In a world where everyone has a computer and access to the internet, do you still find online dating taboo? Do you still have the belief that only socially awkward people using online dating sites? Do you still inwardly look down on couples that meet online? I, personally, believe that the stigma of online dating has mostly disappeared in more urban areas, but the stigma still lingers in the more rural communities. So, rural community people, what do you think?
In a world where everyone has a computer and access to the internet, do you still find online dating taboo? No. Do you still have the belief that only socially awkward people using online dating sites? Socially awkward people still use them, but they are not the only ones anymore. I'm sure there are probably some sketchy online dating sites out there, but the mainstream/popular ones seem to have "regular" people. Do you still inwardly look down on couples that meet online? No. There are worse places to meet someone. FTR, I do not live in a rural area. Do mail order bride websites count as online dating?
Meeting online (dating service or whatever) and then developing an actual relationship from that? Not weird at all. In this day in age it’s actually a pretty smart way to go. Meeting online and having a "close" relationship on-line only? Yes, this is still weird to me.
I will be at Muskegon State park camping Aug 6th-9th. Stop by and have a beer and let us un-weird this relationship. As for dating online? Who cares, I met my wife in the Library at college, my entire family finds that weird
This leads to the question, what do they find weird about it? a. you met a girl b. you went to college c. you were in a library d. all of the above
Oh, I don't care. I was just having this discussion earlier with some people, and it seemed all of the old people, and the people from more rural areas still associated online dating with some sort of stigma. I got a lot of "Why don't they get out of the basement and go meet a real woman, you know, like at a bar! Yeehaw!"
My "who cares" was not directed at anyone, just how I feel. As for the above "d", and add the girl was hot, smart and a wonderful person. To this day my family tells me if we ever split they are keeping Jennifer and throwing me to the curb.
Also, does anyone actually know a couple that met in the grocery store? Where did this idea that a grocery store is a great place to meet women come from?
Define "online dating". I think there are two very different situations here. 1. People hook up on-line and then meet in person and have a "real" relationship and really don't use the internet to keep their relationship going anymore. They simply used the internet as a tool to find one another. 2. People hook up on-line and don't meet in person. But they still think they are having a committed relationship with another person. For example, dude meets a chick online. Dude is from Florida and chick is from California. All they do is chat online and perhaps send pictures of themselves to each other. They still call it dating and say they are committed to one another even though they have no intention of moving closer to one another. I find situation #2 weird.
I would think online dating would help in rural areas. At least they could meet someone outside of their town. This photo was taken in a rural town before online dating became available. Circa 1992. I would guess somewhere in Ohio.
That is not what I'm talking about here. And, honestly, I've never known anyone in that situation. They always meet, or want to meet eventually.
When single, I met women (introduced myself) in various public places but not a grocery store although I cannot see any reason why that wouldn't be a good place. Lot of women in grocery stores. I met my wife through online dating. Worked out real well for me LOL. I lived in a rural area, she did not. She does now .
My new next door neighbor is a result of that weird online dating thingy. Nah, I don't have a problem or look down on people that met online but I think this is sort of odd. She lives here in Virginia. Her husband lives in Indiana. They met online and got married a little over three years ago AND have never lived together. He comes to visit every now and then but they never actually lived together for a considerable time. Actually, the more I think about it...seems like a pretty damn good arrangement. :D
Don't find it weird one bit then. Really? I guess I've known of two people to do this honestly (not friends just people I know of). I guess they do eventually want to meet. But long periods of time can be spent sometimes before they actually do meet and they still consider themselves committed to someone they have never met. You read about this happening more than you think. In fact, 20/20 just did a story on a couple that never met and got engaged over the internet. They got married the first time they met. They knew each other something like 10 years before they met. I had a chick try to have a internet relationship only with me. She turned out to be a little phsyco when I told her I'm not calling you my girlfriend when I've never met you (imagine that.) I think you are underestimating how often this occurs these days.
Funny thread. I used to work with a guy who was trying to get a wife by meeting Russian women online... went through a few of them after bringing them overseas and they bogied out -- one with a bunch of his household items in tow, LOL. In his case, it was simply a matter of a poor self image, even though he owned his own business and had built and paid for a half-a-mil dollar house with inground pool and several acres of perfectly manicured lawn... So rather than put his ego, or self image on the line locally, he would sit at home at night and attempt to strike up an overseas relationship.
Not weird to me at all. I met my wife in a college class as she walked by in a sexy dress.....goodness gracious I remember that rear end, I mean day!
12 years ago my FIL brought/bought home a russian bride, smokeing hot and 12 years younger than him. He had many self imagen issues and he's a d!ck. Same here, lol I can still see her ass wiggle back fourth Their still married and she's still hot
