What experience you have with online dating?

[DiegoO]

Share your story if you feel like. I would like to know what situations you pass trough.

[OlderAndWiser]

I have used online dating at several different points in my life. I first used it in 2007, and aside from meeting several women who were nice bt not a good match, I met three different women who I dated for at least 4-5 months each. The third one I settled down with and we got married but she eventually decided that she did not want to be married and we divorced in 2015. I used online dating again and met a retired judge who I dated for two years; I eventually broke up with her because the relationship was not as serious for her as it was for me. Used online dating again in 2017, met a woman who I lived with for two years but I broke up with her because of her alcoholism. Used online dating in 2019-2020 and met the lady with whom I am now living.

Online dating is simply a way to meet people; it does not guarantee that the people yo meet will be great candidates for a LTR. You still need to meet, date, become acquainted, and determine whether you have potential together. As a means of meeting women, it has been great for me. I have met many wonderful women and I am glad that online dating is available.

Some people incorrectly believe that online dating means virtual dating and you never meet in person. I suppose someone could do that if they wanted to but it seems rather lame and pathetic. Some people are angry about online dating because they have no luck with meeting anyone. I think those people don't know how to go about the business of online dating; presenting yourself in a written profile and photos is different than flirting in person and not everyone does it well.

[Ευδεμονια]

I don’t have a great online dating experience, I joined bumble some months ago and I got some matches. Some were bots, some others were girls doesn’t really match my taste, but I found a girl I get along easily from the first time, we were from the same environment and we had a lot of common interests.
I asked her out after 3 weeks of knowing and we had a good date, we repeated some other times and seemed a good entente was developing. Long story short, things went wrong because I decided to declare my nascent sentiment to her but she had other plans also for herself and it ended with a friendship.
I can say my really brief experience with online dating is positive after all, and it sure boosted a bit my confidence since I had matches (not only with bots) and it gave me a bit more certainty on myself.

[Anonymous]

The closest I got from online dating was when I thought I was in a long distance relationship and I also when I was about to meet a guy from GAG.

And I say thought because we weren't on the same page. He said he wanted to be with me but he refused to answer questions about himself. I was just trying to learn more about him, but apparently he thought it was something else. Also he thought that I was using him to get to the United States when that was never was my goal.

As for the guy I was about to meet. At first everything was lovely and amazing, he was caring, funny and we had some things in common. Then his behavior became weird, he turned out to be controlling, a manipulator and a liar. If I had made the mistake of meeting him I would end being raped, beaten up or killed.

So now I prefer meeting guys in real life. I'm sure there are positive stories of online dating but that's not for me.

[Anonymous]

I don’t really have much experience with it. I was using a dating app after I broke up mostly just bc I was looking for some attention and needed a confidence boost - not looking to hook up. I got a lot of matches, decided to meet up with two guys and ended up just being friends with them. I had a hard time really connecting with anyone in the app, a lot of the conversations were just shallow. I quit using it after 2 days lol

[RolandCuthbert]

Well, men have to be careful because it can be a dangerous situation for them. I have had a mixed bag, but would say it is mostly positive. A long time ago, I met a lady in Washington DC. We dated for about six years or so. It was good.

But I have heard some horror stories before.

[serious]

Never dated in my life. Be it online or real life. None.

[Anonymous]

Unless you are absolutely outrageous women won’t respond. Except the rare sane ones…and I do mean rare. You basically gotta be like one of those clickbait videos.

[JoyGirl]

I have had bad and good experiences.

[brezzybaby]

I have never dated someone I found on the internet