Internet Shy - How do you deal with it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-05-2003
Internet Shy - How do you deal with it?
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Fri, 07-07-2006 - 10:41pm

My profile is all ready, I paid for a 6 months subscription on Yahoo Personals a month ago, but I just can't get myself to 'go public'. I am reserved, shy and not comfortable with putting myself out there. I have hangups about people I know reading my profile. Has anyone else every experienced this? I am even too show to stay hidden and email or send ice breakers The only reason I keep trying to get myself into OLD is that I haven't dated at all in the 3 1/2 years that I have been divorced. I belong to a great social group, but at my age (52), there are very few single, available, attractive men to date.

I wish I could get over this hangup. Any suggestions or is everyone an extrovert who posts here?

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Registered: 03-03-2004
Fri, 07-07-2006 - 11:58pm
I'm kind of shy too, actually, more wary. However, I don't put-up a primary photo, just secondary ones. Then, if a guy messages me, I know he probably at least read my intro. If I send a flirt or message and he responds, then maybe there's something about me he might actually like, as opposed to "spamming" lots of women. Of course, I don't get a fraction of the responses, but at least the people who do respond may be more serious minded. Good luck!