Posted by cloudydaze on July 18, 2006, at 19:03:13 [reposted on July 26, 2006, at 23:00:38 | original URL]
In reply to Re: I'm trying the online dating thing again » Deneb, posted by Kath on July 18, 2006, at 12:18:17
I met my bf on the internet, but it was a community of message boards, not a dating site. Actually what brought us together was that we were both depressed...
We emailed for 6 months, and became best friends. Then he finally persuaded me to call him, and we talked on the phone every night for like 3 hours...long distance bills were really expensive! Finally, we set up a blind date (niether of us had seen pictures of each other, and we didn't care...) on August 9th 2002 - and have been together ever since.
Until Last summer, we had a long distance relationship (he lived 6 hours away). He came to visit 2 weekends every month, and we ended up missing each other a lot. Last summer, he moved in with me :)
Internet dating is infinately dangerous, so exercise caution. Like I said, i got to know my man for 6 months before we even spoke....but when it came time to meet him in person, i had my mom come along just to make sure he wasn't a scary weirdo....of course, when i realized he wasn't, i made her leave...lol
If you're gonna date on the internet, it's a good idea to talk to them awhile, and when you meet, make it a well lit, crowded area...we met in a restarant for our first date...i felt it would be safer than a dark alley....heh.
> Great Idea!
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> Stargazing - how nice.
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> My daughter (30) met a wonderful man on a dating site.
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> They emailed for a LONG time, then graduated to a phone call! Big deal for both of them. Then they talked on the phone for a LONG time, then camcorder!
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> Then finally met.
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> They are a wonderful couple & plan to spend the rest of their lives together!!
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> I also know at least 3 couples who are happily married who met on dating sites.
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> Good luck and I'd suggest GO SLOWWWWWWWWW :-))
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> Kath
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