My friend is disappointed in online dating

@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
January 13, 2013 3:11pm CST
One of my friends broke up with her boyfriend some months ago, and decided to look for a new boyfriend online so she joined a couple of dating sites. So far it hasn't been a success. She has met quite a lot of men from the dating sites, but most of the men told her after the first meeting: "I think that you are a nice girl, but I don't think that you are the person I am looking for." She has started to get frustrated, and I understand that because she gets disappointed each time one of the men tells her that they don't want to meet again. One of the men was pretty weird and she was afraid of him, and relived when he told her that he didn't want to meet again. She is still willing to give online dating a chance, but she is not as optimistic as she was in the beginning. Did you experience the same thing? Did you get disappointed in the men/women you met on a dating site? Did you leave the online dating sites or did you decide to give it another chance?
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@neelia27 (896)
• Philippines
14 Jan 13
Well I had never try this online dating.. I'm not that interested in this matter because of the news I heard in connection with online dating some became a raped victim so if you want to do this be extra careful specially with the person you just met online then you will meet personally.. but I don't have anything against it.. some are lucky enough to have a partner because of online dating.. but in the case of your friend maybe she Should wait for the right person she will love don't search for it let love search for her..
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
24 Jan 13
I agree with that. We have to be careful when we meet people from the internet, because some of those meetings end in a bad way like the things that you heard about in the news. Unfortunately I have also heard that kind of stories, and I think that it is very important to meet at public place at first. I would never invite a stranger into my home and I wouldn't accept an invitation to visit a stranger in his home. I think that would be too risky when we only know eachother from the internet. I met my husband on the internet and our first meeting took place in a coffeeshop in the city where I lived at that time.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
13 Jan 13
I've tried online dating myself and haven't had any luck with it at all. I hate when they waste my time. I'm online because I'm serious about finding someone to spend my future with, and here they all are acting like it's this big game. It's not a game, don't waste my time. If you're not interested, be up front and tell me that in the very beginning. I hope your friend finds some success in her online dating. Oh...and the reason why I've gone to those sites is because I don't go out, I don't have a lot of friends, and it's easy to find someone with similar traits online as what it is anywhere else.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
It is very annoying to waste your time on people who aren't serious when you hope to find someone to spend your future with. Do you still use online dates sites or did you leave them after the disappointing experiences? I have met my husband online, but the first dates that I went on weren't a success and sometimes people are just so different when you meet them in real life. My friend is also looking for a serious relationship (a long term relationship) and she has been disappointed many times, but she is still willing to give online dating a chance, and I hope that she will manage to find the kind of relationship that she is looking for.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
20 Jan 13
I sure wish your friend the best of luck. I'm on one site now..and I'm holding out hope that I might find someone special.
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@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
14 Jan 13
She needs to be realistic that we can't please everybody. She also needs to realize that at least they were being honest in telling her that they don't want to continue seeing her because in that way she can move on to other better people who can surely appreciate her. Every disappointment will take her closer to the right one. Internet dating is not for everyone. Some people who are really intellectual prefer to strike a conversation or two online and see if they hit it off online. If they do then they meet and see if there is chemistry physically. Even in offline dating we are all bound to get disappointed by some guys anyway. It could be there's a crush we have and they don't feel the same way towards us. To be honest I had been disappointed before solely because of my unrealistic expectations with the men I had chatted with. It had nothing to do with them being unreal with me in our chats online.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jan 13
It is true that the men have been honest to her. It is painful to get rejected, but I agree with the things that you wrote and I think that their honesty gives her the chance to move on. Before I met my husband I also used online dating sites and some of the men that I dated weren't interested in continuing the relationship, but they weren't honest about it. They simply stopped contacting me and probably thought that I would be able to guess that they weren't interested. I think that it would have been better to be honest about it. At least my friend knows the truth and she doesn't have to guess if they are interested or not.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
14 Jan 13
One thing I know about internet dating is that you can't have such high hopes. It takes years for people to find true love on the internet. I think online dating is good if you're into it for fun. Your friend has the wrong mind set and is using the wrong method to find love. If she wants love and she doesn't want to be frustrated, she needs to be happy with herself and without a man. She will become a better person and happier even. We don't need men to make ourselves happy. Love will come her way, she doesn't have to look for them online. Maybe the right one is right under her nose? Stuff like that.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
That is a very good point. My friend just came from a long term relationship (several years) and she doesn't feel like being alone. She wants to find a new relationship as fast as possible. I also think that it would be better to take it slow and focus on herself first, but I think that she is afraid to be alone. When her and her ex-boyfriend broke up she got her own apartment and she doesn't like living there alone. I understand that it is difficult for her to be alone since she has been in relationship for several years. I have suggested that she could meet her new partner outside the internet as well, but she is shy and she prefers to use the internet.
