I am conducting a study on internet dating. What are your opinions on internet dating? Have you ever tried Internet Dating? If so, was the relationship a sucess and to what do you accredit the success to? If it wasn't a success, to what do you accredit the failure of the relationship to? Is internet dating safe or too risky? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
2006-09-22 06:19:23 · 27 answers · asked by nitabkastar 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I met my current husband on line, we didn't post ads, we just ran into each other in a chat room. We chatted and talked on the phone for 2yrs before meeting in person. We spent time together before deciding to get married. I moved 1300 miles to be with him. It's not a fairy tale but we love each other a lot. I suggest someone to take their time and get to know the real person. DON'T JUMP into anything. Be careful there are A LOT of fakes on here.
2006-09-22 06:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had Internet dates and the ensuing relationships were failures. I think there will be high rate of failure because relationship building is difficult to begin with and the internet dating population tend to have even higher concentration of less ideal candidates. It is also an established fact that internet dating is relatively unsafe and risky. But, that is not to say that other types of dating is safe or not risky at all. I'd say that internet dating has higher failure rate and is less safe and is also riskier than other traditional means.
2006-09-22 06:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by lg traveler 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Internet dating is a great first step. Though I must admit I tried this years ago in the DOS version (pre-Windows) where you only saw a name and the text (no pictures). I married the guy I met online. We've been together 10 years and have two kids.
With busy schedules, we wrote online then moved onto phone calls. There were several men that never made it to the phone call stage and of these only a handfull were met face to face (in public).
2006-09-22 06:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by nan 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
internet dating is always a little risky..so i have gone through a website that is more specific to who i am looking for unlike match.com etc. all the men i have met were really nice etc. just not my type (found alot of overweight people or people who post photos that dont look like they do now)...longest realtionship was 3 months. however, i have been dating someone now from online (1 month) and he is the greatest person that i have actually felt a true connection with so, time will tell.
2006-09-22 06:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by sassygirlny916 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Finding the right person is a numbers game; the more people you meet and date, the more likely you are to find the right one. With that in mind, it is a way of meeting people that you would not otherwise meet in your day to day life. I'm married now, but used to use various Internet dating websites. For the most part, I found them to be a lot of work with not much payoff. Often you correspond with someone for days only to have them disappear on you. The people I did meet frequently turned out to be different than they described themselves on their website. I ended up meeting my wife at a speed-dating event. To me, you get much more bang for the buck doing that. You actually meet 20 single people of the opposite sex (or same sex, if that's your thing) in one night. You can get a much better sense of someone in a 5 minute conversation than you can get in a week of e-mailing back and forth.
2006-09-22 07:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by bb80266 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I met a lot of very nice people on line and almost 2 yrs ago I met a very nice man and we were married in June..We have a wonderful relationship..There are some people out there that are only looking for a good relationship. But there are a lot more that give the good ones bad names.
2006-09-22 06:23:26 · answer #6 · answered by Smurfette 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a good way to meet new people, I met my boy friend on a dating site, and I consider that a succes on both partys, already going on 8 months together and I'm moving in with him next month, but sometimes you're not so lucky! though my opinion is you always have to take a risk...the best way to meet someone on a dating site is to take the time and get to know the person before you meet. ( web camera, and chat, then phone) so you're more comfortable with each other when you actually meet.
I'll be glad to answer any questions for your research if you wish!
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2006-09-22 06:34:29 · answer #7 · answered by spanishqueen39 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well i've tried it before a long time ago, and we became good friends. i believe depending on how long u chat with a person, u get to know them better from a mental perspective. instead of the usual physical appearance, although it is the first thing that makes the person interesting is the attraction. cause they say u can be attracted to a person, but unless they IQ is lower than a doorknob, what good is that?
but i can say that i've met the girl of my dreams from a site, and we've known each other for a lil more than 2 yrs. i talk to her mostly everyday, and hopefully one day we can take it to another level.
2006-09-22 06:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by devanarestylez 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depend on the person. I meet hubby on the internet throwgh a chantroom and we've been married for 6 yrs,now. Though I've had firends that did it and it was not good.
2006-09-22 06:25:14 · answer #9 · answered by sillyfyre 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried it but just from chatting with some guys I found it too risky and scary with all the unknowns', they could be anyone it's too easy to lie.
2006-09-22 06:23:12 · answer #10 · answered by nashiranickel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