Online Dating...does it work?


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buttonpusher is offline buttonpusher Post #1  January 5,2010, 3:12pm
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Ok not sure if this belongs here, but Im starting to wonder how can online dating work. It seems informal, but yet not informal due to the fact you are putting yourself out there. Maybe its a profile im not sure, but I am interesting to hear some stories from you guys about somethings that have happened to you, successes and failures...I'll start it off:

Met a girl, we talked for about 2 weeks. She asked me out, and I said yes, the day of she didnt call or anything and then randomly said she was sick...never heard from her again...whats with that? lol
 
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D_Lion is online now D_Lion Post #2  January 5,2010, 3:19pm
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She's a lier who enjoyed playing you for a fool when she found someone better.

Not your burden to heel such people of their mental problems.

Yes, online dating works. It is slow and frustrating, but most things are.

Best is to use online as not your only means.
 
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tweet37 is offline tweet37 Post #3  January 5,2010, 3:21pm
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Yeah, like D_L said.

Welcome to the world of internet matching.
 
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PY_2 is offline PY_2 Post #4  January 5,2010, 3:23pm

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D_Lion wrote :

Not your burden to heel such people of their mental problems.
Hey...she DID say she was sick!!
Last edited by PY_2; January 5,2010 at 3:24pm. Reason: at least she's honest!
 
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shoopthedoop is offline shoopthedoop Post #5  January 5,2010, 3:51pm
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Guess it depends on what you are looking for.

Gone on quite a few online dates. Had a couple relationships out of it. So from that perspective it works.

None of them have lasted...
 
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Online dating is pretty much the same as convential dating.but different in some other ways too. Online dating might be more driven by personality and conversation than physical attraction. There are some site where you can see photos but just like conventional dating you have liars and cheater and game players on both sides. From my experience it doesnt matter how well the conversations are through email or phone...you never really know until you meet in person. Based on what you said...I will wager that she saw you physically....didnt like what she saw ...and then bolted. You were basically stood up. Just like with the regular world the online world is the same post date where if it seems to go well but you are unsure you will think things went well but for whatever reason they wont return your calls or they stop talking to you after that first date.
 
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peg099 is offline peg099 Post #7  January 5,2010, 4:15pm
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I think it's a valid way to meet someone, but like others have said, don't put all your eggs in one basket, so to speak. I know people who have found partners and spouses online, but that doesn't mean it will work for everyone or that is necessarily a quick route to a relationship.

And yeah, you do get a lot of people disappearing without a word at some point. Best to just shrug it off and move on to the next one. Don't get overly invested in someone before you meet them, or even based on a few dates. Take things one step at a time - just as you should with any other method of meeting people.
 
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I'm just looking at as another means to meet men. I need to open my dating pool because of where I'm from and the type of men that I like. I wouldn't look at online dating as an answer to all your dating woes.
 
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I've found online dating to be more brutal than meeting people offline. There's no accountability. I miss the days when friends knew other single people to set you up with. At least then you knew that person had to be semi-normal without a criminal record.
 
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Nikita79 wrote :
At least then you knew that person had to be semi-normal without a criminal record.
Not necessarily. A criminal record can be kept pretty quiet in many cases. Not necessarily something that casual freinds would know unless they did some digging.
 
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