The Dating Thread... Any ladies here ? ;)

[TheShredder565]

Just curious if anyone is doing the online dating thing... male or female, share your experiences :).

I'm not much in the looks department, so I hope everyone else is having better luck than I am :).. BTW, why is it when I do a search for the Artistic type on Yahoo Personals, I usually get the weirdest, or unhappiest looking pictures of ladies returned? Arn't there any good looking, upbeat artists on the dating scene? ;)

[solarflere]

And with that, my idea of a TZ dating forum is gone by someone more ambitious.:)

[Kurtman]

Meh. ToonZone dating forum. Sounds a little iffy to me.

[TheShredder565]

Heh, I figured it was worth a shot in asking.

Besides, I thought it would be a fun chance to exchange dating stories, or horror stories in some cases<G>..

[Romanesque]

My opinion on these matters...

Meeting people online? Nothing wrong with it. Attempting to date someone online? Don't bother. :sweat: The internet's a great place to meet people with similar interests, but unless you're willing and able to meet someone in person (taking the risks that come with it), the relationship's not going to go anywhere. Online romance can lead you to idealize the other person to an unhealthy extent. Don't forget that even the most honest person, yourself included, may behave a lot differently on the internet than in person. Getting to know someone in person helps keep you grounded in reality.

--Romey

[XOMiss_Samantha]

My opinion on these matters...

Meeting people online? Nothing wrong with it. Attempting to date someone online? Don't bother. :sweat: The internet's a great place to meet people with similar interests, but unless you're willing and able to meet someone in person (taking the risks that come with it), the relationship's not going to go anywhere. Online romance can lead you to idealize the other person to an unhealthy extent. Don't forget that even the most honest person, yourself included, may behave a lot differently on the internet than in person. Getting to know someone in person helps keep you grounded in reality.

--Romey
My thoughts exactly.
My moms friend once tried online dating and she didnt get anywere with it. Sure she got a few guys that she liked but i remember hearing that they are alot different in public than online, not to mention half of them were just crazy.:sweat:
It's a good way to make friends but i wouldnt go so far as marriage or anything, tho im sure it happens.

[guinaevere]

warning: I'm still heavily medicated, feverish and my brain (and body) has been too tired to work properly, so I may say something too blatant. On the other hand, maybe I'll be fine.



Yes there are ladies here. I can tell you this with 100% certitude, as I am, in fact, a lady. The only time I wondered about this was when one of the guys in (I believe it was) the CNForum called me "bub." Which gave me a laugh. But I quickly ran to my room, checked my underoos and that which they concealed, and all was well.

As for online dating, while it may be wonderful for some people, to me it sounds... tremendously boring. It's all text. I can't imagine dating without just a leetle action. :sweat:

[Artimus Gigan]

As for online dating, while it may be wonderful for some people, to me it sounds... tremendously boring. It's all text. I can't imagine dating without just a leetle action. :sweat:Oh online dating does get you action

lots and lots of legal action....

with restraining orders against the people you meet

[Scorpio_G]

I now present you guys a internet love story from Dr.Phill.

It's so hilarious and sad that I've saved it in my bookmarks just to remind myself and others the dark side of internet daiting. Enjoy!

http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/136/

[zmanjz]

well, there's already this (http://www.anime-love.com) for the annoyingly lovesick otaku.

and honestly, it's kinda lame to come in to anywhere and be like "Where be da ladies, because the studmeister is in the house"

Love is like trouble. (for SO many reasons) If you go looking for it, you'll find a little, but it's when you're not looking for it that it finds you in mass quantities.

[Aquadementia]

warning: I'm still heavily medicated, feverish and my brain (and body) has been too tired to work properly, so I may say something too blatant. On the other hand, maybe I'll be fine.Hay, no need for the hard sell. Heavily medicated is more then enough to hook 4 out of 5 men on the internet.
and honestly, it's kinda lame to come in to anywhere and be like "Where be da ladies, because the studmeister is in the house"
Well, maybe it is kind of lame online, where no one can see all your gold jewelry.


Guess I don't have much in the way of anything seriouse to add, except it's hard enough to know what someone is all about even when they're right infront of you telling you what they are all about. But then what-a-ya need to know anyhows?

[TheShredder565]

Love is like trouble. (for SO many reasons) If you go looking for it, you'll find a little, but it's when you're not looking for it that it finds you in mass quantities.>>

Heh, I've not been looking for it for the last 8 years. Hasn't worked for me yet<G>

[mikestorm]

I've done the online dating thing before, and think it's an excellent way to meet people. Personally, the number of social outlets for meeting new people decrease exponentially once you leave college. I'm 30, and can't remember the last time I was invited to a kegger (I'd so go too).

