Online Dating

[MasterOfWorlds]

I know this has probably been done before, but I'm curious.

Online dating, would you do it? Why or why not? And have you done it before if you would do it?

 

[Rylot]

I tried it once, OK Cupid if you must know. I talked with a few people for a while but never met in real life. I was rather underwhelmed by the whole experience.

 

[tehfeen83]

Nah, just a little too sad. Though if I was a serial killer, I would; it'd be like an all you can eat buffet.

 

[Marik2]

Yeah I would, but it sucks whenever you find the right person and they live half way across the world...

 

[Marter]

I would give it a go sometime, if I found the right person to do it with. Why should distance stop you?

 

[Lexxi64]

I'd never resort to online dating. It's incredibly mundane, cheesy and self-esteem lowering, I think. If something goes wrong with the person you're talking to, they'll point out all your faults, and then you have to move on and try re-gaining confidence in yourself and repeat the process with some other person you have no interest in, but want to believe you can build a relationship with them.
At least, that's what happened to me with it, and, well. Never again!
Tbh, I go on the internet to find friends. People that are worthwhile making friends with. Online dating is a no-no. I'd rather live in the real world and be rejected there, instead of on here...

 

[MasterOfWorlds]

I'd never resort to online dating. It's incredibly mundane, cheesy and self-esteem lowering, I think. If something goes wrong with the person you're talking to, they'll point out all your faults, and then you have to move on and try re-gaining confidence in yourself and repeat the process with some other person you have no interest in, but want to believe you can build a relationship with them.
At least, that's what happened to me with it, and, well. Never again!
Tbh, I go on the internet to find friends. People that are worthwhile making friends with. Online dating is a no-no. I'd rather live in the real world and be rejected there, instead of on here...

Not that I don't see your point, but the reaction seems like it would be more or less the same, if not worse, in person. In person you have the whole physical contact and such and it seems like if you added that to your issues with online dating, the breakup/falling out would actually be worse.

So how is being rejected/broken up with better in person? Just trying to see if I'm following your logic correctly.

 

[hazabaza1]

If by the time I'm 35 and I still haven't found a girl I'll stay with I'll try my hand at the womens of the internet.

Find me a milf or saink. A little big of baggage isn't a problem when she is that hot.

...Saink?
The shit is that?

OT: Never had any relationship so, I dunno. I guess if I got desperate enough or there seemed to be nobody to my liking in my area I'd try it.

 

[Lexxi64]

I'd never resort to online dating. It's incredibly mundane, cheesy and self-esteem lowering, I think. If something goes wrong with the person you're talking to, they'll point out all your faults, and then you have to move on and try re-gaining confidence in yourself and repeat the process with some other person you have no interest in, but want to believe you can build a relationship with them.
At least, that's what happened to me with it, and, well. Never again!
Tbh, I go on the internet to find friends. People that are worthwhile making friends with. Online dating is a no-no. I'd rather live in the real world and be rejected there, instead of on here...

Not that I don't see your point, but the reaction seems like it would be more or less the same, if not worse, in person. In person you have the whole physical contact and such and it seems like if you added that to your issues with online dating, the breakup/falling out would actually be worse.

So how is being rejected/broken up with better in person? Just trying to see if I'm following your logic correctly.

Well, I'm just strange like that I suppose! When I'm online, it's hard to feel a shred of emotion if someone 'breaks up' with me because I don't see the expressions, I don't hear the tone of voice, I don't feel anything really, if that makes any sense? I suppose I just don't consider online dating an option, I'd rather be alone than have someone online--the frustration of it all..and if you do meet them, it might be terrible. At least in real life you've had the contact already.
Sorry if I go on a rant, and a bit off from your question

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Eh not really it's just really silly. I want to actually meet a women i want to day in a real life situation. It makes the potential of having a relationship that much more sweeter.

 

[linkvegeta]

I know this has probably been done before, but I'm curious.

Online dating, would you do it? Why or why not? And have you done it before if you would do it?

I have thought about it but decided its most definitely not worth it. I never want to pay to find some one to take on a date, and everyone lies on their dating profiles, even i was very much tempted to lie, also apparently average to girls means very overweight. so I discourage you from doing it, but in the end it is your decision.

 

[hazabaza1]

If by the time I'm 35 and I still haven't found a girl I'll stay with I'll try my hand at the womens of the internet.

Find me a milf or saink. A little big of baggage isn't a problem when she is that hot.

...Saink?
The shit is that?

OT: Never had any relationship so, I dunno. I guess if I got desperate enough or there seemed to be nobody to my liking in my area I'd try it.

Saink = Something

Ah.
Urban Dictionary said something like that, but I thought it was some sort of woman types.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Its how I met my current gf. We connected over a forum site like this and we've been dating for the past year+

 

[everfreeDragon]

I kinda got into an online relationship on accident >.> I totally don't regret the past 4 years and almost 5 months! we should finally be meeting in August if things go to plan.

 

[Raiha]

a very good friend of mine met her boyfriend on OKcupid. i have thought about it, but i don't think i'll actually go ahead with it for a little while. especially when there are many attractive young females that i work with.

 

[Treeinthewoods]

I'd rather fap to porn than try to find a real woman online.

All women on dating sights are so deperate it smells. You can smell the stink of their desperation to marry and procreate despite their incredible physical/mental abnormalities. You'd swear they have egg counters in their purses, counting down their last few chances to breed as they trickle into the Kotex...

Men who date online are looking for one thing, most of them are too ugly to get that one thing unless they sink to the desperate level of internet dating to get it. These men should hire hookers, my states many brothels are less likely to give STD's then cupid.com or whatever.

To be fair I feel the same about speed dating and things like that. I had no plans of marriage when I met my wife, I just liked her so much we kept dating and eventually it just felt like the natural next step. I didn't even want a girlfriend the first time we met, I was focusing on finishing school and handling my own business. Going actively after a relationship is kind of... well... desperate and sad.

 

[Trivun]

I tried it once, OK Cupid if you must know. I talked with a few people for a while but never met in real life. I was rather underwhelmed by the whole experience.

Huh, I'm on there too. I just joined it because of the personality quizzes and stuff, then decided "ah, what the hell" and made a full profile. I don't really bother with it much, but I guess if it does put me in touch with local single girls who I have things in common with and could get on well with, then surely there's no harm in being on there, right? I mean, it's all a bit of fun, nothing serious, and if by some lucky chance I do meet the girl of my dreams through there, then hey, that's great .

And that basically sums up my view of all dating sites, too. Except those you have to pay for. Those ones tend to either be scams, or just not worth the money.

As an interesting sidenote, has anyone else noticed the surge in recent years of 'adult dating' sites too, where people look for casual sex partners? Though again, almost all of those tend to be scams too. I've only ever found one that's actually genuine, in the UK, at least.

[small]No, I wasn't looking for myself. There was a student newspaper article a while back on casual sex, prostitution paying for uni fees, and students at my university, and I decided to do a bit of research myself. Just so's people don't start spamming me with messages asking why I was looking at casual sex sites, although for the record I see absolutely no problem with it myself...[/small]