Why do we all feel the need to use dating sites as tools to reel potential partners or such like in?

For me, it was mainly because I ended up in a situation where there was little or no chance of my being able to meet anyone in real life.

Do u live in the middle of now where/ yet every where like me???

IDK seemed like a good idea at the time...I have met some nice people this way and I am so shy in person...this has helped me with that

I am so shy in person that those who know me from here would not recognize me - as far as personality - be lucky to get me to talk to u

aww thats sweet to hear

{{{{hugs}}}}

Not exactly. I had to move a couple years ago, and I ended up in a place where I don't know anybody.

You get to talk to a whole range of people you otherwise would not have had a chance to..Sometimes you actually get to meet.Its wonderful
this site rocks

This is just an additional way to meet people.

surely (having read your profile) you would be welcomed in the area, considering your an author of many books (I'm Jealous)

I'm actually just beginning to realize this, considering I'm Irish, I am getting to talk to alot of Americans and peeps from further afield.

This is a true fact.

Before I moved to Houston, it was the "shallow dating pool" I swam in - wear a helmet!

That's it, i may as well wear two helmets at this rate so :)

You would think so, but no!

It's pretty backwards here. I think most people in this area tend to see books as "tools of the Devil." (Unless they're books about American Idol or some other reality TV debacle.)

Whatever the case may be, I don't get any extra points for being an author. Not that I'm aware of, anyway. It's not like I ever really talk to anybody here!

TV Debacle

love that

In my case, I didn't get out to socialize so how else can I meet new people that might bring a romantic interest. (Also it doesn't help that I have a small child to care for and raise). I've made MANY great friends on here, I would NEVER trade. And had a few romances. I think this just adds a different option to meeting people. Works great if your shy, or just don't get out much.

I rarely go to bars. For now, I'm running my business from my house, so I don't 'get out' to meet new people that way and %99 of my customers become regulars and on the average get 2-4 new customers per month, so it's not like a constant flow of new people all the time to meet. I live in a small suburb where everybody already knows everybody. %80 of them are related in some way or just passing through (other than me), so already been there, done that. As I get older, I'm getting more picky. Really picky! The internet opens me up to a LOT of people I generally wouldn't run across. For instance, I met one woman on THIS (gotta give the plug) site who lived in Alaska (I'm in Pennsylvania). She ended up living with me for two years before we split (still fairly good friends though). On another site I met somebody who lived a few hours away in another state (didn't work out, but still friends). A few other 'possibilities' that didn't work out from other nearby states(still touch base here and there). Some others that I'd normally not meet, but don't live all that far(still keep in touch with most). Then now, 3 years in the works (that I met here).......just waiting for her to get on the plane and get her biotch arse here where she belongs. *Inside joke about the "biotch" if you're not a frequenter to the forums.

Only place you can talk about b00bs, without getting phsically slaped!

Hoping to see someone who is like myself and local. Similar interests, or things that drive us, whether it's family oriented, or things we enjoy. By same token you have to have some kind of physical attraction. For me when i view a woman's profile i try to see a glimpse of who she is in her pics and what matters to her in her own words or i email and try to engage them into opening up a bit more so i can get a better understanding of what they enjoy or where they are in life. Can't really do that in a bar or club.