Dating Sites

[TrustedTraveler]

I met the love of my life on Match.com, we were married 78 days later and enjoyed just over 10 fantastic years together before she passed from heart failure. Even after all that time I still got excited and a smile filled my face when I came home, opened the garage and saw her car already there. I loved being married to her and we both had to say our paths never would have crossed, and we never would have met if it were not for match.com.
After she died, I went back to match.com hoping to find someone to spend some time with. I met several wonderful women, but one stole my heart and we were married a year later.
That was almost 3 years ago and once again I can count myself among the luckiest and happiest men on earth.
We have several friends and family members who also found their mates on match.com. You need to be a bit cautious, go in to it with your eyes wide open, but you can meet so many people that you would never have the opportunity meet otherwise.
Good luck! We hope you can find love and be as happy as we are.

 

[onelilspark]

I met my current boyfriend on OKCupid.com. We've been together for 1.5 years and we currently live in sin

There's definitely some crazies out there, but a lot of normal guys too. As long as you keep your wits about you, it can lead to some interesting stories!

 

[LuvSnowWhite]

I'm afraid to do this due to age (50)and weight (200lb). Are there real people on these sites? I always feel like you have to be really good looking to meet anyone decent. On the plus side, never married, no kids.

 

[Jrzygirl]

My husband and I met on match.com, 4 years ago. We were married one year ago this month. Went on our honeymoon to WDW and a Disney Cruise, and we head back in 1 week to celebrate our First Anniversary!!!

We lived 15 minutes from each other and his best friend was a guy I dated in High School. Small world, yes it is!

 

[Mr Smee23]

I can't tell you the best place to meet a guy. Since I am a guy. But having said that. I met my wife, right here on the disboards. There was a thread called "any single man". It lasted about 3 years in one form or another. It gave about 8 couples the opportunity to meet. It also had a chat link. Unfortunately, it has gone the way of the Dodo bird. But If I were interested in meeting someone, I believe I would start a new thread. Put out some general information about myself, and invite others to do the same.
I have been married just over a year now, to my bestest best friend. Good luck. I can promise your prince/princess charming is out there. You just might have to kiss a few frogs along the way. Bob

 

[OKWisthebest]

I have met a great guy on disdates.com. We began communicating through the site several months ago, and then exchanged e-mail addresses, and then we exchanged phone numbers. Now we talk on the phone 2-3 times per day. We met each other once and have many plans to meet again either where he lives or where I live (which is near the Cinderella Castle). We both share the LOVE of all things Disney. But along the way, we discovered that we have many other things in common. We are pursuing a long-term, exclusive relationship. Although, he knows I have a thing for Donald Duck.

disdates.com is a great site. I also met a friend through that site. So not only can it be a great dating site, it can also connect you to Disney friends.

 

[DisneyDadNY]

I have met a great guy on disdates.com. We began communicating through the site several months ago, and then exchanged e-mail addresses, and then we exchanged phone numbers. Now we talk on the phone 2-3 times per day. We met each other once and have many plans to meet again either where he lives or where I live (which is near the Cinderella Castle). We both share the LOVE of all things Disney. But along the way, we discovered that we have many other things in common. We are pursuing a long-term, exclusive relationship. Although, he knows I have a thing for Donald Duck.

disdates.com is a great site. I also met a friend through that site. So not only can it be a great dating site, it can also connect you to Disney friends.

Made my day reading this post this morning! Congratulations on meeting someone and best of luck in the future!

 

[DisneydaveCT]

I have met a great guy on disdates.com. We began communicating through the site several months ago, and then exchanged e-mail addresses, and then we exchanged phone numbers. Now we talk on the phone 2-3 times per day. We met each other once and have many plans to meet again either where he lives or where I live (which is near the Cinderella Castle). We both share the LOVE of all things Disney. But along the way, we discovered that we have many other things in common. We are pursuing a long-term, exclusive relationship. Although, he knows I have a thing for Donald Duck.

disdates.com is a great site. I also met a friend through that site. So not only can it be a great dating site, it can also connect you to Disney friends.

I know how you feel!

 

[lomorton]

An old friend of mine went through many horrible blind dates, and finally found her prince charming on Eharmony! They've been married for over a year and are now expecting. You just never know how you'll find love. I happened to fall in love with my old boss...oops!

 

[landshark]

I also met my DBF on OkCupid; we've been together over 2 years now. I hadn't been on the site for more than a month or two before he contacted me, initially just looking to be friends.

We talked online for about 3 months before finally meeting at the end of December. By the time May rolled around, we were planning our first vacation together--to WDW! Turned out he was more of a Disney nut than me (he was a former CM) and I'd been wanting to go for years to see everything that had changed.

 

[hms1016]

Wow, it's nice to know that there are success stories. I went through a broken engagment years ago, which left me uninterested. Since then I have focused on my career and rekindled my love for Disney . You just never know what kind of crazy people could be on one of the sites, so I have shyed away from trying anything. These stories may be an inspriation. It would be awesome to meet someone that gets my obsession for Disney since most of my friends think I am crazy.

 

[Disney71]

DH and I met online.... and were married just shy of one year after our first date. We went to Disney for our honeymoon and will be back there this year for our 3rd Anniversary. He wasn't a disney-nut before we got together, he liked disney movies - but had never been to WDW. He wanted his first time at WDW to be with me - now it is his happy place !

(Sidenote, we both did the online dating thing for about a year before we found each other. We both did multiple sites and agree there are a lot of freaks out there... but there are some gems too, so be careful and have fun)

 

[pickles]

Yup.. my boss actually started a dating site.. farmersonly.com

It's for people who live in rural communities.. or want to... we've had MANY marriages.. babies... pending marriages... tons of success stories. I think niche sites are the best because it really narrows down what you are looking for and the likelihood of finding them.

I love that the membership fees are so low for his site too... he really just loves hearing the success stories!

Thanks for posting this site. I havent found anyone there yet, but its a perfect site for me!! Hope they can get more folks to join

 

[somethingblue]

My boyfriend and I are young adults and we met on OKCupid.
It turns out we went to the same highschool and knew a lot of the same people. In fact, we'd even hung out with each other once in a group setting (but I don't remember him at all, and all he remembers is that he thought my hat was ugly!).

We've been together a year now. I think if you're going to look for someone via online dating you have to be honest about what you're looking for and go in with an open mind. Not every guy/girl you meet is going to make you go ga-ga over them, but if you're lucky you can end up with some new friends at the very least.

As far as safety, I made sure to casually mention to my dates that a friend was texting me asking how the date was going, or something like that to make it clear that if I went missing someone would come looking for me.

 

[SwiperFox]

I wish I had more luck with internet dating. I've tried a bunch of different sites off and on for years and rarely even get an email.
I keep trying, I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

[somethingblue]

I wish I had more luck with internet dating. I've tried a bunch of different sites off and on for years and rarely even get an email.
I keep trying, I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.

SwiperFox, have you tried OK Cupid? I was on Plenty Of Fish before joining OKC and found a LOT more people there who I was interested in. I will say, you have to cast a lot of lines before you catch a fish. In other words, I emailed a lot of people who never responded, people emailed me I would never be interested, etc. You just can't give up and don't take it personally if people don't respond or you don't click. And you can't sit around waiting for guys to message you; take the initiative!

My biggest recommendation is to be descriptive and humorous in your profile. If you have a sarcastic sense of humour, portray it. If you love watching reality TV, talk about it. You never know what is going to grab someone's interest. And of course, be honest but tactful. No one wants to email someone who starts their profile off with "I've been divorced seven times!" or "I want to get married in the next six months!" even if they're true.

Good luck!!

 

[diznut66]

It would be nice to just find 1 local Disney lover be it internet or otherwise

 

[Stacy's a freak]

I have been on match.com for the past year or so (currently hidden) and I have met a few guys over the last year. At first I was afraid that my friends and colleagues would think less of me for doing the online dating thing but most have been really supportive. So it seems that the stigma is much less than it used to be.

As for my success level, I have dated a few men over the last year. One was a complete weirdo (only one date), another was very nice but I felt no chemistry, one was great on paper and we dated for a month or so but it just didn't work out. Recently, I have been dating a guy for a little less than a month - so far so good.

I will tell you what I keep telling myself - and maybe someday soon I'll believe it - just take a chance and see what happens. Yes, be cautious since you are meeting strangers. But get out there! The more you meet new people, the less anxious you will feel which helps you be the most comfortable in your own skin. Once you reach that stage, you're more likely to find that perfect person Good luck!

 

[PrincessTeresa]

What sites actually work? (if you know them)

I met my husband (we've been married for almost 10 years!!) on what is now match.com. It works!!!

 

[CinRell]

Thanks for posting this site. I havent found anyone there yet, but its a perfect site for me!! Hope they can get more folks to join

I'm so glad! Good luck! Keep at it... we get new members daily!!!! And seriously.. COUNTLESS success stories. If anybody gets weird with you just report it. My boss will handle it. He's very serious about the site being wholesome and for down to earth people.

I sort of met my dbf online..... we knew eachother through mutual friends in high school (many moons ago). According to him I was "the one that got away"... I knew he had a crush on me. I had one on him too but our timing was never right.

Anyway, we lost contact and both went through some really crazy/heartbreaking relationships between then and now. On and off I'd look for him.. .do searches online, etc. I couldn't find him so gave up last summer. Last fall, I was on a dating site (I'm trying to remember which one.. it may have been okcupid.. I was on many teehee).... and he emailed me. I didn't even recognize him at first (oops).... we've been together since and I've never been happier in a relationship