I remember the ol'days, when we used to pick up girls on the IRC. Back then, IRC was a happy place, and a noisy one at the same time. Back then, it was all about who you wanted to be. It was almost the same as online dating as we know it today, but a lot more disorganised. Nothing was for real, nothing lasted forever. I was 18, male and living in Texas, and 24, garcon, living in France. For the fun of it, I also was from time to time, Maria, 21, da Italia:).
That usually triggeded a screenful of private chats with guys desperate to meet me offline in the following hours and tell me how they waited for me all their lives.
So rule number one is that anything you do, don't do it with the purpose of getting a DATE, keep in mind that having fun is the ultimate purpose and all other things will follow.
Now the online dating of today is a lot more organized. You usually must have a profile, (click here for more insight on that one), the emails that you right remain in the inboxes you send them, some may say that online dating it isn't as much fun as it used to be, but the truth is, that kind of game back then didn't result in too many dates (that's why focusing on the 'fun' of it is so important, wink) Now, however, you can get an offline date easily through a dating site or a social networker, just because with the profile and all, it feels more safe. Safety is a key(word:)) that opens a lot of doors with women. Backthen, they knew for a fact that nothing you said was true, but what the heck, those were the rules of the game. Now, there are as many online liars as there are offline. But sometimes the internet is good at sniffing them. Just google somebody or try one of the background search services before you take the next step, if security is one of those words that ring a bell for you.