internet dating

Internet dating what do people really think of it?..even though i meet and got in to a fairly serious relationship from internet dating..i still wouldn't put it down as a totally positive experience

R-KEANE

yep, its rubbish. tried it out. went out with someone for a short while. but didnt work out. met some others and even though some of them were nice people, there was no spark of attraction. i had heard great things about it before i tried it and so it is obviously a successful means for some. not for me though. alot of hassle.

daiixi

I've had a couple of good relationships and made a lot of good friends from the internet. I've also met some horrible people online. However, I've also had some good relationships from people I've met "in real life" and made a lot of good friends as well. I've also met some horrible people "in real life". It's all relative.

wedfan

Well I have to disagree with you both. I met a guy through the internet and I have never been happier in my entire life. We have been going out now almost a year.

So, my advice don't knock internet dating completly!!!

R-KEANE

wedfan wrote:

Well I have to disagree with you both. I met a guy through the internet and I have never been happier in my entire life. We have been going out now almost a year.

So, my advice don't knock internet dating completly!!!

but thats silly. i tried it, said it wasnt for me but it is for others and so i wasnt knocking it completely. neither was the other guy.

also just want to add that i wasnt too proud about doing it.

I am not knocking at all cause i did meet someone..i mean as way of meeting someone...every one dating everyone else it seems to becoming very American..what about concentrating on one person at a time?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Two or three interesting dates, no real realatopnships, lots of friends and some good fun. Nothing wrong with as along as you maintain an open mind and don't have high expectations. Oh, and a bit of common sense will go a long way...

LadyJ

Same as any other kind of dating. Either you get on or you don't. Who really cares where you met? No one is that interested in other people's lives except people who have no lives themselves.

Galvia

Internet dating is just another way to meet people and hook up. Sure, it's got its problems, but so do the pubs or anyplace else you socialise. I am so tired of getting the latest "lines" in a pub. And some girls need to cut back on the makeup and let the real person shine through. People tend to put their best foot forward, no matter the medium. After a while, you get to know the person and to see if there is a fit between you both.

No matter the scene, you often have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince. I met a prince (finally) via the net after enduring a lot of croakers (in pubs, classrooms, net, etc., etc.). Doubt that I would have met this prince in a pub or nearby, as he lives a bit beyond my range. The net connected us.;)

Brian017

I met my girlfriend on the internet nearly 4 years now and have being going out together for 2 1/2 years now and its going well

**Timbuk2**

My friend's friend met someone internet dating 5 years ago and they are now making plans for their wedding (which I think is going to be in Sri Lanka)

Ruu_Old

nearly 2 years married to a lass i met on the web, go forth people! its true, there are wimmins on the internet

Terry

narcississtic self loating is an oxymoron i would use to describe the girl i dated after meeting her on the net. it didn't turn out well.

Brown_Eyed_Girl

Dont think its any different from meeting someone any other way, except the one advantage is that you have the possibility of meeting someone on the net that you possibly wouldnt meet in your local pub.

Obviously caution should be exercised these days when meeting people ........... not only from the net !!!!

Having said that I have had a lot of very good experiences meeting people from the net, a few weirdos too but sure arent they everywhere

Wertz

I thought about internet dating once, but then considered the problems of finding a suitable place to take 55 billion HTML pages on a first date...

I tried it once. Ended badly. Extremely badly. Still wouldnt mind doing it again sometime, depending on the circumstances.

AngryBadger

As said, it's all relative, you meet weirdos in the real world too. I actually wonder at how people who will be totally reckless when they're on a night out, (i.e. getting smashed and shagging the first person to wander into their drinking radius), but will exclaim in horror at the very idea of meeting people via the internet. I dunno...

Brown_Eyed_Girl

Do people still really 'exclaim in horror' at the thought of internet dating ???

irishpartyboy

i think in some ways it might be quite false. People can take on whatever persona they wish and pretend to be that kind of person. Only when the people meet for real things are totally different.

I guess its an opportunity for perhaps people who wouldnt normally have the confidence to approach someone in a bar or public place.

Ireland is still pretty prudish I reckon. I know quite a few people who frown upon the whole idea. I know others who've had some success too.

Whatever floats your boat.

neon_glows

well i met a girl tonight after talking to her online for a few days, shes in the same college as me and tink iv fallen in love and hoping she has too :-) just take precautions, meet in an open/public place, tell someone where your going etc.

