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« on: September 17, 2012, 01:03:44 PM »

I met my BPD exbf on a dating website and ive read it littered with them. im curious to know if others met their BPD on a dating website?
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2012, 01:10:54 PM »

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More facts from bpdfamily.com... .
 
Source: Reuters, Herald News, PC World, Washington Post
 
Online Dating Statistics
 
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Total number of single people in the U.S.
 
Total number of people in the U.S. who have tried online dating
 
Total eHarmony members
 
Total Match.com members
 
Number of questions to fill out on eHarmony survey
 
Annual revenue from the online dating industry
 
Average spent by dating site customer per year
 
Average length of courtship for marriages that met online
 
Average length of courtship for marriages that met offline
 
% of users who leave within the first 3 months
 
% of male online dating users
 
% of female online dating users
 
% who say common interests are the most important factor
 
% who say physical characteristics are the most important factor
 
% of marriages where the couple met on a dating site
 
% of current committed relationships that began online
 
% of people who believe in love at first sight
 
% of women who have sex on the first online dating encounter
 
% who dated more than 1 person simultaneously
 
% of sex offenders who use online dating to meet people
 
What's more important on a first date
 
~ Personality
 
~ Smile & Looks
 
~ Sense of Humor
 
~ Career & Education
 
Type of hair color most people are attracted to
 
~ Blonde
 
~ Brown
 
~ Black
 
~ Don't Mind
 
~ Red
 
~ Bald
 
~ Gray
 
Girls Prefer
 
~ Nice Guys
 
~ Bad Guys
 
~ Blend of Both
 
~ Any man I can get
 
Guys Prefer
 
~ The modern career girl
 
~ The girl next door type
 
~ The hottie
Data
 
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54 Million
 
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$1.049 Billion
 
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Online Dating Facts
 
A woman's desirablility online peaks at 21
 
At 26, Women have more online pursuers than men
 
By 48, Men have twice as many online pursuers as Women
 
Men lie most about; Age, Height, Income
 
Women lie most about: Weight, Physical Build, Age
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2012, 01:17:14 PM »

It was on Facebook.  We both farmed.  But some people use Facebook like a dating site... .
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 01:21:46 PM »

Mine was on a telephone dating service.
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2012, 01:29:15 PM »

Met mine on Match.com... .never again.

Match says it  has more marriages than any other site... .I wonder how many divorces it has  as well.

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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2012, 01:34:17 PM »

Met mine on Match.com... .never again.

Match says it  has more marriages than any other site... .I wonder how many divorces it has  as well.

Ditto... .and ditto on never again.

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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2012, 01:37:10 PM »

Mine was anotherfriend.com. ive read its a hunting ground for them. it makes sense if u need access to supply without much actual leg work. im with u.u never again. itl b intrresting to see how many people met this way
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2012, 01:38:25 PM »

I knew mine for 4 years first and we were good friends during that time.  

It's a disorder of intimacy so once you are too close or reality of commitment sets in the disorder is triggered.  But I think there are always warning flags regardless of whether its in person or online.

But it seems like online you need to be more careful.  People can pretend like they are or want a lot of things online without raising too many flags.

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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2012, 01:46:08 PM »

Very true greenmango. I think id b too gunshy of online dating after this. meeting from the start in person gives ur senses a better chance to assess interaction
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2012, 02:09:56 PM »

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ive read its a hunting ground for them.

There's been many threads over the years about this subject, and it's not surprising that many here met online, since meeting people online is pretty much the standard way of dating and meeting people these days.  Not just for 'disordered people' but for people, period. Otherwise, those hunting for prey would only find other 'hunters', right?

Online dating is full of folks who are past their 20's,  work for a living or otherwise have busy lives/schedules, who have some baggage already, eg., been married once before, or been in a relationship or several that didn't work out, maybe some kids, and are well past the college years where you can run around a campus that is a target rich environment for meeting dating prospects like falling off a log.

Disordered people (personality disorder or some challenging traits of this nature)  aren't on dating websites to 'hunt prey'... .other than perhaps those so seriously ill that they have actual criminal intent... .

They go for the exact same reasons everyone goes to dating websites; to find someone to date.  

The same old advice our grandparents were giving us long before the internet was even a thought... .would give sufficient protection from those who are perhaps not very emotinally well.

-Don't hop into bed with someone you dont' know well yet.

-Date someone casually for a good long time before you get into anything serious with them.

-Meet people's family and freinds and get some real background before you get into anything serious with them.

-Take your time and get to KNOW SOMEONE really WELL before you get into anything serious with them.

Most of us didn't do some of these things, or did them... .saw very clear signs of emotional instability or bright red flags that were of concern, and moved forward, anyway.  Idealization is about two emotionally immature people hooking up, not just one preying on the other.  Self preservation, common sense,  and self care is our responsibility as adults.  It's not one elses job but our own.




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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2012, 02:14:40 PM »

Gunshy... .you and me both. Smiling (click to insert in post). But I do find that working on my values, boundaries, and communication skills really help me to feel safer and more aware when meeting people and vetting for who I let in my life.  It's feels very comfortable in being assertive in letting my yes mean yes and no mean no.  I think its about learning to trust yourself again.

This goes for friends or romance.  Being able to see when there are too many or  very real differences in values and being willing to let that person be has been the most positive improvement in my life.

But right after my relationship was over I was totally skittish.  I was really hypersensitive to seeing any indication of a PD.  This relaxes with time.

