Online Dating

[RatRace123]

Really? I've been to enough "where do you live?" Threads to get the impression that you live pretty close to me, and I would imagine that there are tons of girls open in this area, what with all the colleges and shit. hmmnn... sad

Ah you caught me, yeah it's really my own fault for being single. Just never taken much of an initiative, though I also haven't gone to college yet, I was mostly speaking through high school experience. I'm sure once I venture onto a college campus my opinion will differ vastly.
At least I'll be less bitter.

 

[Hollock]

Really? I've been to enough "where do you live?" Threads to get the impression that you live pretty close to me, and I would imagine that there are tons of girls open in this area, what with all the colleges and shit. hmmnn... sad

Ah you caught me, yeah it's really my own fault for being single. Just never taken much of an initiative, though I also haven't gone to college yet, I was mostly speaking through high school experience. I'm sure once I venture onto a college campus my opinion will differ vastly.
At least I'll be less bitter.

I too am hoping for college to fix my situation ^_^;
in all seriousness I've probably been stalking you in real life, be afraid! o_o

 

[RatRace123]

I too am hoping for college to fix my situation ^_^;
in all seriousness I've probably been stalking you in real life, be afraid! o_o

I knew it! Don't think I didn't see you there that one time. 'cause I totally did.

 

[VelvetHorror]

Most of my relationships have been online ones. Most of the online relationships weren't planned, and sorta just happened.

It's hard being unable to do normal relationship activities like going to see a movie or have sex. Video calling helps with the distance a bit.

It seems to me that women have a larger problem with the distance than men do, at least it is in my case. I do miss my spouse when I'm in an online relationship, but the distance always seems rather unbearable for my spouse.

While I think in-person relationships are far better, a benefit of meeting someone online is that it removes the physical attractiveness factor in terms of wanting to get to know a person better. A good personality always triumphs good looks. Normally when you meet someone, tiny little things about their looks can quickly influence whether you want to get to know that person more or not. When you've already established a connection with that person, finding out what they look like and seeing they have a little inconspicuous mole or birthmark on their neck doesn't influence you at all really. Sure, if they turn out to be really unattractive, that is going to influence whether or not you want to continue that relationship.

 

[blankedboy]

Oh god no. I'll stick to gay bars... once I hit the legal age xD

 

[Hollock]

in all seriousness I've probably been stalking you in real life, be afraid! o_o

I knew it! Don't think I didn't see you there that one time. 'cause I totally did.

honestly I've been trying to get a rise out of you, glad you've actually (sorta) caught some of it, I was starting to think you were blind and deaf.

 

[RatRace123]

in all seriousness I've probably been stalking you in real life, be afraid! o_o

I knew it! Don't think I didn't see you there that one time. 'cause I totally did.

honestly I've been trying to get a rise out of you, glad you've actually (sorta) caught some of it, I was starting to think you were blind and deaf.

Oh I am, in fact I'm really a vegetable, the fact that I'm able to type this at all is a miracle and a pure demonstration of the triumph of human spirit.
Thanks for trying to get a rise out of me though, unless it's all part of your evil stalker plan...

 

[Hollock]

in all seriousness I've probably been stalking you in real life, be afraid! o_o

I knew it! Don't think I didn't see you there that one time. 'cause I totally did.

honestly I've been trying to get a rise out of you, glad you've actually (sorta) caught some of it, I was starting to think you were blind and deaf.

Oh I am, in fact I'm really a vegetable, the fact that I'm able to type this at all is a miracle and a pure demonstration of the triumph of human spirit.
Thanks for trying to get a rise out of me though, unless it's all part of your evil stalker plan...

well since I'm letting you in already I should tell you that my evil stalker plan is only are small part of my evil potatoe stew plan which ends me me eating/serving potatoe (you) stew for all the children of the land [sub]the evil children[/sub]

 

[Khada]

I've done it, met a few ppl, one became a gf... Never again.
Sane, healthy, balanced girls in my age group (24) dont seem to use online dating.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

Are you talking about finding someone locally on a site and meeting up with them, or are you talking about like, having an online girlfriend?

If it's the former, I wouldn't do it, but I can see why people do. If it's the latter, than no, I will never understand that. At that point you're better off just looking at porn because your girlfriend is essentially a personality you project onto your hand anyways.

 

[Hader]

I have a friend who has made two online-based relationships work before. Wasn't through dating sites though, but he had one that lasted for near 4 years.

I took one look at an online dating site and figured anything would be less of a waste of time than that. Looked unprofessional, and just plain stupid.

Even then I wouldn't really do online dating, I have too much of an apathy for it built up by now. Doesn't mean that internet cannot be a good part of a relationship, long distance ones and such, but as a pure basis? Meh

 

[Miroku2235]

I met my now local girlfriend via a dating site, OKCupid ironically enough. I've never really been a social butterfly so it was easier for me to meet people in general through a keyboard and words than stammering out embarassed hello's and trying not to make too many social blunders. She lived about 45 mins away, we dated for a good bit, she moved to 5 minutes away, and in 19 days we'll have been dating for a year.

Online dating can be a little scary too, don't get me wrong. Wondering if the other person is crazy (Met a few of those, if they're a liar (Met a few of those as well), but it has just as much chance to work as conventional dating. Heck, I'd have never even met my GF had it not been for online dating.

 

[SimuLord]

Very useful way to meet people outside of one's hometown, which is how I use it. Whether it's to connect with a girl back East to get a long-distance head start on my life after college or just meeting women from all over so I'll never have to look far for a companion no matter where I travel, I say don't knock online dating---just don't expect to be the "zomg love of my life!!!" that they advertise and for love of the gods don't ever pay for the privilege.

It is, in essence, just another way to meet people on the Internet.

 

[v3n0mat3]

I did it, and I've been with her for the past 3 years. In August, I moved up to where she is... and I may/may not leave. Things just aren't going so well for me up here, is all. It's tearing us apart.

 

[tawmus]

I've dated a girl I met playing DAOC. Funny story, until our guild starting using voice-chat, we never believed she was a girl. Even when she posted pics, we were like "that could be anyone like your cousin or something." It still is a hard concept to wrap my head around that cute chics do play video games. Still needed physical confirmation though.