So, with all these internet dating sites claiming to match you with your soulmate I ask, does it really work? Can you really find your soulmate with a few clicks of a mouse (ok, maybe more than a few, but you get what I mean)? And on a related note, is internet dating safe? Can you really trust the people you meet online?
I for one think it can work. I have a cousin who found his wife through the internet, and they're a happy couple (as happy as any set of married people can be anyway). I think people can be trusted if you use common sense. Don't give out info to some one you just met, don't go meeting strangers in random weird places, and don't trust pictures b/c they can be edited... a lot. But if these things are such common sense, why are there still problems?
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Because people don't.... use... common sense... That question had a very obvious answer. I don't know what you wanted anybody to say.
I definitely think internet dating can work, but you have to be vigilant to danger. If a person is pushy, or creepy-weird, or whatever, call it off and try again.
Yea... try again.... ON ANOTHER SITE!
It does not work. I mean I chose my safety over finding someone by the internet. It's not hard for people to figure out were you live by things you say. if the person has common sense, then use the net
Yes... but even stupid people will admit to having something they don't know, they don't have.
I was asking more like, why do all these stories of online sexual predators and online soliciting for sex pop up on the news. Are the kids getting preyed on just being stupid, or is it more complicated, like, the person lies and says he/she is older, then when the person they are communicating with wants something more, that person gets in trouble for something they thought was perfectly legal? This is obviously not a simple "people don't use common sense" issue, or else all the problems wouldn't have happened, especially after all the news stories that have come on telling parents how to protect their kids, etc. I was truly hoping that some one might have a different viewpoint on this, as it comes up in my household often (my mom is scared of people on the internet, I'm on the net a LOT).
On dating:
If trust wasn't an issue, do long distance/internet relationships work? Is one person bound to cheat? What do you think?
As said before, both can work, but from my own personal experience, long distance relationships are VERY hard to keep together, especially for long periods of time.
I had a girlfriend (we're still friends today) when I went to College in NYC for a year. During that year both of us were very faithful. The only time I kissed another girl was during rehersals and performances for a play I was in, and seeing as both my girlfriend and myself are actors, this situation was acceptable.
At anyrate, we had been together for almost a year when I left for NYC. 5 months later, on our 1 year 5 month day (March 15th) we both ended it becuse we didn't feel anything anymore.
It's hard to keep a relationship going on nothign but phone calls, letters, and e-mails, it really is. Being able to hold that person, see that person, hold their hands, etc... Is so important to a relationship.
The only way I can see a long distance relationship really work, is if those two people love eachother to the extent that they are willing to do literally anything for the other person.
I'm not all that trusting in the whole "internet dating" thing. You really don't know who you're meeting. They could pretend to be anyone they want to a stranger like yourself.
Also, those ''hook-up'' sites seem like scams to me. Aren't the best couples complete opposites? Then why would you want to be paired up with someone by an invisible matchmaker and have that person be TOO MUCh like you.
I have to say it worked for me. I was cautious and used my common sense, and am dating a wonderful guy whom I love TREMENDOUSLY! Of course, internet dating isn't for everyone. You have to be very aware of what someone says, how they say it, and what you say yourself. It sounds complicated, but that's why some people just shouldn't try it. It CAN be way too dangerous, but more and more regular folks are leaning towards internet dating....meaning there are more and more normal people online with all the creeps. You just have to learn how to sort them out. I just wrote a post about my experience with internet dating, so feel free to take a look at it.
Good luck to everyone who may try it!
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