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

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  • PuffinPie
    PuffinPie Posts: 22
    I met my hubby to be on a cell phone dating site called flirtomatic 6 years ago.
    I just been through a horrible divorce and was just looking to chat and now we are getting married next year in Jamaica and have two lovely kids.
    He is my heart old soul, the old goat xx
  • raiderrodney
    raiderrodney Posts: 617 Member
    Have to say I'm impressed by the success stories so far...maybe there's hope yet :)
  • tammy_lng
    tammy_lng Posts: 22 Member
    I have a Plentyoffish.com account and the only emails i get are geared towards sex. So far no luck for me!
  • LetYourLightShine
    LetYourLightShine Posts: 53
    I met my boyfriend, soon-to-be fiance, on plentyoffish.com. I'm not ashamed! <3
  • Gabriall
    Gabriall Posts: 101 Member
    Okay, I am also on OKcupid and have yet to have had a positive experience, but after reading all these wonderful remarks, I will give it another go.
  • carriem73
    carriem73 Posts: 333 Member
    E-Harmony- it is a little on the expensive side, and the questionaire takes FOREVER to complete, but that helps weed out the peopel whoa ren;t serious, I think...

    I was matched with my husband on Chirstmas Day 2008- our first date was January 31, 2009- we were negaged April 23 2009 and married on December 19, 2009- 51 weeks after we were originally matched. We have been married two years, and have never even had a serious fight-

    go for it- you may just you find the perfect person for you and spend the rest of your life happily ever after!!!
  • DeeJayTJ
    DeeJayTJ Posts: 355 Member
    ive considered it but all im looking for is to "date" as in.. get to know people rather than expect to jump into a relationship and get married.

    if you try it out, keep us updated :)
  • Mandigormas
    Mandigormas Posts: 23
    I met my husband on Eharmony.com and we will be celebrating our 4 year anniversary in April. We both dated a few people from the website before meeting each other. It was a great experience. GOOD LUCK!
  • katmegcantwell
    katmegcantwell Posts: 4
    met my husband online and we've been together for 10 years
  • Amethyst125
    Amethyst125 Posts: 46 Member
    Yes I met my future husband on an online site. Since our first date 5 months ago we have been together everyday and will be getting married this year.
  • wwww1199
    wwww1199 Posts: 228 Member
    I am marrying the man I met on singlesnet.com 5 years ago!!
  • traciwe
    traciwe Posts: 78
    i met my boyfriend on plentyoffish.com.....took me a while to find the right one....he was actually my 13th internet date between a few different sites but i couldnt have found someone more perfect for me. we are talking about marriage now and have been dating for about 2 1/2 years! :):heart:
  • rubygarcia86
    rubygarcia86 Posts: 73 Member
    I've had good and bad experiences. I used plentyoffish.com and met several guys and then i met my boyfriend. We've been together for almost two years now and we've been living together for a year and a half. We both were not looking for something serious but once we met and started dating we slowly became exclusive. I think its important to keep an open mind when dating and to realize there are some people on dating sites to hook up and some are there for the real thing.
  • NicoleLyn1818
    NicoleLyn1818 Posts: 110
    I'm only 22 and I still refuse to meet a guy in a bar, club, etc...and I had tried the set-up thing one too many times with absolutely no luck. I tried Match and it did not work.....and I got sick of paying for it. I got on OKCupid because a friend at work met her then husband on there. It took me a long time, many bad dates and way way way too many guys I'd never be interested emailing me, but now I have found someone who is worth my time and he's amazing and treats me better than anyone--in the short time I have known him, I know him better than my ex who I dated a long time. IT'S OKAY TO BE PICKY!!!! :) Make sure you take it slow--emailing a little while, talking/texting, and then MEET IN A PUBLIC PLACE and make sure someone knows where you are in case something should happen that you'd need a rescue call.
  • latinahada
    latinahada Posts: 168
    Married for over 5 years, been together over 6 :heart:
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    Has anyone used FitnessSingles? I am pondering entering the dreaded dating pool.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I'm marrying the man of my dreams, and I found him on plenty of fish 4 years ago
  • NicoleLyn1818
    NicoleLyn1818 Posts: 110
    My aunt and uncle met on EHarmony and have been married for 10 years as well!
  • hjjohnson08
    hjjohnson08 Posts: 9 Member
    I met my husband on myspace, which is not technically a dating site, but he sent me a message and we got married 8 months later. We hit it off so well and are such a perfect match, there was no reason to wait. We've been married almost 4 years and it's still as fresh as it was on day one.

    I went out on quite a few dates with people I met online before I met my husband, and can't really say I had any bad experiences. You do tend to get a lot of guys that just want sex, but I ended up meeting so pretty nice people after weeding through the jerks.