I don't know about you guys but I didn't trust my judgment after the relationship.  Online seems to test the judgment skills, like Maybeso mentioned.


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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2012, 02:16:17 PM »

Maybe it's just my bad luck but I've met several men that way and hands down, with the exception of one, they were clearly not emotionally healthy--or maybe even electronically, that's whom I attracted, whatever, makes no matter to me. I've gone back to my traditional roots, Laugh out loud (click to insert in post).

The oddest experience I had was one telling me over dinner about his awful credit history and awful spending habits. I ended up paying my 1/2 of dinner and just about headed in a flat-out run to my car.

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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2012, 02:26:43 PM »

YES I did and never again-

Although I felt it was once a good way to screen potential dates... .it is also a way for people to control what you *know* about them from the first glimpse, First impression.

My H was very skilled at crafting a terrific first impression-he just couldn't maintain the facade.

Lordy, I was emotionally immature (thought I *needed* someone) and vulnerable.

Now-not as much of either.

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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2012, 02:32:36 PM »

Lol ran for ur car eh Laugh out loud (click to insert in post). Im sure for sum folks internet dating is the way to go. personally id not recommend it. most people in ireland marry in their 30's cos u better b sute cos u'be to b separated 4 years out of the last five to qualify for a divorce so people dint rush into it so people are single here withiut ex wives r hysbands r kids well into their forties so its still viable to meet people socially who are available other than online who single like those in their 20's maybe more so than in other countries where divorce is a lot quicker. we only have divorce since 1995. till then it literslly was till death do us part. hard to believe but true
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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2012, 03:30:16 PM »

"-Don't hop into bed with someone you dont' know well yet.

-Date someone casually for a good long time before you get into anything serious with them.

-Meet people's family and freinds and get some real background before you get into anything serious with them.

-Take your time and get to KNOW SOMEONE really WELL before you get into anything serious with them."


Thank you, MaybeSo.  Very good points! 

I do not have a good track record in following these suggestions, but I plan to follow through with them in my future.
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« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2012, 04:59:30 PM »

Another onliner here. But you can know someone in real time as friends for years, without ever suspecting that they'll only get the crazies when they are intimate with you. I am a personal eye witness to this.
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« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2012, 08:22:26 PM »

Yes I met mine on a dating website.

Yet I also met my current guy on a dating website. Only exception is my current guy is sweet, empathetic, loving, consistant, none of that stuff I dealt with the exBPDbf.

There are some good guys on dating websites just as there are those with BPD.

BTW my ex husband (#2)and I met through my work, I dated him 4 years before we got married and I never really knew him. I ended up leaving him after begging we get counseling for a year. He had some serious issues as well.
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« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2012, 03:17:39 PM »

Met mine on Match.com... .never again.

Match says it  has more marriages than any other site... .I wonder how many divorces it has  as well.

Ditto... .and ditto on never again.

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Yep. Match.com for me, too.  I often wonder how different my life would be today if I had stuck with my first impression of her. 

Much better to get introduced by friends, like with the girl I see now.  That couldn't have happened with my x BPD w.  She didn't have any friends.
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« Reply #18 on: September 18, 2012, 03:21:04 PM »

[Much better to get introduced by friends, like with the girl I see now.  That couldn't have happened with my x BPD w.  She didn't have any friends.[/quote]
So true and that made me laugh, mine had no friends either
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« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2012, 04:59:10 PM »

Mine had no friends either
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« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2012, 05:12:30 PM »

Mine had no friends either. No, I'm not a parrot.

And seriously, not one friend.

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« Reply #21 on: September 18, 2012, 06:26:35 PM »

Defo a red flaf for any relationship a partner with no friends it screams cant bond with anyone. i never gave it much thought before but id never go near anyone again who hasnt at least one friend they soend time with apart from family
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« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2012, 08:00:23 AM »

Still married to mine... but she put an add on nostringsattached.com... .she met a guy on there. 
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« Reply #23 on: September 21, 2012, 10:22:44 AM »

Met mine on eHarmony... .Thanks guys
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« Reply #24 on: September 21, 2012, 10:39:28 AM »

My ex found me on Facebook.   Which is kind of ironic, because (as so many others here report), he had absolutely no friends in real life.  Not one.
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« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2012, 12:55:44 PM »

I met mine on a dating site as well. My ex grew up in another country, and had only been in the country where we live for 4 months (better career prospects), and it seemed like he had plenty of friends. They were just conveniently in another country!
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« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2012, 05:02:53 PM »

met on dating site... .no friends... .
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« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2012, 12:06:08 AM »

Another vote for Match.com  Laugh out loud (click to insert in post)
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« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2012, 01:04:46 AM »

I met my stx on a board where I asked some questions about my computer... .

So my porpose was really not dating. And it took some time until we came closer.

But: There were at least one very big Red flag/bad  (click to insert in post)  : He did a lot of mobbing on this board. Out of the blue he attacked people verbally (!) and didn't stop, he got banned and came back under a new name about 5 times and he mad a lot of pressure on me to take his side in the conflict... .The last one I could prevent. But for the rest: I did not recognize how strange/not normal his behaviour was!

Sidenote: I met him on a board and another board  Smiling (click to insert in post)  helped me out. This is how life goes sometimes.
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« Reply #29 on: September 23, 2012, 09:29:07 AM »

Hi.  I met mine online.

And she has no friends either, as well at very strained relations with her family.
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