Online Dating...Successful? - Survey Says...

Online dating...its an absolutely interesting concept begun in my lifetime. What an amazing thing that we actually develop relationships first online and then meet in person. I was at a local coffee shop the other night thinking abot whether or not this form of dating or rather searching actually works.

I thought back about all the dates I have had over the years and there have been many...I thought about all the disturbing encounter I have had....then I thought about all the awkard situtations I found myself in...then I remember some of the amazingly nice people I met... However..in truth..in my honest opinion..to this point in my life this form of "dating" has not worked.

However it cannot really be looked at in such simplistic terms. Online dating is not the answer to someone not having a relationship. It is simply another avenue for someone to continue the pursuit of a relationship. Just like many people congregate in bars, or scope out the "possibilities" in the local produce aisle...

I asked several of the people in my life what they thought of this....many of their responses were on the negative side...meeting on the internet seemed "shady" or "scary"....I do not really view it that way, but I have moved way beyond the initial excitement of being able to meet someone on the net.

It is just as hard as meeting someone in a bar though...many times even harder because online you have absolutely no ability to "see" (so to speak) the real personyou are talking to. You see a picture if you are lucky and read what they type....

I also think that many times it definitely depends on the intentions of the person doing the searching. If you are looking for sex, you will be HIGHLY successful (at least in the gay world)...if you are looking for friends, you will be somewhat successful. If you are looking for a relationship, well....all I can say is good luck.

I mean anything is possible though...and even though my own personal survey of experiences gives the net a negative score on the relationship side...my survey does have a margin of error when applied to other people's lives...