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| Meeting people from the 'net |
| 11.09.04 (9:48 pm) [edit] |
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After having read a couple of bloggers' experiences, I started reflecting on my own. Have times changed? I guess meeting people from the Internet is more common than say... 10 years ago, but are people more cautious? I don't know. Maybe it's because I was younger and didn't know better, but I wasn't all that careful back in the day. I used to have a Geocities Web page back in the 90s; I wish I still had all the content! It was my first foray into web pages...I had no idea what pretty coding was, so I just used their wizards. Anyway, my page was about me. It was in the South Beach community. I had a section on a typical day about me...I actually said where I worked. At that time, I was working part-time in women's clothing retail. One day, a guy came up to the till asking for me. I'd never seen him in my life, so I pretended to be someone else. When I ICQed with him later, he mentioned he dropped by my work to visit me. I can't remember what I told him; maybe I told him I wasn't working that day, but I did ask him if he thought who he talked to was cute. From that day on, I was not so open about my whereabouts. I met a lot of people from the chat room I frequented. Usually those were locals, and we'd meet somewhere public. I also met people from PowWow. The dumbest thing I did was drive off to the 'burbs [I think it was an hour a some more to get there] and not tell anywhere where I was going. I met up with this guy, and I drove us to grab a bite to eat at McDonald's. I was never attracted to him, but I thought he'd be someone to meet since we chatted often. Anyway, he "forgot" his wallet, so I ended up paying for his meal. After we ate when we were in my car, he started tickling me :roll: I hate being tickled. I started honking my horn. Nobody around even batted an eyelash. Anyhoo, I don't remember what else happened. I know I went home in one piece that night. I chatted with his friend after we met. I told him what happened, and he just laughed and said, "he always does the tickling thing." I exchanged a lot of letters and photos via snail mail with people in those days. |
posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 11.09.04 (10:49 pm)
We've all done it Rosie...DOH!
posted by: islandArtist (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (1:47 am)
I met my husband through an online dating thingy... It must have been fate, especially when I think back to all the LOSERS I met through the net.
WOW.
posted by: BobbyJoe (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (4:47 am)
I understand your comments about the singles site better now. That takes guts, kid. I only met up with a stranger like that once. I took her to dinner and she was so quiet I ended up reading the decoration on the walls to pass the time. These days I make people fax me a photo I.d., a list of references and a blood screaning.
posted by: almsthvn (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (5:38 am)
We've been lucky birds :) Most meets - especially group ones for dinner or something - have been an absolute delight but it just takes one weirdo to spoil the fun :-\
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (7:02 am)
Reply to: islandArtist
It must have been fate for you and your hubby :-) I went on a whirlwind of dating men from lavalife, and decided that most of them were freaks!! *L*
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (7:03 am)
Reply to: BobbyJoe
My friend's mom has been on a few dating sites, and she *always* meets them in public places and only communicates with them via email. She's been extremely careful! But honestly, you never know who's out there. I've also learned that if you're seriously interested in someone that it'd be better to talk lots before first meeting.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (7:04 am)
Reply to: almsthvn
I've been to a few group meets, and they're kind of fun in a geeky kind of way *L*
posted by: Dariana (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (8:28 am)
In the 14 years I have been online, I have never met anyone off the net and I never will. Its way too easy for people to pretend to be someone they are not. I also was part of an internet sting for 3 years which caught perverts. Maybe that is why I am so cautious, I saw wayyyy too much. I have friends who have met and married from the net and are really happy though, so it can go either way.
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (8:57 am)
Reply to: Dariana
To each her own ;-) Was there anyone you almost considered meeting?
posted by: Ryan (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (12:01 pm)
The whole meeting ppl over the net is a shady business, and I don't think I'd ever do it. Anyways, there are lots of good looking, single women where I am, so no need. ;)
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 11.10.04 (12:33 pm)
Reply to: Ryan
Not that you're looking anyway ;-)
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