The first online daters celebrate their 25th anniversary!

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!

I met my husband online on hotornot, then chatted for 2 days on messenger then met and we've been stuck together every since :) That was almost 3 years ago!

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!

At least you get to see if the person has a grasp of language, grammar, and can articulate and put together a sensible thought. By the time you meet someone in person, you will surely know them better than just a handshake and a hello. Of course they could be deceitful, but be a detective -- look for clues and the attitude of the heart. As with any relationship, caution and good sense should rule. I just attended the wedding of an online couple. They are young and would not have had a problem finding someone in the "conventional" way. It's an awesome match.

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

It can happen and it can last...
I met my Fiance online and we were in a long distance relationship for a while. Now we have been together for almost 7 years (engaged and living together for 2).

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 how outdated is that!

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.

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

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...

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!

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

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. . . .

ps-- we didn't join the online dating sites, just in a room on AOL!

My husband and I met on Match.com about 4 years ago. He found my profile and emailed me. We emailed for a while then I gave him my phone number. We talked on the phone for hours at a time (very unusual for both of us) then decided to meet in person. We met and hung out the first night and then he invited me to go with him to the Renessaince Faire that was the next day. He has a costume so he dressed up. We had so much fun! I knew by the end of that date that he was the one for me, and I found out later from him that he had been feeling the same way. We dated for a year, were engaged for a year and this summer will celebrate our 2 year anniversary. I don't mind telling people that I met him online. I have a good friend who met her fiance online too. With the busy lives we lead it's hard to meet people. I think as long as you're safe, online dating is a good way to go.

I met my fiance' on plenty of fish.com and he is so wonderful. We have been together for only 4 months, but we both know that we were made for eachother. Our love is pure and true. It can happen when you lease expect it.

i met my man thru yahoo personals and we have been together ever since going on three plus years!! we chatted online and started as friends first-another friend of mine met his lady friend match.com and they have had 4 years! so it works.

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