Geek 2 Geek?

[Mallefunction]

So I've gone through the typical female dating scene over the past year (i.e: all the guys I meet are either gay, taken, friend-zone, total creeps, etc) and I was wondering if it would be best to try my hand at online dating.

Have any of you (male or female, dun matter really) tried this? Have you managed to meet anyone worth while? What are your experiences with it?

 

[Zaik]

Well, I ended up dating a troll I trolled on the wow general forums once.

She ended up being legally disabled due to crazy. It was fun at first but quickly became agitating as fuck. We were fine in person, but at a distance it went to shit really fast.

Then I dated this other older lady. She wasn't legally crazy, but she did move all her shit over 1500 miles to my apartment(she had the roommate let her in) without telling me while I was at work. That shit ended quick too.

All in all, I would not recommend it to anyone ever. Unless you're a batshit insane woman, then you'll fit right in.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

Nah. I never really considered throwing a baited hook out into that pond.

 

[Mallefunction]

Nah. I never really considered throwing a baited hook out into that pond.

Any particular reason why not?

 

[Cory Legros]

I think I might be a dude. Not quite sure though..... at any rate I can tell you this


Internet Match Making has lead to some of the WORST MISTAKES OF MY FUCKING LIFE.
I dont really want to elaborate further but I'll have you know that I find myself quite gross because of it.

 

[Frylock72]

I can't see myself ever trying the online thing again. None of them really ended up anywhere, but I couldn't tell you if it was the distance or just me. I think I'm just unfit for dating, but it's been so damn long that the whole scene has likely changed altogether.

I will say that it helps to have a physical connection as well as an emotional one to the person you're dating, as intellectualism only goes so far.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

When I checked out that site, you couldn't do anything worthwhile with a free account, and it seemed horribly underpopulated.

Just going to drop this link in here http://geeksdreamgirl.com/ There is a lot of good stuff for free there, and it's mostly applicable to both sexes.

 

[Catalyst6]

I haven't tried it mostly because anyone you try to date off of it would be classified as a "long-distance relationship" and we all know how well THOSE turn out...

Really, if you want to date geeks then go where geeks hang out. Cons. Bookstores. Game shops. Whatever. You want someone that is vaguely close to you.

Plus, the idea of dating someone from the internet is somewhat terrifying. There's two traits that almost everyone on the net seem to be really good at: lying and sadism. Neither of which is good for first-time face-to-face meets.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

Nah. I never really considered throwing a baited hook out into that pond.

Any particular reason why not?

It's a bit disingenuous if you ask me. I'd rather know what a girl is like in the real world rather than what she claims to be online. If everything matches up, great, but if not, you've just wasted time.

 

[JaceArveduin]

hmm, the url is literally geeksdreamgril.com... call me crazy, but i think it just might be a trap. and i could do online dating, but people wouldn't want to date the guy who's profile said "cynical bastard", and i probably wouldnt date girls that would.

 

[Shikua]

I've tried it, but never met anyone through it. Then again, I'm not the most attractive guy so yeah.

 

[Yassen]

I have tried it, both as a male and then with a female account just to see what would happen. Here's how it goes, for guys we send a ton of messages all over the place but we're mostly ignored. Why? Because as a girl I discovered that you will be swamped with messages. Literally hundreds.

Would I recommond it? Not really, unless it's a proper dating site with a good reputation. Otherwise you're going to meet creeps, pervs, and people with little to no social skills. Of course, there is a potential you can meet someone decent but it's extremely slim.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

I've never done it, though I suppose it does work in some cases. I don't know any personally. However, I did meet my current girlfriend via the internet, but it wasn't from a dating site or anything. It actually was just talking since her favorite number is the #8 and I happened to have one in my name and she was only about 30min from where I lived. Odd, but that's literally how it happened. We've been together for just over a year and a half now and are very happy. <3

 

[Rayne870]

Use a paid service, match, or eharmony or something that is established and much more professional than plentyoffish. Think about it this way, is your love worth paying for? Or do you want someone that isn't willing to pay to find their love? This helps filter out the people who aren't serious about things and are just screwing around. These tend to also have personality checks rather than sifting through pictures of people then reading the profiles and finding out all of that data is completely wrong.

I dated using plentyoffish and it sucked hard, to drum up a few stories: the first girl to contact me did so at about 3AM and wanted me to go across town that minute and come play tag with her. (WTH?) The second one was a fairly nice girl though she looked nothing like her picture in person and she also decided that after our lunch in the market it would be a good time to get her other nipple pierced (I'm a bit old fashioned and like to take things a bit slower than that on a first date) So yeah she got that done I stayed outside in the lobby, never looked at the work despite her offering to show me, And we parted with a friendly hug and later on I let her down gently. The next girl became a facebook friend as we had very compatible personalities but she wore a ton of makeup.

Eventually I gave up on that scene and started dating my the girl whom is now my fiance and we have been together for 4 years. We met more conventionally in college.

I know my stories aren't immediately helpful but I hope they sort of illustrate a point that you may not get what you see or are told. Hell I'm pretty sure my profile description was garbage since I really don't know how to dissect myself.

In the end my advice based on my experiences and from what I have seen others go through, is: use a good solid service, and don't be quick to jump into things, talk it out and build a foundation. And don't invest more than you are willing to lose.

 

[Rayne870]

I have tried it, both as a male and then with a female account just to see what would happen. Here's how it goes, for guys we send a ton of messages all over the place but we're mostly ignored. Why? Because as a girl I discovered that you will be swamped with messages. Literally hundreds.

Would I recommond it? Not really, unless it's a proper dating site with a good reputation. Otherwise you're going to meet creeps, pervs, and people with little to no social skills. Of course, there is a potential you can meet someone decent but it's extremely slim.

This just proves a point that it is so much easier for a girl to get immediate attention than it is for a guy to, the sucky part is that immediate attention is not always the attention they want.