Online Dating?

[Pacific Blues]

Has anyone tried online dating? Any success or horror stories?

[LostinLaMancha]

my friend has. He does get a couple of responses a month. It depends on how interesting your profile is

[Lrn2dnc]

Did Match.com. Was worth it for sure.

Bump the profile making or breaking it though.

[Newbie]

Absolutely. I met some wonderful people through a couple of on-line dating sites, including my current girlfriend of four years. It really is quite simple. The absolute key is to invest time and energy to your profile. Adding a bit of humour never hurts, but ALWAYS be 100% honest. You are looking to meet someone, there is no point in lying or you will meet someone that is right for your profile, but not for you.

You HAVE to spend time writing letters to people, and write each reply individually. By this I mean don't send the same three paragraphs about yourself to everyone. You need to make each response unique, and show you are taking the time to listen to the other person, and be interested in their life.

Bottom line: The more effort you put in, the more you will get out. If you put up a four line profile and don't go out of your way to search and read other profiles, you won't get anywhere.

Personally I have found it a much better way of meeting people. You already know you have interests and things in common rather than 'picking up' a random person at a bar. In my first response to my current girlfriend on match.com, I refered to something she had written in her profile. She said "I love to travel and have been to over 23 countries". I commented at how impressive that was, and how great it was to see other cultures and learn about the world. We've now been to seven countries together on trips. She loved the fact that I thought her travelling was impressive, and with travelling being such a passion for her, she already knew she can't be with someone that doesn't share or understand that part of her.

[Lrn2dnc]

Absolutely. I met some wonderful people through a couple of on-line dating sites, including my current girlfriend of four years. It really is quite simple. The absolute key is to invest time and energy to your profile. Adding a bit of humour never hurts, but ALWAYS be 100% honest. You are looking to meet someone, there is no point in lying or you will meet someone that is right for your profile, but not for you.

You HAVE to spend time writing letters to people, and write each reply individually. By this I mean don't send the same three paragraphs about yourself to everyone. You need to make each response unique, and show you are taking the time to listen to the other person, and be interested in their life.

Bottom line: The more effort you put in, the more you will get out. If you put up a four line profile and don't go out of your way to search and read other profiles, you won't get anywhere.

Personally I have found it a much better way of meeting people. You already know you have interests and things in common rather than 'picking up' a random person at a bar. In my first response to my current girlfriend on match.com, I refered to something she had written in her profile. She said "I love to travel and have been to over 23 countries". I commented at how impressive that was, and how great it was to see other cultures and learn about the world. We've now been to seven countries together on trips. She loved the fact that I thought her travelling was impressive, and with travelling being such a passion for her, she already knew she can't be with someone that doesn't share or understand that part of her.


Great points.

[Jay3]

Good luck!