TootieBootie

I met my husband on DatingDirect. We have been together for a total of almost 5 years, married for 2 and we have just had our first baby, a daughter who is 3 wks old today!! We are very happy!! :0) I used the dating sight as I had just moved over to the island and found it very difficult to meet people through the usual routes. I hadn't established a social circle and my line of work made it very difficult to meet men (most people I worked with were women who wer quite a bit older than me and already settled down). My hubby used it partly to see if anyone on the island actually used these sights and also because he is a little shy and found it quite difficult to do the chasing and asking people out who might knock him back. It is the best thing we ever did! However, I would agree that you have to be very careful about who you meet and where you meet - always tell someone where you are going. I actually disagree with a previous post about them doing it if in the uk but not here - I feel the exact opposite! I found that here you have the security of being able to find out a little about the person you are meeting and you can bet that you know someone who knows the person you intend to meet which means it is actually safer! If I was in the UK, I wouldn't have used Dating sites as I feel it is more dangerous. I think it is a very sensible way of finding a partner... I don't think meeting in a bar when you are both drunk is a very good idea and chatting online first means you can get to know the other person a little before (although, don't bank on everything they tell you to be true as many people do tell porkies!)