How effective is online dating?

Anyone had any luck with online dating? What are the girls on there like, and do they feel less attracted to a guy they meet online as opposed to in person? I can't seem to meet anyone in the real world, I hate to drink and am very unnatural in a bar environment.

How effective is online dating?
I've had some fun with it, a few frustrations. Some women I know married guys they met online and seem very happy.





The good part for you is that you can put "I hate to drink and don't like bars" in your online profile. That way only girls who either feel the same way or are okay with someone who feels the way you do will contact you or respond.





Online you skip some of the small talk, the fishing around to find out things, which saves some time. If you definitely don't want kids, you can "weed out" the woman that wants 5. If you hate tattoos, you don't have to search around checking if she has one or vice versa.





Girls online seem to be like guys online--not entirely happy alone, not having great luck finding exactly what they want by chance or by bars.
Reply:It's effective. You have to just wait for the right person to come along. I'm 19 and my now boyfriend I met online 4 months ago. He was on a website that I belonged to and decided to im me randomly. We met up, hit it off, and are great together. Fast forward 4 months, we are practically engaged, live together, plan on getting married, the best of friends, complete one another and the happiest couple. People would never know that we met online because there is no difference at all. I would try it. You have nothing to lose and you might find the one of your dreams on there. Best of Luck and I hope you meet someone soon!
Reply:Online dating is a great way to meet people. Did you know that when people chat on line they are 65% more likely to be truthful. This is definitely better than the bar scene and a mite better than meeting someone through a dating service. I have tried all three and the on line dates are the best.
Reply:Where do you live. You sound very well grounded for this kind of statement. Try being a little more cheerful and lots more friendly. I'm sure a lot of guys must have been waiting in the wings to chat you up on a good day. What you are looking for in definitely not on-line. Good luck.
Reply:I am the best one for this question. I just moved from Iowa to Nashville Sunday to meet a man that I had met online. He is everthing he said he was. I am highly impressed. I have to say he is by far the most established man I have ever been with. I have to say that online dating worked better for me then meeting someone in person. Good luck!
Reply:dont try it i understand maybe ur desperate but try somethin else there r some pervertd people around and u ront know what the r up to plus the peole therejust say they r hot and cute and most ofthem r desperate 50 year olds so forget it please!!
Reply:You don't know what you are getting when you online date. Meeting a person in person gives you a greater advantage because you can feel them out and see if there is chemistry. You could find someone online and eventually meet them and there be no chemistry between you
Reply:it's not effective, it's stupid
Reply:I'm married and have never online dated. However, I have friends that have done it. Most of them say, it stinks. The guy will take you out for a meal or a movie and then expect to be paid back. (If you know what I mean). Stay away. It is just crawling with people that are married, lie about their age, and are maybe just out of prison. Many times what you think the person is like is not true at all. One guy told my friend he was 35 and when he showed up, he must have been 55 with his hair dyed black. Ewwww. The best thing you can do is join a club, volunteer, be active in a church, join the Young Republicans or Young Democrats or Rotaract. Lots of places to meet quality people for friends and dating. The internet is not the place! Good luck.
Reply:well some girls are and some aren't. i personally believe that meeting someone in person is better than online because u never know what kind of tricks they will pull to get important info about u for them. like where u live and your bank account and stuff. also there are alot of online sex predators. so i feel safer about meeting someone in person. you can tell alot about a person by their wardrobe.
Reply:Online dating, in general, is a very effective way to meet people, as long as they take the time to post their latest photos and write an honest and comprehensive introduction to themselves. You can size people up quickly and check them out, you know. I met several women through online dating. Nothing came of it, you know, no great relationship, but it proves that the system works...you can meet people, make a date, go out for coffee and get to know each other in person, etc.


My sister actually met her husband online. My friend Tony met his wife online. So for some people, it works really well.


The sites I tried weren't the greatest, though. I quit online dating for now...I am not looking for a date at all at the moment; just working hard at my two careers and trying to advance myself financially.


I guess the key to online dating is to hook up with the best site....one where people are for real and not goofing around, you know.