SO who's had POSITIVE experiences with online dating sites?

I made two awesome friends on eharmony... didnt get serious with either one of them but hey friends are always nice!

I tried Match.com, Christian Mingle, and Craigslist for about 3 months combined. Out of the 150+ who originally contacted me, I only met 3 nice guys. I got so fed up with the late night "meet me tonight" chats (what part of "I love the Lord and am very active in my church" says booty-call to these guys??), the long email convos that never resulted in a date (waste of my time!), and the guys who brought up sex before we'd even gone out (MOST of them!!) that I just quit my account even though I had plenty of paid time left.

Some good thing about online dating:
1. The fact that I got so much attention, even if it rarely resulted in an actual date, really boosted my confidence
2. That confidence boost helped me not settle with poor relationships... after all, there were plenty of guys waiting in line ;-)
3. And I have no scientific proof on this, but I think that boost in confidence also resulted in other guys asking me out (that I met offline)
4. I got to try new sporting events/restaurants/fun stuff to do that I would never have tried on my own
5. One of my favorite friends I met on Match

The problem is, there are a lot of creeps! And I just didn't have time to keep wading through the creeps.

Definitely there are some good things to come out of online dating - I particularly identify with your point no. 2. There are tons of potential suitors out there - you just have to 'shop' the right way to find them

i also think that you get a much better chance to vet them, than just picking up a random guy in a bar/club/supermarket.. whatever. this way you can take as long as you like to get to know them - albeit via email/msn.

I rate online dating. And recommend it to all my single friends.

ME !!

I met my husband through a dating site - think it was called Udate (not sure). I was only on it one day and I had quite a few replies. You do have to be careful though - one guy was a bit sleezy but i could tell that from his messages. My husband gave me his mobile number and the same night we texted each other nearly all night. I met him the very next day. From then on we were hooked on each other. I didnt need to look at the dating site anymore (even though I'd paid for a month). We've been together since 2003 and we got married 4 years ago. Best thing we ever did.

However I would say that if you agree to meet with someone - always make sure you meet in a busy place like a pub with lots of people around. Always make sure you let someone know where you're going, who with, and what time you are expected home and then arrange a phone call to let them know your back safe.

Happy hunting......

Met my misses thro POF. Been together almost 5 years now. No kids or the like but we've gained plenty of pets, her surrogate babies :laugh:

I met my boyfriend of two years (and future husband) :P on a cell phone game (Cestos)... haha it worked out for us! Idk about dating sites, buttt... I know a lot of people nowadays who meet their life long mates through online gaming.

*cricket chirp*

I met my husband on a dating site, though I did meet some...interesting people before that. Then again, I met a couple of guys who I didn't really click with, but were cool--and we're still friends to this day.

Well my mom met her husband so I tried it.
I met about 3 guys that I had to say ti wasnt working out, but the great thing was chatting online made it easier even after we met to call it off, after realizing the bad things.

then I met my husband and he found me on there!!! It was amazing!!!

Online dating is really worked for thousands of singles, including myself. I have recently met my life partner, we are getting married in next month. He is a relative of my best friend. Unfortunately we came to know this on the first day of our chatting. Later we often meet at restaurants, we liked each other and understanding very well. I know that many people are scaring about online dating and some are having awful dating experiences with strangers. I agree most of the dating websites are not safe. We need to be very careful and do some research to find the reliable dating website.

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i got chatting to a guy said he wasfrom the states working on an oil rig for 10 months to give himself respite after the death of his wife leaving his 12 year old son in the states with a carer , alarm bells were ringing yes ! but i was intrigued so continused to chat to him via facebook he had a profile and although sparse seemed legit , he poured his heart out to me about how lonely he was and how much he regretted his decision to go to the rig in asia but he felt it was the only way to clear his mind etc x he got sick whilst talking to me and spent 3 days in his room chatting to me and seeking reassurance i felt at this point that whoever he was he was nt sending me dirty pictures was nt talking dirty and was simply seeking comfort , i kept a log of the time differences and checked to see when the number he had given me was originated at yes it all added up a 7 hour time gap and a o6 mobile number all add up to malaysia . We then got chatting about his contract ending and it was in 2 weeks time he told me he felt unable to return immedialtly to his son in the states as he was shaky and felt the stint on the rig had alienated him from his son , i offered re assurance of skyping facetime and said he could call whenever . he returned home we skyped i loved him simple as that i spend many hours talking him and his son through various problems and eventually we decided he would visit me in the uk the day arrived i waited at the airport heart pounding and then there he was dirty tired son in hand and tears pouring down his face bless him we are all together in the uk now and are getting married in august we may eventually move to the states , he is indeed a drill engineer for a major oil company he s handsome, rich and a true gent i adore him yes he has emotional issues i have never seen as many tears from man !! he has insecurities and terrible dreams but we are getting there i adore this man and i am living my fairytale xxx

Joined one almost 4 years ago, met one guy, married him last May. He's sitting next to me now

Not me I went on two dates with men from dating sites complete disasters and definately not a match for me, but then I did meet my husband on facebook we both clicked on " are you interested " became friends on fb and it went from there.
Make sure you choose really good recommended dating site as some of them are just full of people who actually look and act nothing like they do online.

Maybefriends.com is a good one not sure if you have that where you are.