The Internet can be a plethora of information, scams and friendship, possible even dating and romance.  The bar scene is not always a favourable way to meet Mr Right, but by using the Internet, meeting new people is very possible and can be a positive experience.  But is it a good place to meet your significant other or very possibly your soul mate on the Internet?  Is it safe?  How do you know the other person is being truthful?

The Internet is so surrealistic.  So much so in fact that anyone you meet and strike up a conversation with in a chat can be lying thru their teeth just to make themselves look good.  The feelings are mixed regarding meeting on the Internet and dating there after.  I belong to a couple of chats and yes even on religious chats people can mislead!  I have one female friend who, on a Christian chat met a dude.  Well, time passed by and they got friendlier, so much so that they were even talking about marriage.  To make a long story short, my friend and her friend decided to take a trip (unannounced) to see this dude and his friend (which her friend was interested in).  They drove from Canada to Arizona (no small feat in itself) and arrived there to find?  Well big surprise here, after studying the phone book etc, poof! It seemed that these dudes didn’t exist…How foolish you say?  (Yes, perhaps they were naive – ya think?  Plus she hadn’t talked to this guy on the phone, which was a major red flag in my opinion) but just sit back and look at this.

It’s nice to meet someone, and these days with such a high divorce rate more and more people are divorced and alone (and maybe lonely?) but is the Internet the answer?  I also know of several couples that have met and gotten married from meeting each other on chat sites and other Internet dating websites.

I did a search on Google on Internet dating sites for another article I had write and came up with over 40,000 hits. And this doesn’t include regular chat sites either!   I know a few couples that have met on the Internet, fell in love and well their ending is a fairy tale, but unfortunately, the sad stories I have heard regarding net dating far outweigh the happy ones.   Dating sites may work for some, but certainly not everyone.  For one happy couple that you hear about, there are 5 couples that didn’t make it past the first date, if it even got that far.  The key is that if both people are intent on finding a match, it very well may work out in the end.   Also distance can be a factor.  I have a Canadian friend who married an American and because their governments don’t see the other’s spouses as friendlies, they are not allowed to enter the country (which has happened once) or work in each other’s countries (which is happening to the couple right now).

Most people I have talked to suggest finding someone locally.  I tend to agree with them.  It may just save you heartbreak in the long run.  Many larger local churches have single groups and in some larger cities there are groups such as Parents Without Partners that have meetings and social events.  All that is needed is a little research and you are bound to find a social group that you can join.

The thing is, I am sure it is possible to find love and romance on the Internet but just like everything else in life, caveat emptor, let the buyer beware.