Meeting on the internet

joejoem

After seeing the other thread, im curious do many people try internet dating and such lark. Personally I wouldnt, not to sound like a mean bastard but Id be afraid of either it being a monster or some wierdo.

As far as the internet, its great to pass the time and gives endless fun but I cant really imagine myself getting into the whole dating thing. Not that Im knocking it, congratz to those who met there partners on the web. Do many of you put your photo's on the web or put information about yourself up freely on the net? Do many of you use dating sites?

I might aswell make a poll for those too lazy to type a response.

Megatron

I've meet 3 girls from the net , 2 of which i ended up dateing .


never had a problem with it , but always go on the safe side if your unsure

joejoem

Megatron wrote:

I've meet 3 girls from the net , 2 of which i ended up dateing .


never had a problem with it , but always go on the safe side if your unsure

Were they monsters?

Megatron

1 was yeah , but she was great in the sack ;P

2nd was great everywhere , even looks wise :eek:


but yeah but different courses for different horses.

Waltons

I met my current girlfriend on the internet. We've been going out for a year now. I've found the internet really handy for meeting people because I'm not really an outgoing person.
And she's not a monster

Matthewthebig

What about the fangs? And when she tried to claw my face off! i remember these things Cillian!

joejoem

Hmmm yeah, do you ask for a photo first or just hope against hope for a non mutant. I hope my wording doesnt offend anyone. So what is it, you put an add up on a site or you met them in chat rooms, I suppose I can see the point of it for non-outgoing types. When you meet them do you spend long chatting to eachother before meeting up or just go for broke?

Sarky

I post personal information because I am a shameless attention whore, nothing more.

Waltons

Shhh Matthew. It was just a bad dream, that's all.

Joejoem: We met on a dating site where there were pictures up already of the people so one really just has to hope that people aren't using someone else's photos. I just set up a profile and got around to talking with some people. I wasn't actually looking for a girlfriend when I started out (which was lucky because my girlfriend had 'engaged ' as her marital status when I messaged her). It's pretty handy, I must admit because I've never been the type of person to just start conversations with random people.
We chatted for a few weeks before meeting up, but generally it's whenever you feel comfortable about meeting up rather than a set amount of time.

*strokes Sarky*

Matthewthebig

i have scars! Twasn't a dream. Anyway personally I wouldn't do that myself and meet people off the old interweb even though i know people who have.

Nightshiftguy

I totally agree with it I have met 2 long term g/f's from the net and a couple of one nighters!

galwaydude

have met a few people off the net, some good and some not so good.
Just be carefull!!! and use your commen sense

Scarinae

There is no way I would ever meet someone off the internet unless I knew someone that knew them... Cos that way I'd know they were less likely to be a weirdo. And I'd never give out my phone number. Email address is ok, but never phone number.
I had to stop using ICQ because I attract weirdos - I was always getting messaged by men in their late thirties wanting cybersex and photos of me. Stupid ICQ. I'm also the kind of person that randomers talk to at bus stops. So I wouldn't chance my arm with meeting someone off the internet. Anyway, I have a boyfriend!

What's your opinion on people who date people on the internet for ages (say a year) without ever actually meeting them?

galwaydude

my GF's bestfriend is indian and she met a guy from a indian online dating service, she was talking to him online for 6 months then flew to austrailia to meet him.He turned out to be a right nobhead.Everything she thought he was like was so incorrect, he was really false and not the person she thought he was when they talked etc.Its strange as she gets guys come up to her all the time when we all go out here in dublin but due to her culture she only wants indian guys.I had some disasters myself so i would caution anyone meeting people online.

syklops

I am rolling around in giggles, reading all your posts that go "I would never meet some one off the net, they might be a wierdo"

Are you for real?

If you meet a girl in a bar, how do you know she is not a wierdo? You chat up a girl at the bus stop, how do you know SHE is not a wierdo.

To be honest you have a better chance of picking up a wierdo in a nite club than on the internet.

joejoem

syklops wrote:

To be honest you have a better chance of picking up a wierdo in a nite club than on the internet.

That is the stupidest statement I have ever read on boards.

Tar.Aldarion

no it's not the stupidest comment you have heard is eh..eh....
aw *pets head* come and live with my unicorn on the moon

shaz021

skylops that is a great point it really is , both guys and girls in clubs!!
i wondered bout ne dating myself and i am not a monster weirdo or the likes am just a girl who likes to get know someone b4 getting involved in any way !!

AngryBadger

I find it amusing how people turn to the whole "da internet si full of weirdos" line, and yet we've all seen complete nobbers in night clubs getting away with murder.

C'mon, each to their own, some people are into meeting people regardless of how they come into contact, and some people prefer the visceral, and ultimately false security of only interacting with people in tried and tested settings

See fair and impartial...ohand for the record, I've done it, and came up trumps 3 out of 4 times, only reason the 4th didn't go so well was she decided she liked the friend I brought for her friend....and I'm such a charming bastard

Bottle_of_Smoke

In one sense it's the best way of meeting people, you can see their personality first, and just skip past them if ya dont have much in common etc(if they're honest of course)

It provides privacy - easier to say what you want\what you're thinking

Downsides - People are liars! Insecurities can be hidden and for the moment I'd say a high percentage of users are using it as a last resort