Online Dating

[t_r_i_s_h]

Ewan ko kung dahil sa edad ko or dahil sa mga suspense movies/books, I don't trust online dating. Parang kahit papano I would still prefer the traditional na getting-to-know-you personally and not through chats na hindi mo nakikita itsura.

But again, siguro may value din nga itong chat, kung wrong spelling/grammar, turn off. 

HAHAHA true! lalo na yung simula palang halata ng trying hard. normal naman yung mins ma wrong spelling/grammar pero yung OA na trying hard ibang usapan talaga eh.

[vermich]

@dashee marami atang nagkakatuluyan sa games eh. Meron akong friend naglalaro ng cards games, yung mga Yugi -oh, Magic, basta yung nakikitasa mga hobby shops. Dun nya na meet si wifey nya. Ang cute kasi kapag may tournament, sali silang dalawa tapos kasam yung kids nila. I think kapag same interest naman kayo okay ang pagsasama di ba?

[sugardrop]

The boyfriend and I met online. It was our love for our dogs that started our friendship. Plus we're just two barangays away from each other.

[vermich]

@ dashee

true.. kakaingit ang love story. Someone told me to try yung mga online dating, pero yun nga puro foreigners na pakistani or indian (I have nothing against them) taposthey will ask for you fb and gusto nila sex chat, grabe! Ngayon naman gusto akong i setup sa blind date. nakaka excite na nakakatakot din.. hindi mo alam kung anong itsura ng makaka date or may similarities ba kami, pero sige I trust my friends naman eh. 

[cussler]

agree ako kay ms. DianeShishio. online forum is the best way to find a date with same interest. becoming friend then or lover.

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

Hmm. Met my boyfie on tinder. Apparently we have common friends so I took the "risk" of meeting up with him. Then after a few months of dating, we discovered that our parents knew each other 20+ years ago pa and they used to be close back then, so malamang we've met na nung bata kami pero dahil di na nagkikita parents namin we really had no idea that our parents are long lost friends pala. I call it destiny?!

[summerchic]

I've tried online dating before and meet up guys from chat before. So far...wala pa naman ako nakilala na gusto ko i-date. Mejo sablay hahah. Swerte naman ng nakaka-meet ng good guys then turn to bf. 

[juni]

Maraming horror stories about online dating, and sa mga kilala ko e mas marami ang fail kaysa sa success.  So far 1 pa lang ang kilala ko na nakapang-asawa ng nameet nila online, yung iba hanggang friends lang.  They met sa mIRC chat.  I agree na it's safer to meet guys through friends or family members, that way mas may background info on that person and hopefully it'll help weed out the bad guys.

[omgANJ]

Where and what usualy online forums are these? Just curious hehe

[falls_mc141]

^oo nga share naman, curious lang din..haha

[fredprinz]

Hi Guys or should I say girls  ,

Well, you are correct, there are risks involved with trying out online dating apps or sites. I have accounts on Tinder and OKCupid (a free dating website).

Based on my experience, I have met a lot of ladies in OkCupid, I've been on the site for more than 3 years - though I have only tried Tinder two months ago. Mas OK sa OKC kasi kahit hindi mo match, you can send a message to the person. Marami din akong hit and miss, I have messaged several ladies na sobrang attracted ako but I never got a reply.

May nameet ako from OKC lately, I mean sobrang gusto ko siya - she's smart, pretty and sporty pa and she's independent. Sinabi naman niya at the start na hindi siya ready for a relationship. We went out 4 times pero she declined my invite for a 5th date. Sabi niya she doesn't want to have any expectations and suggested we meet after a couple of months.

So yeah, OK para saken ang online dating, kailangan niyo lang magingat because it's similar to real-life. Right now, malungkot lang ako since I really liked her. =) Feel free to ask any questions based on my online dating experiences. I'll be happy to answer. =)

[pinklilac]

Met my Aussie husband online. Mag 6 yrs na kame sa January.
Importante talaga kilalanin muna ang isa't isa. At wag sugod lang ng sugod na  kala mo nasa giyera lol.
5 yrs muna kame bf/gf bago nagpakasal.
I am so blessed sa asawa ko..
Good luck guys...

[falls_mc141]

@pinklilac
  good to know na nagkatuluyan pala kayo.
  hindi rin biro ang 5years bf/gf matagal din yun.

[fredprinz]

Safe naman siya, as long as you take precautions. Again, it's like real-life, pwedeng makasundo mo pero pag nagmeet kayo, hindi na. Pwedeng photogenic siya, tapos in person, hindi pala. Worse pa pag poser lang tapos inindian ka or nagpakita nga tapos nagsorry (yep, experienced it all).

Good luck sa mga magta-try. Who knows, baka makita ko kayo sa Tinder.

[crazylove]

^may friend ako nakipag meet sa ka chat niya, mukhang di na nasundan. mag-ingat lagi.

[fredprinz]

Yeah. What I mean is, people put their best foot forward pagdating sa online dating sites, forums et al.

Nasa recipient na 'yun kung paano niya kikilalanin 'yung tao. I don't find anything wrong with online dating sites. Marami nagkakatuluyan, marami din nagkakabwisitan - same with real life.

Ingat, know the person and enjoy. Pag sumablay, charge it to experience. Pag wala kayong tiwala sa guy, meet him sa Alphaland place near the Makati Police Station and eat at the restaurants there. Pag tinanong niya, tell him na wala kang tiwala sa kanya kaya malapit sa pulis yung meet-up venue niyo.

[pinklilac]

@pinklilac
  good to know na nagkatuluyan pala kayo.
  hindi rin biro ang 5years bf/gf matagal din yun.

Yep sis. LDR kame kaya mas challenging pa. But twice a year siya mag visit sa akin noon sa Pinas.the  longest time he stayed was 3 mos.
Dito na me ngayon sa Aus.
Basta super ingat na lang mapa pinoy man o foreigner ang I meet nyo online.

[sugardrop]

I met my bf online last year. I was initially hesitant to meet him but out of all those guys who gave me their numbers, it was only him that I actually sent an sms to after hours of thinking if I should. There was something about him I can't quite put my finger to as to why it was only him that caught my interest at that time. The others were nice and professionals but I don't know. Then the rest is history and we've been together for almost a year now (this month).

Just always be careful.

[fredprinz]

Nice!

I hope you guys will share what dating site, forum or social media app you met your significant other at. Makakatulong for the others to decide somewhat.

Ingat lang, I can't stress this enough.

[crazylove]

pinklilac & sugardrop - happy ako both of you. atleast may mga happy ending parin.

@fredprinz, mukhang beterano kana ahh..may mga naging gf kana sa mga nameet mo?curious lang..hehe