I'm Thinking of Joining An Online Dating Service. Post Your Opinion

[Yavin4]

Yep. I'm willing to try online dating. Why the hell not?

[windy252]

1. I'm also considering it

I'm considering eHarmony, but that guy gives me the creeps.

[KitchenWitch]

3. eHarmony is run by a right wing fundy nutbag.

They do not allow for same sex couples at all.

[windy252]

5. Thanks for letting me know

That explains the creeped-out feeling.

[bigwillq]

6. Well that just stinks

doesn't it. :mad:

[KitchenWitch]

11. Pure evil!

:grr:

[L A Woman]

36. and e-harmony has no "same sex" section!!!

stupid fundies!

[EstimatedProphet]

2. I've tried it, and wasn't impressed

It seemed to me that there were women that were desperate to find someone, and then there were party girls, and nothing really in between.

[bigwillq]

4. If that's what you feel

you need to do, then do it.
I'm never done it myself but two of my sisters' friends met their husbands on-line.
Don't know which site though.
Good luck.
:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. I met my Skippy on Yahoo Personals back in the day...

And we've been together for 6 1/2 years and have been married since October. I love him more and more every day. He's my best friend. I got really lucky.
Duckie

[Shine]

8. Hey, it's the 21st century, why the hell not give it a try??

My sister met her hubby through one of those....

Have fun, be open....:hi:

[AwakeAtLast]

9. There is one that advertised on DU

For us left-minded people. I don't know if it still does though.

[windy252]

10. If you know what it is, let me know n/t

[realisticphish]

12. My aunt met her boyfriend on match.com

they dated for about a year, but then broke up. Granted, not a success story, but they got along great; careers started to get in the way for both of them

[SeattleGirl]

13. A friend of mine met her husband through an online dating

service. I say give it a try. You aren't obligated to actually meet someone if you don't want to, but you never know -- you just might find "the one".

[Deja Q]

14. On 3 these days. No luck. Used to be 6. And 1 wouldn't take me...

(which is okay, I've gathered that site is a repuke site... I couldn't match their personality profile test... eharmony.com?)

Or maybe it's just nobody local that works out...

[redwitch]

15. hoo boy, I dunno. You should talk to crispini about this. Definitely.

:rofl:

[Whoa_Nelly]

16. Tried it...several times

all losers :shrug:

But, maybe you'll get lucky.

It was just my experience that the guys I met were not who they WANTED to be :rofl:

[Dangerously Amused]

37. I tried it too, awhile ago, several times.

Worst. Idea. EVER.


Whoa Nelly's experience was mine as well. The guys were not at all who they claimed to be. Total losers/players. So I gave up on that strategy.

With respect to e-harmony, I almost tried them before I found out it was a fundie site. But one of the Bubbas they sent to me as a potential "match" made, in his introduction, the most sexist comment one can imagine. And it didn't at all appear to be made as a joke. I mean I made it clear in my profile or whatever to them that I wanted someone who would see me as an equal and a partner. So I stopped going to the site before I had to pay anything. They actually called me up to find out why they weren't getting my business. I told them about the dude and said sh!t, if I want to meet guys like that alls I have to do is hang around Hooters at closing time on a weekend. :eyes:

On the other hand, my sister knows a few women who have had very good luck w dating sites, so... I would say it's worth a try, but don't expect miracles.

[Floogeldy]

17. Nice to meet you, Mr. Dahmer.

:scared:

[shugah]

18. why the hell not indeed!

my husband and i met online and we have been married 7 years now.

just use the same sense you would in so-called "real life" and remember that the anonymity of the internet allows one to, yes, be a pretend person, but also offers the opportunity to be completely who you are.

good luck!

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. You gonna try liberal sites like these?

http://www.hostdiva.com/liberalchristians/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=37

[windy252]

20. Well,

I signed up for Act for love. I guess I'll see how this goes.

[xmas74]

22. Let me know how it goes.

I have a profile on a couple of sites but there is no one in my area.

[windy252]

23. Heh

My problem isn't finding people. It's that they always seem taken or married.

[xmas74]

26. All I've found in my area

are fundie assholes.

[windy252]

29. lol

Were they also all taken?

[xmas74]

30. Technically, yes.

They were all married.

I'd rather they all be "Taken" as in the SciFi miniseries. Then maybe I'd get some peace around here.

[windy252]

31. Me, too.

It'd be nice to have relative peace in this country again.

[DrGonzoLives]

21. Better use of money

Just buy porn. It's much more satisfying.

[Shell Beau]

24. That type of thing isn't for me (plus I am married) but go for it!

Be careful! And have fun!!

[Orsino]

25. Ten-year Match.com marriage here.

Eleven years ago, I was a lonely divorced soldier with a brand-new modem. Then my wife found me. Bliss.

[One_of_8]

33. Awww - that's so sweet

I love to hear success stories!

[Blue_Tires]

27. been doing it for years (since like '97)

with mixed results...give it a try!

[ZombieNixon]

28. You mean DU isn't an online dating service?

Shit! No wonder I've had to resort to threadherking! x(

:hide:

[Ramsey]

32. I know several couples

Who met each other through either online dating services or other types of internet interest groups who are now happily married.

Heck, it's got to be better than hanging out in a bar!

[Beaverhausen]

34. democraticsingles.net

http://www.democraticsingles.net/

I don't know how good it is though.

[mdmc]

35. i have a cupid account.

loser!

like your avatar! Peace and low stress... lonely mdmc

[Generator]

38. I met my husband

through a personal ad. Didn't do the internet thing-though years ago I talked to a few people on the phone through AOL chat rooms. My best advice-do it-don't expect anything, and keep trying. It might take years-it did for me. I met local celebrities and a couple of people I was friends with for years-back in the days before the internet. It was all actual-gasp-letters then. By the time I met my husband it was just a voice mail. I liked his voice. Stay local. Long distance is probably never going to work. (And I honestly can't imagine being "matched"-randomness is the magic of the universe)