how successful is it to find true love on the internet via the personals?
90487
Relationships are as safe as you make them. Always take precautions in your communications with others. Never give out your home phone number and if you meet in person, provide your own transportation to a public place. Once you meet in person, you'll start to learn more about the person you've only met online. Also, trust your gut instincts.\n\nNow to answer your other question... apparently it is pretty successful. A study of eHarmony showed that in a one year period, 33,000 of their members married. That's an average of 90 a day!!! I'd estimate that when you combine all the dating services, there are over 100,000 marriages a year. That's just a guestimate, but if eHarmony's numbers are any indication then online dating is easily the number one way to meet a future partner. Good luck!
50638
eHarmony has a very nice site and asks you a slew of questions in order to find compatable matches, most of whom are also serious about finding someone as well. They do advertise that they have the highest percentage of marriages of all the dating websites. I actually happened to find my wife (coming up on one year in March!) on Yahoo! Personals. No lie! But I had to do more of the matching myself. You do have to ask yourself if I really want to find the right person for me, how much is that worth? People that have paid a bit to be on a site are more likely to be a bit more serious than someone posting somewhere free. Good luck! God's got someone out there for you!
256938
It is possible to fall in love with someone you've come to know on-line.  I've known couples who have met on-line and are happily married.  I believe it is completely possible.  Congratulations on finding that someone special.\n\nI suggest you plan on setting up a meeting, and see if that same chemistry exists outside of cyberspace.  Sometimes people feel much more comfortable and are able to be themselves when there's a computer between them, than when they are there in person.  Give it some time and effort and hopefully you'll have a connection in real life that is as strong or stronger than the one you have via email.\n\n"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give--which is everything. " ~Katherine Hepburn
189976
Yes.  I found my one true love online, its hard though, cause he lives in NC and I'm in PA, but we do like each other and hope to meet.  We talk online, use the web cam, talk on the phone.  There are so many more people out there and I absolutely believe there is that one person meant for you.  Why not try online?  Nothing wrong with that.
1165414
Yes.  You can fall in love with someone over the internet.  It is like meeting a guy from a bar.  You really don't know what their intentions are or if they are who they claim to be.  Love is a risk.  You have to be willing to take that chance.  Don't live the rest of your life what if.  If you get your heart brok- so what, move on with life.  I did.  I used to talk to someone that I never met.  I was falling hard.  We talked about everything.  Then...poof kramarillo_1 was no more.  He disappeared.  I did not even have closure.  But I got over it.  I dust myself off and gave it another shot.  I started talking to this other dude.  He sounded mean when we spoke on the phone.  It sounded like he had no emotion in his voice.  He came by plane to see me.  After that...game over.  Soon after that, I was selling all I owned and traveling with only what could fit in my car to start a new life with him.  I truly feel like Cinderella.  I have never been more in love.  I remember when we started talking.......we would have 5 hour conversations and talk periodically throughout the day.  We could not get enough of each other.  Even though we were different in many ways.......we completed each other.  I am so glad I took that chance.  Just imagine if I listened to my friends and family.  I would probably be single and lonely once again.  I found my other half.  But you do have to be careful.  There are many crazy people out there.  By talking to this person on a regular basis the true side will reveal itself sooner or later.  I have experienced the most mannerable person turning into a complete stalker.  You will feel it.  You know what's good.  Good Luck.
128354
You can get really, really close to someone on the Internet very quickly. That is because both of you have your guard down and reveal things more quickly than you would in person. Also, there are no distractions, such as physical attributes. That is fine, you can fall in love with inner qualities rather than outer, but there is a problem. You do not know if the person you are talking to online is telling the truth or is just giving you the answers/information you want. Also, is it just that since you have to talk one at a time it makes that person a good listener. You do have to be careful, there are strange people out there. However, if you are careful then meet in public and have someone close by, money and a phone in case you need to exit.
989431
I fell in love with my husband before I met him. \n\nEvery one has faults, though. Make sure you recognize this dude's before you get in too deep.\n\nFor the most part though, if he seems too good to be true, you're probably right. He can be whoever he wants to be online. If you meet in person, please be careful. (public place, bring a cell phone, have a way home that doesn't involve him, etc.)
