How many dates via OLD?

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Registered: 05-19-2005
How many dates via OLD?
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Thu, 06-02-2005 - 5:11pm

Since the beginning of time (the internet) how many people have you met for a date via the puter? These are in person only meetings- not involving online chat, webcam, email relationships, etc.

I realize this could be a hard question for many of us to answer!

Yet, I found myself thinking about that today. Since late 1998, I've met 11 people. Guess my online dating life has been fairly sparse, huh? To be fair, a few of these "dates" did evolve into long term relationships.

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Registered: 05-23-2005
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 5:27pm
I first started in Feb. 2002. I've met 14 men. None led to a relationship.
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Registered: 05-16-2004
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 7:15pm
12 people - in person.
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-28-2005
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 7:16pm

9 and I'm meeting one tomorrow. I've on and off for a little over a year and have met 7 of the men during the last 3-4 months....

One 6 month relationship and two I dated more than once.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 8:28pm
Started OLD this past November and had 3 meets. All 3 meets led to more dates. Whew! I'm glad my OLD history is short & I didn't have to think about the answer! ;)
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Registered: 09-15-2003
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 8:49pm

I've been on and off since 09/02 OLD and have been on dates with 15 guys. 2 of those turned into serious relationships. A handful were guys I dated for about a month- but nothing serious and the rest are a combination of 1st dates or 1st/2nd dates.

I do have my last (at least for a while) OLD 1st date tomorrow night. The Bar Exam's is in 7 weeks and I don't have time for the "hassle" that sometimes comes with OLD. So, S., will be my last for until at least August. Wish me luck...

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Registered: 01-31-2004
Thu, 06-02-2005 - 10:03pm
I used old on and off since 5/2004. I think I met 13 - 15 people. 1 guy I dated for 4 month, 4 for about a month and the rest 1-2-3 dates. I am getting very discouraged lately and paranoid - looking for red flags :)
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Registered: 08-19-2004
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 9:16am
Great thread. It got me to list them all and think about them (uh, some I'd rather forget, actually).
I started doing this in Feb. 2004, but only on salon.com which didn't get me many responses at all. So I didn't consider myself a serious OLD-er until June 2004 when I joined match. Counting the one guy I met thru salon, I've met 14 total. I guess that's pretty good, compared to others who've posted. The depressing thing is only 3 turned into relationships, and that's only if one-month "relationships" are really deserving of the term.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 10:04am
I started OLD in Sept 2003..since then I've met (in person) 14 guys. Mostly one date. Sometimes 2. Dated one guy for 4 months. Unfortunately, alot of disappointments!!!!
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Registered: 05-31-2003
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 10:20am

I first started doing 'old' in Fall of 2004 for approximately 2 and a half months. Then I took a much needed break from it for 2 months. Thought I would give it another shot and tried the Match 'old scene' from Feb. thru beginning of May of this year. Not including the men that were just interested in having an online email chat buddy, I had 3 actual first meets, none of which went beyond anything more than that... LM

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Registered: 05-09-2003
Fri, 06-03-2005 - 11:19am
I got involved in OLD during the last Christmas season, and I've met three men, all over 65 (I'm 67). And they have all been very nice. However, now I am down to dating just one guy, and this relationship may be going somewhere (not sure yet). We live 75 miles apart and see each other in person but also do a lot of emailing. We don't talk on the phone often.

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