Chat lines and online dating services

*NNO*

Be honest...have you ever in the past used a dating chat line or online dating service? And-- if you met them, were they as they described themselves to be?

Don't ask me what got me on this subject, but I just had a flashback of when I was in my young 20's, and used to get on a local chat lines and talk to random people. I remember how funny their "ads" were, and most of them were pretty drunk half the time. Made me laugh!

I met two people off a chat line, and both were not as they described themselves to be. "A handsome, fit, 25 year old personal trainer" turned into a 43 year old bald and fat guy. LOL!

melrrr

Chat lines? No. 

Online dating? Plenty, no awful experiences, and I met my husband on Cheese-eharmony.  

Jessibell

I've always thought that chat lines were phone sex lines, so no I never called.

I've never used internet dating, but I met my DH when I was 23, so I really wasn't feeling any need.

betsnup

Way back when we first got a computer (1997?) I would occasionally go into chat rooms.  They were crazy back then, because the ones that I would go into, you logged in with whatever name you felt like at the time.  So, I could log in as "betsnup" today, and then tomorrow when I'd go to log in as "betsnup" again, someone else may already be logged in using that name.  It was freaky.  I was pretty intimidated by the chat rooms, because I'd log in and immediately people would want to privately chat.  I communicated for awhile w/ a guy from Canada, but stopped because I got creeped out (since he was in his late 20s and I was 17).

Garnetbaby09

I haven't but my single girlfriend is always telling me her horror stories.  To be honest, I'm sure the guy is telling his friends the same thing about her.  She's kinda a trainwreck. 

Parks2Be

Jessibell:

I've always thought that chat lines were phone sex lines, so no I never called.

I've never used internet dating, but I met my DH when I was 23, so I really wasn't feeling any need.

Me too!! 

 

Sharon&Paul

Chat Lines: no

Online Dating Service: I met about 6 siz guys this way. None were very different than they described, but we did not click. I met my husband on a Catholic dating site 5 years ago and my sister just married her husband after meeting on another online site.

bnljane1988

Nope.  DH and I met when I was 22 and in college.  Chat lines and online dating services were the last things on my mind as ways of "meeting" someone.

DH's BFF met his current girlfriend through an online dating service about 2 years ago.

LukyNLuv

On-line dating...I married him.

*NNO*

Parks2Be:

Jessibell:

I've always thought that chat lines were phone sex lines, so no I never called.

I've never used internet dating, but I met my DH when I was 23, so I really wasn't feeling any need.

Me too!!?

?

Heck no! The ones with 900 numbers are, but the local numbers and free numbers aren't. They are just a bunch of random people that are bored.?

LaLaSweets

My friend did this twice and both times were very disappointed

Doug'sFiance

On-line dating yes, that is how I met DH, thank you Catholic Singles!

I did have a few bad on-line dating experiences prior to DH.  One guy whose picture was old and did not represent his current look.  Also he said he was self-employed which turned into home on disability insurance and I only wear sweatpants.  Another guy, his picture was accurate, and he seemed nice on the phone but when we met in person his OPENING line was "You've got a great set of t*ts."  Date over.

babyflynn08

I met DH through an on line dating service. I actually met two previous boyfriends on them as well. I was very shy in my early 20's and it was a great way to get to know someone before deciding if I wanted to meet them. 

skoorbnibor

I met my husband through yahoo personals

Rubygirl

Chat lines, no.

Online dating service, yes.  I used Match in my early/mid 20s and went on a lot of first dates.  All of them asked me out again, which is great for the ego, but I declined a lot of them for one reason or another.    The rundown of the ones I remember:

-Military guy - probably one of the best guy friends I have to this day.  But I never felt the spark, much to his chagrin.

-Dermatologist - I wanted to feel it, but I just didn't.  That and I was super self-conscious that he'd dump me at the first sign of a zit.  

-Med salesman - again, cute, but no spark.  Super, super nice and I went out with him a couple times.  But he was super skinny, and I just couldn't date a guy that I can bench press. 

-DH, sorta.  We met in person through friends first.  I liked him, but I had military guy with me at the time and he thought we were dating.  So I heard he was on Match, re-activated my profile, and sent him a message.  Rest is history. 

With the exception of DH, all of them used pictures that were deceiving.  But even though I couldn't date the super skinny guy I think I would have if I'd felt a spark.  I really tried not to be judgmental of physical profile.  Character, wit, charm, and intelligence were far more important to me.   

LukyNLuv

Doug'sFiance:

On-line dating yes, that is how I met DH, thank you Catholic Singles!

I did have a few bad on-line dating experiences prior to DH.  One guy whose picture was old and did not represent his current look.  Also he said he was self-employed which turned into home on disability insurance and I only wear sweatpants.  Another guy, his picture was accurate, and he seemed nice on the phone but when we met in person his OPENING line was "You've got a great set of t*ts."  Date over.

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