Online Relationships...

RunsOnEspresso

I met my SO through twitter technically. Our paths may have eventually crossed but online made it easier to meet someone with common interests. We've been together for over 2 years and moved in together after about 9 months.

The guys I met in real life that wanted to date me were creeps, most of them married.

It's a crap shoot online as it is in real life. You just have to weed through the bad to find the good. And random people at restaurants need to mind their own damn business.

NatashaB8

I met my boyfriend online and we have been together for 2.5 years. I wasn't even looking for anything and happened to comment on his taste of music and that was it. I used to cover up how we met since a few people think its weird, however now we don't care.

It is so common these days plus you get to know them before you meet them and have stuff to talk about, at least thats what I thought. I don't even think about it now, really. If someone has something negative to say well then thats up to them!

jcstanton

I don't think it's entirely outside the realm of possibility to meet a nice, normal, well-adjusted individual via an online dating site. However, you do have to be more careful. When meeting someone online, they can tell you just about anything and you have virtually no way of verifying that information short of hiring a P.I. to check them out, but who can afford that. I have tried the online dating thing several times, but it didn't work out for me. Needless to say, I am a skeptic when it comes to online dating...but to each his/her own.

Dulcemami4ever

You can connect to people online. Yes, it is best if you meet and date in person. Because then you begin to realize what type of person they really are. But if you met him online and began to date, then thats the same thing as meeting a person you dont know off the street. Don't worry about what people say because they aren't going to be the one's that are in the relationship. If you are happy and he treats you well, then you have no worries.

VeganVamp

There are genuine people that are members of online dating sites, and then there are the weird ones ..

I always seem to get lumbered with the weird ones, so I don't bother anymore lol

ambascom

I met my boyfriend of three and a half years online (eharmony). We are still long distance and probably will be for a while as he is in grad school and I'm working to save money to move one day. There is a stigma of online relationships and the more traditional people HATE online relationships. When I first met his parents, they came up with this elaborate story of how we met to tell his extended family. Only, they kind of forgot to inform me of this and when his aunt asked me how I liked the teachers at this particular university, I said I didn't go there and I got the strangest look. So, that was an interesting day. Most of the time, though, people have stopped asking us how we met. If someone does ask me, I will tell the truth because I'm not ashamed.

footiechick82

My bf and I have been together for almost 2 years and we met online... we met on Plenty of Fish for gawd sake and people make fun of that site ALL THE TIME!

People ask how we met, I tell them "We met swimming in an online pond of wackos!" and it's true

My current roommate and I met on lavalife... he's a cool guy and we ended up being friends - it's going on 8 years we've known each other. So screw other people!

JNick77

I met my current GF on Match.Com and I have zero regrets about it. She is amazing and if I can just get over my hang-ups with women it would be just that much better. We've been dating for a little over two-months now but I feel like we've known each other a lot longer.

Routerninja

I met my girlfriend online (OKCupid FTW!) and we are ridiculously happy together and have been head over heels for the last 6 months and are making serious long term plans. I think it's more about the person you meet and less about where you met them.

bodiva88

I think too many people think of you "meeting on line" and don't make the connection that you don't have an "on-line" relationship. You met on line. You've met plenty in person since then and come to know the person. It's no better or worse than meeting at a bar, at the gym, or on the beach. You know nothing about a person you're starting to date in any situation unless you've been introduced by friends or family (and even those can be bad situations). There's absolutely no stigma to meeting on line as long as you have an in-real-life relationship subsequent to the meeting.

BogQueen1

I'll take this to the next level. I met my current fiance while we both played World of Warcraft, we were great friends on the game. We found out we lived about 3 hours from each other (apparently being in the same state was enough for us), he came up to visit, and well... he kind of never left. 4 years later, and we obviously have ups and downs, but he didn't rob me blind. He obviously didn't kill me.

Do I tell people about it? I don't broadcast it to the world, but when people ask how we met, I tell them we played video games together forever online, most people think it's kind of cute. Ignore the haters, lots of people meet online these days, and while there is a distinction between 'real life' friends and 'online' friends, well, its fast disappearing. I mean when you text, e-mail, talk on the phone with someone, well you do the same stuff with friends who just don't live close by!

PottsvilleCurse1925

:drinker: Met my wife on AOL Chat in March 2003. People don't like how you met? Screw 'em.

legnarevocrednu

I think online dating is great. It has a bad rep, but if you're smart and cautious about it, it can be wonderful! I probably wouldn't move in with someone as quickly as 6 months (that has nothing to do with meeting someone online) but to each their own!

deadstarsunburn

I've been with my now fiance for 2.5 years and we met online. We haven't really told anyone we met online. My parents/his parents all know but we don't typically broadcast it. We agree that it was a little risky and probably not the smartest to date online at our ages, but neither of us regret it.
We're very much in love and get along great. I've always thought that when you meet online the only thing you see first/fall in love with first is their personality. Of course I wouldn't recommend meeting up with someone without first seeing who they are just to be sure.
I saw someone mention that most are missing that meeting online and dating online are different and that's true. I met for a date with my fiance three days after we met online and didn't begin our relationship until after hanging out and going on dates.

shelbz2684

All the few guys I've date in my life I've met online. My first boyfriend I met on ICQ in high school and we were together for 3 1/2 years. Another one dated 6 mths, that was kind of a complicated one. And my current boyfriend I've met online, and we have been together for about 5 months and are extremely happy. I suppose it all depends on the person. First of all, that person should not have been in your personal conversation business between you and your friend. They probably met someone online and it didn't work out and they are leery about it and what not, or they are the person planning on being the one to rob whoever and such. You never know. As long as your happy, that's all that matters.

