Are people who date online usually freaks or do you run into some great people?

Question

I assume that people who resort to online dating must be desperate but I've heard that it's becoming more accepted.

Answer 1

My friend met her husband online on "J-Date". So it can work.

Trust your instincts. It is a much more acceptable form of dating these days I think, but as always, use caution, respect yourself, and maybe just try to have fun and not worry about the modality so much. The biggest hazard is misrepresentation through the online profiles, which is why you eventually have to meet in person and see for yourself.

Answer 2

Ive never tried it myself, because most of the guys i date are guys I met at school or a party. But i would assume the ones that use online dating are really reaaaally desperate and are probably in their 40's or older looking for a signifcant other to spend the rest of their life with.

Answer 3

It's becoming more accepted by desperate people anyway. Never go on a date with someone you've only seen one picture of. A lot of people will take pictures of themselves that make it look like they are better looking than they really are. It's not like this is wrong or anything, but you know you don't want to date someone who used a deceitful tactic to land a date...

The freaks are usually really easy to spot. They'll send you messages like, "I really love you," or "I think we're soulmates" like five minutes into the conversation.

Answer 4

I know a sweet couple, she's now the better part of 70 and an English professor very well-respected even outside her own country; he's now the better part of 80 and worked as an economist for the World Bank before retiring.

So these are pretty high-powered, 'eligible' folks. Anyhow, she was newly divorced, he was widowed, they met online, they've been together probably the better part of 10 years (now in real life)...

Answer 5

It's becoming more accepted, but the freak factor is still VERY high. You're better off meeting people through friends, family, workplace, etc. where people usually come with references from people you already know and trust. That doesn't mean all online daters are freaks, nor does it mean that people you meet in real life aren't freaks, but your chances are better in real life.

Answer 6

you can meet some really great people.

it seems like now that the desperate ones are the ones in bars trying to meet people...you meet a lot more practical and friendly and trustworthy people online these days. you just need to know how to weed out the freaks!

Answer 7

Its like anything else - nuts in every basket. But the good thing about it is that there is less gameplaying. People are there because they want to meet other people. You can talk about various things (sex, expectation, children) up front in the beginning, which always seems so awkward and "rushing it" in person.

A friend of mine met a girl on Yahoo! and married her 9 months later. I've met someone on Yahoo! and hope to meet her this month in person. It happens.

Answer 8

I met my fiance through on-line dating, there are some good people out there, but there are some freaks....it wasn't a desperate thing, I was bored one day on-line and just started chatting, we clicked, became friends, met, and started dating, take it slow though, you never know who might look and act normal and is really a closet freak.

Answer 9

Dating Online is not just for freaks. I found the love of my life online, and also before him there were other decent guys. But yes, there are freaks on there, so just be careful.

Answer 10

yes, some are freaks but there are also some great people out there. it's easier for people who don't have a lot of time or who have difficulty meeting people.