I've never met anyone online...my dates and relationships have been through blind dates or meeting guys at the park, the beach, or just walking down the street.......wondering.......is the internet single scene a virtual wasteland? Can true love and happiness be found online?

Hi Swimforestgirl...

'Virtual' wasteland...that is too funny.

However, I feel inappropriate...think of this as expanding, and extending friendships...safe, and supported by others...a room full of sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, all here, to support you, and watch your back, as you venture off to meet new interests.

No waste there..

"Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)"

French: "Ce qui sera, sera"
Italian: "Quello che sarà, sarà"
Portuguese: "O que será, será"
Spanish: "Lo que será, será"

Make no mistake, internet dating is not easy. It can, and has been successful for some. For the best success you will need to define parameters by which you will consider dating someone (i.e., distance, age range, age of children, etc.). Good Luck!

Encouraging...1 hand on the key board and the other........heh hehh..

I have met the man of my dreams, right here on JSH. I have also met some wonderful people here too. The are my family, they support you and love you in this virtual community, they also never let you down.

I came to this sight to see what it was all about and I found some of the most caring and wonderful people.

I didn't expect the love that is given on this sight, to that I am now much stronger.

I will be moving in with my love the 13th of september, I have already met him in real life and I know longer think that long distance relationships are just a dream and won't work.

Anything is possible now

kewl.....all things are possible to those believe.......

yes for the most part it is a wasteland full of liers and cheats....honesty is a rare commodity on the internet...but on occasion you will find that one special someone, but it's like looking for a needle in a haystack

good luck in your ventures

ITS REALY HARD TO FIND THAT RIGHT ONE MEN IS SO DIFFICULT AND NOT FOCUS BEING A WOMAN LIKE ME YOU WANT THAT OPEN MIND AND LOVING,ROMANTIC AND ETC. ITS NOT HAPPENING I AM GETTING REALY UNDECIDED ABOUT JUST FOR ME NOT WORKING FOR ME

The problem with this 'singles catalogue' type of dating is the feeling of abundance ("wow 300 women/men available") people get which causes a distorted view of how relationships should be lived. Why bother with the bumps in a relationship when all one has to do is consult the catalogue again, send a message and get 15 replies the following day?

Excellent place for beautiful and supportive same-sex relationships. People even visit each other when it's vacation time. Love the fact that we interact with people from all over the world! I'd love to visit Australia.

There have been alot of couples meeting and falling in love on here... yes it can happen.
It just takes time and patience...

Come on out of the new member section and join the regular posts!

It can get frustrating, but I don't see how it'd be any worse than the "bar scene" Either way you are still parading yourself in front of complete strangers in hopes they will be interested. True there can be some freaks online, but anyone in the "real world" can also be messed up without you knowing it.

I see this as a free safer worldwide Bar... plus the drinks you have here won't give you a headache later.

As for if it's effective, I certainly hope so, It's not like I actually have to many other options.

I had two relationships that came from meeting guys online. Thought I found true love both times, but the relationships didn't last. Still friends with one of them, though.

Swim -- It is possible. I met the best gf I ever had on a dating site. I also met 8 other people at various times, all of whom were dishonest/unsuitable/downright scary, etc. One was an arsonist. Needless to say, that was not a "match."

Everybody is different, and it doesn't really matter, in the long run, HOW you meet them -- because they are still who they are. But the internet does give some of them a much better venue to hide their real identities, their real selves, should they choose to do so.

That's why -- as I've learned -- it really is necessary to be very careful when meeting people on line. Not everybody is a scam artist, but enough of them are to warrant some caution. Hey, my experience is that one out of nine is actually worth knowing. That's 11% -- probably not much different than my "real-life" percentage, actually.

I'm in a situation now, because of where I'm living, where there is no possible way for me to meet anyone in real life at this time. I don't drink, and I don't go to bars, so that is not an option. And that means I try a lot of different dating sites to see who's out there.

And, as Joshy said, it can be frustrating -- the "good one" was in 1999, and nothing worthwhile since then. And every site is different. The ones where I get the most attention, the girls tend to be pushy and it's obvious that most of them have never even read my profile. JSH has the best people and I get tons of e-mail, but all from people who are 897,000 miles away or more. I couldn't BUY an e-mail from a local here if I paid her a million dollars. It's weird, but that's just an idiosyncracy of this site.

But it seems like there's a new site on the web every 3.4 minutes, so I will just keep looking! -- and being very careful while I'm at it....