AngryBadger

Brown_Eyed_Girl wrote:

Do people still really 'exclaim in horror' at the thought of internet dating ???

Yep. Shocking really :rolleyes:

irishpartyboy wrote:

i think in some ways it might be quite false. People can take on whatever persona they wish and pretend to be that kind of person. Only when the people meet for real things are totally different.Ireland is still pretty prudish I reckon.

See i think people are generally pretty false. So i take anything I'm told at any juncture with a dose of salt. And yeah, Ireland is prudich to the max. The Max I say!!!

Sleepy

When I was in college I met up with two girls I'd met on chat sites. One was an Australian girl who was on holidays in Galway and wanted someone to show her around and we had a bit of a fling while she was there. The other one was probably more representative of internet dating from what I've seen. We started chatting one night over the summer and realised we were both in the same college. Chatted over MSN for half the summer and both thought we'd end up being together when she came back to Galway for college but there was absolutely no spark there whatsoever. We stayed friends for a while (how I know she'd thought we'd be together too) but lost contact after college.

I wouldn't rule it out as a means of hooking up with someone but I tend to be someone who gets hit by lightening bolts when I meet someone I'm interested in and I don't think you can get that through the net...

metaoblivia

I've tried it and never had much luck. Had a few conversations but never got around to meeting anyone. You find out really quickly that there's lots of strange folk out there, but I've also met lots of weirdos in real life too.
All in all in ended up being a waste of time for me.
But my mother got on really well with it. She met several men and has been in a long term relationship with a man from the net for about 2 years now. So for some people it works out.

Waltons

Tried it, went well. Been going out for 2 years.

Furry Burger

I worked with a guy who met his wife on the internet..he was quite a funny cat but an ugly greasy faced unwashed yellow toothed porn obsessed stinkin cvnt aswell....
not the kind that would easily attract even the most desperate women in real life...he cleaned himslef up before he met her and kept it up and she agreed to marry him....so for all you guys out there pulling yourselfs off to buffy and still playing with transformers theres hope for you yet!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No. Not the guys with the transformers. They're screwed. In the non-sexual context, of course.

blu_sonic

The net is full of weirdos, look at boards for examples lol. i don't think its too safe

Milk Lover

Has anyone any links to these Dating sites that are 100% free. Just went online and there all looking for money to message people. Have no credit card though.
Thanks

R-KEANE

Milk Lover wrote:

Has anyone any links to these Dating sites that are 100% free. Just went online and there all looking for money to message people. Have no credit card though.
Thanks

there is one called www.anotherfriend.com. messages from a standard user are delayed by about half an hour and you cant post phone numbers or email addresses. you'll end up subscribing

Brown_Eyed_Girl

Another thing I noticed is a lot of 'younger' men quite interested in no strings action with older women !!!!!!! :eek:

Mind you they are propably everywhere too !!!!

If you dig deep though there are really some really nice people among the weirdos, pervs, etc, I have met many friends online, and I was VERY prudish at the beginning

zag

Speed dating nights are good, if you have the guts for it. My friend had five phone numbers when he left. Not bad for €25 and 1 hour of an investment.

He was seeing three women for two weeks until he made up his mind.

Shovanist? Defintly.
Result? oh yeah!

He now has a long term girlfriend as a result.

She's not a weirdo, and neither is he.

R-KEANE

zag wrote:

Speed dating nights are good, if you have the guts for it. My friend had five phone numbers when he left. Not bad for €25 and 1 hour of an investment.

He was seeing three women for two weeks until he made up his mind.

Shovanist? Defintly.
Result? oh yeah!

He now has a long term girlfriend as a result.

She's not a weirdo, and neither is he.

well, i think everyone is a weirdo as thats the way we are. i wouldnt call your friend shovanistic because he had three girls on the go. they probably had the same going on. but fair play, it worked for him. thats what counts in the end.

Brown_Eyed_Girl

zag wrote:

Speed dating nights are good, if you have the guts for it. My friend had five phone numbers when he left. Not bad for €25 and 1 hour of an investment.

He was seeing three women for two weeks until he made up his mind.

Shovanist? Defintly.
Result? oh yeah!

He now has a long term girlfriend as a result.

She's not a weirdo, and neither is he.

Me neither, he was dead right .................... sure isnt that what dating is all about ???

zag

Brown_Eyed_Girl wrote:

Me neither, he was dead right .................... sure isnt that what dating is all about ???

