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#AskDating: Have you had success with online dating sites?


Updated July 12, 2013 ● 459 views

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Not on a dating site. One thing I've noticed that makes a difference when it comes to finding someone online is that it tends to work better when you find someone on a community or forum site for a common interest (my boyfriend and I met in a WoW fan group) rather than meeting on a dating site where the only thing you're guaranteed to have in common is that you're both looking for someone.

 

Alexa · 10 years ago
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@Alexa: Same with me. I met my true love online through a computer game. we set very clear ground rules to protect her and give her the option to leave without comeback. We talked for months then met in real life. We now live together, getting married and have been very happy for 4 years. It can work if you enter with an open mind. I'd dated normally for a few years and failed everytime. It can work and is worth trying.

Jaye88 · 10 years ago
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@Alexa: I guess as long as the two of you have similar hobbies or taste in life that would work. In your case both of you are in World of Warcraft, then you guys matched. :) Congratulations!

JoeZee · 10 years ago
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@Alexa: This makes a lot of sense. This definitely works better than spending time in dating sites.

HenryD · 10 years ago
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@JoeZee: Thanks.

Alexa · 10 years ago
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@Alexa: never tried dating anyone online. I just don't trust anyone online. They could be killers.

Allie22 · 10 years ago
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No. I had a really awful experience. I was on OKCupid. I would get 100 messages a week, but only one of them would be something be really interesting.

JoeZee · 10 years ago
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@JoeZee: You must have a really high standard.

Lily19 · 10 years ago
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@JoeZee: as I grew older my standards subsided...

Ronn · 10 years ago
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@JoeZee: well i think you go with whomever you like. It's not a matter of standards. Because you don't want to be with someone you don't want to be with.

Jenni · 10 years ago
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If you mean getting a relationship, then yes. If ending in marriage, the no. I stopped looking for someone online. They all seem to be unreliable. I'd rather meet the guy in person. I met my ex from match.com and he's the worst relationship i had. He broke my heart...

LostTime · 10 years ago
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No. I tried Match.com before and my money was just wasted. I never met anyone. The women were just not my taste. They were mostly heavy weights on my taste.

RobG · 10 years ago
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I've met a lot of people through online dating sites. The majority of them were definitely not for me. Lots of psychopaths. I met a guy i thought was great, 3 dates later he wants to have sex with me. Eventually I met someone great and we are celebrating our first wedding anniversary in just a few weeks. It just wouldn't have happened without the internet. So yes. I had a success.

Lily19 · 10 years ago
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I'm dating someone I met on OkCupid. And I'm not ashame like some how people are. When they ask what online dating is like, I tell them that I may respond to 1 out of every 10 messages, and of those, I would meet maybe 1 out of 10 people that I ever responded to... So yeah... i have some success.

HenryD · 10 years ago
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