I have met 2 guys from online neither from this site the 1st I talked to
on line everyday for about 3 weeks then met him, this is where I learned
not to talk to guys without pictures. the second 1 week online only,then
a week everyday on the phone for at least 2 hours.

You are welcome bchick

wanttachat

"this is where I learned not to talk to guys without pictures."


Aww was it that bad?

Well how "serious" is it if you only talk to a guy every other day via
phone and email? Is it worth it? Curiosity did kill that cat
right!??!

He basicly looked like a hobo, you know not well kept and looked years
older then he should have

Bored chick, stop it with your cute little cuddly animals. They are too
adorable. You're killing me!

even the ones with pictures can look worse in person

rivergirl I animals! Especially the funny looking
ones.

Connorsmom I agree Our next topic should be outdated photos!

Bored, I have done this nine times.

Eight of them were the absolute worst train wrecks you can imagine,
multiplied by a billion, so that's more trains than could ever be
wrecked in the entire history of the known universe, forever, from now
until Nixon comes back as a cicada, if not longer. No, I am NOT
exaggerating. OK, maybe a little.

Liars, arsonists, scammers, people who wanted me to let them take credit
for stuff I wrote, I mean, you have no idea.

But that ninth one -- well, sometimes good people DO use these sites....

But I think the ratio of train-wreck-to-good is probably more like
68,450 to 1, not 8 to 1....

yep they do i found my baby right here.

Lex - "Eight of them were the absolute worst train wrecks you can
imagine, multiplied by a billion, so that's more trains than could ever
be wrecked in the entire history of the known universe, forever, from
now until Nixon comes back as a cicada, if not longer. No, I am NOT
exaggerating. OK, maybe a little."

wow. I will be extra cautious
when it comes to meeting in person. This makes me not even want to
consider meeting somene offline

geeze no you know why han solo never wanted to hear the odds

I wouldn't be here if I wasn't planning to meet someone face-to-face.
Not interested in an e-mail only relationship. As for the "no pic, no
answer" rule that some people here seem to have, have any of you heard
about photo-doctoring, out-and-out photos of someone else, and Glamor
Shots? I won't even get into the number of people here who have
cartoons,pets,autos, and other things up instead of a pic of themselves.
Or, for that matter, putting a pic of yourself up that was taken 10
years and 50 lbs ago. Sure, I don't have a pic up. That's my business. I
will, however, be more than happy to send one to an e-mail address upon
request. It is a pic of me at work, which will verify two things:1-I
look exactly like my description on my profile, and,2-I am gainfully
employed.

Bored, I'm not even saying it's never a good idea to meet someone from a
dating site in person....although I certainly have the history to
justify that idea.

But I think we all need to be REALLY CAREFUL -- people can get away with
hiding so much in a venue like this, and it is so difficult to detect
until/unless you meet in person. And maybe sometimes not even then.

I should also add that all of the experiences I mentioned in the earlier
post were with people who were not from JSH -- I'm hoping that, if I
should ever be in a situation to meet someone from here, it will not
turn out to be Train Wreck Number Nine!

I understand Lex.

It will take alot for me to want to meet someone in person

HI bored,
Ok Im sure this one wont come as a surprise to you. I have met at
least 300 people from online. But the way I met these people was through
a chat room, and we all attended the same party. There was one held
monthly for 5 years then they stopped.

Some simple rules are
If meeting alone make sure its a public place not a park somewhere where
a lot of people are at
Keep your cell phone turned on.
Leave at least one friend know where you will be, have a prearranged
code set up nothing obvious like help
Have that friend call you, at a random time. If you ignore the call dont
be surprised if they show up checking on you.
If your uncomfortable dont be embarassed about giving a reason to leave
quickly
Stay safe look out for yourself first and foremost

thankyou so much snuggles

Great advice snuggles!!!!

Train wrecks make good entertainment especially for rubberneckers like
me. Car wrecks are fun, too... :)