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Just curious, has anyone ever used a dating site to try to make new friends rather than look for a romantic partner? I thought about doing it simply because it gives you a chance to get to know someone one on one rather than go to a meetuo group, which I would be scared to do as I don't do well in large groups. I just wondered if anyone has done this or would consider looking for friends this way? Maybe there should be sites similar to dating sites but solely for friendships?
I have done this and I met a friend in my area. He was cool, nice family too. What we had in common were our age, attending college, and interest in Korean language and culture. I gave him my Korean textbooks, which were awesome and I wish I still had them...I wonder if he kept them. Anyway...I met him on a popular site I stumbled upon--I thought the site was for dating OR making friends, but most people seem to use it for relationships.
Any kind of social site can be used for friendships, even CDF.
Using a dating site to find platonic friends is operating under false pretenses. There are plenty of sites such as Meetup.com that cater to what you're looking for.
I've seen those idiotic women on okcupid. Seeking friendship only blah blah blah. Then go to barnes and nobles, woman, or makes friends on pinterest!!!
I think it would be bad netiquette. When you go to sites built for people seeking actual romantic relationships and that's not even what you want, I think it's misleading and a waste of people's time. They're not looking for friends; and it's not only wasting their time, it's depriving another person actually looking for a romantic partner of someone who may be special for them while you're just using it as a platform to collect friends like coins.
There's nothing wrong with using meetups.com, or you could even try special interest sites and forums such as this one to find groups of people you have a lot in common with and arrange meetups that way.
Or the old fashioned way: Go out enough and meet people up close and personal.
Using a romantic site to find friends??...No, I agree that this operating on false pretenses, and in essence, it wastes the time of the men who (most likely) are there to meet a mate not a female friend.
I do not agree with anyone who says it's "under false pretenses" or "misleading," as long as the person states in his/her profile the purpose is for friendship only. If this is stated outright then those who do want romance can move on.
Dating sites are full of false pretenses. Saying "friends only" isn't as bad as those saying they are single when they are married or those saying they want a "relationship" when they want a sexual encounter.
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