The Nature of Dating Sites. ( Archived) (22)

I agree with what you have said, Assets. It is quite a risky gamble to leave your home and friends to move somewhere else. I have seen this happen many times and if the relationship does not work out, someone is left without the home they had before. It is not an easy thing to start over again.

Taking time off from dating, but will get back to it one day. You have to keep trying.....

I have to admit, this site fascinates me. The people, the dynamic.

When I first put up my ad, I looked at the locals. Not many. And even fewer interested in me it would seem. I am not exactly the model So Cal man.

I did not post to a thread until some 3-4 months later.

I read, I learn a few things.

I chat. I make some friends. You, good sir, quickly come to mind.

I'm kept company once in a while. Maybe a good laugh. Maybe I can make someone laugh.

When I went through a tough time, there was an outpouring of support. At times, it kept me sane.

There are those that would suggest this is not real life, and perhaps there is some truth to that. I'm okay with that.

I am looking, but I am also realistic. Lots of far away places.

I don't hang out in bars. Or at the local Mercedes dealer. If not "out here," then where?

The reason I am here is because I don't know what's around the corner. I am okay with that, too.

helloo Robert !!

I feel quite similarly .. there is no point in making this a goal oriented quest ... maybe while enjoying and making friends .. someone might just come by.. ( personal opinion )

And the friends i have made here are the real deal for me !!!

Time is a rocket sled to old age. Robert, (Rwantin) We likely will never meet, yet I feel that I know you as a kindred spirit. Love you.

Leo, I normally loathe cliches', but never say never my good friend.

it only works if you want it to work and that is you gotta put more effort into a relationship make it real and make it last.

you make a very good point Soflty. we can easily reach out to anyone anywhere now. maybe the picture and the words in what i see arent a real person in front of me... but it is a real person somewhere and the connections we share with eachother is just as real to me as if it were in person.
i have met some great friends here. some gone now, some still here, but all are real people. more than that... they are people i care about and i never even met them. funny, isnt it?