I Appreciate Honesty

Honesty is a double edged sword but it shouldn't be too much to ask especially if you're dating someone, online or not.

One of the problems online is lack of accountability. People see it and maybe they want to experiment with their inner patterns in ways which are not conducive to the real world.

Weeding through that can definitely be a chore into itself, and that isn't even taking comparability or physical proximity into consideration.

Sometimes I think online dating is only good in concept. Sites over promise and under deliver, and it's not even the service provider's fault if people aren't genuine, it's just what they're going through, that you shouldn't have to.

I wish people could just be themselves.

I totally agree too many people hiding behind a mask these days

Being honest is good and sucks at the same time. I have been honest and it never got me anywhere

For a typical 1st date I always made it a point to show up in my old beater truck (clean, AC works great, but old with sun peeled rust spots). I would be dressed casually, take her out for a reasonably cheap date involving some form of physical activity (bowling was a favorite as it required several hours that you could converse and learn some things about each other... IE: No talking during the Movie so that is a bad choice.

If I got a second date I would know that there was a possibility she wasn't just interested in my tax return. But with the amount of information available on-line these days you never really know what they already know about you.

I couldn’t believe how many pictures are fake on those sites. One person use a thin blond picture. When I met her she was very heavy and brunette. She said it was the lighting..lol!

[quote]Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it will always get you the right ones.[/quote]

On line has taken the need to be truthful away..

Why shouldn't they lie to elevate themselves.
If men and women posting at online dating sites were honest about their looks, personalities interests and hobbies
No one would answer to them.
They have to lie.

I'm honest, my wife is honest.