I've always thought that meeting a guy over the internet was kinda wierd and nerdy. WELL, a few months ago I was messing around on craigslist, and decided, on whim, to respond to a "Men seeking women" ad. At the time, the only reason I decided to do it was because he was offering club level seats to a baseball game, and I really wanted to go (and it seemed safe). Anyway, we hit it off, and are now BF/GF. I guess I just would like to know if it is wierd that I meet him that way? Does anyone on here share a similar story of meeting their husband/BF online (bad/good)? How can I get over the fact that I still think it's kinda wierd that I'm dating someone I meet online??
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I met my bf over the net pretty much and we've been together for 1 year and 9 months. Couldnt be happier. Good luck for the future.
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I met my bf online.. I was talking to a work colleague who i'd known for 3 or more years and then he added someone else to the conversation window in msn. We started chatting and when the work colleague went offline, we kept talking.
A few days later we met for lunch as a group and he was there. I'd seen his photo and I thought he was hot, and I liked him in person.
We went on a date and since then we've been going out for 1 year and a month (plus 4 days, LOL)
It's not what I would have thought of as a way to meet someone, but it hasn't changed our relationship. I'm very happy.
Good luck with your online guy too!
A few days later we met for lunch as a group and he was there. I'd seen his photo and I thought he was hot, and I liked him in person.
We went on a date and since then we've been going out for 1 year and a month (plus 4 days, LOL)
It's not what I would have thought of as a way to meet someone, but it hasn't changed our relationship. I'm very happy.
Good luck with your online guy too!
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My fiance and I met online 
/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> We have been together for almost 3 years and are very in love
The onhjly thing that sucks is the distance, he is in England and im in USA
/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> We have been together for almost 3 years and are very in love
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i met my bf on the Internet
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I know a few people who met their boyfriend/husband online.
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no its not bad at all but can be weird or dangerous. it's like making a gun, who do you intend to give it to? it's not about what the use is for it's about intent.
I don't trust it much at all really, I don't ever wish to meet a guy over the internet. there is too much room to feel safe behind a monitor and ample room for someone to become a complete BS artist. have you heard about the people who fake illnesses death and death/s on myspace or the like? phone calls, mutual sob fests, checks written to liars, fake charity, fraud, rape and more...it's so sick.
i thought it was positive and next to harmless for consenting adults...until someone i used to be friends with became convinced that prince charming was going to marry her, had a multimillion dollar mansion he would whisk her away in, he dumped a celebrity for her regular jane ass, yada yada. I literally wrote her out of my life because i couldn't deal with a woman who was "in love" with what i consider to be like santa claus. You can talk about spells, magick, E.S.P and edgar cayce all day long and i'll listen and maybe believe, I will be all ears, but seeing that stuff wierded me out on the very idea for eternity.*
*okay it's WAY different for lesbian and gay people because of the discrimination some of them must face. You can't just walk up to someone and be like, "hello, are you gay? Wanna date?"
.....in a perfect world people could do so but homophobes don't seem to be aware that if a gay person is a flirter its not saying anything about the flirt-ee being gay, it's more like "I appreciate your looks and personality, can i pursue this?"
Oh and in a side note, lest i sound like a shallow frickin' fair weather friend the woman i knew has been at it since forever. it was cute for two months,
uh it started in june.
(dramatic pause)
of two thousand five (2005)
she has barely attempted to date and lets this stranger talk to her daughter of four years old and the man tells them both he loves them.
someone innocent is involved, sick sick SICK. he's said he'd meet her about five times last i checked and his dad tries to commit suicide his mom had heart fealiure etc etc and they both were doctors and rich and never spanked him once....
look all is possible but after hearing nonstop calamity or nonstop postive things tend to sound like utter bullsh** to my cynical ass.
