Online Dating can at least be practice
I saw a smart comment on a thread on MetaFilter.com, regarding whether or not to date on Match.com.
…you will be busy with having coffee here, a glass of wine there, and trying out a new dessert bar at some other place. You’re meeting people, finding out more about them and yourself. Someone else in another part of your life meets you and thinks, “Hmmm. He seems pretty fun. He isn’t too intense or brooding at home on a Saturday night. He’s been to that funky new wine bar, the one I’ve wanted to check out….”
This is a great point. Personally, if I waited until I found someone worth dating in real life, I would probably go on a date a year. Once I was on that date, I wouldn’t know what I was doing. Even if you don’t meet your perfect mate from Match.com, it least it gets you out of the house, and gets you into practice so that you won’t be tongue-tied when you do finally meet “the one.”
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Comments
This is a good point – I’ve had some great conversations with very interesting guys even if I haven’t fallen in love. It’s worth it just to get out and meet someone new. And for me, the funny thing is, I’m lousy at striking up a conversation at a party with a stranger, but meet me at Starbuck’s and I can carry on a conversation with anybody. Go figure.