@Shavkat (137212)
• Philippines
14 Jan 13
I do think that online dating is not ideal to find the special person. Since we cannot see the real colors that certain person. I never tried it, but if it happens then I could validate the negative impact of this. Some people had seen their final about it too.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jan 13
I think that online dating could lead to very different experiences. Some people like myself find their partner online and get married to that person and some people have a lot of negative experiences and get very disappointed in online dating. There are success stories, I know that from personal experience, but some people don't manage to find a partner online and decide to leave the online dating sites because of the bad experiences that they have. So far my friend hasn't manage to find a new relationship online, but she didn't give up and she still wants to give online dating a chance.
@fzxxcy (20)
• China
13 Jan 13
my friend had a bad experience. he broke up with his girl friend,he hope to begin a new relationship after a long time. he meet a girl online,honestly the girl is pretty.her first setence is :do you have enough money?if you have,we can proceed to go shopping after dinner.if you don't have,so i will go back after dinner. my friend is so disppointed with her words. then my friend said,we don't need to have dinner,so you can go back now...
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
I understand your friend's disappointment, but I think that he handled the situation well. Sending the girl back without dinner would be the best thing to do in that situation, because she has already revealed what kind of person she is. I hope that you friend was able to find another girl who was interested in him a a person instead of his wallet. I have heard that other men have had similar experiences when they met a girl for the first time, and the girls expected them to buy them expensive presents on the first date...I don't understand the girls who do that.
@fzxxcy (20)
• China
21 Jan 13
Finally,he met another girl,it was me. I aslo can't understand these girls,and I am curious that who they will marry with?
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@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
I haven't really tried online dating sites but I used to chat a lot and have known some guys through it back then. I have even had a boyfriend online. I don't really take anyone online before that seriously but this guy seems to be sincere. He was really sweet and funny. But I've learned that he is also pursuing a friend of mine online. I can't imagine that I actually believed him back then when in fact I already know that lots of chatters on that platform are not for real or pretenders. I haven't tried having a relationship from someone I've met online after that. I believe that someone will come along eventually even if you are not looking. I think dating is healthy as long as you just enjoy it and not put pressure on yourself to find a partner.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Feb 13
I also used to chat a lot and I talked to many different men at that time. I agree with the things you wrote about the chatters and I believe that many of them are pretenders. Sometimes you get the wrong impression of someone through a chat site, I have experienced that kind of situation in the past. There was one guy that I especially remember. He seemed like a really nice person at first and we had a long conversation about different topics. All of a sudden he called me a wh0re and wrote other bad things...and then he logged off. I was really surpriced, because he seemed like such a nice person
@artemeis (4194)
• China
15 Jan 13
I don't have any issues or anything against these online dating sites especially when it is an avenue that allows participants to meet people we normally would not be able to in real life. Thanks to the extensive list available on these sites we not only could consider or meet people from all walks of life but all over the world as well. I never tried them before because it wasn't available during my time and unpopular when it came into the scene. When it came into our country, the criminals or bad intents are equally as quick as those who are genuine ones, so you can imagine what happened when news of girls and women had bad incidents happening on them - cheated, trafficked or introduced into vice. All of it, enough to discourage any thought of it being a good tool. I think we should never overlook that these sites does not promise success and everyone is not protected from the bad elements which exist in real life. We may be on the driver's seat as far as information and selections but once we decided to meet up, we should expect no less for risks and failures. I feel that we should always expect the bad elements and unexpected where your friend doesn't seem to be in that league. It hurts but hurts will go away and to let one's self confidence disappear with it, should not or never even happen. People including can always walk away when they do not see the point or even don't feel like it. At the same time, learn and understand about the push factors in relationships than just focusing on the pulls. I hope that your friend recovers her self confidence and able to handle failures with a better frame of mind.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Jan 13
I think that online dating is both good and bad. I met my husband on the internet and I know that many other people have also managed to find their partners through online dating sites, and there is no doubt that there are success stories. Unfortunately people with bad intentions have also discovered online dating, you are right about that. There are many stories about people who ended up in dangerous situations because they decided to use an online dating site. I wouldn't advice people to avoid the dating sites completely because I know from personal experience that it is possible to find true love that way, but it is really important to be careful. It is important to meet at a public place. It is also important to watch out for the date scammers who pretend to be in love in you in order to steal your money.
