Hi there Rocky! sorry I missed your visit, I was already in dreamland.
Interesting you found a good match on Match.com. I hear a lot of complaints about it here ~~ but really I have quite a few aquaintaces that have met awesome people through it that they are dating.
My neighbor is a blue colar ... but conservative & very bright who has linked up with a MA sales rep who travels the ocuntry. They both have good incomes & really are a tremendous match. Met her at his mom's funeral & a few other places.
They have been a couple for about 8 months & located about 8 miles apart. They are exploring the next steps with meshing of kids & pets.
I think the more mature you are in what your expectations are and the reality of what you offer will make a difference if you have good results with any dating site.
I would NOT go out with a man who will not share his home phone, cell phone numbers that I can reach him at. There would be an email getting to know you first.
I recall about 10 years ago when I was scanning some potentials at a site (dont even recall the name) I saw a man who was seeing the "Christie Brinkley" type.. went to his profile/pix & he looked worse than Michael Moore & stated his income less than 15K year.
I am sure all the Christie Brinkley types were beating down his door, weren't they?
Well, good to see you here & as you note, people come & go...
Hi Dolly-
My Dad has had tremendous luck on Match.com - he has been seeing a woman for about 7 years now and they are best friends and happy together. Although I wish he hadn't sworn to never marry again after my Mom passed, I give his girlfriend credit that she can go this long without a proposal!!! She is sweet, my family loves her and she treats all of us (grandkids included) just great.
The man I met was back in Buffalo about six months after my husband and I seperated. He was divorced with three kids, a kind person and good father. I let him know in the beginning the circumstances of my marriage breakup and that I would probably be moving to NJ (I did) so I was just looking for companionship until the divorce was final and then I could move... It turned out to be a very good experience and since we had both tried so hard to save our marriages, we had a connection with each other that is hard to have with others that have not been through it.
I did learn that dating a man with three children is tough, and his situation was even tougher because his ex-wife had become involved in some sordid things, and he had to be both mom and dad to his kids.
I hope he and I will always be friends, but I suspect that since we are both in our 30's, we will likely drift apart when we meet someone special. I'll always be thankful to him for getting me thru a difficult time. He even met my family a few times and it was a good experience.
Again, I'd recommend Internet dating to anyone, as long as you can tell yourself that you have no great expectations. Then if it turns out to be just "ok" then you've had a good time, but if it's wonderful, then its a BONUS!