Yes. I found my husband through online dating and we are very happy together.

but i think you have to be 18 to sign up for dating services. until then try to make friendships with other peers with simular interests and dont talk to guys over the age of 18. *hugs*

Why shouldn't it be. It's the same as meeting someone in a bar. The onthing I would caution is that somebody knows where you are going and the persons name when you go to meet. Give someone a phone number weather it be a cell or whatever. Make sure somebody knows something about this person.

My boyfriend and I met online. I was really goofing around making a profile at some website and he sent me a message and we ended up hitting it off. Best thing I ever did.

well I met my current bf from an online site - so far so good........

Idk about a dating website but I did put up a profile with a sex site and lied about my age. I got in some BIG troubles with it when shit started to happen last year when sex was getting old with my bf then. I went to rehab last spring for it all. Like I said try it but be carefull girl. Know the guys your talking to before you meet up with them and if all they want is sex...... Dont do it becouse you should value your virginity.

i want to tell you to be careful, a lot of those sites people are just looking for sex....um i know...lol.....

if you use one screen the people very carefully. and dont date me...lol.....

seriously, alot of people even women are just looking for a sex partners. be careful.

also givrn you age i dont think you will be able to join one.

kelly dont be in such a rush.

I'm not sure. I guess it's possible. I've always wondered this myself. I just prefer to see a person across the room and see how they move and handle themselves and get a full visual. You can be attracted to the way a person holds themselves. All of this is something that doesn't come with online dating.

Its a dating site for teenagers. Highschool and stuff. the youngest there is on there is 13. I have seen some that you had to be 18 to get on, some of them were for just sex by the title of the site like "sexdates.com" Im new at all this and just wanting to have fun. I am trying to keep my sexual urges to myself and work with them. I have talked about this with mom and I think I will have souport. Just read my journal from December 19th.

i think so.. but it takes time an effort with just not settling for the frist one and to get a ligit website i have 4 friends who have done it and i have heard bad stories and good ones.. just becareful and take your time

Online "dating" (assuming it merely stays in the elctronic cyber world) is no substitute for meeting and getting to know someone in the flesh. People can and do create a fantasy character of themselves online, and can be oh-so-eloquent with the written word. Meet 'em in person, then see how it goes.

Honestly, though, at age 14, I wouldn't be concerned with dating AT ALL. Get good grades, play sports, pursue hobbies that may or may not turn into a profession, hang with friends, finish high school, go to college and/or get a job and get your own place. Then date away. So much will change in your life in these next few years that any "relationship" is going to be extremely unstable and violatile. Too many other attractive people around and too many life-changes. Why would you want to subject yourself to constant insecurity?

sure, it's possible, but in my experience, difficult until you grow a back bone. I got so wrapped up and obsessed about getting emails and imagining a romance (this happened a couple of times) that when it turned out that the guy just disappeared and dropped me like a hot potato just before we were to meet (was he playing me or did he chicken out?) I took it really hard and blamed myself. Lo-self-esteem, I guess, Now my skin is much tougher, but the problem with online dating is it's virtual until you make it real. Then you are at risk, so some people never make it real. On top of that is the expectation, that since you have been emailing and "sharing" your feelings you are somehow in a relationship before you even meet. which it screwed up and puts too much pressure on it, because so far you have only seen what the person has allowed you to see. When you meet in person, you see whether they make eye contact, how they feel and treat about their family, and how they really life their life, with integrity or with addictions. So then you kinda gotta start all over, making judgments about what you will or will not tolerate in a relationship, this after already being "invested" to some degree.
So, that being said, I have dated two or three guys online and several of these turned out to be long term relationships.

I guess that it's hard enough for grown people to handle their egos, feelings and relationships, (just cruising these posts shows that) and that for you, at age 14, to, (I assume) never even been in one before or had a best friend you could confide in, it's not the place to begin. I know how lonely you are. I have been there too. But I'll say this again, finding a guy to love (does not equal sex).

There is just so much at risk. I've never heard of a teenage dating site. What's it called? I can't find one online. Can anyone help me out on this?

I think that they could definitely work. However anyone wwho is serious about online dating needs to be safe about it. You being 14 should never meet anyone you meet online, at least alone. If for some reason you have the urge to meet someone that you've met online and seem to really be hitting it off with, then meet in a very public place and take friends with you. This not only takes off pressure but keeps you safe. Telling your parents about it or any adult you trust is good too.

Holy cow you're only 14 what the heck do you need an online dating site for!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

That being said I've never done teh online dating thing but I did meet my future husband here on DS. Obviously it turned out well!!!!

Just be careful. I would never recommend to anyone to meet with a person the first way I met with him. Be careful. Public places and phone call check ins.