Bad-at least in a bar/pub/club you meet face to face and can get a true measure of someones personality.On the net they (men %26amp; women) have a tendency to lie whether it be a little white lie about appearances or big fat lies.My mate swears by the net-yet for the past 6 years on %26amp; off he's been single,and the women he has met have either been complete psychos/tarts/liars etc.. or they have been disappointed in him ,yet online they seemed to get on like a house on fire! His biggest successes have been when he's met them face to face originally.
Reply:Depends on what works and appeals to you.
Reply:its works out both ways so it can b good or bad...honestly i have been cheated 2 times on net but i know for some peoples its work very well so its luck.....good luck
Reply:if you're all right with telling your kids that you met their mom/dad through an internet dating site because you can't meet people through other normal methods, then proceed. if you find the issue to be mildly embarassing, then you better stop now while you're ahead.
Reply:i know few people that were lucky, but not so lucky myself. couple of weirdos and i gave up..

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