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
13 Jan 13
I have done this before and well eventually the right person came along and now we got married. Yeah sometimes it can be a disappointment, especially when before meeting you spend all your time chatting with them on the internet and over the phone. The guys that I have met they didn't even have the decency to tell me that they were not interested in me and just stopped talking to me all together. So I do have to give these guys something, at least they were honest and told her how they really felt.I just would advise her if she still wants to continue this to just be careful with who she meets and make sure its not always alone. Some of these guys are not always who they claim to be.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
I am happy to hear that you have found the right person. I have found my husband on the internet, but my first experiences with online dating weren't very successful. I have experienced the same situation as you (guys who didn't even say that they weren't interested) They simply stopped contacting me and they probably thought that I would be able to guess that they weren't interested, but I thought that it would have better if they had had the courage to tell me directly. At least my friend's dates were honest, that is true. She still wants to give online dating a chance, and I hope she will be find the kind of relationship that she is looking for.
@aghiuta (525)
• Canada
16 Jan 13
Tell your friend to be patient.It can happen! It took me four years,but I feel very lucky,I found my soul mate.These days,you have to kiss a lot of frogs till you meet your prince! She should arrange all the meetings in public places, and trust her instincts.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
23 Feb 13
I am happy to hear that you managed to find your soulmate in the end Your story shows that it is possible to find love if you are are patient. I hope that my friend is also going to find love. It might not happen straight away, but one day the right the person might appear. I think that it is important to arrange meetings in public places like you said. It can be risky to visit a stranger in his home or invite him into your home because some people are different when you meet them in person. It is important to be careful when we plan the meetings with strangers.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
13 Jan 13
Porcospino I have never used online dating because it started after I was married..but I know a lot of people who have used it. I know several who ended up marrying the persaon they met on line. Some of them said it took a lot before they found 'the one'..lol like the old saying..you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince Tell your friend to hang in there..the work might pay off..and nothing ventured, nothing gained...and I wish her all the best!!
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
13 Jan 13
I am one of those people who found their partner online and we are married today I was quite lucky, because I met my husband on the third date, and my friend has already been on a many dates without finding the right person, but I still think that she could find the right person if she doesn't give up. Every time I talk to her she thinks that she has found the right partner, and she gets very disappointed when it turns out that he isn't interested in a relationship, but I hope that she will find the right person one day.
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@chicgale (2982)
• Philippines
13 Jan 13
I think your friend is frustrated coz she really want to have a boyfriend right away. Tell her to just wait and just tell her not to give up. She can talk or chat with men she meet online and start as a friend first. Hope she will meet the one soon!
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Jan 13
I think that you are right about that. She is impatient and she wants to find a new boyfriend right now. Her last relationship was a long term relationship and it is my impression that she feels that she needs to find a new relationship right away so that she can avoid being alone. I think that it would be best to do as you say and talk to the men online and become friends first, but she is so focused on finding a new relationship. I hope that she will find him soon. She is going on a new date with someone from the dating site, and I look forward to hearing about their meeting. I hope it turns out well.
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@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
13 Jan 13
You can also get disappointed with "real life" dating. I think if it's online, it's just happening fast because meeting people over the net is really instant. But that's life. Also, she's lucky that she hasn't met any real weirdos and creeps. They're all over the internet. She can just have fun and meet new people and don't be too anxious about dating too soon. It will happen at the right time. But exercise caution though and always think that whenever in doubt, doubt.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Jan 13
That is true, real life dating can also be disappointing. Some people have been disappointed in their real life dates and they decide to try online dating instead because they hope to meet a man/woman who is serious about finding a partner. My friend is quite shy so she prefers online dating and that gives her the chance to chat with the men or exchange emails with them before the first meeting. She has had one bad experience with a man who was pretty weird, but fortunately she hasn't met any really weird men or men who stalked her or similar things.
@MaylaJay (349)
13 Jan 13
I've done similar things, where I talked to someone for a long time and they're acting like they're interested. Then they just decide "Nope, you're not right." And I'm thinking "Why did you waste all this time, getting my hopes up?" I don't think she should give up completely though. It's just like dating in real life; usually you date a lot before you find a keeper.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 Jan 13
My experience on online dating wasn't at all successful, and it was quite harrowing at times, basically I found that most would actually 'lie' and it seems that honesty went out of the window. One lied about their age, they were actually ten years older than they had stated, not much of a problem, because age doesn't matter to me, but when they started talking there's was a lot of things they said that just didn't ring true, and certainly different to what they had said. A few were damn rude and told me I was ugly! A few stood me up and the one I did manage to snag turned out to be a control freak, that lasted three weeks. I gave up in the end, probably because I decided I was far more happier being single than finding someone, after my experience of two abusive relationships being single is far more satisfying. But I can definitely relate to your friend's frustrations about online dating.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jan 13
It must have been very disappointing to meet the people who lied to you. Sometimes you get a positive impression of people through the internet when you meet them in person it turns out that they have lied about a lot of things. I have tried that a couple of time and I lost my trust in them when the lies were revealed. It was really rude to write to you that you are ugly. Some people think that they can write anything at all just because that they are able to hide behind the computer I also think that it was very immature to just stand you up.
