two things
money
and a short term fling
2007-01-31 05:56:15 · 14 answers · asked by rjhamuk 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
That's not always true - you find people off of the internet with the same two interests. Meeting a person at the local bar is just as risky as meeting online. People have to use common sense and not move too fast.
2007-01-31 05:59:44 · answer #1 · answered by lifesajoy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think you are wrong. A recent survey in the UK revealed that meeting via the internet is now the second commonest way of meeting your current partner; the first was meeting through work. It has overtaken meeting in bars.
Of course there is the possibility that the intentions of one of the parties are dishonourable, but my experience is that 95% of people are actually very decent people indeed. You can get chatted up in a bar by someone who is just after money and a fling.
Most dating sites allow you to choose whether you want a long term or "short term" (i.e. fling) relationship. The former tends to attract genuine people looking for friendship and romance. The second tends to attract married persons of both sexes looking to add a little spice to their lives.
Its no more risky than talking to someone you don't know in a pub
2007-01-31 14:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Bob Danvers-Walker 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The extremes are no different than it was before the Internet.
On line dating has not changed the dynamics of potential relationships, it's just a technology to connect you to people right away for money and a short term fling.
My opinion? It's going to offend some people, but I believe on line dating attracts just as many desperate people with mental baggage just as much as those looking to date in pubs, night clubs and such.
Think about it... how many of you are dating right now or remember dating?
It's a night mare when you are an independent person and you attract needy people or the other extreme is when you think you've found your match and they are emotionally unavailable.
It takes a long time to find a soul mate for most people and it usually happens when you are not looking.
2007-01-31 14:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's risky, but it's also a way to meet future spouses. I know personally, two people (a co-worker and my cousin) who met people on line and eventually married them. And I'm sure many people know similar stories, which makes people realize that good things can happen over the internet, and maybe more so than the scary, risky things.
2007-01-31 14:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It dawned on me many years ago that, when you see as many ladies on a dating site as men, something is wrong.
So, what makes you think it's so common?
If it's because more than a few of the people you know personally are doing it, then maybe something has changed that I am not aware of.
But just because there exist a slew of dating sites means nothing other than a bunch of site owners thinking they'll get rich...
A LOT of these dating sites hold pictures of fake accounts to make visitors think this is a hot spot.
As for research and statistical shows, I don't trust figures like these as I have no clue as to who conducted the test, and more likely than not it was influenced by the dating sites as well.
So just more bs is all it is, for the most part.
2007-01-31 14:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by netthiefx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not for me it isnt. I have found love on the internet, and we are both skint so its not a money thing, infact we have helped each other out financially and its a more than a short term fling. I know quite a few people who have found love.
There was a woman who used internet dating sites and personal pages from local newspapers, who conned men into giving her their credit cards and maxxing them out. She was jailed yesterday for two years for fraud.
2007-01-31 14:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beg to differ.
99% of the people are just ordinary people.
How else are you ever going to meet someone?
Besides even in real life, some people are only after money and a short term fling.
2007-01-31 14:01:47 · answer #7 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's better than the bar, at least people for the most part, are sober online.
We are all so into email these days, it's just more normal to email rather than call someone. What about those phone dating services? That's been replaced now by internet dating.
It's just pretty normal to do everything on line, so it's normal to meet people too.
2007-01-31 14:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Nevermore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried it for a while and you're right on both counts (they wanted money, and I wanted a short term fling). I gave up on it before meeting anyone because it seemed that everybody on dating sites is a teacher. A greedy teacher at that. I realised at school that teachers are to be avoided in social settings and that's the most valuable thing they ever taught me, why the hell would I want to spend anytime with them in my adult life?
2007-01-31 14:12:13 · answer #9 · answered by gadmack2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi
I keep on asking myself that question, too. I used to chat on-line with people I did`t know but after few weeks of doing that I realized how stupid it was. I think the reason for people to do date on-line is that they want to try something new so they have an excuse. may be they date on-line because everyone else is dating like that. personally I think that people don`t realize how dangerous could it be or don`t want to realize that.
2007-01-31 16:12:31 · answer #10 · answered by litleteadybear 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