Online Dating - When are you too anxious?

I am experienced at online dating, however, I have this situation now that I feel stuck and stupid and need advice. I came across this ad yesterday and was "wow'd" by the guy, I sent a response and he responded right away that he was "very" interested. We emailed and IM'd briefly and then he stopped writing. I have not heard back from him, he is online now and so am I, now I am trying to figure out if I should be patient and wait or ping him on IM and say Hello. Note that we are both in our 40's, but this is still awkward. Any advice?

Online Dating - When are you too anxious?
hahaha online dating come on now get a real life the computer is a machine not a dating service....online dating tells me you are too desperate
Reply:Just go ahead and say hi!
Reply:just be patient.





and don't online date. it never works out. it's garbage.
Reply:If he is online there is no reason why you can't say hi. Also you both dont have a commitment to each other. Start as friends and work your way from there.


Guys are not always the first to step up and he may be feeling the same way you do. Say hi, and start a conversation by asking him how is day is going.


There is nothing wrong with having a friend online. You never know if it is going to go further than that.





Take your time and get to know him, don't rush into anything. There may be a reason that he is not responding to you right now. His life may be complicated or it could even be his kids on his computer and they signed in under him by accident. It has happened to me before.





So say hi, and converse.





GL





Blaze
Reply:Best to leave it. He must know you are online too. If your not sure wait till he signs out and leave him an offline saying you were going to say hi but wasnt sure if he wanted you to.
Reply:I'd say ping him, if he doesnt want to know forget about him but he might want you to start the conversations!


Good Luck!
Reply:On line dating is a very bad idea.
Reply:yeh he is probably messing around on you and these other dating sites and not really interested maybe you should take your chance with someone else... hint,hint wink, wink. i wouldn't talk to him unless he writes you back then you can ask him how you feel and what is on your mind
Reply:Most online relationships start out with a huge flame and quickly die away. Try to get his number and take a step out of the cyber world. It makes it more real.
Reply:If I was you ide email him again to find out whats going on. Plus I just wanted to say i think you have guts to do this.





Iam nearly 34 %26amp; never had a b/f %26amp; I think online dating is quite risky. So more power to you on this
Reply:Say hello..you don't even know this dude - what do you have to lose?
Reply:always let the man write first...this avoids embarrassment and its more ladylike...make a good profile.. assume its going nowhere..with this one....there are more fish.
Reply:If he was truly interested in you he would have kept in touch , he is just another online player screwing with your head.....
Reply:Nowsdays, online dating industry is increasing rapidly which is proved that it is useful for many people. I think it is the best way to meet people that you would probably not meet in the real life. I am a person who benefited from it. I dated a girl from sugarmommymeet.com and it is a happy time. but it is not real life, and it is probably for you to meet a guy who just seek funny and excitment. so you should pay attention to these guys.
Reply:Online dating DOESN'T work. I've tried it for two years and never met any one.
Reply:What have you got to lose by sending him a message? The worst that could happen is that he doesn't respond to you, but it sounds like he isn't anyway.