| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/16/2006 11:33:10 PM | Just wondering how many people we all have met and what the ratio was to what was advertised and the reality upon meeting 
Me over 5 years off and on about 70 meetings ( I tend to meet 6 and then give up, only to decide to try again In weeks or months ).
around 7 of these were the picture ( as in recent and at least you could tell It was them )
dated 2 of these men. The others there was no real chemistry or compatability on either side.
Just wondering what the rest of the people have found the Internet dating to be like.. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/16/2006 11:45:22 PM | well off POF i've met like 7....the've all been either liars or stalkerishly clingy boring as hell or had some MAJOR physical thing i.e. missing teeth that they neglected to inform me of ahead of time....oh and then i didn't really see anything in common with them....yea...fun times  | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:33:48 AM | I have met 5 men in person so far from this site. All have been absolutely nice men. I think I do a pretty good screening though and I feel I am pretty intuitive. I am not looking for Mr. Long Term though so this dating thing rocks. I have a few I LOVE to email and talk with on the phone--but I'm still single so I might not be a good gage. I just wanna have fun! | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 5:13:14 AM | | I met a couple of guys from another site, but those 'dates' put me off meeting guys from online offline (if that made any sense, heh) for quite some time; the guys I met were nothing like they said they were, or they were the truly clingy kind (you know, those guys who think that even though you've only just met they can treat you like you've been dating for six months ...), so yeah. I'm only just getting back into it now, and so far I haven't met anyone off this site yet, but I'm talking with a few nice fellows, so we'll see ... | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 6:35:40 AM | I've met a couple of guys off of here, and I really thought the last one had potential too. But all of them were good guys. I just think you have to follow your gut instincts.
You just have to enjoy the experiences and keep being open to what might be out there. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 7:20:59 AM | Way too many and enough to know it truly is a time wasting, fruitless endeavor. Why? Easy. You have no idea what a person is like until you meet them in person.
Over the last four months I have made a concerted effort to meet as many women as I possibly can. I cannot give an accurate estimate of the number that there was any type of contact with (email, IM, phone) I met a bunch in person (over 20) and out of those there was only one woman who I can say truly aroused interest.
Although one is certainly enough and all I am looking for, she was the most recent I met from this site and there is no possible way to know after knowing someone just two weeks that they are a good fit long term or not. They need to be interested in you on the same level as well, of course.
Needless to say I have had enough.
I truly am convinced internet dating does not work-at least for those who are seeking a long term healthy relationship. I will be more than happy to retract that statement should anything develop from my previous efforts. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 7:34:42 AM | | I'm fairly new to this site, have tried others without much success. I came across someone on this site that had contacted me on another site.We exchanged emails, instant messages, chatted on the phone. Decided to meet in person last night. We hit it off instantly, had a great conversation, lots to talk about, many common interests.At the end of the date, agreed we liked each other and wanted to see each other again. Will see what happens next. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 11:36:40 AM | | Ive E mailed two on here and IMd with one of those. Perhaps sent out a dozen Emails. Still here tho I dont hold out any optimism for success. Well Im in a pretty rural area tho so not that many fish for my net tho. Beats the last time I hooked up in a bar tho. On the way to my "love nest" she puked up about 20 bicardi cokes......from the smell ...all over the inside of my van. So online isnt that bad to me. Anyway it dont hurt to pop in here every few days or so and see what happens. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:05:02 PM | Hi targus i69,
I have only met one person from this site. But hope springs eternal. I have used lots of internet dateing sites and met lots of fellows. I have not met one liar. I think it is because whoever it is will not be perfect or even close to it. We all have a standard for the potential mate we seek. A fellow or a woman may think they are georgiuos but do not match up with what we are looking for.So it does not work out. Here is the thing. Keep looking and looking Our Mr or Ms wonderfull is out there somewhere. If you get discouraged or bitter it will only interfear with finding the love of your life. Do not give up. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:09:54 PM | I have done online dating on and off for coming up to 2 and a half years since my ex fiance and I split up.
I just worked out that I have had -
26 first meets (stood up once),
11 second dates
5 went to third dates (you can usually tell by date 3 if it's going to work eh?)
2 that I dated longer
one of whom turned out to be married (a long & not very pretty story)....
the other has become a really good friend.
Total 44 | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:26:59 PM | aren't first meetings dates...??? 
I didn't know we were going to be quizzed on this so I didn't keep a balance sheet
Lots of first meets already...
numerous dates
one long distance one I would really like to meet.  
oh yeah....
and I am going to stalk T-gurl until we meet up. 
this place is fun, don't give up on it. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:41:44 PM | Hrmm... met 1 person online, and not from this site but from a different one. She was totally awesome and we fit each other's personalities like a tight fitting glove. We were together for over a year, and then it fell apart for reasons that I'm not going to get into here.
Since then, met a few people on here, didn't go anywhere and never actually went as far as to actually meet. In the real life arena, I've had 3 dates from women here, but everyone of them stood me up after they said yes. Hrmmm.. people are evil, go figure. 
It's been about 10 months now since my last breakup, and I have been gradually getting back into the swing of things. Just gotta keep trying, the only thing you have to lose is loneliness. lol 
Oh, and living out in the middle of nowhere doesn't help either, but we just chug along... | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 12:57:06 PM | | After reading many of the other replies I now realize that so many other guys out there are in the same boat as me. I've had about 6 dates in the past few months, some from POF and some from another dating site that I was on. It’s not easy to say the least. The dates I've had haven't been completely horrible, some of the women I've met were very nice, but I haven't found that spark I'm looking for in a woman. I haven't really made any lasting friendships, but I'm always eager to make a new friend. | |
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| How many dates have you had of the Internet and still remain single?
Posted: 10/17/2006 1:24:14 PM | I've been on various dating sites for about 5 years. I've met in person with 10 women over that period resulting from dating sites, unless I am forgetting one or two. 3 of them were "not as advertised" as the OP put it. One did not show a picture, but gave a very detailed description, enough said. Another showed a picture but only of her face and described her body as "average"  , and another showed pictures but upon meeting I concluded that they were taken several pounds earlier. LOL So, OP, ratio for me = 70% as advertised.
Obviously none worked out or I wouldn't still be single. Still friends with some though. 
And many others reached the "phone calling" stage but fizzled out before they could result in dates. | |
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