Misrespresentation and Online Dating

@Jshean20 (14349)
Canada
December 5, 2006 2:35am CST
Online dating has become a very common thing these days, but just as with "real life" dating, there is the good, the bad and the ugly. I read a story today about a woman who had talked to a man online claiming to be in his "mid 40s", but when they met he actually turned out to be in his 60s lol, this scares me. What have your experiences been with dating online? Anything scary? Success stories? Or do you stay away from online dating all together? Source for the story I read: http://www.internetdatingstories.com/stories/index.php?id=79&category=5
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50 responses
• Philippines
6 Dec 06
to be honset, i really dont easily trust my online friends thats why i dont rely on online dating.coz some of people here online are psoers and liars.its better to have real dates coz u cna really know them personally unlike online some may hide their identities just to attract or victimize others..so beware..
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@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
6 Dec 06
thank you
@gprasad (177)
• India
6 Dec 06
i think dating whether its online or personal is the same. its a matter of u finding someone who shares the same interest as u n discussing ur life with him/her. ya there may be few cases of frauds come on no one is perfect in this world. just look at the positive side of it & look at all the success stories
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@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
6 Dec 06
there are lots of success stories it would seem
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I can't trust online dating, I prefer to meet someone somewhere else other than online. I met my husband at school in a chemistry class.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
5 Dec 06
cool thank you
• Philippines
15 Dec 06
there is nothing to be scared if there is webcam you can see already what you will date looks like and besides if you like the person appearance will not matter anymore, its the way you both agree with each other that matters.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
17 Dec 06
thank you
• India
5 Dec 06
i have a horror story of online dating, i was cheated by this guy pretending to be a girl online, so we arranged for a meeting and he showed up and told me who he was and was looking for some action. this scared the hell out of me. i stopped online dating at once from that point of time.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
5 Dec 06
woah I don't blame you
• United States
6 Dec 06
ha
• Austria
5 Dec 06
Im not into online dating but my friends are. One of my friends even got a wife because of this online dating thing! we cant believe it at first but right now they are happily living for 3 years with one kid.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
5 Dec 06
that's great :)
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
5 Dec 06
hmm OK thanks for that
• China
6 Dec 06
I have never done that before, if I have a chance, I will try that. :)
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
13 Dec 06
I tend to stay away from online dating. I'm not sure if I could trust what someone says in the profile or in a chat room. I like meeting the person in real life and having a conversation in person so I can see facial expressions and eyes. I think both can tell a lot about a person. I did date a guy I met online once and it turned out really bad. He was sweet online, but when we actually went out he was controlling and obsessive.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thank you
• United States
10 Dec 06
No online dating for me. I've been with the same man for 16 years, but I kind of wished that it was there when I was single. It might be scary, I don't know.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thanks
• China
6 Dec 06
I think it is just hard to trust anyone online these days. I hear so many stories about people dating online and the guy or girl turn out to be creeps, or one party has lied about their age. Only today I replied to a post on Mylot about a guy who met a girl online and after they got in a relationship and said the "I love yous" she came out and said she was only 14, he was 22! It is ridiculous! I wouldn't use a dating service either because it isn't my style, but at least with a dating service you can actually meet the person, online dating seems to be a joke. The either party can say whatever they want to make themselves the perfect partner. Besides that, you haven't even actually spent time with the other person, how can you possibly think you really know them? I don't believe in it at all!
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
13 Dec 06
thank you
• United States
15 Dec 06
A good liar can come out in any way, shape or form. It just is a bit easier online I think! I personally have had a 50/50 experience with online dating. I've met guys from online that omg.. they SO lied or they were so needy it wasn't funny. Others I have dated and we've become good friends. One man in particular remains one of my best male friends to this day.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thanks
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
8 Dec 06
I have tried on line dating but never found my true love. Now the love of my life i did find on the computer, but I also went to high school with him, just after 9 years of being out of high school we found each other on myspace and we have been together 10 months now.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
13 Dec 06
that's neat!
@nebulla (127)
• India
15 Dec 06
You decide to meet a person because you feel you want to give a chance to yourself in love. The powerful word. LOVE. If you first understand what it is then you go for a date your mind will be clearer. This is what I found out. I shall share it with you. Love entices you into its arms but it is enough to hold you there for only so long. You may grow restless with reality, with the day to day tedium of work. You may itch long to have the carefree delights of passion again...to fall in love all over again just for the feeling. If you fall for that, you will find yourself moving from relationship to relationship always in search of what you only find in the beginning. Love, true long-term love requires more than just being there. It requires that you invest in your relationship; that you work with your partner to succeed. You must create a new love that is deeper and stronger than the fleeting thrill of passion. Together you can build a bond that no one or no thing can break. You can be comfortable in the safety of your relationship. And you can grow in your shared understanding. You can achieve your dreams with your loving partner by your side. Then you are truly in love. This is the opportunity and challenge of love.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thank you
@Stephanie5 (2946)
• United States
10 Dec 06
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I stay away from them for the most part (to actually use anyways) But I have signed up for them before to earn money and True.com is one of the best ones I found. They run criminal background checks and marriage checks...free of charge (with the free membership)...So, if I were to choose one, that's the one it would be! Atleast I would know that I"m not talking to a married convict...lol Hope this info is helpful! Have a nice day!
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thank you
@jal1948 (1359)
• India
15 Dec 06
It is best to stay away from online dating as verification of facts are difficult if not impossible to ascertain. many people not olnly lose their money,reputation ect werein they are blackmailed after innocently giving personal perticulars.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
15 Dec 06
thank you
@ichurn (611)
• Philippines
6 Dec 06
I think online dating is no good. Even making friends online is not safe...
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
9 Dec 06
Ok thank you
@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
6 Dec 06
At my old job, late at night me and a couple of the guys would look on this one main online dating site, we'd always find someone we knew on there. It was funny, because we'd usually find something they lied about. So I looked a couple weeks ago just for fun. Saw my ex on there lol. Only things he wasn't truthful about, he used a picture from when he was about 18 (he's about 37 now)yeah you can still see it's him, but he was a wee bit thinner lol. He said his weight/size was average, and he was a bit on the heavy side when we were dating, got bigger after we broke up-and hasn't changed. Things like that are so wrong, because the person's obviously going to know the second they see you that you lied. I've never tried it, fortunately never had to. Heard some good stories, mostly bad though lol-just people not being truthful.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
10 Dec 06
that's funny about your ex
@anne_143god (5387)
• Philippines
6 Dec 06
Do not believe in any online dating for it is really rarely you will find a very good and honest person on the net for you dont really know if they are really telling the truth. Most of the person I know who are going on that online chating and dating are liers and dont actually tell the truth.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
10 Dec 06
thank you
@kendi10 (1032)
• India
6 Dec 06
Dating - Dont like
I dont like the online dating and meeting the guys these are not real always.so mostly online chating and dating guys never you his real name so i dont like it.I think real friends are not equal to online friends.All are telling lies and do wrong things in thats it is a misrepresentation....
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
10 Dec 06
OK thanks
@prey15 (221)
• India
6 Dec 06
Online dating sucks big time....people with low self esteem and with no social skills join....I can't imagine how people fall into this folly you do not know the person he/she shows a photo claiming its theirs and one believes!!!!! talks with that person and goes out...I'm up for someone setting me up for a blind date but that person should be known to any of my friend
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
7 Dec 06
thank you
@hazeter (670)
• Philippines
6 Dec 06
Well honestly there are lots of disadvantages and advantage in online dating. some man find there love online and then when they meet they will realize that they love them. But others are not, they just used online dating to scam and earn money.
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
10 Dec 06
thank you