ever done online dating?

I just joined match.com and am wondering what others' experiences were like. So far I've been in contact with some decent guys who seems cute, smart and nice. But have not met anyone in person yet.
As expected with the internet, there are plenty of perverts and weirdos out there and it's just a matter of sifting through those and finding the good ones.

Any tips? Funny stories? Success stories?

My brother-in-law joined an on-line service and met a woman. They married last Christmas on a cruise ship.

I believe they "chatted" for quite a long time before actually meeting in person.

I am a mail order bride- this was way before computers. We wrote for four years, met three times and will soon celebrate 19 years of marriage

Originally Posted by hissy

I am a mail order bride- this was way before computers. We wrote for four years, met three times and will soon celebrate 19 years of marriage

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How romantic!

i met my fiance in a chatroom alost a year ago we talked on the phone and over the computer 4 months before we met in person and after about 6 months we moved in together adn have3 been very much in love and happy since then also my sister met her husband online and talked for a year before meeting in person and now are happily married

My Aunt & Uncle met thru the personals in a newspaper, they have been together happily for 6 years now, and just very happily in love!

have never thought about it but just might give it a try!

I joinedYahoo dating for a while for fun, but only ever met up with one guy, who it turned out was looking for an unpaid manager for his hotel, rather than a wife! Others who contacted me were nearly all rather strange, including guys way out of my age range and others who wanted to have some kind of internet sex! So I gave up. But one of my close friends met her husband over the net.

I am not so sure how much these match-making sites work.

But meeting someone online through forums of your interests definitely works.

Originally Posted by altzarina

I am not so sure how much these match-making sites work.

But meeting someone online through forums of your interests definitely works.

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well if they worked too well the sites wouldnt make any money because no-one would be single any more! lol

worth a try though

I have never tried it. Then again, I didn't have a computer before meeting my husband. I would say trust your instincts, take your time and communicate through the computer or phone, if he is eager to meet right away, I wouldn't, just becareful, and have fun. When and if you do meet someone leave info with a friend or family member on what you are doing, his name, where you are going, also meet him in a public area, never let them come to your house on the first date. You just never know who the person is. Good luck and be safe!

I've tried it and didn't have much luck. There are a lot of strange people out there. Then again I tend to attract strange people no matter where I meet them.

If you meet someone, be sure to meet in public and let someone know where you're meeting. Try to keep everything as safe as possible, you know what I mean.

I found the people in general to be fairly nice and it is something I would do again.

I agree, definately tell one or 2 people where you are going and leave a phone number you can be contacted on.
My friend did this with a guy she met on Yahoo personals. She met up in a retaurant, she thought she was falling madly in love but after a few months really didnt like him. Thats nothing to do with meeting him on the net though, just life!!
I think its a great idea for people who dont have time, or confidence, etc to meet people. Just as long as you are CAREFUL and dont believe everything you are told.
Good luck and happy flirting!!

i met my husband in a chatroom but we went to the same highschool, we hadn't seen each other for six years though and he didn't look like the skinny little boy i used to know

we have been married for nearly three years now

Originally Posted by hissy

I am a mail order bride- this was way before computers. We wrote for four years, met three times and will soon celebrate 19 years of marriage

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Somehow you never lost that taste for long distance communications.

I met my boyfriend of 3 years online and we have yet to meet in person though....he had an ad on a interracial dating site on Yahoo and I answered it. He is in the ANG now. Hopefully, we will meet someday.

WeLoveEllie is right on target. Don't meet in person for at least a few months, don't give your full name, physical address, or phone number to anyone online, always meet in public places, and never get into his vehicle or let him into yours.

It sounds paranoid, and some men will be insulted by your refusals. But a man worth your time will understand.

One thing to remember: online communication tends to intensify and condense everything. You reveal yourself more readily, become very close very quickly, develop deep feelings much more rapidly online. But much of it may be illusory, and may evaporate when you meet in person. Try to keep your head, no matter how powerful the relationship may seem.

I met my now Hubby of 8 years on AOL

i have never done it. but im sure there can be soom good things..and bad things that come of it!! just have to be careful of course. but match.com seems like a good site !!

i use www.hotornot.com and www.plentyoffish.com (this one is free)