What
people say about online dating and friendship...
Here are just a few
of the comments we have received. Why not add your own experiences?
I was reluctant to join the website
and did not even know what to say in my profile. However, I plucked
up the courage to join and so far have met some interesting people
(some more interesting than others I have to say!). I have been
surprised to find that most of the people who I have met are very
ordinary - just like me. I don't know what I was expecting - stalkers
and bunny boilers perhaps? I have not met Mr Right as yet, but
I am having lots of fun trying and have made some new friends
who have also introduced me to other people. At least I am getting
out of the house more now and who knows? Mr Right may be just
around the corner.
Barbara
I joined initially as a basic member
and had a good look around the other members first. One lady in
my area stood out as having the same interests as me. I used to
enjoy ballroom dancing very much and was pleased to find that
someone who lived only seven miles away had the same interests.
After I had joined as a full member, we chatted online at first
and I was very nervous when I first went to meet her. Just like
being a teenager again in fact. However, we got on well and she
is now my regular dance partner. We laugh a lot together and I
feel that we will stay close friends. I am taking things slowly
at first but I think we both know that we want to be together
for ever. I am so very happy and so glad that I searched online.
Lionel
My name is Margaret and I have had
some amusing experiences with online dating. Like the night that
I met a man in a bar and he brought his ex wife to look me over!
They were still friends he said and she is helping him find a
partner. Funnily enough, I did not arrange to see him again. Another
man spent the evening talking about his pets and how important
his ferret is to him. I listened politely at first, but it soon
became obvious that I would be taking second place to his smelly
rodent. Eventually, I arranged a date with a shy man who actually
took an interest in me. We met up in Chester and strolled by the
river before going for a curry together. I was immediately drawn
to him, especially as he listened to what I had to say rather
than droning on about himself like most men. He also loves Indian
food, so we had something in common straight away. We moved in
together last month as life is too short for a long courtship
and although it is early days I suppose he means a great deal
to me already. I have canceled my membership as I think he is
the one. Thank you.
Margaret
What fun I am having. I did not really
expect to meet anyone nice but I have had quite a bit of interest
on the site, from some very nice ladies. It certainly brightens
your day when you get another message. It has made me take more
care of myself and I have lost weight and bought some new clothes.
Keep them coming girls.
Jake
I was very lonely after my husband
died and never thought that I would be interested in meeting anyone
else. I now accept that we had a wonderful life together and that
he would want me to move on. I started chatting online with quite
a few different people last year. Most did not appeal to me as
I have high standards after having been so happy for so long.
One man stood out from all the others though and we chatted online
about ourselves for weeks. He has lost his lifelong partner as
well, so we can sympathise with each other. To cut a long story
short we arranged to meet in town for a coffee and I was impressed
that he took the trouble to dress well. He was very polite and
held my chair out for me which I also liked. We talked for hours
over coffee and ended up having lunch together. I agreed to meet
him again at the cinema, just like in my early days. He brought
flowers and chocolates and treated my so very well. Well in the
end he asked my to marry him and we have agreed to tie the knot
next month. My children are thrilled for me which is a relief
as I was worried that they would not approve.
Edna
I was too ashamed to tell my friends
that I had joined a dating website until one of them admitted
that he had met his girlfriend this way. I realised then that
there is nothing to be ashamed of and that it is the only way
for us mature peole to meet each other. I do not go to dances
and discos any more and the chances of meeting someone in the
park or in a shop are not very good. I have had some lovely dates
and have now met a beautiful girl who seems to like me as well.
She is just what I had hoped to meet as she is so funny and loving.
Please cancel my membership.
Ian
I did not think online dating was for
me but joined anyway because a friend joined at the same time.
Writing my profile was hard as I did not know what to say about
myself. I got interest from other members straight away and have
chatted to lots of people in the chatroom. I have been on a few
dates so far but have been careful who I choose to meet because
I find most men boring. They seem to have no interests other than
drinking and sex. The last man I met seems nice and I have agreed
to see him again. At least he did not pounce on my when he brought
me home.
Laura
The girl of my dreams was out there
all the time. It took a while and I was losing patience with all
the silly women that I was getting messages from, but then suddenly,
up she popped. We clicked straight away and have so much in common.
She is pretty, slim and loves to laugh. She even laughs at my
jokes so she must be special. She does not even mind me going
fishing and loves to cook for me as well. What a lucky man I am.
Tony
I am a fun loving 62 year old who looks
more like 52 or so I am told. I have had so much fun and excitement
since starting internet dating that I wish I had started years
ago. The men that I have met so far have mostly been decent and
gentlemenly, wining and dining me and treating me like a lady.
I did not realise that such men still existed. I will continue
to remain a member and going on dates until I get too old and
feeble or until I settle down with one of them.
Sheila
Having been on my own for a few years,
I was resigned to spending the rest of my life on my own. While
I have coped well and built myself a limited social life, I was
still feeling that there was something missing from my life. My
children are grown up and busy with their own lives, which I can
understand. I met Valerie online and very much enjoyed talking
to her through the website. We both remember the same things,
including the music that we both love so much. Once we met in
the flesh, I was even more pleased to have contacted her and it
now looks as though we will soon be sharing one home together
and selling the other one. The money will be spent wisely on concerts,
weekends away, holidays and enjoying ourselves.
John
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