a long day of work!?!There has to be a way to make this whole dating thing easier. I have totally ruled out blind dates. It's way too much of a crapshoot. Then you have to explain to your mutual friend why you were not interested. Inevitably, someone gets hurt. But if you are not willing to be set up, where do you meet people? It's hard for busy professionals to take the time to find people to date.
I thought I would check out what online dating searches people were doing. Yes, the concept is kind of scary. Someone you meet could be leading a secret double life and have an entire family in another state! But I have also heard so many good stories about couples who have met online and ended up living happily ever after. You could also get to know the person before you have to meet them and not waste your time with people you don't really like. Now that is important!
Lots of people are searching for classified personals and online dating sites. I have heard a lot about dating services lately. It's almost like being set up by friends, but I think that they take more criteria into account. I would love to go speed dating (even though I have yet to get my single friends to agree to the outing), it would be an adventure if nothing else. You wont catch me in any dating chat rooms, but apparently tons of other people are going to them.
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Reader Comments (Page 6 of 6)
101. In response to #53, I really must say I think it is the other way around. I met so many men in their 50's that had very young children full time..why? because they married some bimbo who was looking for a rich man to take care of them and when they found something better (and younger) they disappeared..so guys...take a closer look...with YOUR BRAIN preferrably and quit trying to get the eye candy.. and see them for what they are...and then don't go looking for a momma to take care of all your little ones!! I have a life and am very independent, my son is grown and I'll be damn if I want to get into a relatlionship with a man with little kids at 50! (they were teens) been there done that and will not ever do it again, luckly I got out before it was too late.
Posted at 8:38PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Ang
102. Given the fact that most of these comments have such ridiculous spelling and grammatical errors- do for due..their for there. etc etc. What a bunch of idiots deserve what you get. What kind of education did you get...and if you college educated..I feel sorry for your parents who paid money for an education that should have been cemented in the 6th grade!
Posted at 8:42PM on Dec 17th 2007 by dukerdawg
103. Online dating was a disaster for me. I e-mailed one perspective candidate and eventually got to know her. We finally decided to meet for a date. I should’ve run the other way. What I thought was a nice well rounded person turned out to be someone who was suffering from sexual abuse issues and had multiple drug dependencies.
The second time I tried I again exchanged e-mails and though I had someone who again was well rounded. This one turned out to be a heavy drinker with a foul mouth once she got drunk. The whole online dating experience was a complete disaster.
Posted at 8:45PM on Dec 17th 2007 by bell0429
104. I met on hubby on AOL....I too had found some duds previously. We met online and just chatted through ims...we found that we only lived one mile apart...we decided to meet at a common place and to make a long story short...we were engaged six weeks later and married five months after that...we are truly soul mates and have been married for seven very happy years. I do agree through with many of the comments on here...be very careful about those that you do meet online...many are not truthful and are players.
Posted at 8:46PM on Dec 17th 2007 by sherry
105. Online dating is a woman’s market. If the woman is attractive, she will get a few hundred responses to her ad. From my experience with yahoo personals, I found that a woman is very quick to move to the next applicant. Yes, applicant! LOL… The problem is, if you don’t sweep a woman off her feet within the first few emails, there is 130 guy’s groveling to me the same girl which makes it easy to say, “next guy please.” Now if some of these women met me in person, I am sure they wouldn’t be so quick to pass me by…
Internet dating sucked for me. I do much better meeting someone in “reality space” not cyberspace.
Posted at 8:57PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Josh
106. HOla. Mi nombre es Edzaida Colon. Quiero conocer hombres inteligentes, conversadores, sinceros y trabajadores. De PR, preferiblemente.
Posted at 9:58PM on Dec 17th 2007 by edzaida
107. I am a busy person, but definitely want to find the guy for me, I truly think online dating works. I met a guy which I dated for a year, but unfortunately we both had good jobs, and distance was a bit part of break up. We remain friends. If your seeking for Mr. or Ms. right, please know eventually one of you must give something up, and compromise to be completely ready for comittment. Annie
Posted at 10:39PM on Dec 17th 2007 by aher2wlove
108. It's a good thing I am a humorist, as my online dating at least has given me material to use on stage... I describe how I met a guy with 6 cats, one with 6 kids (and a wife) and a 'cross-dresser'!
Posted at 11:00PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Marianne
109. I cannot predict the outcome, but upon realizing that I was not going to find a relationship sitting at home, I signed up for an online dating site that caters to people seeking long term relationships & marriage. I have about 100 guys in my closed file and one special man who appeared the day after I signed up. He did have a photo posted but it was what he stated in the profile that attracted me the most. I initiated contact and we went through the provided questions then progressed to writing to one another on the site. To his credit, we went on writing for three weeks before he asked for a picture.I posted one for him then later sent more to his personal email and he sent more to me. So far so good!
Posted at 11:09PM on Dec 17th 2007 by Lynn
110. I had a near-perfect online dating experience, using Match, in 2005. I know some people who use these sites are unattractive/socially awkward/odd, but my ex and I are the opposite (sorry about the lack of modesty). We're both attractive, at the time age 21, college seniors, with lots of friends. He was 6'2, gorgeous, and on his way to becoming rich, through his job that he had lined-up.
Everything was perfect for awhile. We met after a few weeks of exchanging emails, and our first date was awesome. We became officially boyfriend and girlfriend a month after, and dated for the next 7 months. I thought I was in love.
Then, I found out that he had another profile online and was looking for other girls. Ironic, isn't it? :(
Posted at 10:07AM on Dec 19th 2007 by Tara
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Posted at 10:25AM on Dec 19th 2007 by cristaldaisy
112. Yes the searching for a mate on-line works if you use your head and have a little class. Being a guy I had talked to the lady I met online for a few months before I ever picked up the phone to say hi. It showed to her that I wanted to meet her not use her as a peice of meet for a few weeks and good-bye. For the ladys, make sure the guy you want to meet waits for you. Waits until you are ready to talk to him on the phone. Take your time, the longer you wait to have a date with him, the more you know that he is intrested in you and to meet you. Not to add you to his black book. Yes for me it worked, I have a wonderfull woman that at the end of year we will be togeather for 2 years. The key is take your time, that will show that the other person wants to meet you and your inside. Not meet you and see your outside and say good bye cause he or she didnt like what they see.
Posted at 11:24PM on Dec 27th 2007 by Scott N.
113. my husband and i found each other on sexsearch.com
Posted at 8:07PM on Dec 28th 2007 by chris
114. Meeting the right person to date is so difficult in real life (and time consuming too). I think online dating is a great idea. One resource that I found to be good is http://www.datingsitedirect.com
Posted at 2:31PM on Jan 11th 2008 by CC
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Posted at 10:27PM on Jan 21st 2008 by Andres
116. I have been online 'dating' for about 3 years now on and off. I havne't found one man who could shine my late husbands shoes. Most are looking for a playmate, hence, easy, local, people to spend time with but most are not looking for quality. A quality person who is mature, has good character, and looking for marriage isn't going to have an easy time of it. There are a lot of players online and people who are fast and looking for money.
Posted at 11:52AM on Feb 8th 2008 by yaffa