The first online daters celebrate their 25th anniversary!

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  Posted by NY Writer Thu May 22, 2008 7:48pm PDT

  It depends upon how courageous you are. I try to be open-minded despite my own nightmarish experiences with online dating sites...ha ha ha....most people I know say how can you become attached to someone you've only had an online relationship with? Because of my own personal experiences and being a single parent of two beautiful girls I will just say anyone who chooses this option should be careful and spend at least six months together in person first before taking things to the next level. There are too many people that pray on the naive and overly trusting out there. When all is said and done it's risky but as many successful business people will tell you with great risk comes great gain -- or great ruin. In an age when many lead busy lives it is a convenient way to make new friends and who knows what may develop from there? There is no substitute for face-to-face contact. Just realize if you are a single parent there is a LOT more at stake and proceed with caution...

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  Posted by Renee Thu May 22, 2008 8:56pm PDT

  I had a 5 year relationship with a gentleman I met on Match.com. He was a wonderful man. I'm currently in a relationship with a gentleman I met thru Plentyoffish.com, 2 years now!

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  Posted by AmandaL Thu May 22, 2008 9:25pm PDT

  Kudos to them! Any relationship that lasts that long (nowadays anyways) deserves to be recognized! Besides, what alternative do single people have today...the BAR?? Probably not! I wish them the best!

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  Posted by Beth Fri May 23, 2008 5:33am PDT

  I think that is a very great story. Online dating has definitely become more acceptable now adays. I met my boyfriend online in a chatroom and we've been together for almost 9 years now, most of my friends that I feel close to and trust the most I have met online also. We don't just keep it online, we make the cross over and meet in person to hang out and have fun. It's a great way to meet people who have the same interests as you, especially when you live in a small town with a limited amount of decent guys. I like to tell people that I imported my boyfriend after we met online. :D

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  Posted by Furniturebldr Fri May 23, 2008 6:52am PDT

  I met my wifey back in 2005 from Yahoo Personals and she still puts up with me. :)

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  Posted by Shug Fri May 23, 2008 6:56am PDT

  I met my man online and we plan on getting married soon...it can happen!!

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  Posted by Carla Fri May 23, 2008 6:57am PDT

  I am one of the many people who met their significant other online and we recently have gotten married. It is quite exciting! I do not see it as a taboo more like a different way of meeting a person rather than going for something of the "norm" say, meeting someone at the bar... how outdated is that!

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  Posted by Opalinah Fri May 23, 2008 7:35am PDT

  In all fairness, these two people probably weren't looking for a mate online back then...they just happened to find each other, like fate. Going online purposefully to browse a dating site is not the same as how these two met. Just wanted to point out the difference!

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  Posted by Terry Marsh Fri May 23, 2008 7:39am PDT

  It's great that the online dating thing has worked out for them, but personally, I'm still a skeptic. I guess it's that I like face to face interaction. I gives me the oportunity to interpret facial expressions and body language.

  That's certainly not to say that online dating doesn't work, and I'm open-minded enough to experiment with it if the right situation presented itself. Someone would really have to arouse my curiosity, though.

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  Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Fri May 23, 2008 8:08am PDT

  The problem with online dating is that people start treating each other like "virtual" people -- no basic courtesy, searching for the best person with the best characteristics, finding someone, dropping someone else, popping up, disappearing . . . it's an extremely demeaning way to interact with people. And not to mention 50% of all online members get no responses at all because they are not attractive enough. . . .

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