Wednesday, 02 September 2009
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What's Wrong With Online Dating?
After reading the comments on the article "Online Dating Horror Stories" I realized that most of the people commenting condemned online dating. I use the internet for everything. If I find a pair of $200 shoes that I like, I can usually find them online for less than half that. If I want to buy a refrigerator, how can I know which ones would break the day after the warranty ended and which ones I could throw off an apartment building and find it still running in pieces at the bottom?
Not only can I easily find coupons, but I can find the best prices on the best products. Why should the most important thing in my life be any different?
If I'm planning on being with someone forever, what's wrong with shopping around a bit?
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my band director and his wife met through eharmony :)
they're super happy and have twins!
so i don't think there's anything wrong with it, if you're careful!
My boyfriend and I met on a random chat site, and we've been together 10 months! He came and stayed with me for a month and a half over summer, and I'm going to his country over my winter break. There's nothing wrong with online romance imo.
i found my bf online. lol~
there's nothing wrong with online dating. just be extra careful.
Online relationships can work as long as there is trust.
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they usually dont last long IMO
There's nothing wrong with them. I'm just too lazy if they're long distance. lol
I wonder how thorough the background checks on sites like eharmony are (they have background checks...right?). It just seems like you could potentially set yourself up for disappointment if the person you're talking to online is not nearly as interesting (or as attractive) in real life...I dated a guy who was way more talkative online than in person. That's kinda pathetic huh?
all ma babes are fruhm teh interwebzLOOOOOOL!!!!
There is nothing wrong with online dating if you will just be careful in dealing with other people especially if you are going to meet offline. There are lots of couple who met through online dating so I cannot see anything wrong with it. It is just one of the ways in finding someone special without hanging on the bar or hitting clubs.
Online dating is great. I can't imagine how hard it must have been for a disabled person or gay person or HIV positive person to find a partner before the internet. Especially when it was impossible to be openly gay or bi, how horrible that must have been? Especially when perhaps 1 in 100 people are gay to begin with, and even fewer would have acknowledged it, let alone look for more gay people.
A deaf person can have conversations with vastly more people online without the constraints of them having to know sign language, and their chances of finding love and compatibility must be greatly increased.
It's the best thing since sliced bread in my opinion.
@xkthily@xanga - LDRs are bad. But that's another thing.
working 9-5 + activities would leave only the weekend to start lookin. I think I would utilize this to save some time
i dont find anything wrong with online dating, it's really up to you and what you like. dating in person is just like dating online.
I met my boyfriend online 4 years ago. We were in different countries and just friends at that time.
It was about 2 years ago that we finally met in RL. And, we have been together for one a half years now.
We both were kind of quiet and shy outside.
So I guess meeting online makes us talk, and know each other better.
I have met boyfriends through the internet, and it was totally worth it. However, there have been horrors and surprises too. Sometimes it seems like too much effort. Wish it could just be more natural.
lemme know if you find any girlfriend coupons.
I met my boyfriend in school, but the internet actually helped us to get to know each other. And gave me the confidence to talk to him! We wouldn't be together if it weren't for Myspace. Sad, but true.
I met my current partner online 4 years ago! We chatted for ages online before meeting up. It was obvious we got on well, I mean if you can't chat online for any length of time chances are that you won't have much to say to each other when you meet.
I was recovering froma divorce and being out of the dating game for 12+ years!! It was scary! And I'm a bloke - can't imagine how that can feel sometimes for the ladies.
Do your research. Take your time when chatting with someone. Don't rush into anything. Have fun! Good luck!
Creepers.
@asininity - *facepalm*
It's not bad, but it doesn't mean that it will always work (as in 100%). I'm sure there are a lot of good people on the internet- and not on the internet.
Nothing wrong with it at all, I say.
I met my boyfriend online. We're in a long-term committed relationship and in love. It works for some people.
There's nothing wrong with it.
Although to me, I don't think it will sound very romantic to tell others in the future on how you and your SO met. But I guess, what is important is that it works?
totally nothing wrong with it, i met my first gf in college the "normal" way, then my second gf i actually met through fb, she looked me up from HS and that was just really bad overall, however i tried the whole online dating thing and it was eh.. my current gf and i wouldnt be together if it werent for AIM lol... i work 5 days a week and she is in college, became good friends while i was working and she was in college met up over the summer and sparks flew.. u get the idea... there are levels to internet datin.... and wat actually is online dating