I've kinda signed up for online dating, but not paid yet, should I do it???

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I'm really not sure, just wondering if others could share their experiences.

Are they all weirdo strange people online?

Or is it quite normal to meet people this way? I dont have problems meeting men in real life but I do seem to get involved with the wrong type of man and I'm thinking maybe this could be worth a try.

But also worried they might all be strange online.

Also its like £10 per month if you sign up for 12 months and more if you sign up for less time thats

Please advise me

There are plenty of weirdos online, but I had a go at online dating recently - just had 1 month's worth - and got chatting to a few really interesting guys. Made 4 dates:
First went really well, but after a couple of post-date texts never heard from him.
Third was a really nice guy online, but in real life we just didn't click at all.
Fourth stood me up.

Second, I've now seen a few times, he's cooked for me and he came here for dinner this week. I even plant-sat while he was on holiday last week! Still early days, but I'm thinking of him as my boyf now, which is lovely.

(I saw numbers 3 and 4 the same week and had already made the arrangements, so figured I had to at least go and meet them, unlike number 4 it seems)

These days I think we're all so busy that meeting people in RL is more and more difficult. I say go for it. There's many ways to pick up a loser weirdo (like the X - met at a Christmas do) that people don't worry about - at least with online dating you can filter out the worst of them!

Thanks for the reply, and I'm thinking from meeting online and finding out each others likes and dislikes atleast its possible to have something in common with them.

So how long have you been seeing your new boyfriend?

MEt my bf on line also. Before that I went on about 12 dates with different men. None were wierdos. Mostly perfectly nice, sane people doing the same as me!

Really, that sounds positive.

But I just feel scared to actually sign up.

I'm not sure why. I think I'm not exactly sure what I want but feel i might like to meet someone nice, but not sure how serious I want it to be right now. Not sure if its a good idea to sign up if I dont know exactly what I want

About a month ago now - talking via email for about a fortnight before that. Kinda rushed into relationship with x so taking this one a bit more gently. ish.

I am now married to the man I met through online dating.

Go for it... :)

There's no rules that say you have to have your wedding flowers picked out before you start! Just be upfront with people like you have been here - not really that different - just a different website.

Usual rules re:safety meeting any blind date (but usually only mentionned these days wrt internet dating) - phone, friend to ring at certain time who knows where you are going, condoms, taxi fare. Other than that just have fun!

Met my husband online as well! Do it!!!

Do it, but do as much emailing as you can before meeting them. A friend does it and has met some very interesting people, but does not commit to meeting until she knows as much as she can about them. Good luck!!

I'm online dating (again!) at the moment. All the dates I've been on have been normal enough guys.

I only email the ones with photos, and if anyone is too pushy I stop. I take it at my pace and only meet up when I'm comfortable.

Not met Mr Right yet, but I've got another date on the horizon and I'm the eternal optimist....

good luck!

I met my husband online too. Be prepared to filter the weirdos tho!

Waste of time and money! Many of the guys (not all though) just see it as easy shagging ground. Lots of grey area people- still living with ex but "separated" - still living at home (?) The grey areas mean you can waste a lot of time finding out what you may not really want to know, if you see what I mean !!!

I met a lovely guy online so it can work. I used Plenty of fish which is completely free. There are lots of dodgy blokes out there but in amongst them are some gems!

Paying sites are a cheat. I was going to recommend OK Cupid's blog, but it seems they have been bought out by match.com and so deleted their blog about how paying sites are a cheat!

Either way, OK Cupid is free. I met my boyfriend through that site- I'm 26 (now), not a weirdo and perfectly capable of meeting people the 'normal' way.

I did online dating for a few years before I met my bf and we've been together 7 months now and it's going really well (did plenty of fish which is free). My bit of advice would try to do afternoon/early evening coffee dates because if you don't like them in the flesh you don't have to spend all night with them, chatting to someone you don't click with for hours can be torture lol
You WILL meet lots of nutters and lots of men who just want a shag, I even had one bloke who sent me a photo of himself in womens underware BEFORE we met, obviously cancelled that date. I'm 44 so had lots of young lads in their 20's mailing me looking for the older women experience, felt like mailing them back and saying I have older socks than you!

But I also met some nice blokes that I'm still friends with and I've ended up with a lovely bf, it's like hardcore gardening......just keep weeding lol

Met my husband online and on Wednesday it's our 4th wedding anniversary. We also have a 3 year old.