2006-09-15 03:04:33 · 58 answers · asked by Ikishu 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I think that depends on you. What do you expect from it, and why are you doing it?
A lot of online dating services are little more than "meat markets". As a female, you can expect a lot useless attention. But if you can get past that, and keep your head straight, I think it is a useful way to cast your net a lot further; don't get too carried away, though - finding a guy (or girl) in a distant place can be its own can of worms.
I met my girlfriend through an online service. We are both middle-aged, intelligent people. She had been on the site for a long time, and had been patiently reading all the mail she received (and answering only polite ones). Then one day she and I connected. We are very close to perfect for each other, and have a wonderful, rewarding relationship (1 1/2 years so far).
The thing is, online dating has the potential to help you get around all the clumsy, awkward stuff of getting to know someone in person, physical presence I mean. You can tell a lot about someone by what they say, and how they say it.
At the time I joined this service, I didn't have much time for dating. Maybe I'm a little different, but I did not write to every pretty face I saw. Actually, I only wrote to maybe 5 women in the two months I used the service. I'd read their profiles, of course, but not take everything they said at face value. I was more interested in how they said it; that told me a lot about them.
I was incredibly lucky to find a fantastic woman so quickly, who soon felt the same way about me. It won't always work, that is for sure.
But it can!
2006-09-15 03:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by Dan C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only is internet dating sad, it's dangerous. ppl who date on the net have no trouble expressing themselves without physically seeing the other person, but once they come face to face it's a different story- all bcos they become hermits sitting all day against a screen. And let's face it, looks do count. Ppl have a weird way of being much worse looking in real life than on pictures on the net. Not to mention all the psychos...
2006-09-15 03:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by delanodesroches 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Internet dating allows you to know whether or not a person is single, what they like, what they are looking for, if they smoke, if they want children or not and lots of other things by taking two minutes to look at their profile. If you could tell all these things about someone you thought was attractive,just by looking at them, wouldn't you want to? It's no different. I think looking for romance in a bar is sad.
2006-09-15 03:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Chris D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Where else can you get to know someone so thoroughly before laying eyes on them and instantly rejecting them based souley upon their visual flaws? A nightclub/ pub is a cattle market of one-night-stands and desperadoes who will only give you the clap as a lasting reminder! The workplace is a no-go area for meeting people... you are supposed to be professionals in a professional place...not a dating agency... well not unless you actually work in a dating agency. And lets face it, dating friends of friends becomes almost insestuous! Who wants to sleep with someone who slept with someone you know?
2006-09-15 04:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USUALLY I WOULD SAY YES,BUT IM HEARING OF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MET THE LOVE OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE INTERNET AND SOME ARE MARRIED NOW OR HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME!
iF YOU ARE JUST SIMPLY DATING SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET WHO YOU NEVER ACTUALLY MEET THEN YES THAT IS A BIT SAD!! X
2006-09-15 03:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by jo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not. Why should it be? Shouldn't it be good to meet people where ever you meet them. Sometimes it isn't easy to find what you're looking for in the physical world and the internet gives a good opportunity to meet from people from all over. And, as in life, you can come across people who are dishonest and will lie, but equally there are some really nice people too.
2006-09-16 03:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by snowfoxx71 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily. I met my hubby that way. I am simply not a bar chick and wanted to be sure we had common interests. I do not think the net should be someone's only source of romance that would be sad but its an option to try along with the more common routes.
2006-09-15 03:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by kimnwi 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a way to get to know someone before the conflicts of sex and craziness come in to play of the relationship it gives you time to filter out how this person is and if you would want to spend time with them or not i say it beats getting drunk finding some stranger to take home and waking up going oh god what have i done
2006-09-15 03:09:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No not really, some people are lonely, and find it a good way to meet people. I know 2 couples who have married (and are very happy) after meeting on the internet. Good Luck!!
2006-09-15 03:20:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I met my fiance 3 years ago online. I don't get why it's considered sad when you compare it to going to hang around bars where you'd meet someone who's drunk, and the day after ou don't really know them and you don't even remember if you liked them that much or they were that great in the first place! Surely it's better to get to know someone properly?
2006-09-15 03:10:20 · answer #10 · answered by Kate 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