Meeting people from the net

judging by the crowd i see in here on a daily basis using the "free internet", i would never agree to meet anyone i did not previously know in person, from the internet.

I'm going to this summer,

tell me, was it awkward?

Not unless they lived close by. Otherwise, too much of an inconvinience.

i've gone on numerous dates with women that I originally "met" in cyberspace, well, matching services actually. a number of them were strange, very strange. but, a few of them were keepers. i have them downstairs in my basement, walled up even. to this day i can't do a laundry without breaking down and laugghing maniacly.

I think I'd meet some of you guys, given the opportunity.

yeah right. dark alley. near the chicken lounge in allentown pee yay. be there. april 30. midnight. bring some chains. it's gonna be a . . . RUM - BLE!

was that for me? are you going to beat me up?

I met some folk I knew from the internet. It was fun. Closer than ever now. That's it, really.

no, moe.ron,a re you kidding me. i'm trying to keep the psychos from finding out where i really live. somebody's already threatened to break into my bedroom.

on second thought, mo, do you want to be beaten up?

anyway, aheffel, that was a heartwarming story. i think it's easy to understand why you and whitney are such good friends...your relationship is based only on personality. but let me ask you something: were you pleased or dissapointed with whitney's appearance? i ask because we are judged *constantly* by how we look (sometimes positively, other times negatively) and i have theories on how we interact w/ each other based on what we see.

framstedt, i'll kick your ass three different ways till sunday *assuming martial arts stance*

p.s. i am kidding you. but in case you weren't...i carry pepper spray on my keychain.

my friend jim and his fiance met on the net a couple of years ago. they just bought a house together, will get married in june. great people. perfectly matched. you can too. are you matching. match.com. come on out and meet your match.

my right testicle has a brown belt
but its not what you think

moe , love the *assuming martial arts stance* definitely kidding. still, you said the sterling is looking better than ever. wow. wondering if kz knows that. i think he's still in pee yay too.

dated a bi-sexual brown belt in maine. she was fun. related to audubon in some weird french way.

is this someone you picked up on match.com? maine? check. bi-sexual? check. wardrobe? (fill in the blank) must match belt and shoes.

seriously though...tell me how this internet dating thing works? do you actually scroll through characteristics and check what you find desirable?

Related by tongue?

no, no, no, moe. you make a description of yourself, answer some funny questions, post a photo (optional) and set a search engine to alert you of matches. in other words, i like bi-sexual karate enthusiasts who cook and live within 25 miles of me. the funny thing is that it works the other way too. try it. you'll fly it.

listen, i have a hard enough time sifting through the weirdos, dicks, perverts, assholes and all around malcontents in the real world...i don't have the time or the energy to deal with it in cyberspace as well. so far, you're not selling me on match.com.

do you think i work there? i'm not selling anything here, darlin'. crazy's full up here.

i'm sorry...i thought you just told me to TRY IT. oh wait, you DID! but you haven't said anything to convince me that i should, i.e., "sold" me on the idea.

i'm over this whole 'having to explain everything i post thing.' it's tedious.

you asked about it! i told you what you COULD do if you wanted. what do i have t o do , edit every post i post?

btw, it's very dicey out there and it's hard enough meeting people in person. frankly, i'd rather go up to a stranger that i am attracted to and start talking to them rather than try to connect in cyberland. too unknown variables.

i did go on three cyber dates, one led to another, the other two busted out. wait, there was a fourth, too. a no show. *sniff*

I have a few conflicting rules about meeting people online.

The first being that if they live on the North Shore, it's probably safe

The second is that I generally don't meet girls. I'm quite superficial at times, and I'd rather NOT have to deal with the issue of I-liked-this-girl-until-I-met-her.

Sad thing is Moe.ron that you're exactly correct, and I won't deny that I judge people based on their appearance quite harshly at times. What I try -not- to do is make that my only opinion of them. But when you first meet, that's all you have to go on. Then bodylanguage and communication skills comes into play.

Having said that, it has worked well in the past.

I started chatting to a girl through her online diary, and after six months she kept egging me to meet her. I finally gave in, and we're now six months into a relationship.

