has anyone done it? opinions ..? i'm tentatively considering it ...

my issue is i'm full time in veterinary school and in a student body of 400, there are only about 60 guys. so my dating pool is limited. :c

just looking for opinions, and to chat with people who've had experience!

I think its a great idea. I met my fiance on okcupid 3 years ago. :)

aw, that is so great to hear~ that gives me a little bit of hope at least ... haha. did it take you a long time on the site to find a keeper?

Nope, only about a month. I still use okcupid to find friends though. It's great cuz it's all free with a good search and match system.

It can def work! I've only been in one online relationship (er, it was my only relationship actually lmao) and what I can say is that it takes a lot of dedication. Like, going back and forth to see each other which can be pretty costly depending on distance. That and people can be quite different in person than they are online, so while you might get along great online, you can find that irl you don't really mesh at all. It's a nice option tho, and if you meet someone you're compatible with then right on!!

The Tinder app is pretty popular now, and there are less creeps on it as opposed to a lot of other online dating options. :)

oh, that's great~ gives me some hope :3

eek, that's my fear! that i'll finally agree to meet up with someone and it's totally awkward and i hate it, hahaha. maybe i'm just being too pessimistic.

i've heard of tinder! a few of my friends used it, though sadly i think they considered it more of a game than a serious dating option, haha. i always thought it was a bit sketchy that it's based entirely on how attractive you think the other person is .. haha, but maybe i'll download it and give it a try. c:

OkCupid is ok as long as you're proactive. My friend met her current bf on it (he's young, employed, educated, and cute). As a female on any dating site, you'll get a lot of hits from various kinds of people, but you should make sure to seek out the kinds of people you're attracted to. The creepers can be pretty funny too if you don't take them seriously. :)

Ive used okc to meet a few people. Living close to the boarder I had a lot of people who lived in the states who would message me but I didnt exactly feel safe crossing the country to meet a stranger I had met online. Ironically enough the guy I'm seeing now is from america. He goes to a university close to where I live and I thought he was staying for a year or four.... turns out he leaves on wednesday :c (he only stayed for a semester) I'm not continuing the relationship once he leaves though... I have a lot of fun with him and enjoy his company and cuddles... but I dont see a future with him. Oh well.. you win some you lose some

theres no harm in trying really... except for explaining to your friends you met online and hoping they dont make fun of you... dont feel bad about ignoring messages ... being a girl I got a ton of messages on the site and it can become overwhelming to have to try respond to 11 different guys who just sent you the message 'hey' ... also if you're looking for a sugar daddy there's lots of those on okcupid! lol

I met my love of four years on an online dating website! It was awkward telling people we met online at first, but I think now it's becoming so common, that most people don't think it's weird anymore.

I met my husband on chemistry.com. I was really lucky in that I came across him during a free communication weekend. My plan was to give a private email address (one that only used my first name) to anyone I wanted to get to know better and it worked really well. I only came across one guy I found creepy. (He told me in our first phone conversation that he doesn't believe in paying taxes and doesn't pay them himself.) I tried eharmony, but I didn't like it. Too few options, and they were all a lot older than I was really hoping for. That might just be because of where I was living, too, though. Who knows?

I agree with what has been said above. It's not weird telling people we met online. The only people who batted an eyelash were my parents and they're control freaks, so... yeah. :P

I've been in three relationships that started online, though never on purpose in that we met on non-dating sites, got to know each other over a bit of time, and then fell for each other. We definitely got to know each other from a different perspective, I think, than a starting-in-person relationships, I don't think the faults of the first two were necessarily isolated to the fact that we met online, in that there were issues that came up that might not have been readily apparent even if we had met in person. The second, for example: we got married and were together for about five years before I left because it was clear that I was the one pulling the entire relationship and that he wasn't willing to do any more on his end. It wasn't until a year after I left that I realized he's a legitimate compulsive liar. Something I wouldn't have known even if we had met in person.

My current relationship began online and is now in person but long distance, and everything's going great so far (though I did meet him earlier this year).

thanks for all your input, everyone! seeing that some people have had success gives me some hope. my issue is i'm not super pro-active and like them to come to me ... but as was said, a lot of creeps are the ones who make the moves, ha. maybe i'll get over my fear and reach out eventually. :3

Online dating is a very good option for todays world. But always please be safe! There's plenty of sites, okc is alright for a free site, I'm not sure how good cupid.com is (not to be confused with okcupid.com). Then there's paying sites like match or eharmony... the options exist it just depends on what seems to have more of what you're after in a partner/ relationship as to what will work better. Oh there's also plentyoffish.com and zoosk but idk is they are good, but they are also free options.

and if you do find anyone just take it like you would any other starting friendship and see if it pans out.

I met my boyfriend of 2 years (3 years in February) on okcupid. Took me a bit to find him and I had the problem of "meshing online but not irl" with a couple of guys too. But it's just like dating irl too, you win some, you lose some. All you can do is try again. I've had some creeps too... All of their first messages to me were pretty hilarious in the end though XD If you come across those, just don't give them the time of day and they take the hint. I'd recommend it, but as a tip: Always pay attention to profiles. I set a rule for myself when it comes to online dating. If their profile is very short, it usually means they're not very good conversationalist and usually don't keep a conversation going or really engaging in it either.

I met my love of three years (who is now my fiancee) on POF, so it can most definitely work out. Usually I am not the one to be assertive in sending the first message, but I am so happy that I did! I'm still trying to get over the awkwardness of telling people how we met too. Ahaha. No regrets. :3

I met my current boyfriend on OkCupid last year, and we were friends first before dating cause I was only on there out of curiosity. I actually met him the first night I had the account.

Disclaimer: There are definitely some creeps out there. Just keep common sense in mind on your quest.

I would stay away from sites like Tagged, and if you are an avid iphone or droid used, social networking apps that are less popular/little to no reviews like the Tagged app, Skout and a few others. That's where you tend to find the really grimy creepers :/ Personally I'm all for online dating. It's how I met my first boyfriend and ex-fiancé, and my current bf who I've been with for 3 and a half years. I've also met a few really cool friends online. You just have to be careful. Don't be so quick to give out your number, use something like yahoo im or kik for a while, and try doing a little research if you can get a full name lol :)

I know it works for a lot of people, but I haven't had great luck. Then again, dating is hard when you've been married 20 years...

It doesn't work for everyone, but it can. I met my boyfriend online in a chat room, and we've been living together happily for the last four years. If either of us believed in marriage, we'd more than likely be married. You have to be very careful however because being online can lend a feeling of safety and anonymity to you or the other person involved and it can lead to being either disingenuous or a little too forthcoming with information, and frankly either one of those can be a bad thing if you really want a relationship to grow at a good healthy pace.