1094545
Yes, it exists!!!\n\nApparently you haven't come across someone who is a good match for you, who has the same goals, life views, world views, and idea of perfect relationship that you do.  \n\nWhat is it you are looking for?  Do you know?  What is your definition of "true love"?  It could be that so far you are dating people whose definition is different than yours.\n\nThe best match is someone who makes us laugh, whom we make laugh as well; someone with whom we have a lot in common, including short term and long term goals, and world view, someone whose habits and characteristics you can live wiht, and who can live with yours; and someone with whom you have mutual respect.\n\nSometimes it takes a while and meeting a lot of people to find a few that come close to what we are looking for.  Don't settle for less.  But do get to know yourself and re-examine your thoughts on what true love is, just to make sure you are being realistic.  You may be . only you can decide that.\n\nYour love is out there!
24178
first of all it is hard, but what is harder is if you find the one you love does have personal profiles running! so think about that before you start digging.  I had a boyfriend that I too was wondering if he was running personals on line and so what I did was went to some different single sites and started searching them out.  most sites give you the chance to limit your search to age location smoking/non  I put in all his info and started searching.  I bet I found him at least five times.  I am no hacker and this takes time and yes it gets old. but If you have the feeling someone is running a personal and leaving you in the dark about it, chances are your right.  happy trails
588623
I have done the on line dating thing and I will say I have met a man that I am very interested in.. but the majority of them seem to be looking for something that they don't even know what that is... and they continue to look for years not giving individual people a long enough chance to get to know them before moving on to the next and the next .. its an endless cycle...seems to me that it would be rare to have a connection that is lasting... but could be wrong ...
26018
My friend did. They were together for 4 years and married for almost a year. I think that relationships that start online have a better survival potential because you bond over similar interests and values while in the "real" world the first attraction is always physical and cannot guaranty that you will have something to hold on to once the initial infatuation is gone. I am dating someone I met online as well and I couldn't be happier.
7502
Yup :) I met my first boyfriend online, as well as my husband. The trick is not to be looking for a mate, but rather for someone interesting; when you look at your watch and realize you've been talking to someone for hours and hours, you've got a good candidate. Good luck!
391635
yes you can fall in love with someone you met online. \n\ni met my boyfriend on-line, its the greatest thing that could have happen in my life. I'm completely head over heels in love with this man. \n\nonline dating, is just like meeting someone you would in a bar or club, but this way your safe in your house, don't have to worry about looking good or shaving your legs. \n\nyou just have to treat it like any other relationship. i mean with all those oneline dating services. its pretty normal to have met your man off of the computer.
300308
Of course it can.  It is no different than people who meet on a blind date or in a bar or at a dance.  On line single sites are all about the introduction.  The rest is up to you.
627963
It does happen, but more often than not, it is doomed to failure.  I met my wife 9 years ago on the internet, but we used the time to truly get to know one another.  Neither one of us was looking for someone on there, we just met and we clicked.  Many people have tried the internet because every other option they have tried, has failed.  Many others like it because it is anonymous and they think they can lie about themselves.  Unfortunately for both people, in those situations, they often find out too late that they were not right for one another...often because of lies.  The internet can provide you with a wide variety of people from all over the world to choose from, unfortunately, there is often a reason people are looking on an anonymous place like the internet to find a mate.
220173
It depends on what You expect out of the relationship and what you intend to put into it. There are lots of places you can look, some cost you money without real results and some are free. The hardest part for you is trying to find out who is genuine and who is in it for what he can get.\nIt is a tough one, however if you want to vet them you can use my email address and I will forward them to you.
935228
Ok sounds silly but match.com.  i met my man and guess what he lived in my state, but in a different city but worked in the city where I live. Only 10 minutes away from me.  Really weird how things work. I have been in this area for 10 years and it took match.com for me to actually meet him and find out what a wonderful guy I have been missing. \nFind profiles that talk about a man's personality not about his physical appearance or sex preferences. \nOn the internet there are never enough ways to be careful. Always correspond first through the site, then if you are feeling comfortable either talk on the phone or meet in person but always in a public place.