For or against online dating?

Are you for or against online dating? Please explain why.





I'm asking this because one of my contacts posted a question about a guy she met online and received answers calling her a loser for going the online route.... And yet I've seen other questions where people are talking about their success stories. What's your take on this?





(Of course there are risks inherent in meeting someone face to face that you've only known online, so let's assume in our answers that those risks and the precautions to take are presumed and understood.) Thanks!

For or against online dating?
You have all the answers already. There is nothing basically wrong about on line dating as long as the people involved understand where to draw the line. You really have to pay a lot of attention if you are involved in an on line affair, 'cos what you are into is literally blind dating in all it's meaning.
Reply:there is absolutely nothing wrong with online dating! as long as people are honest, and it's something that they want to pursue, I say go right ahead!


obviously some people have met and married as a result of online dating.
Reply:i don't like it at all. it seems kind of weird. but apparently it works for some people.
Reply:I'm for it with caution and forethought. Your comments about knowing the risks and taking precautions should always be at the forefront when doing online dating. The good thing about online dating is there are so many more people than your local town. The down side, of course, is there are so many more people than your local town. In my case, I'm seeing a woman and we met online - but it turns out that we have a mutual friend and our worlds haven't been far from intersecting earlier.....so it's working out well.
Reply:i've dated fellows from online, and i don't think it means you are a loser. most of the guys i met online i would not have met another way (for example, some were sort of long-distance (in a different city) and even if we had been at the same function at the same time, like a ball game, who knows if we would have talked?). i think the online thing kind of helped to "weed out" guys that would have definately not have been my type (ex, maybe they had nothing better to talk about than getting drunk and stoned the night before). but, generally, online relationships did not work for me more than a year.





i had better luck by meeting people in real life (including my husband). these relationships would last over one to 3+ years.





but i do know people who have been very successful with eharmony. so, there you go.
Reply:I am definatly against it, to know whether you really like somebody, you need to meet them in person so you know they are not lying about too much...