    I don't think there's anything wrong with dating someone you met online either.
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Met my now husband in October 2004 through Match.com and in person for the first time in November 2004 . Met a few others - some stood me up, some weren't what they claimed to be, others just didn't work out, etc. I always took baby steps and followed the same type of safety precautions that I would if I was meeting someone for the first time at a bar or club. The only thing I ever kept in mind is that people can lie to your face at a bar or club and turn into a raving lunatic on the 5th or 6th date and same thing can happen when you meet someone online. My husband did the online dating more than I did and some of the stories he tells just make me laugh hysterically - :laugh: Good Luck:flowerforyou:
  • kikisnider
    kikisnider Posts: 2
    My ex husband and I divorced after being together 12 years. Although Im almost 27 years old, Im not into the bar scene and I live in a very small town. I gave okcupid.com a try. Its totally free and their profiles are very extensive. I felt that I would getting my point and views across and letting potential dates know exactly who I am and where I stand. They also have a rating system as to if you are compatible by what you put in your profile and answer their questions. Like all dating sites, there are guys/girls on there that just want to hook up. Thats just not my style. Luckily, one of the very first profiles the site threw at me I was interested in. I sent him a msg, we chatted on there a few days, exchanged phone numbers, a couple months later we went out on our first date. It was wonderful. We have been inseparable ever since. :) There is good and bad everywhere you look, you just have to have enough patients to weed through it all.

    Good luck!
  • CassiHutchings
    CassiHutchings Posts: 98 Member
    I met my fiance on an internet dating site. :) Best choice of my life. We didn't use one that cost money, and yes there are creepers, but you can easily block them :) I had more good experiences than I did bad, especially when I got to meet the love of my life. <3 Plentyoffish.com :)
  • MadeOfMagic
    MadeOfMagic Posts: 525 Member
    I have tried many dating sites, match.com was by far the worst. I also posted an add on craigslist a couple days and all the dates were pretty bad, the last guy I met I cancelled on like 3 times and than my friend told me to just get it over with and meet him, so I dragged my gay best friend with me, the date and I barely spoke, there was definitely attraction from the moment we met. After that we went on couple dates, than started seeing each other almost every day. After 8mo we moved in together and been together now for almost 3 years. The love we have is so rare, it has bloomed into something more beautiful than I could imagine, I love him more than anything and he loves me uncoditionally; we've been through so much together, but it all just brough us closer together.

    My sister met her husband on Ave Maria Catholic dating site, he lives in Omaha Nebraska and her here in Cali, he flew out here and it was love from the moment they met, she dated countless guys and tried many sites but found her true love on ave maria. The long distance dated for a while, he preposed to her one year from the day the first met. They have been happily married for 5 years and expecting a baby in March :)

    After many fails for both of us we did find true love :)
  • ADoucette416
    ADoucette416 Posts: 14
    When I tried Okcupid.com I had some guys come on waaaaay too strong at first. Had quite an interesting first date, which made me take a break from the site for about a month. After that I found my current boyfriend whom I live with and we both plan on getting married (yay!). Yes there are weirdos out there, but you will find them anywhere. My boyfriend and I have talked a lot about out experiences on dating on line. He said that he liked me because I messaged him first and was very honest about everything. We met about 2 weeks later and haven't left each other's side since then. Patience is a virtue and that will get tested, but it can pay off big :) good luck!!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I met my first husband on yahoo chat. It was a positive experience until he turned in to a total tool....


    And I've gotten laid plenty from online dating. I'd consider that positive.
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I have! I met my fiance online :)
  • x_biggirl
    x_biggirl Posts: 68
    I met my fiancee online and we have been together 3 and a half years! No looking back was the best decision I ever made replying to his message:heart:
  • jadelyndsey
    jadelyndsey Posts: 150 Member
    I personally haven't, but I know a lady on my street who met her hubby online and they've been together 5 years now :)
  • rocketpants
    rocketpants Posts: 419 Member
    I think good old fashion prison correspondence is the way to go. I understand it has a high success rate of meeting terrific gentlemen.

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  • slk1954
    slk1954 Posts: 8
    I met my current fiance on Facebook. We met in December 2010 and are now living together and planning on marrying some day in the not too distant future. And yes, it is harder to meet someone when you're older. I'm 57 years old and married and divorced twice already, so I was very discouraged about my future love life. He is 4 years younger than I am, has three grown children and 7 grandchildren, so I have a ready made family, which is very nice. I also have two adult children and two grandchildren. Who says love can't be found later in life. I wasn't even looking for love and it plucked me right off the Facebook Wall. I wish happiness to everyone!!
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