feedthekittee

ultimately, the online personals scene is just like the bar scene ... only with the benefit of having some idea of the background/intellect/interests of your crushes/suitors. and conversely, the drawback of not having direct contact with him/her to establish physical attraction/chemistry. it's a tradeoff.

i posted my first online profile through yahoo personals about 6 years ago while living in NYC. met a few guys, had a few dates, never turned into anything serious, but was enjoyable just the same. after moving to LA, i posted on match.com and had similar results, with the exception of one complete psycho (who, after dating for 2 weeks got drunk and berated me and my friends in my living room) and one perfectly lovely guy who i dated for a year. when that ended, i decided to trade in the e-dating for something more "organic" ... like coffee shop encounters, friends-of-friends, etc. hmm. well, 6 long months later, i went back to match and met my now live-in boyfreind/lover/SO (he's so boss; me=luckygirl).

moral of the story: uh, not sure. but if nothing else, it's an option, and one that can garner some pretty impressive results.

last word: hey - check it out. i had the most fun just seeing "what's out there". it can also be a nice ego booster when people express interest in you! (yay you!)