Best User-Submitted Online Dating Experiences

Here are the best accounts of online dating experiences, submitted by our site visitors.

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My 3 Years Dating Relationship
Posted by Lynn

I'm happy to say that my one and only online relationship has turned out into a serious 3 year dating relationship.

I joined a online dating site, not knowing for sure what I'll end up with. I'm willing to give it a shot so I posted my best-looking photo and wrote a decent personals ad.

Jack was looking for a woman his age and happened to read my post. He wrote a sweet, honest-sounding e-mail to me telling me about himself and I was most intrigued by his honest comments. We wrote to each other daily and soon, we're good pals and started dating on a regular basis. Wish me luck!

Back To The Bars
Posted by Erica@

Most unfortunately, I don't think the men who post their ads on the online dating site read any of the advice that the sites provide.

The men that I've met doesn't even look like the photos they put up. Their online photos look pretty good, but these men look much older when you finally meet them in real life. I've joined some dating sites, but I tend to be dissapointed.

The dishonesty... it really gets to me. My personal experience is that when I get to the phone stage, the conversation is uninspiring and the cold, stony silence rather awkward.

On the rare occasions that where I've gone from voice to meeting, I find the other person not to be my type. No chemistry, nothing. Well, that has been my online dating experience. I can tell that I'm going back to the bars soon.

So Far So Good!
Posted by Alicia Webber

Even though I haven't met that special someone yet, my experience with online dating thus far has been mostly positive. I've been using the dating sites for slightly over a year now.

Of course, once in a while, I'll run into some complete jerks, but that is to be expected. However, I've spent a couple of hours to come up with a rather decent profile that represents my true self,

I also update my profile photos once in a while to keep the interest going. A cheerful smile in the pictures really help. I've been getting quite a number of good dates that way.

I try to be specific in my personal ads about the people that I want to meet. That way, I filter out those who are not my type and don't have to waste time with people who I probably would like.

Another thing to keep in mind is that it is not real until you meet the person in real life. We can only get to know someone by up to a certain level, mostly superficial. We'll only really find out whether there is a a real connection or not once we've met the other person in real life.

Keeping My Options Open
Posted by Anonymous

I've had my share of laughs on online dating.

Many didn't seem to know what they want or where they're heading when using the online dating sites. I used to be that way too, but learned as I went along,

I used to be so exact on what I wanted and I was narrowing down my options way too much to the point that I could hardly find people who I might want to go out with. I've come to learn that nobody is perfect and that trying to find that perfect person may be wishful thinking.

By keeping my mind open, I've met a good number of interesting women out there. Some of the relationships didn't quite hit off but I still try to keep them as friends.

Interestingly, I've met a couple of ladies where they didn't seem to be interested in a second date after meeting up for the first time. But a month or two later, they'll e-mail or message that perhaps they wanted that second date after all. I wonder what could have made them change their mind. Or were they just playing hard to get or didn't want to appear as if they were too eager or desperate?

I don't dress or look my absolute best on the first date. I try to weed out the superficial types who are only keen on good looks. Surely a great personality is as important as just having good looks alone?

On the same note, I try not to judge people just by appearance alone. A sense of humour, the ability to carry out a good conversation, intelligence, charm and wit... that carries a lot of weight.

Romance In The Air
Posted by Donald S.

Many of my friends are into online dating. And some of them have been very successful. In fact, one of the fellas I know is already engaged to the lady she met online. Isn't that great! I'm not sure if I can do so well, but if I did, I would be on cloud nine!

Now I am enthusiastically waiting for my next date with this decent lady I met online. Janice was someone I found barely a week after joining a online dating site. Her e-mails were witty and she seemed like an intelligent, friendly person that I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life with. After exchanging numerous e-mails and chatting online, we changed phone numbers and the rest is history. Our first date was smooth sailing and I'm glad everything went well.

So this time I have thought of something incredibly romantic for Janice to sweep her off her feet. For out third date, I'm gonna bring her for a walk in the beach in morning. I'm coming up with something special for our picnic basket. Grandma's recipe for a chocolate pudding. Not to mention strawberry and cream. Isn't that exciting? I just hope she will love it. So wish me luck for my next date!

Tummy Problem Gets In The Way!
Posted by Richard Hardy

Man! I'm usually not on the side of lady luck while being on online dating sites. I met Brenda on one of the free online dating sites. A month prior to the actual physical date, we had been calling and messaging each other very often. So it was time to move on to the next step and that was to get to know each other in person.

On the actual day of our first date, my car had some problems with the radiator and was misbehaving throughout the morning. I had to send it to the workshop around my place and get it done real quick. The car was ready in time, but by then I was all stressed up and my nerves was jumping. It was all downhill from then on.

I hurried to pick Brenda up around seven at her apartment, but she wasn’t ready. Until she was ready, we made small talk on things like the weather and her red colou-themed house furnishings and her cats and... you get the picture. It was rather awkward when we meet someone for the first time. I felt like I've known her quite well through our constant messages and e-mails, but when you're face-to-face with that new person, the awkwardness does seep in. Well, at least for a while.

So we got into my car and went to try our this chic restaurant not far from her place. The place was relaxing and the ambient set the mood some light conversations. What better way to ease into our first non-online date.

We ordered our food and everything seemed great. The meal was sumptuous and the wine was magnificent. Everything seemed to go well, till my tummy started to act up again. You see, I had this gas problem once in a while, for which I was seeing my gastroenterologist. Unfortunately, it was on that night that my gas problem started to act up again, and I was spewing out loud, stinky farts uncontrollably. I was most apologetic and Brenda appeared to be most understanding, but still I was feeling very embarressed about the whole episode.

So I got home from this rather embarressing date, feeling a bit down on the dumps. I'm still keen to get to know Brenda a bit more in real life though, and I'm going to see if she's keen to do the same. Hopefully, our second date will be less 'eventful'. Oh yeah... I've made a new appointment to see my regular gastroenterologist!