How do people meet online?

I know my way around the internet but have never had anyone try to connect with me or anything. I have tried to put myself out there but nothing ever happens. Everyone talks about so and so that they met online but I don't get how. Could someone explain?

Dating site 17
IIN or site like it 6
Chatroom 11
Facebook type thing 8
I dont know either 17
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  • dom180

    I've met friends on here before, and if you can find good friends you can find a romantic relationship (which sounds like what you're looking for, but it's hard to tell).

    Don't push too much for it, just be friendly and talk to people if they seem like they want that. Be sensitive to what people want in a specific situation: seriousness, light-heartedness, to be left alone... etc. If you're obviously looking for love that seems very creepy online because you can't trust people online to have good intentions. Treat someone you're attracted to as you would a good friend - not being overt about being attracted to them - but it's okay to be flirty with them if you're getting along well.

    Be specific. Don't just "put yourself out there"; find someone who seems attractive (because of the things they say, the things they like, their personality, how they look if they have a picture public) and focus specifically on cultivating a simple friendship with them. Don't invest too much emotionally, and let them go if they're not interested in talking to you; I can't stress that one enough because some people don't appreciate it :P

    Make sure you're doing it for the right reasons, too. If you want to meet someone online because meeting someone in person makes you too anxious, or you lack confidence... chances are those problems will make an online relationship or friendship just as difficult.

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  • thegypsysailor

    Why in the world is this so important to you?
    Do you live so far from other people that you never see anyone or meet people?
    It seems very few on the internet are who they say they are and any relationship is bound to be based on misconception, if not down right lies.
    Live your life in the real world and visit the net as infrequently as possible.

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    • ifonlyuknew247

      Omg have I finally come to a site where the members not only know what the real world, but make real world sense? Could it be I've found a forum where the contributors are cognizant of, when it comes to relationships, how much more amazing it is than the often false world of the Internet which can suck your attention into a little box full of masks? I am so fortunate to have been alive before the Internet, because it made me realize and appreciate what real life, and real relationships with real people is in comparison.

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  • Heyjj

    I met my amazing bf on match.com (lol) yeah I know weird.

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  • (s)aint

    Online games, such as WoW and the likes.
    Omegle.com
    Chatrooms.

    In my opinion, the people that i've met through the internet are as wonderful as those i meet IRL. And i'm awfully shy and introvert too so it does help.

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  • peterr

    I had a guy want to suck me off from on here but he weighed three hundred fifty pounds. I thought about it but ruled it out when I got a young guy 23 who weighed 130 and was 5ft 7 inches with an 8 in cut cock to look after my needs.

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  • Dot123

    Chat rooms. Facebook. Cam sites. Adult Friend Finder.

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  • Knoting1992

    i have tried that while meeting people online thing for a few years but it was not for me... i enjoy talking to random strangers sometimes especially if they are funny and dont take it too seriously... as for how i met them i would recommend a chatroom with cams so you can at least tell that they are who they say they are... stay safe

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  • Shrunk

    The place where I've met the best people is sites where we'd at least share one interest, that being the site itself, then it tends to build from there, for me it's usually games... like SecondLife (I "play" SL, I don't "live" it like some people there) Was pretty close to meeting a couple people from there in real life. Now i use this drawing game/collab chat site and have met quite a few good people that I would love to meet in real life. so it depends what kind of things you like to do, then try to find social sites centered around that sort of thing...

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  • There's probably a whole shitload of things online that you can sign up for,some are free-other things you have to pay for.Make an effort someday to find them.

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