Are there any real possibilities with online dating? Or is it all bullshit?

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Fireguy17 · Accepted Answer

yes there are.
I met my wife on eharmony.
I live in a small town so the pickings were really slim, I really didn't like going to bars to be a Leasure suit Larry and try to meet someone, it was so hard to know what type of person you were going to meet.
A great place to go to get laid, but not to find your partner.
You need to go to the better pay sites, not the free ones where it seems that most people are just looking to get laid.
You still may find those type of people on the pay to join sites but there are less of them because of the cost.
It can be a lot of work, just like a job, but like anything you get out of it what you put into it.
It worked for me, did it work for everyone, no, but it sure opened up my world to others that liked what I like and are looking to meet someone.

Chazmatazz269 · Accepted Answer

It depends on what kinds of possibilities you want, i suppose. As a man, it’s possible to spend tens of thousands of dollars before meeting a single quality woman. It’s possible to hookup with some low quality women who will stalk you, vandalize your property, and assault you. It’s possible to contract STDs and STIs, or get baby-trapped. It’s possible to get catfished, stood up and scammed. There are lots of real possibilities with online dating. Ell oh ell!
However, unless you’re filthy rich, gorgeous and hung like a porn star, and just too busy to meet women in better ways, internet dating doesn’t have much good to offer men.

SeriouslyFunny00 · Accepted Answer

Yes, there really are possibilities. It all depends on your compatibility and preferred way of dating. Like LDRs, some are patient enough to enjoy it and some don't. I can't speak for all.. but I can say that if you're both in love, serious, and ready, there's real success in online dating. Online dating requires patience to wait for the right match, and I also suggest to choose the right website.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Based on how you handle it. Most techy and don't have enough time to meet personally rely on dating app nowadays. Some end up good some are worse also. It will always be base on your intentions and other match you have out there.

But for me I did have real outcome dating online.

Vanidal · Answer

Yes, there are real possibilities with online dating. One of my friend married to a woman he met in an online dating app.
One thing I see as important is that you need to have clear intention using it. You are basically open to more dating potential by that (if you're not that social in offline world). Be quick and clear. Like an HR skipping those bad employee potentials, picking which ones potentially be more than just an online date.
Do not be afraid to be rude when you tell them your intention. You can add flavors to the communication, but be clear that you're not there to play.
What you do is to find out if you could connect more outside the online dating app. Or whether you should end the relationship on the dating app. As fast and as effective, as possible.

RavVid · Answer

Yeah I think so. But the communications need to be more emotive in content than it does face to face.

"Since last we spoke I woke up had coffee then went to work then came home to talk to you and I am thinking about having meatballs again for dinner". boring ain't it.

"Well there was a bird singing when I had my morning coffee and that really sent me off to work in a happy mood. It was turmoil when I got there but I sorted it quick smart and it was happy customers the rest of the day with good jokes". Not so boring.

Twalli · Answer

There are real possibilities, they're unlikely though. See, the reason why people choose dating sites is because they can't get someone in real life. This means that they're 1) Too busy (like one of my sister's exes worked on an oil rig and only got 3 months off after 5 months on), so they don't have a lot of free time to meet people 2) Everyone in their area has dated the people they will, and that person is not one of them 3) They're not relatonship material, but those who don't know them don't know it yet (they don't realize they aren't relationship material). These people have issues with conventional dating and that means that they're not creme de la creme.

Heolurt · Answer

If you're in the top percent of hot guys out there, you'll have a chance in online dating. Any guy less than that in attractiveness, their chances are it working for them dives into no chance, because females only want the ego boost from the less attractive guys. Completely ugly guys like myself, I am convinced that our profiles either get hidden or there's only a left swipe choice because all the years I wasted on stupid dating apps, it's amazing how my profile stayed at 0 views, 0 matches, 0 likes, 0 messages the entire time, it seems statistically wrong but multiple apps at the same time over about 5 or so years and all were upgraded accounts but all stayed 0 for everything that entire time

ArrowheadSW · Answer

When the internet was still very new, I had great luck with it. But after the dating apps surfaced, that dampened it for me. Not much luck with it after that. I met probably 30 women just from meeting them online on AOL, early on. From dating apps later, maybe 4.

However I do know people who got married to the person they met on an app, so it does work for some people for sure.

Anonymous · Answer

If you are gay, get Grindr. Probably the most successful dating app is when it’s man getting man. When it’s heterosexual, the chances decrease dramatically. First, a lot of women have no intention to actually date. They just want the compliments/attention or are chasing the extremely hot guys. Second, there’s a crap ton of fake accounts just to scam people. I think best advice is to choose extremely targeted apps where you pay. Like Christians or Muslim sites specifically for those. It would probably be so much easier to meet people in person and ask them out.

Dazed0N0Confused · Answer

I met my ex boyfriend on POF & it was good until it wasn't.
My current boyfriend & I met on Tinder & have a kid together & the relationship is still as strong as ever. He's even hinting at proposing & getting married.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

It seems to work much better with older people. As people get older there is less game playing. The older crowd knows what they want and are more honest and straightforward about it. That doesn't mean there is no game playing at all, but it's far less than I hear about with younger people.