I didn't think so eithier, I say fair play to him. I wish I could get some of my other single friends hooked up. I know one great guy, who doesn't like to go out much, as a result never meets anyone.

Furry Burger

zag wrote:

I didn't think so eithier, I say fair play to him. I wish I could get some of my other single friends hooked up. I know one great guy, who doesn't like to go out much, as a result never meets anyone.

leave him be maybe he doesn't want to be set up...whats this fixation you have with matching all your friends up.....people can be happy on their own.....its an easy choice

zag

Furry Burger wrote:

leave him be maybe he doesn't want to be set up...whats this fixation you have with matching all your friends up.....people can be happy on their own.....its an easy choice

Well, he wants to be fixed up. So do the other ones.

Furry Burger

zag wrote:

Well, he wants to be fixed up. So do the other ones.

fair enough

Lux23

Sleepy wrote:

I wouldn't rule it out as a means of hooking up with someone but I tend to be someone who gets hit by lightening bolts when I meet someone I'm interested in and I don't think you can get that through the net...

I would be the same way and in my experience it just hasn't worked for me.

DOLEMAN

Milk Lover wrote:

Has anyone any links to these Dating sites that are 100% free. Just went online and there all looking for money to message people. Have no credit card though.
Thanks

www.casablanca.ie

Not many people using it though...

jonny68

wedfan wrote:

Well I have to disagree with you both. I met a guy through the internet and I have never been happier in my entire life. We have been going out now almost a year.

So, my advice don't knock internet dating completly!!!

nice to hear,i met my ex bird online (a messageboard actually not a dating site)and went out for a year and a half and even though i don't talk to her anymore i still wouldn't knock internet dating,anyone who does is stupid,it's a positive thing,i wouldn't go out of my way to meet a bird online but of it happened then that's cool

dundalk cailin

Never met up with people ive met on the net..but have established some friendships..some from boards, some from other sites..i think in this day-and-age the internet is a good way to meet people

jonny68

dundalk cailin wrote:

Never met up with people ive met on the net..but have established some friendships..some from boards, some from other sites..i think in this day-and-age the internet is a good way to meet people

I've established friendships and met up with a good few people online and i have to say it's been all good..;)

dundalk cailin

jonny68 wrote:

I've established friendships and met up with a good few people online and i have to say it's been all good..;)

glad to hear u have good reports

blobert

As someone who runs a website with personal ads on it I have some interesting facts have become apparent:

(1) Most people say that personal ads are sad and that they would never place one themselves.

(2) People read the personal ads over 10 TIMES more than any other ads.

I think this suggests people are not entirely honest when it comes to this subject, similar to the Eurovision, everyone says it's crap yet millions watch it nonetheless.

In my opinion, while I would feel slightly foolish placing a personal ad myself, I do think they are a perfectly valid way of meeting new people. I mean, I think I'm quite the catch, and I read these ads, similarly most of you that read/reply to these ads probably believe you are relatively normal, so I don’t really see why people have a problem with them.

So don’t be shy, try personal ads as a way of meeting people. Despite what you might say, you are reading them already so why not reply or post your own:)

Thanks

Stench Blossoms

I don't see anything really wrong with it tbh.

As long as the first time you meet them you meet in a public place.

replytohere2004

here's a women you won't find in Copper Face Jacks:

http://dating.ireland.com/memberdetail.cfm?member=Sweeti

she bakes as well - shur' what more could you ask for:D

R-KEANE

replytohere2004 wrote:

here's a women you won't find in Copper Face Jacks:

http://dating.ireland.com/memberdetail.cfm?member=Sweeti

she bakes as well - shur' what more could you ask for:D

i think if you read through it you might just spot the sarcasm in what she was saying

zag

R-KEANE wrote:

i think if you read through it you might just spot the sarcasm in what she was saying

Keano, I'm sure he's not that thick!

stovelid

Its fine by me although i havent actually done it. How could meeting somebody you have been chatting to online be any worse than meeting somebody you have spent a few minutes talking to - drunk - in a nightclub or pub?

neon_glows

okay im heading to the cinema tonight with my internet date, weve met once before two nights ago, i tell you she's the sweetest person iv ever met and we both spend all our time flirting and laughing and we are normally two very shy people but we got to know each other fairly well online so now its more like we know each other ages :-)

Shes normal and im semi normal, haha :-) It works but just be carefull i had a really bad experience once.