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Do you guys ever use them? Personally I think there's always the danger of these being unsafe and whatnot. Especially with the fact that you never know who's behind the screename "xl0veme4m3x" or whatever. I hate using online chat rooms becuase there is always people trying to hook up and that is NEVER PROBABLE* becuase you don't really know the person just by talking online.

*I used the word "probable" for a very good reason. My sister was an avid online chattist and she met a guy named Rocky in a chat room. Story goes, some guy dissed Rocky and she felt bad for him and talked to him. The next day they talked online again... decided to meet. They did.

That was 4 years ago. Now they are married and have 2 kids (one is going to school next year).

Sounds like a match right?


WRONG....

Rocky is a bum that doesn't work and they both live with his parents. They can barely support the 2 children they have and its not fair to them.


So even IF you do find someone online its never going to end up in a happily ever after.

Then there's also dating websites and "call 1-800-live-links now to chat with sexy singles in your area"... I think its pathetic.

I've never used them and never willl. Also, imagine if you are going out with her and your friends go "Hey how did you guys meet" "Through an internet match maker!" "..."
It is like those weight loss programs, all you have to do is do "this" and your lose all your excess fat. You only go and actually believe them only when you are really desperate.

My friend signed our teachers up on dating site, it was very bad but it was hilarious.

Online dating websites make "matches" by putting together similar people. Well if you think aobut it everyon that joins that site has 1 thing in common. DESPERATENESS

yeah. if people go on online dating stuff theres a reason for it. because they cannot get a date in real life. you will probolly never find a hot girl or guy in online dating stuff. even if you do thier personallity will suck.
because all the people that are good for you would not be lingering in some chatroom.
im not saying that every person in the cat rooms are bad... >.> im just saying that most of em are

Many of the chat rooms are 'DateBots', and not even real people.

Hah, I never thought of it like that. Datebots. That's just lame, you start a conversation, get hooked on 'her' and then the bot dumps you. XD!!

LOL! I had my profile on half a dozen websites and even got a few dates out of em. The only difference between online and just asking people you run into is that you'll probably talk to people out of your area. I went on a date with a girl I met that lived almost a hundred miles away from me, so I probably wouldn't have met her otherwise.

My opinion? They're a double-edged sword. When you run into a new person at the mall or at school or whatever, you only judge them by appearance. You really don't know who they are. But with online services, you get to read a little about who those people think they are, and you get to put what you think describes you best as well. Since few people really know how to describe themselves properly, you run a high risk of turning away people who might actually be good for you (and you might like) based on your presentation. Conversely, it could also help attract people you DO like if you do a good job describing yourself, or you're just plain lucky.

I used to read profiles and only try to contact people I thought would be interesting (the end of my shy years), and I would also say stuff like "loving father seeks loving partner" and all that lame, gag-inducing crap. These days, I don't even look at the profiles most of the time, I just bring up every girl in 50 or 100 miles of me and hit the wink button for all of them (hundreds of them) and see what happens (I lie about why I winked when a girl that sounds interesting responds ). I got a response from someone who I think was a guy trying to be a girl. LOL

My overall opinion is that it's fun and it could bring about some interesting opportunities, but unless you're good at effective writing, you've got a better shot asking 50 strangers face to face as opposed to winking/emailing 50 people on a site. My "success ratio" is still higher when I ask a girl directly instead of with a site.

Not really fond of them...
Same with things like www.hotornot.com
They're just dumb.

Hey I have a hot or not. Just for laughs becuase I find it funny. Especially becuase its run by 2 poor asian guys from their living room.

If it makes you happy, I gave you a 1.

Naturally...

I give 1's to all the guys on that site. And 10's to any of the girls who aren't hideous.

Why would you bother with a site like that? (referring to hotornot or whatever it is)

Anywho, doodan, I feel bad that you have to go on internet site to find a girl. Don't you have friends and family that could hook you up? Aren't you in college? And if it takes time, too bad, it took me a while to find a girl that was perfect for me..

LOL! Yeah... I'm such a lonely loser with no friends.

I dont think he needs that, or even uses it. He's plenty of girls to date, but evidently cant find a good long term relationship.

It seems like it would be easier. Maybe thats why. Chicks are online are probably always looking. Girls in real life are hard to find ones that are looking for a relationship.

No, not really. As I said before (in so many words), ask 50 girls face to face and wink or email 50 girls online. The odds of you getting numbers/dates is higher when you ask them face to face as opposed to online. If you ask a girl in person for her number and she gives the usual "I'm too busy to talk on the phone" or "I just moved and don't have a phone" crap, you can still just put the pen in their hand and say "Write it down anyways." If a girl you meet online doesn't want to talk to you, then she simply doesn't. It's easier for them to run online, if you catch my drift.

ADDITION:
There are the very very lonely girls on the sites. My personal favorite profile is one with a pic of this obese girl with a teardrop tattoo under her eye kneeling in prayer. I about wet myself laughing over that. What could've possibly gone through her head to make her think that pic was a good idea?

What is this "wink" that you keep referring to?

And another thing is rejections are so much easier to "take" online. you have to agree to that.

A "wink" (sometimes called "tease" or "icebreaker") is a free button you can push that sends them a notice that you've viewed their profile and liked what you saw. You don't have to subscribe to use the feature, which is why I abuse it severely.

I can kind of agree with you about the rejection thing, but I've become immune to rejection. Online or not, it doesn't phase me anymore. I've probably been rejected and told "No" more times than any guy on this site

What website is this? Becuase as far as I know hotmail and AIM etc don't have this...

And now I think about... although rejections are easier to take, they are also also alot easier to give online. Face to face can be a little harder to say no.

Google "online dating" or something and you'll get tons of results. Steer clear of Match.com and Adult Friend Finder. They are teh sux.

Yes yes yes, rejection is sooooo much easier to give online. Heheheh

Haha nah I don't want to go to those dating sites. I was just wondering which you were referring to.

Suuuurre.... I believe you.

HAHA! ok you caught me. Deep inside I want to cheat on my g/f and wink at tons of unsuspecting random chicks.

Chat Rooms *Thumbs up*

I met some close friends of mine on Poppit