Hi all, thanks for this quite interesting topic!
My first internet date a couple of years back had lied about being a non smoker, this after I had just given up! Anyway that was not so hectic but arg, it is really difficult to find somebody honest and decent on a dating website.
After a year or two after that I paid for a year subs on a different dating website and only after 7 months, last night in fact, did I through pure luck meet up with what appears to be a really decent understanding woman. I had not met anyone in person through this website which I had paid for as yet and had begun to lose all faith and hope to actually find a compatible mate in my life. I had had no real reason to live until now, well, now I have, I just hope it doesn't go badly pear shaped ...
Right now I hope it was not just a night of pleasant conversation, and no, I am not just interested in sex like most males do, thanks to my life's experiences. At 40 now, I can wait a bit longer to find out if this relationship will end up being as successful as I hope it to be.
Thanks to all the contributors to this topic, my opinion is that for a woman to meet a guy via these dating websites is quite dangerous and daunting but last night we both took a huge risk and just maybe it will pay off. I feel quite good for a change as my history of relationships have been very few and far between and not healthy ones at that.
Take care and that's my 5 cents worth for now. Big Hugs to all!