For those of you who met your FI/DH on an Internet Site please help me out....
bride2B04
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For those of you who met your FI/DH on an Internet Site please help me out....
My FBIL is a great guy (very good looking) just not lucky in the love field. He seems to attract the ones that just escaped from the ward He has asked me to help him creat a profile for him on one of those love/connection sites....
i know i have read on here that some of you have meet your FH/DH's thru these site's could u share with me which ones and which one u think is the best.
I also wanted to add that the reason he has choosen to do this is b/c he is one year Sober (AA) ) and we are BEYOND proud of him and in today's world EVERYONE is meeting at bars and clubs and well that scene is just no good for him anymore. If anyone can help me help him we would be so appreciative!!!!
In case anyone has any single ladies he is going to be 35 this august. works out every morning and omg! has these GORGEOUS BLUE EYES!!!!
anyone have someone or want to know more FM ME!!!!
Hope no one finds this rude....just trying to help a great person out and i feel very honored that he came to me for help. We have had some rough times
THanks in advance!
luvsun27
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I met my DH on the internet....the only advice I can give is when he is writing his profile...be COMPLETELY honest. I basically said....this is what I'm looking for...I want to be married, I want kids, I like these things, I don't like these things, etc. Luckily...my DH saw my ad and I still tell him that it was the best $25 he ever spent (He had to become a member to email me)
nbird
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I totally agree! Honesty is always the best policy. I met my Fiance on a web site and we still are amazed at how great it has been. I had dated off the internet several times but it was his first time.
Include an accurate picture, describe what he is looking for as well. When he is ready to meet someone, always a public place (even though its a guy--chicks can be crazy too!) and make a simple date, coffe or something. Dinner can get hariy if he wants to bail. And also, don't give up!! I met several starnge guys before I found my fiance.
I have a great girl, I just know she's skeptical of being set up. FM me more info on him though!!
bride2B04
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both of you thank you so much for the advice i will help him fill it out and give him my view of him so that it is HONEST~
can u tell me what sites? neither one of you posted where to start...lol...
and congrats on finding love i hope this will work out for him to!!!
nbird
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oops! sorry! I met FI when yahoo was doing it for free. But match.com is a good one. and also matchmaker.com of they still exist. Hope that helps!
bride2B04
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perfect! i will try match.com i have seen it advertised on tv alot.
i hear they are all asking for money now so i did not want to have him pay for 10 differnet sites.
i will try match.com and take a look at yahoo to see how much they are asking!
any more sites and advice is helpful!
thanks again!!!!
LIPrincess00
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I met my FI on Love@aol which I believe is now Match.com. I agree with everyone that he has to be completely honest. I met some wonderful people and some not and it took a little while just tell him to be patient and enjoy meeting people until he knows he met the one. I wish him a lot of luck.
juju
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I met my DH on the internet but not through a dating service. They didn't have match.com etc. We met in a chat room amongts others and sent each other IM's and continued to chat. That was about 7 years ago. :)
Xelindrya
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Posted by juju
I met my DH on the internet but not through a dating service. They didn't have match.com etc. We met in a chat room amongts others and sent each other IM's and continued to chat. That was about 7 years ago. :)
Ditto Chat room for us too.
bxgell2
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I met my FH online, on a website called JDate.com (mostly for jews), but it's really similar to match.com. I did it as a joke, but one day I came across his profile and it made me laugh out loud so I had to write him... what really caught my eye was his sarcasm and the fact that he posted a picture of himself wearing a sarong... my advice - be honest, but also be playful - show that you're not full of yourself, down to earth and just like to have a good time... put in a funny picture or if he has a great sense of humor, make it show in his profile some way
eogara
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My boss/friend at work met her FH on match.com. They were engaged within 3 months (a little less, actually) so I guess that's a pretty good endorsement. Not sure if he is but I know that a bunch of my single Jewish friends are also on jdate.
2bewedin04
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I met my wonderful Fiance on in a 'Jewish singles' chat room on AOL ... it was popular before all these dating sites like JDate and Match.com took off. I also met a lot of really nice people on there as friends.
That being said ... a word of caution about the honesty. He shouldn't lie ... but I'd be careful about revealing very personal things about himself over email before he gets to know someone. People have to earn trust, and email sometimes makes people forget that. I made that mistake myself a few times.
Otherwise, tell him to go for it!!!
SandraLynn
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I met my FH on match.com; and I will say you must be Honest...and don't always go by the photo! I wasn't too keen on the photo FH had on there--he wasn't my 'type' , he looked so different 'live' and my type in person. It works!
Kriss2c
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I met FH on the internet but not through a dating site. We were both members of a bulletin board concentrating on our Ford trucks (go ahead, laugh... we did too).
Perhaps just researching a hobby online will create an environment better suited to your borther.
P.S. I am a child of an alcoholic and I know how it is to struggle towards recovery. My congrats to your brother for his one year and I wish him continued success.
FeliciaDA
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I met my FH on Yahoo personals .. and honestly it was a total FLUKE on both our parts! (But the best thing we EVER did!)
Off the bat, we were both unsure of the entire online dating thing and were initially 'encouraged' by our respective friends to give it a shot. Neither of us THOUGHT were looking for a serious relationship so we each only signed up for a month. Further to that end, neither of us had expectations whatsoever (which I beleive is the best way to approach it). We didn't take it very seriously at first, but at the same time we were both completely honest, upfront and open when it came to what I was and was not looking for.
When FH emailed me the 1st time he NEVER thought I'd reply because he was being totally sarcastic (but funny as hell!) And likewise, I shot him back a similarly sarcastic reply. I think what initially drew us together was the fact that we shared the same sick sense of humor, and then somewhere along the way we realized we had so much in common. When we finally met, it truly was love at first sight :
I encourage all my single friends to give it a try .. its a really good experience and a great way to meet people. Your FBIL sounds like a 'catch', and I think trying the online approach might really work for him. If nothing else, it certainly gives you some laughs and you can meet some great people, even if they don't wind up being your 'soulmate'
Good Luck!
bride2B04
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thank you everyone again! i am going to send him this so he can read it for himself of course i will have to translate all the abbreviations
Kriss thank you for all the kind words and i wish your (sibling/parent-from what i am reading) continued success as well!!!
p.s. i will keep you all updated
Karacg
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match.com ..... honesty is so important, and he will have to get beyond the looks. Sometimes people are so different in person!! I thought my FI was a total LI Guido -- and he's far from it!! ALso if he's interested in someone, meet quickly. If there's no chemistry, it doesn't matter how long you have been emailing or whatever. You won't know until you meet the person.
I kissed a lot of frogs to find my prince, believe me!!
Oh and it will be expensive because he should always try to pay for the date. If she insists on paying, that's fine, but he should definitely make the move to pay, even if they don't 'click'. The dates I remember most are the cheapskates. And not fondly!!
