Online dating - largely a success or more a case of hit and miss?

Has anyone else had frustrating experiences using online dating i.e. it led nowhere? Has it ever felt like you may as well have lost once you started sending someone a message?





If you're a man and you used it, did you find the women overly fussy?





Likewise if you're a woman and you used it, did you find the men overly fussy?

Online dating - largely a success or more a case of hit and miss?
I met my boyfriend on a dating site. Before meeting him I was frustrated with the process and had decided not to renew the service. I met him just before the end of the three months I had initially signed up for and I am glad I did it.
Reply:Pros and cons always. Can be good if you are looking for chat and banter but more than that can be a bit of a let down and even dangerous. Is a great hunting ground for the predatory male who can come in a good guy guise. Only when sucked in do you start to realise he is a messer then teh hurt and then the finale. The feeling it was no more tahn a waste of time.
Reply:Probably hit and miss, just like real world dating.... If you don't "click" then you don't click, no matter where you meet the person.
Reply:Its depenant on the people involved. The way I see it is you have as much chance meeting someone online as you do meeting in Tesco or a pub
Reply:Men out number the women on those sites so they can afford to be fussy.





I think women expect to be treated the same way online as out in the world. Be prepared to flirt and woo.





I wasn't looking anything serious so I did fine with a couple of dates. My experience over all was positive.
Reply:I have tried it and I think overly fussy sounds about right. I am not going to bother with it any more.
Reply:My opinion is that it is a waste of time and money.





Sooner or later, you have to meet with the opposite sex in person, you have to convey an interesting personality, and you have to create a relationship, and have sex (which requires close physical proximity). You are better off mastering these real-world skills, and *then* add online dating into the mix, if you are too busy to meet people, or travel a lot, or both.





The internet is great for a lot of things-- but meeting new romantic interests isn't one of them. There are just too many unresolved variables to make it worthwhile, when you compare it to the alternative (meeting people face-to-face).
Reply:NEVER USED IT
Reply:I've done online dating before. The men, I have found, are only in it for a shag that they cannot find anywhere else. And the women, like myself, are kinda desperate! Online dating doesn't work unkless you are very lucky.


Try speed dating instead. Me %26amp; my mate went last week %26amp; have had some success this way. And its cheaoer and more fun too. Go online and type in speed dating. Good luck!
Reply:i did and had the worst experience.
Reply:Its no different to other forms of dating


How ever people act online they can be the same in real life


If they lie on line they can lie to your face


If they are fussy they are fussy in their Lives as well
Reply:I do not know about the fussy part, but I hate the fact that you alot of the time do not get a photo?
Reply:better from what i'm told. a few of my buddies did it and ended up with some real hotties. when i asked them. how did YOU ever meet a girl like that? always the same answer. internet. i think it's because they had done so much chatting online and on the phone that by the time they met each other, they were already tight. sometimes people lie or take strategic photos then it gets a bit sketchy, but so far, i've only heard good things, i'd definitely do it myself....if i weren't so addicted to yahoo answers that is.
Reply:When my wife and I first decided to split up (she had been seeing other people) I decided to give online dating a go. well first its ok finding the sites ,and they all say "free" but its only free to register and then it costs a fortune to actually use the site. Then you start swapping messages with someone and unless they tell you they charge by the hour all you ever do is swap messages. I've spoken to a few people since then and they all say the same.
Reply:never used that kinda thing, but my pal does. she thinks its ok but so far shes only met up with a few guys and they have all been prats i reckon. but u do hear of people that actually find love on them sites
Reply:My personal experience has been that the men on online dating sites are there for one reason only: they aren't able to pick up girls at the local bar. Which means they are either ugly, stupid, classless, or married. So I don't do online dating anymore.
Reply:I'd say it's hit and miss. The biggest thing against it is that if you're out socially and you encounter someone you don't fancy, you can shake them off. It's a bit harder to do when you finally meet up with the other person. Having said that, it's probably worth a try.