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Originally Posted by seeker1950
I know I should probably be happy for those few people who managed to meet their "soulmate" via Internet dating sites. I think I remember that there are even members here on PC who met their loving partners via the Internet. All I ever met...when I was thinking this was possible!...thru such sites, were con artists.
I won't ever be a "believer" in Internet dating sites, because of my negative experiences, but i invite others of you here to share your own experiences, successes or failures.
Patty
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IMHO, no matter how you go about choosing dates, a big dose of caution is warranted with any strangers you decide to date. This goes especially for the ladies out there, but men too. Make sure your friends and/or family always know when and where you go with them, and naturally keep your cellphone on and with you. Mace and pepperspray are good to carry too.
Whenever I see an E-Harmony.com commercial, I often wonder how many of them are still together now. I figure it's similar to the divorce ratio that we have here in the US though. Internet dating is a pretty new phenomena, so I'm not surprised that people doubt the effectiveness at it, especially the E-Harmony "match" way.
The E-Harmony site uses some sort of questionnaire matching tool which I wouldn't trust at all. The chance that it would be inaccurate is far too high I would think. How do they know who would be a good match for who? I don't think they CAN know. I wouldn't trust them to the task of deciding who is or is not right to match me with based on whatever formula they use.
I've never done it myself, and I honestly don't think I would ever use the Internet to date. I'm sure it can and does work for some lucky couples, but I suppose no matter what way you look at it, internet dating is here to stay.