| |
| |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/27/2006 8:52:57 PM | | I met my husband online..back in 2004..he's from Aldershot over your way in England.. We met 2002, he visited about 4 or 5 times for months at a time..we got married 2004 been married ever since..so it does work...does take alot of work though..:) | |
|
| |
| |
Leece
|
Joined: 10/9/2005
Msg: 31 | |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 4:25:22 AM | I met my partner through a friend I knew on POF... we've been together, as in living together for the last 7 months and although the friendship with the POF friend didn't last, I still have to thank her for introducing me to my boyfriend... cos that's going fabulously.
So yes it can work. | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 4:39:40 AM | yep i have to agree wiv leece.. i also have found a partner off the net .. he is every thing i could wish 4 .. but sadly he is in Iraq and dont get home till november ..but trust as they say all good things come to thou's who wait ..lol
so i will have to say yes u can find a partner online .. | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 10:52:24 AM | i'd really like to think so, i know some people on here have & thats great.........my dad even met his current wife on a dating site & they've been married for years now......so guess there's still hope!!! | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 11:39:28 AM | Yeh, you can't force connections, if you meet the right one you just know, this whole online thing i've heard of people moving to meet up and seems most of the time it works out for them. as far as bein twisted and alone....at least you'll have the voices in your head to keep you company. | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 11:49:07 AM | | I think you've got to have had some experience to get into the swing of online dating. I've not met anymone for real, but it is pretty damn daunting. As already said, most of the people on here are crackers anyway. | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 2:00:31 PM | After crisis talks between Downing Street,The White House and the
United Nations this afternoon an answer couldnt be found.......
OT If theres hope for someone like me anyone can find a partner.... | |
|
| |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/28/2006 3:24:39 PM | There are lots of genuine people on here....some probably too genuine for their own good!
I've met loads of people through internet dating, yet only one who I have had any "chemistry" with (and I ruined that one!). The rest have been nice enough.....some very nice but just not for me romantically.
People are very different in real life to the image they portray online. I dont think its necessarily intentional, but you can be who you want on here rather than who you are. My experience is that people are rarely who I thought they would be personality-wise. | |
|
| |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 12:07:18 PM | It is possible to meet a partner online ,i have done so in the past.Although things may not have worked out but you dont know unless you try.Always best to know what you want first though ,and be honest with people as well.If you are not interested in them tell them dont lead them on.happy hunting | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 12:19:52 PM | Yer it is met my current girlfriend on here a couple of months ago, you do need a lot of trust though as she lives 34 miles away not too far but our jobs are making it hard to see each other that much at the moment. Hopefully all that will change soon.
| |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 12:32:52 PM | The possibility and potential exists... However, it is more than just something that can be put down to statistics alone. It may be fair to say that 5% (it's not the real figure, it could be anything for all I know) of people who sign up to this dating site walking away from it having found a partner, but that doesn't mean that for a single person oppertunity for finding a partner is 5%. It all comes down to factors of how much effort you are willing to put in and whether that potential partner does exist. Things like a well written profile, some carefully chosen photo's, well thought out messages and actively partaking in things like these forums will increase your chances considerably. Also, time is a factor. People sign up to here every day, so just because you don't meet a partner within x amount of time doesn't mean somewhere down the line the person who could be your partner won't ever sign up here.
The reason people fail to get a partner here can be put down to a number of reasons:
Badly written profile
Badly chosen (or complete lack of) photos.
Badly worded and written messages
Failing to take part in other activites such as the forums
Unable to persist for any length of time.
However, you may avoid all the above and still not meet them. But at the same time, you could crawl every bar in town and not find a partner. A dating site is not the ultimate answer to all your dating needs, but is a good potential source for a date outside of the normal real world places of finding dates (workplace, the shops, bars, clubs, the person who came to fix your car etc....) that when used in conjunction with these other things, increases your over all chances of meeting that special someone then just doing one or the other.
And just like the real world, remember, when you aren't looking hard for it, it is most likely to happen. If you come to a dating site expecting to meet the person you will fall in love with for ever and ever within a certain period of time (x amount of weeks, x amount of months or x amount of years) then you are setting yourself up for failure. Instead, it is far better to just join up and go along with everything and see how things go without setting yourself any time limits or expectations. You may find someone through the older methods or you may find someone via here somewhere along the line and does it matter how you find them, as long as you are giving yourself the best chance in all angles of your life to make yourself open and receptive to that possibility?
Pull up a chair, put your feet up and welcome to the PoF forums | |
|
| |
| |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 1:01:13 PM | | Guess anything is possible....brother married a girl of a dating site who lived on the other side of the world never met until the week before the wedding lol....have to say they are still happily married.... no i guess its a case of never say never. | |
|
| |
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 1:22:11 PM | | yeap suzy they started speaking online june he proposed septem they he flow out dec they were married and now happily settled.....as for me mmmmmm dont think i could do that myself lol | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 1:30:20 PM | Kitycat68
I dont think i could do that either, but who knows? My sister met a chap at a bus stop, he moved in after 2 days and proposed within the month. They are married now as well!! lol never say never eh! | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 1:37:22 PM | | I'd like to think there is a chance.. but I'm becoming sceptical as I'm getting older, or maybe to particular.... Id' hate to think that I'm going to be alone for the rest of my life. The thought terrifies me. I';d say get out and about, go out with your girl friends, join clubs and do things. Then when you least expect is you meet Mr Right.. well that's what i'm always being told to do. | |
|
| Is it possible to actually meet a partner online?
Posted: 7/30/2006 1:40:22 PM | I maybe be meeting up with a guy from on here, so I would say it is possible.
I have made a lot of friends and hope to eventually meet up with them some day but who knows, even internet friends are nice. | |
|
Home
login 