My current boyfriend the day we started talking online, he asked me if it would be too forward of him to ask me out, and i replied not at all, so we were deciding when I was free, I told him I was tonight (the day we started talking) so we met 30 min's away from us both at Ruby Tuesday and the rest is history. And what's even better, it turns out he only lives 15 min's from me and found out he went to school with my cousin and my family knows some of his family members. Small world!

polarsjewel

I met my husband on line AND had an on line relationship for the first two years. We lived half a country apart. We've been together for 12 years now.

JUDDDing

The people at that other table are weird - this is what happens when you listen to random people.

I've only dated one person that I met "online" (BBS pre-Internet) - but I can't imagine that there would be any stigma (beyond some legitimate "be careful" comments) associated with it.

MsDover

After a horrible relationship I actively did online dating and had a blast! I may just be a lucky one, but I never had a bad date. I met guys that weren't for me - but seriously - not one bad date. In fact I'm still friends with a couple of them. You just have to be smart about it. Meet in a public place and drive yourself there. Make sure someone knows where you will be and what time you will be back. I met my husband online in 2006. We got married in 2008 and he is the best thing that's ever happened to me. We would have NEVER met if we hadn't met online.

I already wrote that my husband and I met online, but I should also add that I had a lot of THIS kind of experience, too. I went on a lot of dates, a few guys became truly good friends and still are, and a few introduced me to their friends who are now part of MY extended circle of good friends, even though the initial relationships didn't "take". I can say one of the relationships was almost 2 years long and very draining and I should have gotten out of it sooner. The fact that we met online had nothing to do with that. If we'd met in "real life" we still would have dated and it still would have ended.

jenns1964

I met my husband on Match.com. Our first meeting was 2/28/09, I moved in with him 2 weeks later, we got engaged 3/28/09 and married 8/28/10. We have been together for almost 4 yrs now and couldn't be happier: On our first date a stranger told us we looked like an ad for eHarmony!!!!.

labgirl77

I always tell people never say never, because I was one that never felt safe meeting someone on-line till I met my boyfriend by accident on facebook..My friend put a post on facebook that myself and others were replying to a couple of years ago, and this guy kept responding back to me, saying how he liked how I talked etc..I was thinking dude, this is not a on-line dating sight..He later inboxed me and I realized that we had lots of mutual friends and family memebers...I finally gave in and started inboxing him back, later came texting then calls, then a couple months later we finally met...And 2 yrs later we are still together..So, to each is own...

NatalieSkywalker

I met my current girlfriend online and we have been together for 6 months.

I don't see how it is any different to meeting someone in a bar or any random place and meeting people online now is way different to 10 or 15 years ago, I think it has become far more widespread now that everyone has ipads/laptops/smart phones.

megmay2591

Sometimes it's easier for people to open up online. Just like any relationship, a good or bad one can come from online relationships. I think that long distance online relationships are a little sketchy, but if you really feel for that person then that's just fine. As long as you and your s/o are happy that's all that matters.

ton40orbust

But why did your boyfriend lie to his family about where he met you? That's a little odd, I think.

His family didn't want him driving 20 minutes away from his city to come see me (when we first met I didn't have a car that ran very well so we met at a state park that was walking distance from my house) so he didn't feel comfortable saying we met online because he didn't want to be ridiculed by his family for having to resort to the internet to find someone. They know the truth now.

ashdred

My husband and I met on MySpace. A string of friendly conversations started a great friendship. At first, I felt a little awkward about it. I would just say we met each other hanging out. We hung out around some of the same places ... with a few degrees of separation ... it wasn't impossible. So, I never really dealt with much backlash because...those who mattered, didn't care.

But when we were in the process of getting married and created our wedding site, I decide to let the cat ou the bag. I figured it could possibly give someone else hope.

We're approaching
7 years of friendship
6 years of coupledom
3 years of marriage
and 1 little 8 mo old wild boy lol

karenjoy

just tell people you met in a strip club, or at a swingers bar, and when they look horrified say oh not really...we met on a dating site, its so much better than picking up strangers is a bar don't you think?

GracesEternalDawn

Me and my boyfriend met online.. and i'm not afraid to tell anyone that. I seriously don't think anything's wrong with meeting someone online.

himilayaneyes

I think it really depends on the person. I met my hubby online and we never hid that fact. We encourage others to try online dating. U don't really know the people u see everyday either like at work for example. U take a chance either way.

Luvmesumkenny

I met my boyfriend on this Site actually..... Who knew
He is the most Amazing thing since Ice cream & Pop Tarts! True Story!

ladymiseryali

That person is a moron. I met my fiance online. We talked for two weeks, met up in person, started dating, got engaged and then I moved in with him because if I didn't, I would have been homeless, but also because I love him. Nowadays, A LOT of relationships start online. The majority of my relationships before my fiance started online and went from there.

himilayaneyes

just tell people you met in a strip club, or at a swingers bar, and when they look horrified say oh not really...we met on a dating site, its so much better than picking up strangers is a bar don't you think?

Very funny. Should work.