In my experience they are usually men looking for sex lol...

I dare say there are some genuine men on those sites though...

yeah i agree its usually a lot of creepy weirdos that are awkward socially and need to be behind a computer to connect with people, whereas with women its usually someone with low self esteem or someone who is too busy to leave their house/ office to actually meet someone.

with that said... my friends and i at work used to be on a few different dating sites just to see who was on these things and most of the people that would write to one of us would write to all and we would catch these guys in lies on where and when to meet up etc or we would all show up on the date and catch him.

people also start to get clingy when you end these internet relationships and start to terrorize your inbox. i couldnt deal with it even though for us it was just a joke at the time...

im not knocking anyone who really found love out there im just saying for most people it doesnt work.

Thanks for your comments.

Terrorize your inbox..haha. That's funny. But I am sure that is pretty common. But I think I agree that a lot of women use those sites who are incredibly busy and can't find a guy out there in her day to day life.

I tried it after ending a pretty tumultuous relationship. I love going to clubs, so of course I was meeting all of the wrong type of guys. I signed up just to see what was out there. Within a week, I met the love of my life. We'll be celebrating our 3 year anniversary in November. Funny enough, he signed up for the site about a week before we started talking, also.

There are definitely those out there that use it as a way to hook up with random people, but it can work.

no thanks

i dont trust people i cat see!!
Even if they where telling the trust i'll never believe.

Don't need it.

Tami715: That's great! Congratulations! It is nice to see that it actually can work for some people.

Thanks Charly I couldn't be happier. Before I actually tried it, I felt the same way about dating sites as most of the posters here. Even now, we have a fake story of how we met to tell some people.

I just think that a lot of people have misconceptions about the type of people that use these sites. It isn't all "creepy weirdos that are awkward socially and need to be behind a computer to connect with people". I have always been super confident and have never had any trouble meeting men. My boyfriend is the same. He's gorgeous and was actually the poster boy for the branch of the military he is in (print ads and tv commercials). He's also very confident and outgoing. When you meet people online, you have the opportunity to weed out the crazies and the horn dogs. I saw it as kind of shopping for boys

I also know quite a few people that have actually found something new, and I recommend giving it a shot if you're thinking about it. What do you have to lose? Just be safe and have fun!

i think you missed hte part where i was talking about some of the guys on there... with the girls i think they do it for fun like we did at work, because they are too busy to meet other people or because they are insecure and i didn't say it didn't work for everyone i said it doesn't work for most.

its different for everyone like i said, you saw it as online shopping for guys... i saw it the other way. most of the time when i buy things online they don't fit or its not what it looks like online. its very easy to disguise who you are, what you're about and fabricate a whole personality online whereas with in person its a little bit different but not much.

I hear you, MissJules. I didn't mean to come of as defensive or anything, just wanted to elaborate on my experience.

You give great advice and I love reading your comments

Thanks for all your comments, ladies! Tami, I am glad you shared your experience with me.

MissJules, I can definitely see your point as well.

Overall, I think it could be worth a shot if I was careful and just enjoyed myself.

Thanks again, ladies!!!!

Tami! I just looked at your profile and saw pictures of your man. You're right, he is gorgeous!

Nicely done. You are a beautiful couple!

Thanks Charly! I just added you to my friend list, if you do decide to give it a shot, let me know how it goes. Good luck!

Married!!! Don't go there.