Online dating, what do you think of it?

[CladInShadows]

VAMatt said:

CladInShadows said:
Met my wife on one 14 years ago. Been married 10 years this July. I feel you need to kind of play by the same rules you would normally use in real life, but the initial contact is generally easier for those with social anxiety/issues. I feel rejection is a little easier too, if it's done before you meet face to face.

Yes, I think this is about right.  The other advantage of online dating though, is that you can (virtually) meet a hell of a lot more people than you can in real life.  And, really, meeting your partner is as much a numbers game as anything else.  The more shots you take, the more likely that one pans out.  

Yeah that's a good point.  I know there would have been little to no chance of meeting my wife if I hadn't done it via a (paid) dating site.  And I think that's another important point.  If you have to pay for it, you're more likely to meet people who are taking it seriously.  It's been well over a decade since I've even logged into a dating site, so I don't know what format they take at the moment, but this whole swipe right thing or whatever people are doing these days isn't really forcing you to put a lot of work into it.  And if you have people not putting work into it, your results probably won't be as good.