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

I've used dating sites off and on for the past 15 years. They are a great way to meet new people and have some pretty interesting life stories (No time now, but if you want to hear a good story, ask me about the one who raised iguanas). I've had a long-term relationship from online dating and have friends who've met the wife/husband that way.

1) Find the sites that are stronger in your area. Match.com is probably the most popular, but there are many others (Plenty of fish, OKCupid, zoosk, etc.).
2) Be open minded. As a woman, you're going to get a lot more interest from men you'd never want to date, but that's all part of finding the best one for you.
3) Don't be afraid to be aggressive and write to someone who interests you.
4) Ease into the first meeting. Emails, phone, meeting in a public place. And have a rescue call planned.
5) Have fun.

I met my husband through singlesnet.com and we got married 6 months after meeting

Online dating is just another tool.

The nice part about online dating is you arent limited to the same group of "friends of friends" like you typically are with traditional dating.

I had great times with online dating.

Granted, I wasn't looking for a LTR, but I posted that I wasn't, and hence didn't have to break any poor little hearts.

I've used them off and on for years myself, and have found the experience to be a great one. I've done some dating, had a few relationships, and made some good friends along the way. And even the dates that went badly at least left me with some funny stories to tell my friends.

I was just talking to a friend about this the other day, and I'll post here the same advice I gave her:

Be sure to give a friend your date's name, email address, phone number, the name of the site you met on and their screen name on that site. Any info you have on them. There are a lotta whack-jobs out there in the world (not just the online world, either...you can meet a nut-case in the supermarket, the gym or anywhere for that matter), and should something bad happen, someone should have that information to pass along to the authorities.

Thanks for the reminder, btw. I haven't looked yet today to see if anyone's emailed me, winked at me, or otherwise wants to meet me.

I met someone 3.5 years ago on a "dating site" called OkCupid. I had actually been a member of that site for 2 years prior and was planning on deleting my profile the day we started talking, because i was sick of talking to jerks.

He made me laugh, and we talked for about 2 months, and then met in person. He drove 50 miles (there and back) to come see me, every day. Because I lived in NY and was a new driver, and he lived in New jersey and was a confident driver.

It was a new experience for me, since no one had ever done something like that for me before.

But I guess he's stalking me, because he's sitting next to me right now! oh no wait, we got married on September 17, 2010...

I've done it off and on the past several years. I've had a couple relationships develop out of it, and I've remained friends with a lot of the guys I've met, but no real love connections yet. That being said, I prefer meeting guys out in the real world versus online dating, but that dating pool is getting smaller and smaller as I get.. ummm.. (do I have to say it?) OLD!!!!

I met my husband on online dating. We met on OKCupid.

I've also met 3 of my best friends on there. It's a nice way to window shop for partners.

I met my husband on Match.com in 1998 and we've now been married for almost 12 years and have 2 kids. I signed up on a dare from a friend of mine. It was well worth it!

The other thread had me curious. Seems a lot of hokey stuff happening on online dating websites. I'm just wondering if anyone's had really GOOD experiences...? It's hard meeting people once you're "older" (haha) and not hanging out in bars or dance clubs, etc. I was thinking maybe some of those you pay a membership for would have filtered out some of the riff-raff just wanting hook-ups versus potential relationships.

SO anyone brave enough to SHARE!?
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I married my hubby from a free online site called plentyoffish.com

I LOVE my eHarmony Boyfriend! He's the most amazing man I've ever met. He's also the first man who COMPLETELY supports & understands ME no matter what!

I didn't really use an online "dating" site but I used craigslist (I know - scary thought) but I happened to meet the woman I have recently married.

I met my husband on match.com and we will celebrate our second anniversary in April!

I met my fiance on plentyoffish.com. Met a lot of great guys and now i'm getting married and we are moving in together best decision ever!

I met my fiance on OKcupid in September 2010 and we're getting married on September 1, 2012