Have you ever met someone off the internet and went on a date with them?

Well, it does sound awfully similar to real life, doesn't it? Not all people are sincere and regardless if you meet them on the internet or in real life, after getting to know them you might find out they aren't what actually they pretend to be.
But I can actually bring you some positive sides about internet dating. First of all, you can get to know all sorts of people and I do not mean people from around the world, but there might be some people from your town or city that otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to meet (especially if you are not that sociable). Second, even if it sounds weird, some people tend to be more open and more sincere in this medium, they feel more comfortable and you might find out things about them that otherwise they would not have the courage to admit in a face to face discussion. Third, social circles are much more easy to find, there are thousands of dating sites, fan sites, various hobbies dedicated web sites, that you have a wide variety of places to look and you can start by already talking about something you both like.

Anyway, I've had some relationships in the past with people I met on the internet, both romantic and friendship relationships and I can say that most of them went on pretty well. I'll probably connect with other people this way in the future too.

I have met people on the internet and have both positive and negative experiences. I will say that I've had more positive than negative. I do think it's a good way for people to meet different people that they may not have met otherwise had it not been for being online. But just like anything in this world you must be careful. Especially as a woman, but men and women have to be careful. But like I said, this is true in any situation. If you met someone at a bar or at the grocery store, you don't know the history of that person. So some caution is needed. I know that there probably more horror stories from online but my guess is that we don't hear as much about those situations.

It is true that we all must be careful when talking to people we do not know. The Internet gives some people the ability to be anything they want because they feel they will not be found out.

On the other hand meeting people, no matter where you do it, works the same way. Would you think that talking with a stranger in a bar and then going on a date is any safer than talking with them on the Internet? It is not.

That said I would have to say I am very happy that many women do not feel this way and are willing to talk, and date, people on the Internet. I found my second wife that way. She was in the city I intended to go back to when my contract ended. We talked, both on the net and by phone, and then had the normal public meeting you always would. In time we fell in love and were married. At the time she was only one of many I talked with.

Unfortunately she had serious health issues caused by diabetes and past away only five years later. When I had recovered from that loss. I again went back to the Net in search of a friend. I had no intention of marrying again...just wanted someone to date. I found however woman that are on dating sites are not looking just for dates. I had the first time meeting with nine women. However there was one that I could not get off my mind and soon we began to date.

I am very happy to say we are married and I owe it all to the Internet dating sites. I was 67 when we married. Not a lot of options for men at my age to meet the right woman. The Internet decreases those odds greatly no matter what your age.

Yes I met a lot of people off the internet and most of them were my boyfriends lol

the first guy was someone that I met on a chat dedicated to Prince. He was scottish and came over to Italy to meet me but he was very differen from what I had pictured in my mind so we didn't last more than a week.

another guy was someone I met on a forum dedicated to videogames and we spent four years together, when eventually he left me for no reason. He never told me why lol I hated him and still hate him, also because I was the one who wanted to leave him for being so rude and ignorant.

(yes I never met interesting people lol in the end I managed to find ot what kind of stupid they were)

another guy was the one I met right after my ex-bf left me. He thought it was a good situation for him to give it a try and he kissed me. I needed a friend.

And finally the last guy. I thouht I had found a great friend but evenually after months we started to act more like lovers than friends: he was always sending me sms, calling me, sending me songs, holding my hands in public, saying he was having feeling for me and eventually he kissed me. I was sooo into him and suffered a lot when he said that kiss was a friendship kiss. I actually never heard of a friendship kiss like the ones he gave me all day long, so I deleted him frm my life.

YEah, bad experiences lol

I've met quite a few people from the internet and most of them ended up being great friends! One guy I met I dated for a year. Another one I met and have been married to for over 6 years now! I think you are taking the same chances meeting someone from the internet as you are meeting someone in a bar or club!

I'll tell you a little story about me meeting my future husband. One day I was chatting on Singles.net at a guy whom I was barely interested in, but thought it would be good to be friends. We started talking more and more, and then we decided to meet one rainy day in December. We went out to eat and we also went on a 2nd date to play soccer. By this time we were only good friends. About a month later we became gf and bf, then he asked me to marry him.. I was never so shocked in my life. We have been happily married ever since and no, I don't think it's dangerous..

Are you sure I am not your brother? LOL!
Because I met my wife on line many moons ago. And we've been together 10years, and we have 2 kids.
After we met online, we chatted for a couple of days, and met on the third day. We had a few more dates after that and then we were engaged a couple months after.
I guess, you never know who you'll meet online. But it helps to be forever optimistic.

its just a matter of how you will manage it. if you take it seriously and end up being screwed then you didn't think. i kinda meet a girl and we planned to meet she's ok we chat and i seen her on cam, but i changed my mind i just think there are more important things that i need to do rather than making some flings.

Yes, I have met quite of lot of people. For sometime they remained my virtual friends. Then we interacted through, phone, e-mails, and met eventually. To my good luck they turned out to be wonderful people. I did not ever had a bad experience of any sort. One has to be a good judge of character. The words they utter, their body language, their interests reveal a lot about the person. Nevertheless, one has to be a careful. Human mind is very complex, and you cannot know everything about a person.

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