Meeting someone off here certainly isn't so terrifying an idea, but it's much easier if your ages match. Wesley Sonck and I met, and that certainly didn't go badly. We may have few common 'interests' per se, but our personalities match pretty well. But then given our taste in literature and geography, that's no shocker

in all honesty, i would only even consider, meeting someone from this board. and thats only if we talked a lot and it was a "hey im on vacation in . but even then we would hvta talk quite a lot

I think we should have a chuck palahniuk convention and meet each other in a neutral place. What a fucking blast. We are the new Trekkies, you know.

The conference is cool and all, but its all highbrow.
We need a convention in Las Vegas next year. Anyone want to get on this?

NO!!! ONE AT THE BORDER!!! TO PISS THE GOV'T OFFCIALS OFF!!!!!!!!! IT WOULD BE LIKE CACAPHONY!!!

So you agree to the idea of a convention, right!!!!!!!

ive met quite a few people, and it was only really the first time that was weird/bad/disappointing. every time since then has resulted in a good friend and/or someone pretty to look at.

I'd definately meet a group of people from here, but, seeing as I live in the UK, it'd be pretty crap, as there's oceans dividing us all.

I personally believe in fate, so I wouldn't exactly date anyone from over the internet. I kind of consider this website not to be the real world if you get me.

Which category do I fall into, Wes?

*wonders about the self-indulgenceness of Rohans post*

hmm, well, youre not in the 'i want to rut with them' category.
-- and yeah, so without actually saying it- and denying an ego massage-, ill quote myself.

[b]''ive met quite a few people, and it was only really the first time that was weird/bad/disappointing''[/b]

and that first go was quite some time ago... so, do the math.

*L*

*wonders about the self-indulgenceness of Rohans post*

hmm, well, youre not in the 'i want to rut with them' category.
-- and yeah, so without actually saying it- and denying an ego massage-, ill quote myself.

[b]''ive met quite a few people, and it was only really the first time that was weird/bad/disappointing''[/b]

and that first go was quite some time ago... so, do the math.

(p.s. and i am proofing/ editing your book for chrissakes... i think its fair to say, i dont think youre a chode )

woah- that was fucking weird.-- random postings????--

Perhaps. Double posting too.

Does my self-undulgeant rants remind you of Pat Bateman?

now i have multiple dancing girs. fear me!

um, Pat Bateman?......would you be offended if i said 'no' ?
id say they remind me of Rohan. if anyone.

i second that mirkah, only let's make sure the neutral place is handicap accessible. remember, i have a wheel chair.

HAHA Fram

you make very well have a wheelchair, probably an antique hand carved mahagony with the original hand soldered wheels, but I doubt you need to use it.

You're probably setting us up to run errands and fetch you snacks at the convention, I'm not falling for it buddy.

you got me there. *swears out loud to kingdom come*

LOL

I'm thinking Vegas. There was a thread a while back for people to meet in Portland when Fugitives comes out. Do the tour, explore Chucks world, that sounds fun.

vegas would be great. vegas baby, vegas. viva las vegas. the stars. ahh. lovely thought. any gamblers out there?

blackjack

I rented a convertible for my birthday last year and drove to vegas with my 3 best girlfriends in matching silver dresses. Kind of like glam escaped bridesmaids.

mirkah you rock. just like that swingers flick. wow.

yup, that was the inspiration.

People thought we are in all girl band taking a break from a show to play a few hands or BJ. LOL

It was a blast

what kind of catering do you do? unless, that's misdirection on your profile?

I do the event production end. You know make sure there are enough porta potties for 600 people, staffing, logistics. But I just got laid off with a lovely severance package.

sorry to hear that you were laid off. sucks. i lost my job over a year ago and now i am a part time sales hack for a brazillian market data company. keep the faith. something will shake loose from the tree of opportunity. and, severance, definitely helps.

Being a hack is never fun. Hope they pay you well enough to buy you some panroasted scallops and buttermilk biscuits for lunch.

I loved my job and the company I worked for but the hospitality industry hasn't recovered from 9/11.

Its all good. Its spring. I'll plant a garden and live off the land.

Where do you live, Utah?

There's someone I met a long time ago in another online community, and we've discussed meeting before. The problem is that she lives on the other side of the country (that country being Canada) so there is a fair distance between us. Given the opportunity, I would love to meet her.
As for all of you, I have no problem in meeting you. There are a few of you in Toronto whom I may have the chance to meet next school year if things work out. Other than that though, I dont expect much.
I also dont have the money to go to Vegas.

I think there's a grand total of two or three of us in Sydney, and two of us have already met.