internet dating

shellyx · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 184 Location: Sheffield uk

i know there are so many horror stories about people meeting up with dangerous people online unknown to them.

i wondered if anyone has any nice tales to tell? anyone met a total freak? anyone met a husband/wife?

Im sure there are many happy endings we never hear about.

I totally worry for myself when online and if i had kids i'd be a wreck, but i'm still wanting to know about your experiences

shell xx

ukevents.net · Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 2438

Hi Shell,

Thanks for your post.

I think this would be a good topic for a poll question.

DebbieH258 · Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 26

Hey Shell,

How are you?

I've met a few people from the internet and none of them have been total freaks (yet!). I actually met my current boyfriend online and he's great - such a nice guy.
:smt024 :smt060

I don't think its really any more dangerous than meeting a total stranger on a night out in a bar/club, just make sure that when you meet for the first time its somewhere public!
:occasion5:

Debs

twinkletoes · Tell a Friend Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 3:27 pm Post subject:

Hi

I think the internet can be ok to meet people as long as you are carefull. I have heard stories about people getting hurt emotionally though, because you never know if the person is married. At the end of the day, ppl can be who or what they want to be.

I think one thing to bear in mind is that although it is just typing on your screen, behind the keyboard is someone who has REAL emotions and feelings. What really annoys me are the amount of ppl who are online who just want cyber or phone sex. You get an IM and 98% of the time it always leads to sex. I really enjoy chatting, but I find it so irritating that so few people can have a decent convo without it leading to sexual things.

A good friend of mine met a guy online and she has gone back to SA to be with her guy. They have been together for more than a year now. My son on the other hand met someone online and they met, went out for a while, but it never worked out.

I also think that the net makes it easy to kind of break the ice before meeting. Sometimes when you chat to someone for a while, you kind of get to know them a bit so I imagine it maybe easier when the time comes to meet.

shellyx · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 184 Location: Sheffield uk

awwwww thanks guys, nice advice :)

Macs34 · Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 3467 Location: Kenya

I think it is great meeting someoneonline and chatting, but some have used this methods for extosion only. Like I once chatted with a friend in The eastern (Asia) who wanted to know if I am in America and he did have I job. When I joked that I am not, I have never heard from him.

Another one (gals) invited me to their web c** well before I could seen them, they started asking me if they looked "HOT" . I told then they are "RED hot". I have never heard from them since.

Another one I dont fromwhere send me a mail puppoting to be from HAiti en wanted me to give him ma account no. to transfare some $5,000,000.00!!!!! Unbelieveble though. I didnt take that cue either.

The thing is one has to be just a little bit carefull.

Macs

CraftiEst · Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 205 Location: Northern Ireland

Hi Shelly

I have met a lot of good folk from online. I have 2 friendships that started 7 years ago and they are kind, caring people. I also have met others for coffee, lunch and they were also genuine. You need to make it clear from teh beginning just what you are agreeing to meet them for. In my case, as I am married it was just a friendship thing and I now do digital photography work for one of the guys. The most important thing is to meet in a well known place with plenty of people around.

My daughter met her fiance through internet friends that she met in London. He had travelled down from Scotland to join up with them all. They are now together and bought a house in Glasgow. I am going over tomorrow to visit. She agreed to meet up with them all at a hotel in Picadilly Circus initially. She also had female company with her and was staying at the hotel with me for a long weekend so I was able to see the company she was with. There was a good mix of guys and gals.....more like a meet really before she became close friends with her now fiance.

Just exercise extreme care, make sure someone else knows where you are, make sure the person is genuine if possible by getting their phone number and check their details out on www.192.com through the electoral listing if possible. Get an address from them and see if it matches. Wait a good period of time before agreeing to meet up and meet in daylight in a crowded place.

Good luck

shellyx · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 184 Location: Sheffield uk

aw cheers, some really nice stories, they made me smile :D

Shell x

GET CARTER · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 1028

gibbon · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 1145 Location: UK

i'm always dubious

wickedmonkey · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 2004 Location: Staffordshire

just be carefull :)

rob_667minus1 · Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2030 Location: North Wales

if you're careful you'll be fine

Mortal Nikki · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1552 Location: bedford

I've met few people of net and it hasnt worked out well but dosent mean its going to be like that for everyone my trouble is i belive what everything that is said 2 me

rob_667minus1 · Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2030 Location: North Wales

i never say things i don't mean

Mortal Nikki · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1552 Location: bedford

but some do ive had 1 relationship and met1 person for a drink and they both said how they really liked me