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  • 117 of 117 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 larsbaby

    Member since 23/05/2007

    Reviews written: 132

    4 Stars Forget romance this is a numbers game! Review with images 11/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Met my girlfriend this way

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Knockbacks can be hard on the ego

    INTRODUCTION A couple of years ago, when I was still single, I wrote a short article about my own experiences of internet dating which I had aspirations of sending to some men's magazine or something, long before I even knew review sites existed. I thought it was time it had an airing. This was written when it was a bit less socially acceptable, as I started back at the end of 2003 and finished at the beginning of 2006, but I think my experiences are still relevant. Not being the sort of bloke to chat up women in a pub, and not having many in my social circle, I thought it was worth a go to ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 duskmaiden

    Member since 28/03/2003

    Reviews written: 358

    4 Stars dusky plays the dating game 12/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages able to get to know somone befroe you meet, a larger selection of people, common interests

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the odd weirdo

    “Sad lonely, Internet geek seeks blond buxom babe to wow her with his Klingon costume. Come and massage my pimples with spot cream. Hopefully we can get it on” “44 year old Geordie bird, 8 kids, tattoos and a scrunchie recently released from jail for GBH seeks understanding , slightly gullible male to start a new life “ Is this what you would expect from internet dating. Socially inept individuals, weirdos and those too painfully shy or too busy with their career to find a partner any other way. Internet dating at times still has a stigma. I know one person who will not tell his mum where he ... more
  • 101 of 101 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 a-true-ben

    Member since 30/06/2001

    Reviews written: 262

    4 Stars My Story (plus advice) 13/02/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You get a boy/girl-friend

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard work

    Some of you may already know that I’ve been in an online relationship the last four months. I finally met my girlfriend, Emily, last Monday (09/02), when she flew in from America for a holiday, so I thought now would be a good time to tell. I’ve pointed out before Ciao asks for ‘member advice’ rather than simply ‘my story/experience’, so it’s worth saying here that this will try to combine both, with lessons drawn from my experience. Meeting Online Meeting people in bars always seemed intimidating to me - how do you know if someone’s single, interested, not psycho and sharing your interests ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 1477

    3 Stars I have a huge willy! Review with images 15/02/2012

    Advantages Advantages Love on line

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Phone sex

    However hard they try to market a dating site it always makes the people on the avert look desperate, deemed not capable of attracting a mate and so in need of help, adding to their anxieties. We have all seen those dreadful E-Harmony adverts and the fact those people are probably actor’s backs up the rather dated feeling that you must be a plain and overweight loser to try and meet someone online, which is nonsense, of course. In fact I would say it’s the best way to meet someone these days if you are looking for a relationship on your terms. The alternative is the sort of guys who hit on ... more
  • 110 of 110 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    water-witch

    5 Stars Romance in Ciaoland 28/12/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages could be lots

    Disadvantages Disadvantages could also be lots!

    A year ago, I was entirely resigned to my fate as a middle aged celibate matriarch of a one parent family, consisting of four mostly grown up children and three young grand-children.I would have told you I was perfectly happy as I was, and having had one divorce followed by several years of the live-in relationship from hell I was never going near men again. No thank you, not for anything! I had had six years on my own and life was trotting along fairly comfortably. The only slight blip was that my ex- partner would not entirely let go, and had a habit of turning up en-famille and expected to ... more
  • 74 of 74 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jo1l

    5 Stars How to bait a badger 03/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages loads

    Disadvantages Disadvantages they might not like your font

    Stooooooooooooop it's ok the veggie tree hugging leftie hasn't become a born again huntress. I'm not to be found wondering the scrub land that's our local park at night with a torch in hand, big stick in the other shouting here badger badger badger! I might well have a new hobby and yes it is Badger baiting but not that kind of Badger baiting -strewth! Now hopefully that's stopped any of my CofT from removing me and contacting the RSPCA. Shall I explain? I think I ought to as you do seem to be a wee bit puzzled. My new hobby is badger baiting but not in a nasty sense of the matter it's to do ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 saraha007

    Member since 01/01/2005

    Reviews written: 42

    4 Stars Its about knowing who to trust! 22/01/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You can find a boyfriend really quickly

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It is difficult to know who to trust!

    This is about my experiences with online dating and my advice following what I have learn't from doing this. WHY I CHOSE TO DATE ONLINE I was always a very shy person and not one that could easily just introduce myself to a bloke I fancied and if he came up to me I was always lost for words. I was 25yrs old with no boyfriend and everyone I knew either had boyfriends or were married so I was losing hope of ever finding anyone rapidly. FRIENDFINDER.COM I found out from a friend about online dating services. I registered with a few various ones but found friendfinder.com to be the best one of ... more
  • 82 of 82 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Pumpkin

    5 Stars Could true love be just a click away 11/05/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You've got nothing to lose

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None that outweigh the possibility of meeting your perfect partner!

    What qualifies me to advise on online dating? Well, just before Christmas 2001, I signed up for several online dating sites. In February 2002, I met my current boyfriend, after emailing him for around 6 weeks. Prior to that, I dated one other man who I had met on a dating site. In addition to my own experiences, I can draw upon my boyfriend’s experiences, as he dated a grand total of 12 women, all of whom he met on the online, during the year or so prior to meeting me! You can make of that what you will! One of my friends also dabbled in internet dating for a while, as did a female ... more
  • 53 of 53 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ukusa

    5 Stars How do I love the? Let me type the ways.... 01/04/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Don't have to dress up for a date!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be thousands of miles away!

    I think that everyone who has an internet relationship has had a different experience. Some have been good and some have been bad. I suppose it is no different than in person to person relationships. Just a note, this review is NOT a HOW TO review! So, with that thought in mind, this is my story. 7 years ago I finally made my way online. I had always had a love for computers and at one time even did a bit of programming. When I was finally able to afford to be online, I was really excited. I have a real thirst for knowledge! I "surfed" the web like a pro in no time. It is at this time I ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 zoe_page

    Member since 08/07/2001

    Reviews written: 871

    5 Stars I'm in love 15/02/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages in op

    Disadvantages Disadvantages in op

    :) :) :) Dooyoo started it all, or rather a comment or two on Dooyoo did… This was all in my pre-ciao days, and for those of you who don't know, dooyoo.co.uk is an opinion site pretty much like this one. At the time I was working in Vienna and while I wasn’t homesick as such, having only 4 friends in the city was getting to me a little – I needed some English conversation and preferably not about kids which was mainly what I was getting from my au pair friends. I was writing ops for dooyoo as a distraction from the programming I was being paid to do, and one day I got a ... more
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