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Internet Dating
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I have spent the last few hours falling in lust with a rather gorgeous man on an internet dating site. Sent him Franki's valentine e-card too. Cheers Franki :thumb: Ah, the ups and downs of internet dating, all fired up but going to bed alone... If we haven't met IRL within a reasonable time- 10 days is my boredom threshold, it will still have been a lovely flirty chat. If (WHEN) we do meet... I'll keep you posted!
I've had a lovely relastionship with a guy I met online before, the distance was a problem for me in the end- otherwise I think we'd probably still be together. I've also become quite good friends with a guy I met with a view to dating, but no sexual attraction killed that idea. On the topic of e-dating, who here has had good outcomes? Um, Kermit and GWST I guess- if they met here? And Youngbull seems to be getting on really well with his new love interest, think they met online? Any others? Oh, and for the gossip factor- anyone met that 'twelve year old' or similar that people joke about?
I've had a lovely relastionship with a guy I met online before, the distance was a problem for me in the end- otherwise I think we'd probably still be together. I've also become quite good friends with a guy I met with a view to dating, but no sexual attraction killed that idea. On the topic of e-dating, who here has had good outcomes? Um, Kermit and GWST I guess- if they met here? And Youngbull seems to be getting on really well with his new love interest, think they met online? Any others? Oh, and for the gossip factor- anyone met that 'twelve year old' or similar that people joke about?
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We're both taking things slow at the moment, as we both dont want to get hurt again (but guess that is normal). But its going well. We've both said the we really really like each other, but both want to wait a little bit longer before we go any further (ie sex), which i'm happy about, plus i've got to wait a little longer for my new piercing down there to heal first.
We meet on Yahoo Singles. Found that 90% of the girls/women on the single site all have similar profiles "where are all the nice men" "want to be treated like a queen" etc.... i ignored all of those and only looked a the ones with orginal sounding posts. She was surpised that i emailed her due to her piercings (mainly ears + a few others). But told her i've always had a thing of pierced women.
Good luck Katralla hope it goes great for you. :yippe:
We both worked hard in our relationship and it paid off. I hope yours does too.
we met online, and chatted for a couple of weeks before I insisted on meeting him - have never looked back.
at least online you get to be a bit more selective. Its easy to block someone whos just not on the same wavelength rather than wasting time on crap dates and avoiding people after youve met them.
But im not knocking it, i just know a lot of the relationships i had on the internet ended up with me getting hurt and it was silly because i didnt even know them that well.
Kept chatting to her online, and popped over a couple of months later when I was in the area again. Things were completely different - we were living together a couple of months after that, and it lasted for a little short of 3 years.
You can meet people anywhere, at any time. Things can go badly or go well, whether you meet them in a pub, a shop, on a site, or through a dating agency.
Single, mid-20's biker here, based in the Midlands. Any takers? :thumb:
Yeah, me and GWST first became mates here. We didn't become lovers on the internet though, it grew out of our friendship after we met several times in the real world. Everyone else I know who's gone with people they met on the net were the same.
I agree with Kermit about actual romantic relationships though; I'd feel weird meeting someone with the known intention of deciding if they were right for a relationship or not. I wouldn't be adverse to meeting someone as a friend and things developing from there, but then that's not "internet dating", as I see it.
So to you, what exactly is an 'internet relationship'?
The people that I'm friends with online whom I've never met, and probably never will. That relationship exists purely on the internet, whereas the people whom I've met and constructed a relationship with offline are people I'd consider myself having a relationship with, period. It was borne of the internet, but has evolved from there. If that makes sense to anyone but myself!
I suppose meeting people from the internet is an "internet relationship", but at what point does it change to just being a normal relationship (in which you still communicate via the 'net). Other relationships aren't defined by the place of meeting, so it's kinda strange that internet relationships and friendships should be. I guess it's unavoidable, as it's still pretty taboo.
If you can't ever hug your partner, then you don't have a relationship worth the name IMHO.
This is why I personally think that an internet relationship ins't a 'proper' relationship...
Have msn for a couple of people who i've known/know from here but that's as much contact as i've ever had with anyone from the internet.
Don't think I could do internet dating because I find it much harder talking to people online than in real life. Not being able to see facial expressions (sometimes a smilie just doesn't cut it) and body language makes it too hard. And the spark of personality that you can pick up in seconds of meeting someone in real life just doesn't come through online ... or if it does it must take longer to recognise.
Plus whenever I read back anything I write on here my sparkling wit and amusing anecdotes just seem to make me look like a twat ... perhaps I just hide it better in real life
Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. This is exactly what I meant.
You say you've had a relationship with a guy you've met online before - so you're probably pretty hot on safety stuff - but it doesn't hurt just to remind you of a few issues
Take care
When you get stung by someone who you find out later told almost nothing but lies it can be a real shock.
You're lovely aren't you
My step-sister met a guy online and it didn't work out though. But I guess that's no different to real life.
Wheresmyplacebo and TwistedTrinity (Luby) met on here too and they have been going out for over a year now and make a great couple :thumb: