I tried dating on-line, it was awful

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I tried dating on-line, it was awful
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Wed, 12-20-2006 - 10:57am
I tried dating people I met on line at the yahoo message boards. It was the worst experience of my life. I met transsexuals, morbidly fat people , stalkers, abuse junkies, and every type of Jerk you would ever see portrayed as teh male lead on any Lifetime tv movie.I have given up now. I guess im destined to be alone forever.

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Thu, 12-21-2006 - 11:12am
Oh, good!

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Registered: 12-22-2006
Fri, 12-22-2006 - 1:52pm

I know what you mean. I met this asian man on the yahoo message boards. He seemed nice at first but then I quickly found out he was obsessed with investigating Senator Miller. He got worse and worse with his paranoid rantings the I broke off the relationship.

It's scary the kind of people you meet on there. Probably the reason that yahoo shut the boards down. Too many lunatics.

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Registered: 09-27-2004
Fri, 12-22-2006 - 7:57pm
Sorry to hear that. At least they make for some good stories to tell later though huh? I have a couple good ones to tell. You could title the book "dating horror stories" and it might be a best seller ;-) But in all seriousness, it does get frustrating though and after awhile you do feel like you will end up alone forever but don't give up hope, he is out there. Just when I was about ready to give up and had been through the ringer myself with dating I met the guy I'm in a relationship with now online.
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Registered: 11-15-2006
Fri, 12-22-2006 - 8:28pm
Oh so there is hope to OLD?? haha
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Registered: 09-27-2004
Sat, 12-23-2006 - 5:28pm
There is hope. I know most people hear of horror stories with OLD but I'm living proof right now that there is hope and I've heard other stories on this board and through friends that were good ones from online dating. People do meet and end up getting married sometimes. I think though that sometimes it can be just as hard meeting the right one through OLD than it is in real life but if you keep getting out there and trying eventually the right one will come along, trust me.
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Sun, 12-24-2006 - 9:04am

<-waving to you and anyone who remembers us...

Yep, Kerry is right, we're doing wonderfully. I hardly have any time on the puter anymore. In fact, I should be baking and getting ready for Eric's mother to come for Christmas dinner as I type this ;). Eric and I just hit it off at that first chat I went to, I wasn't looking to meet anyone HERE - LOL. It was a big surprise and he's honestly the best thing that ever happened to me. We love living in Texas, my house is lovely, my job is great and the kids are thriving. They love Eric as much as I do, it really is pretty amazing and sometimes seems really unreal. He still has his place, but we see him nearly every day and I hope that we'll be living together soon. We don't feel like there's any reason to rush at this point, we lived over a thousand miles apart for 10 months, being in the same area is so so so nice. Thanks for asking about us, I just so happened to stumble onto this post, it's been ages since I've even had a chance to lurk at this board. Take care and stay positive - it really can happen! Don't let the pessimists get you down, they're always out there saying it will never happen and that stories like this aren't real, but my life is real.

Melanie

PS You also hit it right on about Eric, he really is the NICEST man. I'm SHOCKED that he wasn't snapped right up, but I think that perhaps when women say they want a nice guy, they don't really, you know? Maybe the excitement of a jerk is what they're used to. For me there is no drama, well, not including the kids - lol. They give me plenty - rofl.

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Registered: 08-08-2006
Thu, 12-28-2006 - 10:28pm
Wow, you really got the wrong guys. I've met a few nice guys from Plently of Fish. Keep looking, you'll find mr. right.
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Registered: 05-21-2006
Fri, 12-29-2006 - 7:19am
Aren't you the one who had about a thousand posts this fall about how you hated your life and were so tired of hearing people tell you that if you "kept getting out there and trying eventually the right one would come along"? Now here you are, barely two months later, repeating that? I wish you all the best, but it might be better to wait and see.
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Registered: 09-27-2004
Fri, 12-29-2006 - 1:54pm
I never said I hated my life, I was just frustrated with dating and we've all been there. I was overly tired with it because I tried and I tried and I tried and couldn't find that one and that's why I tell people that i understand how they feel. The only reason why I tell people to keep hanging in there and find the right one is because we all need to hear that sometimes and we all need hope and I understand that now. It's a way of expressing your concern and thoughts and helping the other person to find faith because life can just put something in your pathway when you least expect it even if you don't believe it at the time and I didn't believe it at the time until I lived it. Yes, I do need to wait and see what happens and I'm taking things as they go and day by day. I'm not sure what the future holds and heck, no one is sure of that really. All I know is that I'm happy AT THE MOMENT and have been for the last couple of months and that's all I have to go by right now.

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