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TRUNKSNUGGLES
1/30/08 9:03 P
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| I met my boyfriend on match.com, and we've been together for 4 years. I've met so many other couples who met on the site as well. Its so hard to meet people at work and in bars, so why not try out the online dating scene?
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TRUNKSNUGGLES
1/30/08 9:01 P
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| I met my boyfriend on match.com, and we've been together for 4 years. I've met so many other couples who met on the site as well. Its so hard to meet people at work and in bars, so why not try out the online dating scene?
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| Crazy huh?! I avoided online dating forever and 2 weeks (even a teensy bit sooner) I met my amazing prince of a fiance! I loved getting to know him before we met! Turns out we live at opposite ends of the country... but it's all been worth it and is working out beautifully! We never would have met otherwise and we're even of the same ethnic background (important for me)! I thought it would be something scary-- never know what you're getting, etc. but i was NOT a bar-scene chick-- think that's way scarier! I think if you use your head and are smart about things, it's as safe as any way of meeting new people. I am Definitely a cheerleader for online dating!
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JOESWIFEY1004
1/28/08 5:15 P
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| I met my FH on Match.com and we have been together now for 3 1/2 years and we are getting married in October. We talked online everday, 3-10x a day for 2 weeks. These huge long emails. Anyways, I was sick of the bar scene but I wasn't looking for anythign serious either and it was great. I met a couple other guys before I met my FH and I went out to some nice dinners and evenings. I was very careful. Always met at a place that I knew well and never went to a house or anything like that. Common sense really. I think more importantly just have fun on there. The best things come along when you least expect them. So cliche I know but so true.
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CYOUNG0373
1/28/08 4:57 P
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| I met mine on Match.com. The funny thing is, we knew each other 10 years ago and he had a huge crush on me, and I told him I did not want to date him, 10 years later and ex husband and two kids, we are finally getting married on May 17, 2008. How cool is that?
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It's definitely the new way of things huh, I met my fiance online 2 years ago and we get married next month.
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| My fiance and I met on eHarmony! I had just moved to a new city and didn't know many people and I was really hesitant to give it a try but it was a wonderful experience for me. I don't do the bar thing and meeting someone online gave us a chance to e-mail a bit before meeting and I already knew so many great things about him on our first date. We are perfect for each other, its crazy that a computer program could match us up but I am so grateful it did! We are getting married in July 08!
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| Just thought I'd chime in: I met my boyfriend online. It can be a great way to meet people.
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SNARKYKITTEN
1/23/08 12:46 P
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I was the opposite of Heather. I didn't spend a lot of time talking on the phone or by email before meeting. The guys that I talked for a long time before meeting just fizzled out, usually because we ran out of stuff to talk about when we met in person. I also prefer to talk to people face to face, so that may be part of it.
My FH and I emailed each other twice and talked for 5 minutes on the phone before meeting. We had our super long conversations on our first few dates.
And it's a good thing to be very specific in your profile about you and what you're looking for. It's much better to be upfront about your dealbreakers and weed people out based on those.
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On-line dating can work but you have to be open and have patience. You also have to ask a lot of questions and don't be too quick to fall in love. I tried it all Match.com, Yahoo Personals, BlackSingles.com, ChristianCafe, Eharmony, etc. I emailed a lot of guys but most of them didn't make it to the phone call stage. Then you call each other and have nothing to talk about. I finally did meet a guy from Match.com and he was saying he loves me and wanted to marry me after a few weeks of meeting. So you have to be careful.
I finally met my Fiance on eHarmony. We were actually both about to give up on the on-line dating thing but we clicked and now we are getting married in May 08.
Don't give up but then don't settle for something that you don't want either.
Good luck and just have fun 
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Online dating can definitely work! My FH and I met on Match.com. I don't like bars, and neither does my FH, so online dating was a perfect fit for us to meet people. Its all about taking your time and playing it safe. I actually spent quite awhile getting to know guys by email and phone before I ever met them...I think then they know you're serious about really getting to know them rather than just a hook-up.
There used to be a real stigma behind online dating, but that's not the case anymore. We've been together over 2 years and just got engaged in November. As it turns out, the fact that we met online is such a small part of our history...we have both blossomed since we met.
Have fun!
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KLEVERKIRA
1/23/08 8:55 A
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| I think it can be hard, though it can work. My FH's mom has been single for a long time and has a profile on eHarmony. She hasn't met anyone that has worked out for the long-term, but she's still trying. Just be smart about it.
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SNARKYKITTEN
1/22/08 9:48 P
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| I met my FH online through Yahoo personals. Online is a great way to meet people. You know a little bit about them from their profiles and I don't think it's creepier or worse than meeting someone at a bar. People can lie about themselves when they're drunk as they can about themselves online.
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| So, I'm starting to notice the online dating trend. And I've always been hesitant to give it a try, that is until now. So many of my friends have met their current husbands on the site. Can match.com really work?
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