Comments on: iDate: A Personal Account of My Venture into Online Dating… Part 4 – Stories from Lavalife

By: UkrainianGirls

UkrainianGirls — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:04:54 +0000

I think that it is a very interesting and amusing article. Practically all its main points are true.

By: sequesthered

sequesthered — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:28:01 +0000

Newsflash, JP: Luke and Leia were twins.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:27:45 +0000

M (and yes I do mean THE M of lighsaber infamy) is a good friend of mine and recommended I check out your blog seeing as I have been thinking about diving into the internet dating world. Though I still have yet to
take the plunge, it has been really interesting – and hilarious – learning about the guys’ perspective of online dating. Also, I share your frustrations about not being able to meet anyone in your program. I’m studying psychology and the only guys that I’ve met in class are … well to quote one of them are “here to learn more about themselves”. Sadly it’s one big sea of crazy fish in the psych department! Anyway, best of luck and I can’t wait to read more!

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:30:03 +0000

I’m enjoying this series. As a gay guy though, you wouldn’t believe the increased use of and amount of dating sites available out there. A lot of them are crap, and more often than not you’re going to just get promiscuous-minded people interested in you (men/boys will be men/boys).

At the same time, it’s almost necessary to have these sites for gay folks. I’ve talked to many friends, acquaintances, and former dates about this, and everyone seems to come to the same consensus. Despite how progressive and liberal Toronto (and others) seems, at the end of the day the only way to practically get a date is either online, or at a bar/club.

There’s a lot of pros/cons with both options, but what it boils down to is that (in my experience), you’re more apt to meet someone decent online than someone who frequents a bar or club. It’s a matter of making that intellectual/emotional connection first, rather than the physical. In person you can pick that hot guy/girl that you want to talk to and make a move, but you really have no clue what you’re getting yourself into.

It gives you a bit more sense of perspective and control in this regard, and that’s why I think a lot of people are gravitating towards online dating.