Is Online Dating stupid? (marriage, women, attracted, friends)
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I am biased towards online dating because I don't think anything compares meeting someone in real life but I decided to try Plentyoffish.Com and although the site is well designed, I don't understand the mindset of the typical user. Are most of the women on these sites people that have really poor social skills and need to hide "behind" a computer because they are so scared of revealing their true selves? At least that is the impression that I get. Also, I noticed that some of these women must look at your profile and if they find one little thing that they may not like, they automatically don't want anything to do with you. I am sure there may be some "normal" people on these websites but I don't think this crap is for me.
Pretty much, but there are some good people. The problem with online dating is that everyone has a catalog of people in front of them. I find once women find one thing they don't like about a person they go back to flipping through the pages for someone new, not realizing there is no match out there that will be 100% perfect.
People can also lie and hide things in real life too. Whether its real life or online it's all a matter of how good you are at wading through the crap. It's always easier to meet people in person, but with online dating you can talk to someone for a few minutes while watching football on a Monday night
i looked into it a few years back, and signed up for a site, because i was working long hours, and found that after my marriage broke down, i didn't see my "friends" for dust, so getting out to meet folks was awkward.
i quickly realised it wasn't for me tho.
i can't work like that, i like to get to know folks first, rather than being thrown straight in.
Thanks for your reply. I am a very goofy person and it is hard for me to take a dating site that seriously, however it seems like many of the women who are attracted to these dating sites think that one day they are going to find the prince charming online all from the convenience of their chair, no work required. The whole concept is just incredibly stupid but I am sure it works for some people.
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Wile i myself prefer to get out there and meet women face to face, i think the online dating concept has it's time and place..I mean people hook up through sites like myspace or facebook..And id even bet that there are at least a couple examples of people meeting through this site..
Some people just feel more comfortable online..and thats ok for them...
My thing is you can't really interact with a computer screen..I like to see how she acts..how she flirts and so on..and to me putting myself out there isn't work, it is what is necessary if you really want to meet people..Thats just my 2 or 3 senses worth..
Thanks for your reply. I am a very goofy person and it is hard for me to take a dating site that seriously, however it seems like many of the women who are attracted to these dating sites think that one day they are going to find the prince charming online all from the convenience of their chair, no work required. The whole concept is just incredibly stupid but I am sure it works for some people.
It is you that has the misconception.
Why do you think anyone expect such things "from the convenience of their chair"? You sound like someone that has very little experience with such a site.
For the record, I started using match.com around 4.5 years ago. Of all the men I have dated in that time, I would say that 95% of them came from match.com, or POF (I started using that one earlier this year.) 5 relationships in that time. 2 were just a few months, 2 were "long term", and my current SO, who actually might be my last.
I don't know! If you look at TVGuy's dating past with online dating, he hasn't had one date all year!!! Not a very good track record for online dating! lol!
Why is it that people think online dating limits your ability to meet, interview and check for compatibility and chemistry? You are not interacting with a computer screen. You are interacting with a person; a computer screen cannot socialize and express itself. It is simply another way to connect. It is not where people go to die a social death. And online dating doesn't mean you actually date online.
I don't know! If you look at TVGuy's dating past with online dating, he hasn't had one date all year!!! Not a very good track record for online dating! lol!
I'd never use him as an example of someone that uses the sites properly. Hell he can't meet anyone no matter WHAT the venue. His problems go way beyond dating sites.
I'd never use him as an example of someone that uses the sites properly. Hell he can't meet anyone no matter WHAT the venue. His problems go way beyond dating sites.
LOL! Oh I know! Just thought I would put him in the mix while I had the chance!
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