Have you tried a dating site?

I’ve been on match and plenty of fish. No matches and POF signed me up for $89 a year without my consent. I just get matched with foreign workers. The only tall women only wanted to date someone Making $150,000 a year income

Yes. I was a member of eharmony for ~6 months. Any connections that escalated to e-mail exchanges and one meeting in person did not pan out. I wish them all well except for the creepy college professor that wanted sexually explicit exchanges. They just weren’t my cup of tea.

The amount of interest was pretty decent considering that I was in my early 40s and didn’t post a photo. The profile generated was brutally honest. Why I was matched up with some people on the front end remains a mystery. I wouldn’t recommend the site.

My brother met his 2nd wife on match-com. Let’s just say that their marriage is complicated. A few friends have confessed to meeting their partners on dating sites. Some worked out and some didn’t. The success rate is probably less than those who experienced a chance meeting in person with their long-term partner.

For what it’s worth, I met my SO online, although it wasn’t a dating site. It was a fluke in timing and a glitch in one of the site’s servers. That was eight years ago.

I ended up getting married on one of those. just have to know how to work them

@ARE_you_kidding_me How long did it take before you two were matched up? How long before you knew it was the right person for you?

No, but my sister met her husband on one. First date she went on through match.com.

My ex partner and I met up through match.com. However that was 16 years ago and I imagine things have changed a lot, not the least of which is my age. I was 31 then. Our relationship lasted about 4 years. I don’t regret a thing.

@Pied_Pfeffer It was yahoo years ago. There was no matching up you just browse profiles based on search filters. We instant messaged for a couple weeks then we realized we lived in the same apartment building. It was not long after that until half her stuff was in my place. We cohabitated for like five years before we got married.

this is not a bad approach

Most of the guys I’ve gone out with in the last few years I’ve met on a dating site. None has led to a long term relationship but there have been a few diamonds in the dustheap. I’ve also gotten lots of messages from guys I wouldn’t give the time of day to. The trick is not to get too invested too fast in any one prospect.

I tried OKCupid but didn’t get a huge number of responses although I came across one or two very interesting people. I dated one for a while but it didn’t work out, I am still Facebook friends with another, though we have never met, and I have been quite serious with a third for about two years.

I have.

I have not.