Why would anyone want to meet somebody online unless it was implied......

[Loonman]

....originally?

Like a dating site where a meeting is the intended outcome?
I can also see it for organizing protests or rallies and such because a meeting is also the implied outcome.


You can put your picture up, your likes and dislikes, your preferences, back story, etc., and it still falls short of who you really are.

All that knowledge given in a profile is purely academic. You have no idea how a person's voice sounds, how they smell, how they walk, any quirky habits, eating habits, drinking habits and so on.


I'd rather maintain the illusion, like in the Matrix. Your persona online is merely the digital realization of your real self, and can be quite radically different from the real deal.


That being said, any fun-loving babes can drop me a line for drinks and fun. :evilgrin:

[sniffa]

1. wanna cyber?

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Interesting...

"All that knowledge given in a profile is purely academic. You have no idea how a person's voice sounds, how they smell, how they walk, any quirky habits, eating habits, drinking habits and so on."

And when you meet someone in a bar you really have no idea what they think on a variety of issues. On a site such as this, one might be able to find a like minded consort. What goes on inside can be more important than what goes on inside to many. I see them as negatives of each other. Good and bad aspects to both. :hi:

[MichaelUK]

3. Pretty hard to date online

Having "tried it" with an (now ex) girlfriend, I can state it's really hard work.
You either get to the "having 3 conversations at once" state, or it just degenerates into cyber-sex.

[Guy_Montag]

4. I'm half-heartedly looking for love on the interweb...

no success so far. Generally I get about 3 e-mails into it & discover that I have absolutely nothing in common with the lady in question.

For some reason NE England seems to have far fewer young ladies advertising on the net than NW England.

I should mention in my defence, virtually everyone I work with is a bloke & I travel a lot with work, so I can't really join any clubs.

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. Have you tried services, Guy?

Places such as eHarmony.com or other places (I'm sure the UK has its own versions).

I wouldn't try the chat room method. That's where the wackos hang out. If you want soemthing more serious, try actual online dating services. They can help you to filter out some of the scary folks.

I didn't pay a dime and reprehensor found me. We used personalpossibilities.com, although I think they're now defunct. Do an internet search and see what you come up with.

Good luck!
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[Guy_Montag]

11. I think it's easier for girls to get responses...

I have used some free dating sites, to no avail sooner or later I'll have to shell out some hard cash so I can use a pay one or two.

In the mean time, I'll just have an extra spoonful of bromide in my tea.

[Robb]

5. Well, if like me you're vapid and shallow...

...yer online persona is exactly what ya get if you meet me in person.

Except, as you say, for some odd quirks and smells. :P

"This party is not so hot as originally anticipated." - The Simpson's Apu on the Hot Chat Party Line

[Hemprus]

6. Uh-mm!

Even when you think you know a person's on-line persona, you really don't know if that is really their view's. Doesn't everyone always get worked up about freepers? You have people infiltrating this web site, pretending to be liberal so they can go back to where ever and talk about the people here. What is stopping people from just having their on-line personality be totally different from their real life personality. I like to joke around and if someone is amused by my jokes I take pleasure in that. I do think this site has a lot of good issues being brought to the fore front on the general discussion board. The lounge is a good place to let down your hair and escape the craziness that is our reality today. So what is real and what isn't doesn't matter when your being flirtatious or starting a relationship on-line. It is the next step of meeting people and seeing people in our worldly reality, that will bring home the whether a person is the person you thought they were on-line.


It the sign post up ahead!

[pagerbear]

7. FWIW, I've met dates and friends online

Some nearby and some far away. (I was very popular with Brazilians when I was at my heaviest. Oddly, there don't seem to that many fat, pasty-white, bearded redheads in Brazil.)

I've enjoyed hanging out with several DUers, in fact, and hope to see those new friendships grow.

[fudge stripe cookays]

8. The internet worked for me....

reprehensor and I have been married 5 wonderful years (and were theoretically "together" although 1600 miles away for a year and a half before that.)

Because we were both incredibly honest with each other from the beginning, and really wanted something special, that is what we got. We have an amazing relationship-- considerate, affectionate, and we're each others' best friends.

It depends what you put into it, and it also depends on the person you decide to do it for. We both realize we could have been badly burned, but we we very lucky.

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[sus]

10. i met one of my best friends online

it's completely platonic and he's male.

i also met another close friend online who lives in san fran and that's also platonic.

i think the internet is a great way to bring like-minded people together and form relationships they never would have had the opportunity to form if not for this medium.