Dating Sites

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Can anyone recommend a good, wholesome dating website? Nothing where the participants want a quick meet or some odd cult following!

 

[NannyBeBe]

I've seen too many horror stories on TV about so-called safe dating sites. I wouldn't trust any of them.

 

[DisneyHardin]

I met my DH on eHarmony. I'm not sure if it has changed in the 14 years we've been married, but I chose it because everyone had to pay the $99 to even set up an account, so there were not many people there just trolling because it was free or super cheap.

 

[disneychrista]

Honestly they all suck. The pay ones have way less members, so less chance of meeting someone. The free one (plenty of fish) has more members but to be honest, it is more miss than hit. I used it for about 6 months before threw in the towel. Had a couple okay dates that just didn’t go anywhere, one really bad experience and a ton of chats they never lead anywhere.

To me if we chat a few times and you don’t make the move to meet in person what’s the point? I, personally, am looking to actually date, go out to dinner, drinks, mini golf, bowling, whatever it is that you both like. I can stay home and chat with random strangers on the internet anywhere. I’m on a dating site to date and hopefully find my person.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I met my husband on Plenty of Fish...

I would definitely say I do not have a lot of experience on the site. I was only on there for probably less than a week and then deleted it. I know I waded through a lot of nonsense, only a few people actually had something to say.

 

[disneychrista]

I disagree with people who think there are no wholesome dating websites for people who want a long-term relationship and not just hookups. There are such websites, but they are less popular, obviously.

Since you joined just to post this. Why not share the sites you think are wholesome sites for people wanting long term relationships.

Because;

 

[EACarlson]

My wife and I used Match.com when we met 14 years ago. I joined on a Saturday, matched her on Tuesday, we 11 days later and have been together ever since. Best $95 I ever spent.

 

[disneychrista]

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My wife and I used Match.com when we met 14 years ago. I joined on a Saturday, matched her on Tuesday, we 11 days later and have been together ever since. Best $95 I ever spent.

I think the cost aspect of Match makes it more likely that one is more serious than the free sites (like Plenty of Fish). But it also makes the traffic on them less. I think it is great that you found someone so quickly.

 

[stout]

Same here…2002 Match…first person I met through the site (although I scrolled through MANY profiles)…called my mom the morning after my first date with him and told her “he’s the one”…married in 2004…two fantastic kids…all sitting here watching Christmas movies together! It works.

 

[tvguy]

I don't know which sites they used, but I know an awful lot of married people who met on dating sites.

 

[disneychrista]

I don't know which sites they used, but I know an awful lot of married people who met on dating sites.

These days that is how people meet. As a single person it’s the only way I know how to meet other single people. Can’t say I was very successful in finding someone though.

 

[Buzz Rules]

George should have tried online dating in the 90’s.

 

[Buzz Rules]

These days that is how people meet. As a single person it’s the only way I know how to meet other single people. Can’t say I was very successful in finding someone though.

As a millennial, I would say that isn’t true. I don’t date online but I mostly have found dates through friends I trust. Having good friends is the key to finding other good people. Happy people date happy people.

 

[SueInBoston]

I met my BF on Bumble 5 years ago. We often talk about how amazing that we found each other in that huge pool.

 

[sam_gordon]

As a single person it’s the only way I know how to meet other single people.

We've got married before the internet was really a thing, much less before dating sites. But there's got to be other ways to meet people...
* Join a sports league (doesn't have to be high energy, bowling would suffice).
* Take a class (pretty sure colleges and universities still offer "community courses"). Find something you're interested in and learn more about it.
* Join some kind of group. See if your library or local bookstore has book clubs. Or start one yourself.

Now, I'm sure you'll just say I'm out of touch and none of these will work. But there HAS to be other ways to meet other singles. What happens after you meet them is a different story and up to you.

 

[disneychrista]

As a millennial, I would say that isn’t true. I don’t date online but I mostly have found dates through friends I trust. Having good friends is the key to finding other good people. Happy people date happy people.

As someone who is middle aged and doesn’t really have friends, that isn’t an option for me.

We've got married before the internet was really a thing, much less before dating sites. But there's got to be other ways to meet people...
* Join a sports league (doesn't have to be high energy, bowling would suffice).
* Take a class (pretty sure colleges and universities still offer "community courses"). Find something you're interested in and learn more about it.
* Join some kind of group. See if your library or local bookstore has book clubs. Or start one yourself.

Now, I'm sure you'll just say I'm out of touch and none of these will work. But there HAS to be other ways to meet other singles. What happens after you meet them is a different story and up to you.

Totally not going to say that they won’t work. Just won’t work for me. I’ve taken classes, thinking maybe I’d make a friend or meet someone. It didn’t happen. Dating is just different in middle age and especially difficult when you live in a small rural area. I went through a time where I really wanted to meet someone and while I am still open to it, I’ve come to terms with it not happening for me.

 

[Babs Johnson]

I don't know which sites they used, but I know an awful lot of married people who met on dating sites.

And I know some married people who still used dating sites to cheat.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

I asked my son and he met his wife on Hinge.
They have been married for 2 years.
They have a lot in common.

 

[luv2cheer92]

I had great success with Match. I met my boyfriend of 1.5 years on there, and there was no shortage of people to meet.

 

[RogueX]

Yahoo personals is shutdown, that's where I met my current husband 16 years ago. I won't lie, it was a bumpy start with the online dating, but I met some guys who were cool. I was about to give up though when I got the message from my now husband and the rest is history.

My first husband was a Moroccan representative at EPCOT and I met him on a trip there. We had a few good years, but towards the end, things got bad. Had I had a crystal ball and known what it was going to be like, I would have pimped him out to pay off my student loans..ha, ha.