i'm happy it worked out okay for the rest of you, but to me it's very BEWARE..what you see is not what you get with JUST words
I don't trust it much at all really, I don't ever wish to meet a guy over the internet. there is too much room to feel safe behind a monitor and ample room for someone to become a complete BS artist. have you heard about the people who fake illnesses death and death/s on myspace or the like? phone calls, mutual sob fests, checks written to liars, fake charity, fraud, rape and more...it's so sick.
i thought it was positive and next to harmless for consenting adults...until someone i used to be friends with became convinced that prince charming was going to marry her, had a multimillion dollar mansion he would whisk her away in, he dumped a celebrity for her regular jane ass, yada yada. I literally wrote her out of my life because i couldn't deal with a woman who was "in love" with what i consider to be like santa claus. You can talk about spells, magick, E.S.P and edgar cayce all day long and i'll listen and maybe believe, I will be all ears, but seeing that stuff wierded me out on the very idea for eternity.*
*okay it's WAY different for lesbian and gay people because of the discrimination some of them must face. You can't just walk up to someone and be like, "hello, are you gay? Wanna date?"
.....in a perfect world people could do so but homophobes don't seem to be aware that if a gay person is a flirter its not saying anything about the flirt-ee being gay, it's more like "I appreciate your looks and personality, can i pursue this?"
Oh and in a side note, lest i sound like a shallow frickin' fair weather friend the woman i knew has been at it since forever. it was cute for two months,
uh it started in june.
(dramatic pause)
of two thousand five (2005)
she has barely attempted to date and lets this stranger talk to her daughter of four years old and the man tells them both he loves them.
someone innocent is involved, sick sick SICK. he's said he'd meet her about five times last i checked and his dad tries to commit suicide his mom had heart fealiure etc etc and they both were doctors and rich and never spanked him once....
look all is possible but after hearing nonstop calamity or nonstop postive things tend to sound like utter bullsh** to my cynical ass.
i'm happy it worked out okay for the rest of you, but to me it's very BEWARE..what you see is not what you get with JUST words
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hahaha ah dear.
I had met my current boy friend very briefly in real life (we simply exchanged a hand shake and nothing more) before "adding him on msn" and then going from there. he was also friends with my friends so it wasn't risky or scary or anything. we talked a lot before choosing to meet up, and when we did, I recall it being very 'odd', but we eventually meshed quite well.
we've been together for nearly 2 years and it's all going really well.
I had met my current boy friend very briefly in real life (we simply exchanged a hand shake and nothing more) before "adding him on msn" and then going from there. he was also friends with my friends so it wasn't risky or scary or anything. we talked a lot before choosing to meet up, and when we did, I recall it being very 'odd', but we eventually meshed quite well.
we've been together for nearly 2 years and it's all going really well.
Originally Posted by pinksugar /img/forum/go_quote.gif oh I forgot to say, my parents met through computer dating in the 60s! it was a really new thing then and they got matched up by a compatability thing! LOL.
so yeah, they've been together for almost 40 years! crazy talk!
Really?!?!? That is funny!! I didn't even know that existed in the 60s!!!
so yeah, they've been together for almost 40 years! crazy talk!
Really?!?!? That is funny!! I didn't even know that existed in the 60s!!!
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it was like the first one.. a university was trying out this new program they invented and my parents signed up! they met each other through that. So yeah, wasn't really the internet, but if it wasn't for computers they wouldn't have ever met each other!
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I "net dated" for a little bit but it got kinda old because i never got to meet any one. Hm i met one but it didnt last long. it works for some people just not me.
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I odn't think it's weird, it's pretty much a norm these days, what with myspace, craigslist, dating sites, etc. True, you should be careful who you meet, but it's pretty much the same thing as if some random guy at the mall asks you out for dinner, it's just online!
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Originally Posted by love2482 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess I get kind of embaressed when people ask 'Oh, how did y'all meet?" I usually lie and say at a baseball game..... I agree with this, sometimes I get embarassed saying 'we met online', because I get the usual 'Oh, that's just not safe!' line.
