I'm just loving all these judgmental people who are saying internet dating is "pathetic". There is nothing wrong with meeting on the internet. Go live your own lives, instead of judging those of others.

hahaha. there is a lot wrong with meeting people on the internet. ew.

#42. What's so wrong with it? It works for some people. A lot of people, actually.

#43 you know who it works for? the sad and pathetic types. don't try to make it into something its not: online dating is lammmmmmme. go to the bar, get a job, be better looking. i mean shit people.

"You deserved this for being so backwards. Welcome to 2009." Yeah, welcome to the era in which online pseudorelationships supersede real, interpersonal relationships. I don't condemn those who use the Internet to keep in contact with those they cannot see on a regular basis, but it seems as if many in this generation use the Internet as a substitute for getting out and interacting with people. The OP shouldn't have jumped the gun and stated her opinion so quickly, but I can't help but wonder why some people sit in their rooms all day on Facebook/Myspace/whatever instead of actually getting out and meeting people.

I remember reading "lots of people join sites because they don't get time to go to bars and clubs to meet," BBC News stated. Sometimes they are just overwhelm with their work. I think when chatting online, you get to know the person's personality without meeting face to face. The language and style a person writes/types can protray what kind of person he/she is unconsciously. I meet two of my amazing friends online, one whom I speak to on the phone to consult problems with on a daily basis. The internet is a nice way to socialize with others without issues of low self-esteem or whatever. Internet dating can work if both people are honest with each other. Just becareful.

Plus don't forget that online dating sites are a chance to surmount physical distance and boundaries between two people who just might be right for each other! The disadvantage of meeting someone who's just withing a 50-mile radius of your home is that it limits the possibilities of meeting others. Also don't forget what #46 said: some people just don't have time to go to that many social events or even bars.

Forget about what all these people say negatively about the topic, seeing as you shouldn't feel bad yourself. That's your personal opinion, so f*** everyone else if they don't agree.

#44. (1) Get a job? I have one, thanks. (2) Be better looking? I'm pretty happy with the way I look, and so is my boyfriend, so **** off. Not like you can tell how I look from here, anyway. (3) Go to a bar? Yeah, cause THAT'S not pathetic. "I think I'll go to a bar and talk to all the drunk people cause I'm not good enough for people to like when they're sober." My boyfriend and I met online, but we were just good friends and didn't agree to be in a relationship until we met eight months later. Seriously, don't knock it till you've tried it. I used to be skeptical of people who met their s/o online, and then I met my boyfriend and was proven wrong. There's nothing wrong with dating someone you met online. However, I do think there's something wrong with agreeing to a relationship with someone you've never met in person and spent some time with.

#49, all the way. Personally, I'm very skeptical of online dating because you don't see all of a person in lines of text (or even some video recordings or whatnot), but if you meet them in person later and decide it's love, I believe that's absolutely fine. The internet is just another way to meet people, tons and tons of people. Who says someone you meet in this wide web won't be the right one for you? Dating sites are pathetic to me, but developing friendships online that might turn into something more in person is just another way to find your match.