This is something I have thought about. I know a lot of people who have either been using/or started using these types of sites. Many speak positively of them, and I have even seen a few real legit relationships begin this way. So i decided to check one out…..

I many times suck at meeting new people, but realized that I probably am more freaked out about meeting people online. It’s not hard to put on your best face when meeting someone, but it’s just so much easier on the internet to only show the things that you deem appropriate (or believe to be true about yourself, when maybe not so much in real life).

Also, getting myself to translate onto the internet seems too daunting a task. Most of my best qualities do not show up in text. There is no room for sarcasm, the charm and wit of face-to-face interactions let alone voice, facial expressions, and a feel for how a person carries themselves in the world.

I almost feel like starting a message like “Hey, you seem attractive, and you write nice things about yourself, I would like to now find out if you are full of shit and/or batshit crazy, and/or a liar (or just completely ignorant of how you really are).”

This may not be starting off on the right foot I guess. So i decided against it. for now.