Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

[Damon]

I'd say John's figures are a little skewed IME. I used to do some net dating when I got tired of being desperately lonely. I'd say of all the contacts I made, perhaps 10% actually wrote back, and about half to a quarter were interested enough to date.

One thing to keep in mind is that pictures CAN lie. I dated about 3 girls that I felt looked ok on a net picture, but in person was less so. Also once you move from e-mail to phone, don't let success there create too much expectation. One time, I had met this girl O-L. We hit it off on the phone...remarkably so. We were chatty, witty, fun and intellectually stimulating. And there was a little sexual innuendo too. At one point she said she was amazed at how well things were going and that I was a "real catch" (yes I was impressed and a little flattered). Finally she asked me to dinner. I had seen a picture of her before, but felt she was acceptably attractive (a little big but I like my women with curves rather than bones so I gave her the benefit of the doubt). When we finally met in person I was wholly and utterly un attracted to her. Furthermore, our conversations became awkward when things weren't working out...especially after all of the romantic and sexual tension that inadvertently built up in our phone conversations. So don't let unrealistic expectations build up.

Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds (one claimed she had sex with 30+ guys by our second date....) I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer...

Damon.
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Damon Agretto
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