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Online Dating Success
39 year old female
from Arizona
I am a divorced, 39-year old woman with
a young child, living in Phoenix, AZ. In May 2004,
I tried Matchmaker to
find romance. I had what seemed like some genuine communication,
and some that
was just downright rude. I only met one man face-to-face
from that site. He didn't look at all like his pictures
and he didn't tell me about his criminal background,
which I later found on the Internet. Then, I tried
Match.com.
I was truly overwhelmed by the number of responses.
The first date was okay, but the man was
not for me (he was also 5 years older than his profile
said). The second date was a hit! We clicked instantly,
fell hard and fast, and decided we were a "match"!
We dated for about 9 months, then he broke up with
me by email because he said he wasn't ready for a
long-term commitment. About 5 months later, he begged
me to take him back and swore he was ready for a long-term
commitment. Yes, I know I was an idiot for giving him
a second chance. After another 5 months together, he
must've gotten commitmentphobic again. So, this time
he didn't break up with me by email or phone call...
he just put his profile back up on Match.com after we had
an argument.
Believe it or not, I actually consider my experience
with online dating a success, even though that relationship
ended unpleasantly. In fact, I've dated several very
nice men that I met on Match.com who all seemed relatively
normal. Some of the guys I've met have even become
friends that I hope to keep. Of course, I'm also getting
better at weeding out the duds -- I do a lot of research
online in public records before meeting someone and
I don't believe everything someone tells me (such
as, "I'm new to online dating".) I remain
cautious, but optimistic.
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