How do you date someone online? What exactly is online dating?

I thought in order to be "on a date", you went somewhere, like a restuarant, or movie, etc. I just don't understand the concept of online dating.

How do you date someone online? What exactly is online dating?
Online dating means you meet the person on a dating site, and then eventually meet them in the real world for a date.
Reply:haha yep they lie, cheat ,and pretend to be something there not most of the time.But that happens right in front of you too the only differance is its harder to hide when you see each other face to face.
Reply:You pick someone the way you want and make sure he/she does not sign off. As the gas, restaurants and movies are so expensive, online dating sound wonderful and it reduces the number of single moms.
Reply:it's becoming the new way of meeting someone 21st century style. but in a lot of ways not very safe. too many nut jobs out there
Reply:Its a thing where you meet people that are amazingly different from their photo.