Internet Dating lololol....????

[ppcock]

Has anyone ever tried the internet dating scene? I wont lie, I've tried it.
expiriences have been ok, had one girl for 6 months. it was alright. but it really showcases how shallow people actually are.
Judging books by their cover and so on and so fourth

expiriences anyone?

[Phrenetic]

I banged a 16 year old myspace whole irl ffs irl pix or it didnt happen!

[Erin]

No thanks. I just go outside and talk to people. Hasn't failed me yet.

[ebbomega]

There was a really great column that Glenn Calendar used to write when I went to SFU. One time he had a series called "I met her on the internet" and it was three weeks where he posted about various girls he met through online methods.

Convinced me that internet dating is just too random. Might as well go through the classifieds.

It's the same problem I have with stuff like speed dating. no real connection, just blurbs of people. Sometimes having a little bias when meeting people can be a good thing.

[inside]

I just wen't back on POF to check it. Some chick I messaged recognized me from fnk lol. In the end, it's just way too much work. I think out of a hour of searching I found 3 chicks that I was into. Lame!

[ppcock]

oh speed dating, no thank you.
The only one i ever went to was at plaza club and had to work.

It was just way too weird, very creepy and talking with some of the ladies that attended, all had disgusted looks on their faces and some funny stories all around.

[Phrenetic]

classifieds - craigslist

this?

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by ppcock

oh speed dating, no thank you.
The only one i ever went to was at plaza club and had to work.

It was just way too weird, very creepy and talking with some of the ladies that attended, all had disgusted looks on their faces and some funny stories all around.

How is online dating any different? Except for the fact that you don't see the disgusted look on the other party's face, I guess.

[ppcock]

I guess so, i guess the online you would have more time to think about a response where as speed dating, the bell goes off every 2 minutes.. nice try on having a connection.

oh marty....

[ppcock]

that's what all the ladies say

but they take the "H" out, put an "N" infront of the "O"

And it still doesnt work MAUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Bitchin]

No Thanks

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by ppcock

I guess so, i guess the online you would have more time to think about a response where as speed dating, the bell goes off every 2 minutes.. nice try on having a connection.

yeah, but the tradeoff is that you get an immediate understanding if there's any physical chemistry whatsoever. You don't get that at all when trying to pick out through online dating.

In the end the effect is the same: An extremely distorted view of a person based on who they want you to think they are and little based on who they actually are. Not the best formula for dating if you ask me.

[yoko*]

I don't know, don't we rely so much on the internet these days that it isn't all that peculiar to wind up meeting someone through some form of internet communication and then end up clicking?

I personally haven't used any of those e-harmony or plentyoffish type dating-specific websites, but I have met some great people from the internet though.

For example, long time ago I used to be an avid deviantart member and I became acquainted and shared many art-related interests with another deviant art user in Ontario. After many years of chatting through msn, we actually wound up meeting in person when I was in Toronto to see my sister. Now that I'm IN Toronto, we continue to be friends. In fact, we just hung out last week.

Ok, so that's not a "dating" example, but I believe that the internet is just another way to meet people and in some ways advantageous because it gives you a chance to connect with people from various locations without the restriction of physical geography.

And, if someone annoys you, you just x-them out. :)

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by yoko*

I don't know, don't we rely so much on the internet these days that it isn't all that peculiar to wind up meeting someone through some form of internet communication and then end up clicking?

Meeting someone from the internet is a little bit different than internet dating, imho. Mainly because when you first meet them it's not with the pretense of a sexual level. You're not so much "selecting a partner" as you are "meeting new people".

The latter is much more rewarding than the former, IMHO, and a far greater use of the internet as a means of social context.

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Meeting someone from the internet is a little bit different than internet dating, imho. Mainly because when you first meet them it's not with the pretense of a sexual level. You're not so much "selecting a partner" as you are "meeting new people".

The latter is much more rewarding than the former, IMHO, and a far greater use of the internet as a means of social context.

Doesn't internet dating entail that you eventually meet someone from the internet?

There is no opportunity for discussion if we're basing it on completely different understandings of internet dating.

[yoko*]

in internet dating do people like say something like
"hey I'll meet you at FNK.ca at 8pm and we'll browse the "internet dating lololol...???" thread together while we discuss it over webcam"?

I totally want to go on an internet date!

[prozac]

I don't know. I made a POF account a couple months ago, at the encouragement of a friend.

I was tired of meeting the same kind of people all the time and I sort of looked at it as a time-saving measure. You know, 95% of people you meet are undateable, but how many people do you meet in a month? 3, maybe? With something like POF you can "meet" (talk to) 100 people in a month, and even if 95 of them are absolute no's, you're potentially left with 5 maybes...a lot faster way to filter through potential dates.

That said, I met up with 2 guys, one of who was nice but no real spark, the other was a total flake waste of my time, and I just recently got together with a dope guy I know from work. So I don't know. Nothing wrong with it, but not really a solution either.

[-evil-duerr-]

i've dated a couple people who I met thru the internet, but have never tried the dating sites....

I don't see anything particularly wrong with it, but the sheer horror of somebody I know finding me on there is enough to keep me from ever signing up lol.

[Goat]

you meet enough fucks at the bar, who needs the internet

[wishbone]

i've gotten craigslist pussy from an ad that stated I was a third generation chinchilla farmer.

True story. What's funnier is the girlfriend I was with at the time (those who know, shush) and I posted fake CL ads to see who'd get more responses. Well, that was my ad. Fast forward a few weeks, and that relationship ended.

So guess what I did? :)

My point is: Marty, if I can get laid claiming to be a chinchilla farmer on craigslist, there's hope for anyone.


edit:
ALSO I CAME CLEAN THAT I WASN'T A CHINCHILLA FARMER BEFORE WE BOINKED, IM NOT A TOTAL A-HOLE.

edit2:
THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE

[SEAN!]

i don't think internet dating can't work for a guy like me.

im even more of a self absorbed aloof asshole on the internet then i am in real life.


god damn i hate myself...

edit: can = can't

[bebu*funfun]

ive only heard success stories so far, kind of scary. My coworker met her long term bf through lava life and even worked out a seattle/van relationship and they're both pretty cool and normal ppl. My friend just went on a date through POF.. so i will have to update to see how that went. it seems like more and more ppl use those services now, or maybe im just getting older and ppl around me are more open to "reaching out". i personally dont see myself using it, being stuck on a bad date is just terrible.. and i suck at expressing myself through typing.

[MissBehavior]

I never used a dating website, but the person I've been with (albeit off-and-on) for the last 5 years I met on Electronic Dynasty, and most of the people that I dated for about a three year period I met online.

I think that now there's less of a stigma attached to meeting someone online than there was even 5 years ago, though.

My best friend (that is living in Saskatoon currently) has used POF frequently and has met quite a few guys off of it.

[ppcock]

they wont let me use ppcock on pof.

that's fuckin wank!