Hello,

I would stick in there, I think it has allot to offer. The odd time I get brave and dabble in the online thing in small bursts, I do feel its a great way to cut through all the difficulties of real life meetings.

first good thing, you can be as picky as you want, with all the profiles you have a MUCH better chance to make a judgment call on lifestyle and common interests. Where in real life, you indeed have nothing but looks to off. You have no idea what person on the street is into, it takes the courage to actually engage them, then followup a few times to see and learn. And if you indeed learn that your not compatible after a a few dates etc.. its kind of awkward if you ask me. Online however, you can judge if better. They will list drinking habits, drugs, interests, what they enjoy etc.... not to mention pictures tell a thousand words. Not talking about looks, but if you see 10 pics of the person all drunk, in different clothes in different bars.. well...

The second best part is you can also get YOU out there on a real level. If you suffer from issues you "think" others may shy from... say it, why not, I do. It will ween out the people who may indeed not deal with it well. What do you have to loose. I quite honestly tell the story how it is, lol. I have a very long description. I say things like, "don't do the bar scene" "don't do well in public or crowded venues" "prefer private outings, home settings or campfires over the beach, bar or movie theater" etc... etc.... So that immediately probably cuts out 80% of other people, perfect if you ask me. Then what you find are people who actually look for and respect your lifestyle, even if its based around hinderences...

I don't know, I just really enjoy the whole resume idea, lol, its like you can get/give all the info you typically need 5 dates to find out.

Further more, as Shangrala said, if you get to actually talking, by net, phone etc.. you then get to know the real person, the inner them. Indeed there are phony people online, but what I found to be a 100% guarantee, if you stick to a rule of always moving slow, as in online talk only for the first month or so.... all the fakes, players, and not so genuine people get bored and move on. There are 10000's of profiles online, if they have ulterior motives and are on for a single not so good reason... they will target others if you take "babysteps" ;P

Just my take on it,

0ldsoul