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Lemondrop went mano-a-mano with ourselves today, after an article about the best cities for online dating got us yammering about our own experiences. (Some of us are Internet date virgins, some are old salts, and some of us have given up on love entirely.) Click to watch Lemondrop's Erin and Julie debate the Dante-esque no-man's land that is the world of online dating.
Have you gone on an Internet dream date? What about a Match.com nightmare that to this day rouses you from your slumber and soaks your oversize Garfield nightie with sweat? Let us know in the comments, or email us.
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Thursday 30 July
By Annie
I met my current boyfriend of almost a year on okcupid. We talked for a few weeks before meeting in person, and we spent all day and a lot of that night hanging out. He was only the second person I met from online, the first person was an ok guy but he was pretty quiet. Also, my friend came along for that date, and even though it was the safe thing to do, she kind of ended up a third wheel. But I know a few couples who met online.
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Thursday 30 July
By Alessandro
As a handsome guy from an Ivy league type university in the UK I found it quite easy. Although loads of women on there lie about their weight and height I met my current gf on there after a few weeks - we've been going out almost a year now! The only real difficulty in internet dating is creating a cover story for how you've met...
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Thursday 30 July
By Shawna
Internet dating is like dating a guy you meet out and about.
You have to kiss a few frogs till you meet your prince!
I met my husband on Singles.net a couple years ago. He wasn't the first guy I had met, but he obviously was the best.
On a side note...we both found out a few months ago that Singlesnet is known to be a site for hook ups, but we didn't know it at the time. Oh well, worked for us!
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Friday 31 July
By Simone Grant
I'm so tired of this conversation. Online dating works. It works for millions of people. Sure, a person can lie on their profile or use a misleading picture. Just like the guy I met at that party last night could have been lying about his marital status or his job or heck - just about everything.
The biggest problem with online dating is writers/bloggers who have nothing better to write about than the problems with online dating.
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Sunday 02 August
By Stephanie
I think that we have finally gotten to the point of backlash against online dating. I think that people are finally realizing that the chances of meeting someone worthwhile resulting in a relationship, are the same as it is for meeting someone in a bar. It is a process of exclusion, not inclusion which is inherently negative. It also encourages people to lie. Let's not even discuss the potential dents to self esteem after the rejections pile up. I maintain that it could be a viable option for a very limited number of people that probably don't have (or shouldn't have) much of a problem dating in the real world.
Additionally, since I live in one of the big cities you mentioned where women far outnumber men, men who have to rely on online dating usually have deep-seated reasons why they can't get a date in the real world. A guy of a certain age that is decent looking with a job and relatively little baggage has their pick of any number of amazing women. Needless to say the pick of the liter is not using online dating to meet their women.
I think we need to get back to more personal interactions and get out of the virtual world.
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Monday 03 August
By Mitzi
I met my fiance on match.com! I think internet dating is the same as regular dating. You still have to be smart about it. There are crazy guys on the internet (even more so), just like there are crazy guys in the non-cyber world.
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Tuesday 04 August
By lilac
Tried it. Met mostly serial daters. Hopefully others have had more luck. I quit about 4 years ago - still looking!!!
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Monday 17 August
By oobunillaoo
met my husband on an underground music message board. wasn't looking to meet anyone or be in anything, we started chatting on forums and then on aim. moved to his country. never been happier. he's amazing.
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Sunday 04 October
By NELSON
FRIENDS
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Sunday 04 July
By Diane S
I don't like online dating and if I were single I would not use it. I met my husband before online dating was invented. I had run an ad in the news paper to meet new people and my husband had replied on his company letterhead. I wanted to make sure that I could check him out first. But, even though he is a really nice person, he has turned into a controlling and mean person over the years. He has also never stopped looking for the next best thing. Now, he has been joining dating sites and has gone overboard with the porn. I won't be getting married any more after leaving him.
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