Internet dating - Getting what you expected ? (71)

That's pretty funny, also true !!!

I don't believe there was a www online until sometime in the early 1990's however. Prior to that the internet was mostly text based (no graphics whatsoever) and mostly inaccessible to the general public. I recall that back in 1989-1990 the big thing in the college computer labs was to play an internet game called MUD... it was freaky, I went into the labs late one evening and there's all these students at terminals giggling to themselves as they're typing.

I was told they'd go all night playing that text based game online, and all thru the weekend many times. Weird!

I was on the Houston Matchmaker BBS system originally around 1992 or 93 for a year or so. Never met anybody from there either... times may have changed, but my dating experience around here has remained pretty much the same.



- Michael

For Real?

It is very repetious,and a long process but who knows,maybe it pays off,never give up hope,good pass time too

Distance Relationship generaly suck, and that's what internet dating always involves.
I still think it's easier to walk around at the local mall and hit on the Barista, at least you know exactly what you're getting, by rear view observations as she's preparing your mocha (Shallow Minds)
LOL!

"Getting what I'd expected...."?? I didn't expect anything. Or if I did, perhaps we would make firm friends?

Got more than I'd hoped though....

1987? I didn't realize that there even was an internet in 1987 let alone others to chat with. Computer technology was rather limited wasn't it?

So true..I've seen that many times. You're in a chatroom or on a chat site and the woman who's chatty and flirty may suddenly freeze when she sees that you live in her area. Too close for comfort.

I think you mean Patience unless you need medical attention or you are a doctor.

I don't have any realistic expectations of anything productive
developing on this site, an LDR is logistically unfeasible, due to
travel time involved, relocation issues, and a host of other problems. I find it much easier to go out and meet women locally in my own area ,and some I already know that are available, I have just overlooked them in the past, but after I see the 3 H's headaches, heartaches, and hassles involved in internet dating , whats available in my own backyard looks better and better all the time, as a matter of fact, I have a date with a local gal for Christmas weekend. I will continue to stay on CS however for the entertainment value and I enjoy the forums, but as far as finding an actual compatible connection who is not a psycho, loser , scammer , or all of the aforementioned, well, I give it a highly unlikely probablity rating.

Well said and best of luck. We should wisely not forget the traditional methods of actually meeting others in person as opposed to here online. It really seems that for some they have lost the ability to meet socially in the real world and instead come here on this site or others like it, as if they are their only means of making contact with others. Strange but true.

In 2 minutes, in a real world encounter with a woman I can; with an educated and experienced eye; decide if she is of interest to me as compared to endless hours/days/weeks? of chatting and messaging online.

That is the reality of seeking someone exclusively online...the aspect of wasted time. And how many of us have gone that route only to discover at the last moments that she/he isn't what you thought she/he was. The eye does not lie.

Thanks for the feedback Doc. The point you made regarding the aspect of wasted time was a very good one, because time is a very valuable commodity although we don't always realize that every moment wasted on some frivolous pursuit is seconds, minutes, and hours ticking off of our own biological clock, or if that sounds too profound for some, we can simply say time wasted, is time that could well have been spent on more productive endeavors. I myself am guilty of investing way too much time in an online relationship, much to my regret as it ended up being a total disaster and a big waste of my time. Also, let us not forget one other important factor, time is money!