so a lot of my friends have told me to try online dating… - Help.com

Try craigslist. Stay away from the freaks!

do you think it is honorable though? i’m unsure. i don’t wanna feel like too much of a loser to meet women out there just because i’m not much of a risk taker..

Look mate, nowadays anything goes. Some of those girls you’re going to meet there will ask you the same thing. It’s no harm in trying. Just keep all your options open. By that I mean, your real life encounters also. Some people you meet through the computer are just freaks and users, just be careful and check them out before you you go all out and get fully involved with them. If they are a serious also about you, they will do the same to you.

Happy dating!

well thanks, man. :) i guess i just needed to make sure it wasn’t some awkward thing that people do.

One sure sign to look for that you want to walk away from is the minute they ask you to borrow money or put a credit card, phone, or car in your name “because they need a little help.” That’s your sign to walk away.

If you ask me, internet dating is just a new way of meeting people that came with the changing times. First it was blind dates, then classifieds, now internet matching. I say give it a good go.

Really, you’re not committing to anything until you meet the person and decide that you want to be with them. And if you decide that this person is your type and that you can be happy together, then good for you! You’ve swallowed your pride in a matter that many people are too self-conscious to try, and came out on top, with somebody that you can relate to, and maybe even grow to love. If it doesn’t work out at first, no biggie, keep trying. You’re better off than some lonely dude trying to find love at the bottom of a glass of whiskey at the local bar.

The internet may not be the ‘real world’, but remember that the people that you’ll be meeting are. And internet dating sites aren’t just filled with desperate, lonely weirdos. Most of them are just regular folk who aren’t having any luck finding someone.

Keep your chin up. And best of luck in finding somebody, by whatever means you decide to try.

you guys are offering a good confidence boost for me. :) thanks.

That’s the whole trick, man. Be confident. Be you. That’ll help you in two ways: Number one is that chicks-dig-confidence. I work with a guy who’s got a cleft palette, and he picks up chicks like nobody’s business, just because he’s sure of himself and not putting on an act. Number two is that if you just try and be comfortable with who YOU are, then you won’t be dealing with all the pressure that comes with putting on that act just because you think it’s what they want to see. They’ll see you for you, and there’s no better feeling than being accepted for who you are.