JinxyVoodoo Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Have you had better experiences dating people you meet in online communities, dating sites, etc or dating people you meet in person?
sunshinegirl Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Have you had better experiences dating people you meet in online communities, dating sites, etc or dating people you meet in person? In person. Surprising, then, that I have spent so much time trying to meet someone online.
Still Trying Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 with the exception of my first gf in highschool, I've never successfully met any one online that was worth a damn. Real world all the way...
likestolaugh Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 I've not tried much online. The one girl I did try to meet... I did, and she was very nice, and very normal. The dating didn't work out (the timing wasn't right)... but we're still friends (just met her for coffee yesterday). So, there are nice people out there. I think you're more bound to have success if you're a male rather than a female... more normal female online I'd gather.
d0ll Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 in person!! .. 80% of the time online dating never works out
zhsoj Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 I've met good people IRL and over the net with about the same frequency. The only one I've asked out though was through a dating site... And she is very nice. Perfectly normal. From the one sociology course I took in college isn't there a basic reasoning that you find relatively the same percentages of personality types in any group of sufficient size?
fishtaco Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Even if you meet online first you'll eventually have to meet in person. It seems to me it requires a different set of skills in order to meet people online. So if you do the online thing, not only do you need to learn how to project a winning persona through some text and pictures, you also need to learn how to do the same in person as well. I mean it's not uncommon to have people finally meet in person after interacting online for a while, only to have it fizzle. Personally I'm not into online dating, although I do have profiles up at free sites. I've never gotten anything from it other that some random chat that never goes anywhere. I prefer to do everything in RL, it's much more fun even if you don't end up getting a number out of it. Online dating takes just as much time/effort. Except the effort is spent staring at a computer screen instead of partying it up and being social. It is however, cheaper, and you can do it any time. So I'd say do both. When you can go out, go out, that's always prime choice. When you can't go out, say because you're sick, or you're taking a dump, then go online.
Stitch Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 I'm biased and I guess lucky as I've had a lot of success with Online dating. I found my wonderful boyfriend first try. I signed up to one website, although I forget the name right now. Typed in the general idea of age and location and found him. I sent the first message and we chatted back and forth for a couple of weeks before having a first date. It was wonderful, he was a perfect gentleman and really sweet. I adore him. We've been together for just over 6 months now. He was the only person I messaged and I've since closed down my account. I understand it can be hard on dating websites, and hit and miss. My boyfriend had been on there a fairly long time, and had been on several dates with little to no chemistry before me. We really clicked. I wasn't expecting anything serious from signing up to be honest. I'd just gotten over a break up from long term relationship and thought it couldn't hurt to peep. My boyfriend has Aspergers Syndrome, so he finds social situations fairly awkward. So going out and trying to meet people in real life was a little more complicated for him. My excuse is I'm really not that social, and most of my interests and hobbies wouldn't have been good for finding a potential date.
D-Lish Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 I've met an equal amount of good and bad from online and the real world.
climbergirl Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 IDK, I've never tried the online dating thing but I'm thinking it's a crap shoot. I'm thinking that at least with online you have some semblence of their personality. IRL, they can seem cool one day and weirding you out a few days later. I don't think it makes a difference.
clv0116 Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I'd say 50/50 really but I use online means to quickly secure a date IRL. I think a full blown online relationship is for the birds.
Illiandra Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 meeting someone online vs in person equates to the same thing.. except online you get to read their profile ive met good people and bad people at bars,,, and tend to meet better people online,,, guess it depends on which websites you use and if theres chemistry between the 2 people,,, overall i would say its the same thing 50%/50%, you never know if the right person is online or if mr wrong is the guy thats buying you a shot at the bar ;P
Rebellious Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I do much better in person. Online, women are mistrustful simply because they don't know you, but in person they drool, it's a no brainer.
andrewrost3241981 Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I would prefer meeting people in real life. I don't know that I could trust the people I meet on the Internet. I once met a girl on the Internet who just turned out to be a scam artist.
redant Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I like both. Online dating is great u can look through photos pick out some interesting people chat or email then meet asap to see if there's an interest. I work alot and am in the Internet field so I like it. Meeting in rl is great too. Can be more exciting probably if there's alot of flirting involved. I def don't like to flirt online or get my hopes up before meeting in person. My 2cents.
Trialbyfire Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 I've never used online dating but have met one person online, once, but never met in real life. I much prefer real life, since you get to know the person much better that way, right from the get-go! Body language and facial expressions can be read, so you get a better picture of the person and also, you get the immediate impact of attraction or not.
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