Which do you feel is safer, more convenient...etc, etc. I love dating in real life, and Im VERY new at this online thing. Tell me some of your experiences, and give me some advice. I used to be shallow in high school, and I won't lie about that fact. But as I'm getting older, I feel I'd rather get to know someone for who they are now instead of by their looks. Give me a few details!

Well, if you meet someone from a site like this, wouldn't that be dating in real life? I'm guessing you mean meeting people in a place other than a website like this?

meeting someone online can give you better sense of who they are. All you have is words, nothing else.
but be careful, you can be anyone you want on line.

This works really well for some people

if you meet someone and talk to them, it would be kinda like the same thing as in real life, except you wouldnt see them, and just watch out for the fake ones, the ones who sound too good to be true or something haha but ya never know they could be ok. And after talking to them getting to know them, maybe you could decide if you really liked them and what they are all about, and for love, i dont think distance has any limit thats just me though

I like to chat with people you get to know them on a different level...true they can lie easier to you...but if it is in their nature to lie they will regardless...but on here you can sorta get into their minds...

hehehe.. sorry i was giggeling over your "as i get older" heheheh..

ok sorry.. to answer the question..
online dating gives you the benifit of those who have a buzy schedule.. kids, job, etc.. this way they can communicate a bit more openly in a setting where they still "know" the people they are here with.. at whatever time of the day works for them..



drawback as someone has mentioned. you can be anyone you want to be online.. just be true to you, and hope that others are as well..


it works out well for some (me as an example) and not so well for others..

best of luck.. be careful.. but be you.

Well, you don't date online. That seems awkward. Met me in such and such chat room at such and such time.

You meet online. Talk on line. Meet in person at some point. And then start dating.

At least, that is my take on it.

I thought the as I get older was cute to...cuz darlin I am old enough to be your mom...

Well you seem to be separating the two which I dont fully understand. I meet men online but I also will eventually meet them face to face provided the chemistry is all there and I feel that I want to pursue the relationship.

Are you planning on never meeting the person and simply doing a long distance thing over the internet?

i was amused cuz i get a razzin when i say "in my younger days" im now only allowed to say "in my less smart" or "in my stupider days" lol

The as I grow older made me laugh too I might as well go back and roam with the dinosaurs

Wow, I hadn't bothered with looking at the profile because I'm tired of no shirt pics. No wonder everyone is chuckling at the as I get older comment.

I guess what I'm TRYING to get at....MEETING online or MEETING in a physical environment.....and sorry you find it amusing for me to get older...I've had many experiences with PHYSICAL dating....and none online, and, SO sorry Moondark, I'll put the shirt back on, as long as u put away the Hellraiser costume

We're just teasing you seeing as how most if not all of the people who responded are older but shhhhhh don't tell


Welcome and good luck

Lol I know you're teasing....I'm teasing back but you can't tell sarcasm online, which is a bad thing about chatting.....tone of voice means a lot. Thank you for your luck Fire

Still, won't it still be the same if you end up dating? Online is just another place to meet people.

Both versions of dating, online and real life, have advantages and disadvantages. But essentially you have to go through the same process. Asking questions, finding out their likes and dislikes, what makes them tick, etc.

I kinda prefer the online version. It has more of an air of "mystery" about it. Especially if there are miles between you, you have no choice but to take the time to get to know each other better, then graduate from meeting to chatting to the phone, and learn alot more about each other before the time comes you meet face to face.

If you meet someone for the first time in real life, you still have to go through that same process of getting to know them, but sometimes carnal tendencies take over and you jump each other's bones early on and that can be good or bad for the relationship.

Essentially, either way, it's still a crap shoot.

Well which do you want to do? Do you or do you not plan on meeting someone?

The first thing you do is get my number ... I'll walk you through the steps.