People I've known in their 50s and older who used dating sites have close to 100% success. At least three people I know got married to someone they met using a dating site.

Avicenna · Answer

It's mostly or entirely bs, depending on your vantage point. A friend of mine is currently trying to do it and regularly remarks about how unattractive, unreliable and uninteresting the women are.

The problem is that people who don't have serious dealbreakers usually can meet someone in person and tend not to be single in the first place, so the pool of people you meet online is generally going to be disappointing.

AviatorTom · Answer

I met my SO online, and I know several married and committed couples who met online. Online dating can work, but you have to work st it... it doesn't come easy, similar to regular dating.

Lynn7dsd · Answer

I know a number of people close to me that are married or getting married to someone they met online dating. However, you must be careful as there are many Ted Bundys out there lurking online.

Cedman · Answer

It is mostly non sense, the reason is mathematical. There are more men then women on those sites which means that you chances are lower. Actually watch this it explains it.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah there's definite possibilities. Doesn't mean the odds are great. I would say only 5% of the women on dating apps are worth contacting. So low that I won't even waste my time messaging first. I put on my profile up front that I WILL NOT message them first. You have to take the sites with a grain of salt. Women are used to being in power, being pursued. You have to let them know they lost that privilege when they joined a dating site.

Truthatanycost · Answer

Can't think of a more efficient way of wasting time...

PeteBy · Answer

Never been on a dating app but stumbled across my partner by accident on Facebook. Talked for a few months on there before exchanging numbers. Been together almost 11 years.

Anonymous · Answer

Stop wasting your time. The entire world is a dating site, use it!

NottaNatty · Answer

I really feel like it's rare that it works out however I feel like it also boils down to the audience on that platform. I do have a relative who met her husband on eHarmony or one of those things so, I mean... I guess if you're lucky.

Jamesshinobi · Answer

almost everyone on them are bots. make a joke profile amd watch the bots blow up your notification. "hey. baby you are handsome wanna date?" i used a pic of Less Grossman from tropic thunder as my profile pic

HippieVeganJewslim · Answer

Mostly bullshit, I believe. There are some people who have found romantic love, but how likely is me being one of them? Facebook is another site where people CAN fall in love, like I and Noura did.

Aerolyn · Answer

I'm sure there are, but wouldn't be surprised if the reailty was that the overwhelming majority of it is just bullshit.

justEric · Answer

I've known rare cases that worked, but most are failures

Googlemyahoo · Answer

I thought it was bullshit after using for months with nothing worthwhile and the fake profiles they use to draw you back in. But then I net my wife so ya it works

spg12212122 · Answer

If you want it to work you need to pay money for it. Plus have lots of original photos not on Facebook. And wait a long time... Plus lots of flirt messages and wink messages.

MiseriaCantareAFI · Answer

my friend met his wife online, he resorted to it

but, some people, just prefer to meet people offline

thats why, girls, you can not just say "i don't do online dating"

You just never know what might happen

sheikalana · Answer

Is definitely not impossible. Me and my now husband met on a dating app.

Cecinene · Answer

Of course it is a bullshit when you can't even see the person you are dating

MCheetah · Answer

No. Give it up. The women are shallow and the men outnumber them ten to one.

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Aquariusmystery · Answer

Yeah I met my boyfriend on tinder and we’ve been together for four years

Part2603 · Answer

It can be good, if you hire an intern to do all the legwork and setup the dates.

Anonymous · Answer

there's definitely a possibility of you finding a good match, but it's a lot more difficult in my experience

msc545 · Answer

If you are 6"+ tall, make 6 figures, and are at least a 9 or 10 in looks, yes. If any of that is missing, NO.

AsaKyo · Answer

I think they are if the people are serious and put in the effort

Noodle_fan · Answer

had been using it for more than 6 years , met scammers mostly

richgentlem4n · Answer

there are possibilities right? 🤗 @seriouslyfunny00

dustybiker · Answer

I‘m sure it’s hard to find something real.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

It's bullshit. Used to actually work like decade ago though.

Imsmurter1 · Answer

25% genuine 75% waste of time. Just depends on how desperate.

Insecureandknowsit · Answer

My partner and I started out online dating and have now been together for 10 years. ♥️

MightyOlivia84 · Answer

I ask myself same question everyday

Smashingdoozy · Answer

Of course there's real possibilities.

SaoirseS · Answer

I never tried it. Never wanted to.

slatyb · Answer

It worked for my wife and me.

AssholeNumberOne · Answer

I'd say it's bullshit.

nomandik · Answer

Unless you are paying for it it's all BS

FilmGuy93 · Answer

I met my current lady on Reddit

Anonymous · Answer

I tried, turns out it was bullshit :((

lorenzomichael · Answer

It's all bullshit. Nobody is who they claim to be.

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

Of course, Apex Legends, uhhh Skyrim.

EaterPeter · Answer

Mostly BS yes in capital letters

Sarahunknown · Answer

It’s waste of time and money

Anonymous · Answer

It’s all about luck in this case lol.

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