Comments on: Why is Online Dating Still a Taboo?? http://www.mscareergirl.com/2009/05/21/why-is-online-dating-still-a-taboo/ the blog for ambitions young professional women. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather http://www.mscareergirl.com/2009/05/21/why-is-online-dating-still-a-taboo/#comment-2197 Heather Thu, 28 May 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=991#comment-2197 I met Sean through an online dating site and it worked perfectly. I have 2 kids so I didn't have a lot of time to go out and meet people, plus my opinion is that I don't frequent bars, so why would I want to meet and date someone who does? Meeting and talking to people online gave me the ability to "weed out" a lot of people whose values, lifestyle, and goals didn't match up with mine so I didn't waste time on bad dates. Granted there were still several times I thought there would be more of a connection and it ended up going nowhere, but I could have gone through a lot more unsuccessful dates instead of just a bunch of dead-end emails. I think online dating is something a LOT of people do, just don't talk about because it's still kind of a novelty. There may be a little more risk because your meeting a perfect stranger and it's not like one of your friends can vouch for them and say "yeah he's a great guy" so that's where you have to be careful, use common sense, and pay attention to little details. I met Sean through an online dating site and it worked perfectly. I have 2 kids so I didn’t have a lot of time to go out and meet people, plus my opinion is that I don’t frequent bars, so why would I want to meet and date someone who does? Meeting and talking to people online gave me the ability to “weed out” a lot of people whose values, lifestyle, and goals didn’t match up with mine so I didn’t waste time on bad dates. Granted there were still several times I thought there would be more of a connection and it ended up going nowhere, but I could have gone through a lot more unsuccessful dates instead of just a bunch of dead-end emails. I think online dating is something a LOT of people do, just don’t talk about because it’s still kind of a novelty. There may be a little more risk because your meeting a perfect stranger and it’s not like one of your friends can vouch for them and say “yeah he’s a great guy” so that’s where you have to be careful, use common sense, and pay attention to little details.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.mscareergirl.com/2009/05/21/why-is-online-dating-still-a-taboo/#comment-2169 Jessica Thu, 21 May 2009 14:53:50 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=991#comment-2169 I'm online dating and I'm very open about it on my blog and Twitter. In fact, many people seem to enjoy hearing about it. I don't think online dating in a big city like Chicago or NYC is a taboo because we're in such a concentrated that meeting and connecting with people is tough. In smaller cities, like where my parents live, it is more taboo because they still view dating as meeting someone through friends or at an event and going from there. It's not that they're not open minded, but they just don't talk about it. My experience with online dating has been mixed. eHarmony was not for me, but I'm enjoying Match.com more right now. It works better for my personality and so far I've had some luck. I don't expect to meet the love of my life on there, while that would be great, but I look at it more as an opportunity to "get out there" and meet new people. Sure, if I connected with someone, I would love to start a relationship, but it's about managing expectations too. Some women in my office talk in hushed voices about online dating but I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of. I know a lot of people who met their spouses online, so why not give it a try? I just posted about a Match.com fail, but it hasn't deterred me. I’m online dating and I’m very open about it on my blog and Twitter. In fact, many people seem to enjoy hearing about it. I don’t think online dating in a big city like Chicago or NYC is a taboo because we’re in such a concentrated that meeting and connecting with people is tough. In smaller cities, like where my parents live, it is more taboo because they still view dating as meeting someone through friends or at an event and going from there. It’s not that they’re not open minded, but they just don’t talk about it.

My experience with online dating has been mixed. eHarmony was not for me, but I’m enjoying Match.com more right now. It works better for my personality and so far I’ve had some luck. I don’t expect to meet the love of my life on there, while that would be great, but I look at it more as an opportunity to “get out there” and meet new people. Sure, if I connected with someone, I would love to start a relationship, but it’s about managing expectations too.

Some women in my office talk in hushed voices about online dating but I don’t think it’s anything to be ashamed of. I know a lot of people who met their spouses online, so why not give it a try? I just posted about a Match.com fail, but it hasn’t deterred me.

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