Would you ever use a dating service (match.com, e-Harmony, etc.) to find someone? Why/Why not?

I did eharmony a long time ago for the free month they give you. I liked that it had a long questionnaire instead of: I'm 25, show me hot chicks near me pls! It was enjoyable although I had trouble remembering to check it so I'd find I would have 5 responses from girls 2 weeks ago and then I'd check it every day for a week and nothing, haha.

I do feel like a bit of a loser for using it but on the other hand I don't want to short change myself or miss out on something cool so I would use it again.

Well, I'm married and happily so but even if I were single...probably not. Call me old fashioned but I'd rather meet someone IRL. I had a bad first relationship that started online so I'm probably biased.

I'm really reluctant cuz I've never heard any good experiences from it. seems there's a lot of deceitful things said. don't want to have to sift through all that garbage.

I tried okcupid to meet girls since I don't know many open bi/gay girls, but 95% of the people that messaged me were guys so I just gave up.

I have an okcupid but haven't met anyone on it yet. I've been talking to a few people but I really don't log on that much.

I used to be on several dating sites trying to find a man.. never found anyone though... needless to say I gave up and quit trying!

I was on e-harmony for a bit when I could afford it. I had it for six months. Nothing came of it.

But I wouldn't be opposed to giving it another go at some point.

I actually did when I got out of my last long relationship (4 years and engaged). I was sick of going out with friends and meeting guys that thought because I was out that I was some drunk bar slut (though I rarely drank and far from a slut). Once they knew they weren't getting me in bed that night, they were done talking to me. I was still in college but not the type to hang around campus or have the courage to talk to someone I might be interested in. Plus, I was known for coming to class in sweats with wet hair because I was too lazy to get up early to spend 2hrs getting ready for class. But I noticed I wasn't the only one that bummed it alot. So I figured I'd try it and see if I met anyone.

I met one guy on a site and went to meet him at the mall....yeah....he looked NOTHING like his picture. I wasn't attracted at all and didn't have the heart to bail but I didn't return his calls after that. I know it was mean of me but I didn't want to hurt his feelings, though ignoring him probably did the same. I went out with another guy, he was a bit older than me and that was just awkward, he was SO immature. I texted him a few times after that then just stopped because I knew there wasn't going to be anything happening there. Then he shows up at my work one day when I was serving and sat in my section....it was so weird....and he stayed for the longest time. That's another phone call I ignored. After that I said to hell with it and deleted my account from that site.

A few months later, my now fiance randomly adds me on Myspace(back when that was "cool" and everyone had one) because he thought I was cute. He didn't say anything to me for a few days then I played "dumb" and messaged him asking if "I knew him" and that got the conversation started. He ended up living like 3 minuets from me and we have mutual friends and never saw each other before. So, I paid $30 for a month on a damn site and all I needed to do was wait a few more months and I would meet my fiance on a FREE social media site. Wish I would've saved that $30 for something else!!

I met one of my current partners (poly) on OKCupid. I don't mind the free ones, but I don't think I would ever pay for a dating service.

I met my fiancé' on Christian Mingle. It is truly as if God put us together. The chances of us finding each other on our own would have never happened, and we both feel were meant for each other. I have used other sites before and met several people but this time was different. It was truly a connection beyond human possibilities. Simply saying, inspite of all the hype about dating sites, I would have never met the love of my life. We have been together for two yrs and will be married in a few months. The biggest problem with the sites though, is that many, many people are not honest about themselves, including posting photos that are yrs old, so that they look better. I guess these "fake" people think that their potential mates won't notice, lol.

I have never used a dating site but I do believe something good can come out of them for some people.

If I were single today, yes I would, many years ago I joined a singles club for that same purpose, to meet someone, its just a different means of introduction to someone new.

I wouldn't use one that I would have to pay for, However I do use free ones.

Didn't mean to post twice, thank you "smart" phone!