dating sites

[sidewinder]

The very thought of Internet dating quite frankly freaks me out.

 

I dunno, I guess I just like to know the person in real life before I make any kind of romantic advances or anything, the idea of picking a random person off the interweb and hoping for the best just seems surreal to me.

 

But its exactly the same as meeting someone in a bar/at a bus stop/whatever - you're meeting a strange who you may or may not be compatible with, however with online dating you at least have a rough idea of whether you're likely to get on, which is an advantage in my eyes

 

Cant see whats so strange about it. Not as if only geeky girls are on there either!

[ahunter]

I used a dating site to meet my current girlfriend. We have been together 2 years now with no problems. Everything from the meet onwards has been going great.

 

I always found that the biggest problem with meeting women in bars/clubs/pubs or other public places is you just don't know who they are with, you could start chatting to some random woman and next minute you wake up in a&e. Its a harsh reality but I think dating someone you meet online is safer in many respects.

[farmerste]

I'm glad things have worked out for some here, but to be honest joking aside i find that women :-

 

pretend to be looking for :-

decent, honest, normal, loyal, funny etc

 

where they are actually looking for :-

gorgeous, hunky, handsome etc.

 

the just dont want to appear to be as shallow as 'men', but are much worse in my opinion -lol

 

men on the other hand believe that by having one or more of the attributes that women PRETEND to be looking for, will actually result in then getting a relationship from someone gorgeous, sexy etc.

 

women dont get the fact that the guys that are 'gorgeous' etc, don't have any of the attributes they pretend to be looking for, and women will spend time looking 'for the one', only for a chain of disappointments, by 'players'

[browolf]

I'm glad things have worked out for some here, but to be honest joking aside i find that women :-

 

pretend to be looking for :-

decent, honest, normal, loyal, funny etc

 

where they are actually looking for :-

gorgeous, hunky, handsome etc.

 

the just dont want to appear to be as shallow as 'men', but are much worse in my opinion -lol

 

Whilst women have a tendency to say one thing and mean another doesnt mean they're doing it on purpose or are even aware of it.

 

Men have a habit of not knowing what they mean but saying stuff anyway. cos its "worse" to say nothing than the "wrong" thing.

 

people are attracted to (their idea of) gorgeous, hunky, handsome, intelligent etc. but it isnt a choice. It's chemicals and subconscious processes. Past partners tend not to convenienty fit into prescribed parameters. Give a person a profile and expect him to accurately define this attraction and its not gonna happen. Ontop of that people are much more certain over what they dont want as a result of past experiences. I suspect most people just say the opposite of what they dont want. It's lost on them, that stuff like honesty, actually we all want that.

[el8linuxel8]

women dont get the fact that the guys that are 'gorgeous' etc, don't have any of the attributes they pretend to be looking for, and women will spend time looking 'for the one', only for a chain of disappointments, by 'players'

 

I think thats a bit of a broad statement.

[alena]

I have used a dating site before. That is where I met my fiancee. We are due to get married on Friday.

I used friends reunited dating. I found that the free ones were full of people just having a laugh or complete weirdos. Make sure you go somewhere busy/public (even the men) because you just dont know!

[EduTech]

I can't believe i am saying this but i dont mind it worked with me maybe i am lucky. Met a wonderful girl and couldn't ask for anyone better and that was through ... Plenty Of Fish that someone posted early..

 

I suppose a young guy like myself should really be going out clubbing and meeting girls that way but never seem to have any luck.

 

Dont need to now though as i aint single any more

 

Girls on my pics in profile.. dont think i did too bad to be honest

 

James.