Who believes in Internet Dating?

I think that there are some great dating chat sites on the Internet where you can meet other interesting singles. If you are a bit shy or really busy, online dating chat sites really work.
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I know people that met someone online, fell in love, and it was a complete disaster. I would not recommend it.

I personally think you're talking two different things here. There is a difference between online dating (used only to get first contact with the person) and long distance relationships (what you referenced) I wouldn't ever online date someone that was farther than 20 miles from me, simply for the points you had about it. But, yeah, online dating can work. I"ve seen lots of people around me have luck with it.

Plenty Of Fish is largely a waste of time if you are male. Honestly if you are looking for an honest to god relationship with a woman, you're better off on eharmony or somewhere where people have to pay to get on. That at least limits the massive number of other males doing the peacock strut and ups your chances of at least getting a response back.

Otherwise it's like playing powerball. Odds are you won't get a response at all, and in many cases those sites have been accused of creating fake female profiles just to keep guys on there... take that for what it's worth.

I met my husband's ex bestfriend online 10 years ago. His best friend (we'll call him D) and I started dating 8-9 years ago. They lived in CT and I live in IN. My husband (We'll call him A) and I became best friends as I dated D. I later found out Mr. Slimeball D was cheating on me, and A who was a good enough friend to me told me about it (I would have to call A's phone sometimes in order to get ahold of hisD)....While I was dating D, he came for 2 visits and A came with. So super long super complicated story short. Even though my husband was 700 miles away, I met him through online, he visited a few times, moved here, and we've been together for 6 years, married for 5 and have a BEAUTIFUL set of 1 year old twin boys!

SO bottom line, yep, I believe in it. Matter of fact, nearly every man I dated from the time I was 16 on was someone I met online. It can be done.

No offence to anyone who have met their partner through internet but I was just wondering what's your thought on this topic?

I personally wouldn't do internet dating because for me I see it as "What is the point in all this, if you cant hold your man/women in person, go out to dinner or just hang out in general, and how you know if he is actually faithful," for me you can never trust someone's words . For me words mean nothing. & obveriously If I don't see the guy in person, how would i know If he's not cheating regardless of all the phone calls you two have made, Skype'd etc..

I don't know, Personally I just don't get the whole point in it, for me its just a waste of time and always better to have the real thing then computer screen esp even worse if they live in another COUNTRY!. Sorry if anyone finding this a bit offensive and don't mean too but if you have found love through internet then Congratulations.

I'm too lazy to read the entire thread so I apologise if any one else mentioned this but I wanted to comment on something you said. Communication is the most important part of a relationship and words are what distance us from the rest of the animal kingdom. Words mean absolutely everything - we learn about each other not just by what is said but how it is said too. Physical gestures can only go so far.

Also, how do you know the person you have a physical relationship is being faithful? There's no certainty there either.

Personally internet relationships are not for me. I just don't really understand your complaints. There isn't a concrete reason to trust someone more in person than online (well, not any old strange, but you know what I mean). I also fail to see why something that is making a person happy is a waste of time. They're still engaging with their partner, just in a different way.

It can be easier to meet people to if you don't have a lot of time to get out and about, or you might meet people with similar interests (on forums, in games) and end up having a much deeper connection then someone you met at a pub. If you don't think internet dating is for you then that's fine, but it's easy to see why other people might prefer it.

I've never had success with online dating, but never a bad experience with it either. Willing to try it again in the future.

I know people that met someone online, fell in love, and it was a complete disaster. I would not recommend it.

Met my fiance online in World of Warcraft. Been together 3 years and it's hard to imagine life without him.

I would recommend it, if it works for you.

What is this world of withcraft you speak of?

I met my future husband on an internet dating site. You have to be very particular but I think it works!

I believe in internet dating.

Worked for me.