What do you think about meeting someone online?

Question

Just curious if anyone has tried it and if it worked out, and if you have not tried it, would you? why or why not?

Answer 1

I think it depends on what website or chatting network you use. Believe it or not I found my fiance on yahoo. There are pro's and con's to meeting people online...is it safe? are they for real? what's the catch? I think if you're truly serious about finding your "other half," your best bet is something like eharmony or match.com. A website that costs will probably weed out some of the weirdos (not all). That should give you a better chance. Then from there, if you meet someone....you can take it slow...w/ internet conversations, up to phone conversations and so on and so forth.

I think the plus in meeting someone online is that you might find that your soulmate isn't down the street. Mine happened to be in Ohio, whereas I was from Mississippi. Without the internet, I would have never found him. I have other friends who have met online and married. I also have some who have met people and it just didn't work out. Some even remained friends. Your own judgement and your own call...all in all...it's not a bad thing in my opinion! Good luck! :)

Answer 2

I would really like to meet someone but I'm very hesitant for all the horror stories you read and all the weirdos out there. I tried it once on a cellphone/internet service and the guy was a total psycho. He would text every five minutes and I am not allowed a phone in the kitchen where I work so my messages would be full with abuse and why aren't you returning my texts. I never met him, thank goodness. He worked in a timber mill and I was afraid I'd end up strapped to one of those saws like in a cartoon! In saying that I do know personally of fairytale internet romances and my mum works as a marriage celebrant and has married heaps of couples that met on the net. Common sense goes a long way I suppose and be honest with your photos and claims about yourself. No point in lying to hook someone, fall in love and then have them meet you and be disappointed.

Answer 3

I have met someone that I talked to online. It was strickly for business. We talked on the phone for hours and we talked online up until it was time to meet each other. I was smart, I didn't go alone. I brought my cousin and her two friends along and we met at his apartment. He was a producer/rapper and I was a producer/songwriter... so the meeting was for business and it went well.... I do music anymore, but I still keep in contact with him... So my advice to you is if you do decide to meet someone, please be smart. Don't alone and make sure that you feel comfortable meeting this person. It also helps that you have spoken to this perosn on the phone.... Hope that helped you....

Answer 4

I met my ex on yahoo chat. We were together for 4 years and and a daughter together. But I broke it off, we just didn't work out. If you do meet someone online you just have to be careful. Good luck.

Answer 5

its a very risky set up.. meeting someone you dont actually know..

but maybe you can give it a try if you guys been talking for so many months already..

my sister met his boyfriend in an online game.. they are taking online and on the fone.. and soon to meet him..

if you really want to meet someone, make sure to take someone with you.. just to be safe..

Answer 6

hehehe... :D why not ?... I met my husband from an Internet site almost 4 years ago.... it's turns out really great... he was such a great and very amazing person... it worked out really great... :)...

but i know some of the people was not that good... so, you should be very careful before meeting someone... :) just make sure that everything was clear enough before you planning to meet them... if your heart feels worried... then don't do that... ;)

Answer 7

Why not?
There's always a risk envolved, it doesnt matter the way you meet a person.
Of course before meeting that person you must apply a bit of psichology, but you should apply it in any case, any way you meet somebody.

Answer 8

I've tried it. I've met some nice guys but none have been a love connections. If you are looking for a love connection stick to the old fashion way.

Answer 9

it's not really a good idea because you can never fully trust somebody that you met over the net, for all you know they could be an online preditor. But i did it once, i met this boy on 321teenchat.com and then i started talkin to him or whatnot and before i knew it, he gave me his myspace and one thing led to another and he asked me out. he only lives a few minutes away from me so one day when my parents were out, i invited him over and it worked out great

Answer 10

Only if it was E Harmony or something like that. I would be very careful of strangers you meet on line. I mean, just look at some of the characters on this answers thing. Woah.