And with that, my idea of a TZ dating forum is gone by someone more ambitious.:)
To be honest, I strongly oppose any sort of TZ dating forum. There are many posters here under 18, and most of the posters here are well under 25. A dating forum would only attract, shall we say, "internet underbelly undesirables" who would sign up to TZ just for said forum. There are a lot of sickos and predators out there, and a TZ dating forum would be the honeypot of honeypots for those sickos. Bad, BAD, BAD idea.

Besides, as I said, I'm 30, and frequently converse (via posts) with people 10-15 years younger than me. When I post, "A/S/L" never enter into it, nor would I ever want it to. I know I'm not TZ's target demographic, but nonetheless I would feel a lot more comfortable posting here knowing that TZ does not have a structured romance forum, and goes on record to discourage that sort of thing. In short, let's keep it about the 'toons. Please.

I know I'm smokin'; I don't want any young TZers after my junk. ;)

[TheShredder565]

Personally, the number of social outlets for meeting new people decrease exponentially once you leave college. >>>

Heh, never went to college myself, so I can't speak for it :).

[Tak Mazé]

Personally, I land more fish (speaking metaphorically here of course) in real life than I have on the web. Though I have made some VERY good friends on the web. Many more than real life and better ones too :ack:
But romance online? Tried it and didn't get too far. So much easier to entice the ladies in person ;) But if you get burned, it hurts a lot more.

[guinaevere]

and honestly, it's kinda lame to come in to anywhere and be like "Where be da ladies, because the studmeister is in the house" You're just jealous that he beat you to it. Because you know you really wanted to say it first. =P

Hay, no need for the hard sell. Heavily medicated is more then enough to hook 4 out of 5 men on the internet. Maybe that's where I'm messing up... I should try going out like this in public.

[YYHfanforever]

I tried the dating on line thing twice and both times the guy left me ^_^; so yeah....it's like my romantic life off the internet. I got nothing. It's hard to have a social life once you graduate from High School and don't go to college, going straight into the work force. So yeah...no romance, no social life....the computer is my domain outside of work...and that is crazy ^_^;

But yeah, internet dating isn't the way to go.

[Chris Wood]

I can tell you this with 100% certitude, as I am, in fact, a lady.

Oh yeah? I bet you don't have the crazy spring break photos to back that up...

But I quickly ran to my room, checked my underoos and that which they concealed, and all was well.

Superman or Wonder Woman?

I can't imagine dating without just a leetle action. :sweat:

Now that's my kind of lady.

[guinaevere]

I've done the online dating thing before, and think it's an excellent way to meet people. I'll agree with that. And my big bro met his wonderful wife on one of those really big dating sites... the one that "matches you on 29 dimensions of compatibility"... for the life of me, I can't remember the name of the site. But that's how to meet. Not date.

Oh yeah? I bet you don't have the crazy spring break photos to back that up...
Superman or Wonder Woman?
Now that's my kind of lady.

No. I'm not silly enough to allow photographic evidence of such escapades.
I can't tell you how sad I am that I outgrew my Wonder Woman underoos.
ah.. well... :sweat:

[YYHfanforever]

Originally posted by guinaevere I'll agree with that. And my big bro met his wonderful wife on one of those really big dating sites... the one that "matches you on 29 dimensions of compatibility"... for the life of me, I can't remember the name of the site. But that's how to meet. Not date.

I think it might have been EHarmony.com...the site you're talking about. I tried it, but found out I wasn't old enough ^_^; You gotta be 21...and I did it when I was 19....only one more year; cause I'm now 20...so one more year and I can really use it ^_^;

[Jaden Yuki]

I think online dating in kind of... well... dangerous because one of my friends nce tried it and the guy she found well wasn't a guy... and then she tried again and the guy was 50... many other occassions sdhe stopped though after she almost caught killed..

[True Noir]

Online dating is so complicated. I say, if you really want a woman, go out and get one. Option 2: Clubbing. You'll always meet someone new.

[Chris Wood]

Online dating is so complicated. I say, if you really want a woman, go out and get one. Option 2: Clubbing. You'll always meet someone new.

The only problem with clubs is that they're full of people looking for an easy score, which doesn't necessarily lead to an enduring relationship.

[YYHfanforever]

It's just so hard now adays to just go out and meet new people and find someone. It gets harder the older you get....I'm not that old yet, even though I feel it sometimes ^_^; but still, it's still hard to find the right guy, or for guys the right girl.

[Stewie]

I know this guy that met a woman online. They ended up getting married. He adopted her kids (or they had some of their own). I believe they also adopted several kittens. Long story short, they moved to Iowa. Now they're having marital difficulties. It seems she's a lesbian.

[solarflere]

That could have happaned even if they met each other in a park or something.

[Stewie]

I intended no implications about the wisdom or effectiveness of online dating.
Just relating a story.