• United States
14 Jan 13
I think that your friend would be better off joining a community organization, taking enrichment courses or volunteering with a local group than trying to find the right guy through a dating site--especially if she is using, rather than pay, sites. If she does want to continue with online dating, I would suggest that she research site reputations before joining. Paid sites are more likely to have members with a greater commitment to finding the right person, since there is that financial investment.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jan 13
The site that my friend uses is the most popular dating site in my country and it is a site where you have to pay for your membership. I think that you have a point about the paid sites. Those sites probaby attract members who are serious about finding a partner since that have chosen to pay for their membership. I think that it would also be an option to find a partner offline and I have suggested that, but my friend is quite shy and she prefers to look for a partner online since that gives her the chance to communicate with the men online before they meet in real life and she is less shy when she is able to communicate with the men online.
@marguicha (215346)
• Chile
13 Jan 13
I don{t even know if there are sites for old people+s dating. I would like to have a friend, maybe even a person that I could get to know a little better, but I doubt that I could get that online. Yet for younger people it seems that online dating is a risky but interesting posibility.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
A lot of people use the online dating sites. On many of the sites most of members are quite young, but the most popular dating site in my country has members from every age group. My mother-in-law is a member of that site and she is 71. She is looking for a male friend, but most of the members she has talked to or met so far have been interested in a romantic relationship and it is not easy for her to find a person who just wants a friend. I think that is quite hard to find friends on online dating sites because most of the members are looking for a date or a relationship.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jan 13
Online dating is a gamble, hit or miss if you will. I met at least 20 guys before my husband that I did not like online at all. Or it didn't work out for whatever reason. I went to online dating because all that is in my town is military guys which I am not interested in at all. So I went online to find my mister right. It is never over night that you find the right man, online or offline. I did not meet my husband until a year of being online meeting people... I am glad I didn't give up though because if I did I would have never met my husband. Online dating can work if you give it a chance. I would tell her to just be patient, the right one will come... =)
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
I understand what you mean because I also met my husband online and the first meetings that I had with men from online dating sites weren't a success, but fortunately I continued and I finally met my husband. I hope that my friend will also find the mr right online. So far online dating has been a disappointment for her, but she is willing to give it another chance and I hope that she is going to meet the right one person one day. Last time we talked she told me that she was going on a new date so I look forward to hearing about that.
• Philippines
15 Jan 13
Usually I don’t do meet-ups when engaging people to dating site, because mostly some people over dating site are fooling you off. Saying that they this and that and in reality, they are not. So, it’s best to not expect anything because some people just try to put a good impression by faking their identity.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Jan 13
Yes, some people aren't honest and when you meet them in real life you discover that they haven't told you the truth about everything. I also think that it is best not to expect anything because you never know how the meeting is going to turn out. It could be a success and it could turn out much better that you expected or if could become a big disappointment if you expect too much. When my ex-boyfriend and I broke up I decided to try online dating. I met a man on the internet and we exchanged emails for while. We seemed to get along really well and I was really looking forward to our meeting. When we met his personality was extremely different from the impression that I got from the emails, and I was disappointed after the meeting, but later I learned to avoid high expectations before that kind of meetings and in the end I met my husband.
@wwjwcom (237)
• Hubei, China
14 Jan 13
Website is a place where people make friends with each other.However,whether we can find a lover depends on who we meet.Some friends indeed can find a true love online,while more people find it hard to find their right persons.So just take chatting online as a way to make friends and wait and see if we can come across the right guy.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
20 Jan 13
I think that you less likely to get disappointed if you do like you say because you don't have any huge expectations about finding a person to spend your future with it and you just enjoy the chat and the people that you meet. I have been lucky, and I found my husband on the internet, but sometimes it is hard to find the right person that way and you have to meet a lot of people before you meet the right person. My friend has already met many people, but so far she hasn't met the right person, but I hope that it will happen in the future.