Do you prefer meeting your partner in real life or online?
Being a bit of a geeky type - I prefer online. If done right I can establish things like interests etc upfront so as not to waste time dating before eliminating someone based on incompatibilities. Also gives me more range (ie can "meet" people outside my normal social or work circles) Taking into real life is important because only then do you see chemistry.. read body language etc.. but I have no issues with starting the process online... actually prefer it.
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Every guy I have dated has been IRL.
I never do dating sites. It makes me feel weird and uncomfortable.
I honestly never had a problem meeting men IRL. There always new people to meet everywhere in my book.
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Real life, meeting online is so forced, you wouldn't go up to someone I'm public everyday and ask them what there hobbies are and if u like the sound of them then ask them on a date in my opinion its weird
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Real life, online sucks when you're deeply into the person you want them to be close by but they aren't
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Irl but if it happens online, I won't date until we can meet in person. Online is such a disconnect to how people really are. You don't even know if you're truly compatible. We're not gonna spend our lives together online! 😂
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Online is too fake, all you see is some text, thats all
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No preference as it's difficult for me to meet other people.
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I have tried the online bit. But they don't look like their photo. But I still had s good time but it didn't last she just wanted the sex and I find that a bit hollow? I like the romance then work up to the sex...
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The thing is can i trust that the girl is real on the other end of the Internet
life is gamble we take and chance at winning so my advice i would want
meet her in real life i think if i Skype with girl that would be nice but
what happens if she was a criminal who was out to hack me or send
me virus would my virus protection save me from that stuff see these
are things i look when i meet new people? -
I met my boyfriend because a mutual friend gave me his snapchat and said "he has really good memes", and we sent memes back and forth for a few months without saying anything.
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I met my boyfriend online, but we see each other in real life. He only lives five minutes away. I met an ex online who lives half an hour away and we saw each other each week irl.
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Definitely in real life. Online dating is never in the guy's favor I mean unless he looks like a super model.
I really wish there was like a floating icon over women's heads that indicate whether their single or taken. Cause surprise surprise most of the women I ask out have bfs.
And I honestly don't know if they're lying or telling the truth. - 1.8K opinions shared on Relationships topic.
Definitely offline. Online has been overwhelmingly, meh. Most never read what you say in your profile and the few who do read tend to ignore or gloss over what you share and still contact you when in reading their profile you quickly see your lack of compatibility.
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It depends really when I meet my partner in real life there are certain thing I learn about them that I almost wish I didn't now. If I meet them online they tend to be what they really aren't, so I'd say both because it balances things out. Like my current crush I've known for almost a year is cool, I mean like yeah we met online pretty much now we talk almost on a daily basis. From that experience and my past ones I'd say its better to choose both and balance them out
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To me choosing a partner online is the same as buying off ebay. I think it devalues women to the level of a product.
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In real life, I want to see her and talk to her face to face.
Online does not allow one to truly get to know someone like meeting them in real life does. - 356 opinions shared on Relationships topic.
I don't really care where I find them as long as we genuinely like each other
But if I had to choose between the two definitely irl -
i met someone online once, but it was way before dating sites existed...
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Either or is fine. I don't mind either one of them. Long we connect pretty well with one another.
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IRL. People's personalities online are different than in person
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Real life. It’s more honest and I’d like to think less judgmental.
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Either is good... If I meet them online I won't take long to meet them in person. I don't do long distance online only relationships.
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I would say both, but preferably real life because it's a lot more natural. Not that im saying online isn't a bad thing that it's not natural
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Even if it starts online, real life would still be preferable.
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I met my boyfriend online
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Real life
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