When you are ugly, you need to use it. But might end up with a situation like OP's.

I love how just because the guy didn't stick around that OP is automatically a fat hag... Like the dude's opinion counts or something. Lots of people date online nowadays, just because there aren't as many opportunities to meet people in person as there used to be.

#32 - No opportunity? It's true that a lot of people meet and date online. But there are plenty of opportunities to meet people. People are not as brave as they used to be. They don't have the balls to to talk to people in person.

37- I know, which is why there isn't much opportunity. No one (not many people anyway) is going to ask someone they meet at the store out for coffee for fear of being accused of harassment. Online at least you know that the people you ask are looking for someone to date. The other options are being set up by friends or going to the bars/clubs, and not everyone has that lifestyle.

#32 do you really believe that Op's date left because she was too beautiful and too sexy? Does that happen often? Everyone knows she lied, which is a shame because to someone out there she's perfect. She just won't find him because she's lying about who she is.

57- Maybe she is beautiful but didn't live up to the guy's standards (I know a guy who just couldn't bring himself to date certain girls because they didn't have nice teeth, but he's really a great guy). Everyone is attracted to different things. Maybe it was OP's apt that scared him off. We don't know the whole story.

Couldn't agree more 57!!

Seriously, the more I think about it, the more I can't get the phrase "it puts the lotion on the skin.." out of my head..

And this doesn't mean look like you ten or more years ago.

I disagree with all the 'OMG he could have kidnapped you and killed you' comments- like that's a normal result of an online dating meet-up. I've never used one, but my big worry would probably be whether we click in real life or whether his profile picture matches his actual appearance. Not, 'so what's the mortality ratio here?' BUT I agree that you shouldn't be giving out your address to anyone you meet online. Very simple rules to keep you safe: Meet in a public place, let someone know where you're going and that you'll check in at x o'clock, bring your own car, leave if the guy's a creep. It's not like 1 in 5 online dates ends in murder.

Seriously, there's really nothing wrong with meeting someone online. I know a few people who have met their spouses online. Yeah, be smart about it, meet in a public place, maybe even in more of a group setting if you're more comfortable with that. But please, don't tell people to "higher their standards" that's just rude and ignorant. You can meet someone great online.

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I'm saying that she should higher her standards if he's a big enough idiot to drive off without even giving their date a chance. He obviously liked her enough to want to meet with her. Where in my comment did I say there was anything wrong with her meeting someone online? I said that she didn't need to, simply because there are lots of men around her that she could go on a date with.

valt mee hoor ;)

Online dating can be a good idea. You just have to prepare for the reality that online chemistry doesn't necessarily translate to real-world chemistry. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.

That's true but I just don't understand how someone can choose online dating over meeting someone in real life.

#92, I'm talking about making introductions online and eventually meeting them later in real life. Once you get to know someone and decide you like them, I agree that real life is better than online. I just think that introductory phase is easier to do online than in a noisy bar.

"Faith" ... As they call it .....