Anyone who’s used a dating app knows that ~onlinedating love~ can be seriously elusive.
But if we’re being honest, online dating gets a worse reputation than it deserves.
Plenty of people have found success on dating sites and appsand some have even found lifelong partners.
We asked you guys to share your online dating success stories to prove that finding true love virtuallyispossible.
And guess what: It really is.
Below are 11 real-life stories from women who found success in the land of the casual hook-up.
The OKCupid risk.
I’d never used that feature, but I figured I might as well give it a try.
We decided to meet for burgers, and we hit it off immediately.
Weve been together for four years.
“-Val, 31
The one you’re able to count on.
Two beers laterthat he insisted on paying forwe hopped over to an empty bar covered in old band stickers.
We’re still friends and regularly meet up to grab a drink or dinner.
Oh, and he still insists on buying the first round.
“-Shauna, 23
The study abroad fling.
“I used Tinder when I was studying abroad in Ireland one semester.
We hit it off right away, and now we’ve been dating for almost six months.
“-Mary, 21
The knight in shining armor.
I was completely wasted, brought my friends with me, and made a total fool out of myself.
My friends thought he was 30 and didn’t know I’d met him on Tinder.
But he looked past my drunkenness and took me on an actual date the next night.
“-Ellen, 22
The one that just worked.
“I met my current boyfriend on tinder and it was a very normal dating experience.
We’ve been together a year and a half and just moved in together!
“-Bernadette, 26
The blossoming friendship.
I brought along my roommate and hung out with The Guy and one of his buddies.
The four of us spent all night talking, and it was super great.
“-Yours truly, 22
The pleasant surprise.
“I signed up for OkCupid on a whim back in college, before Tinder was even a thing.
“-Claire, 23
The one that ended in marriage.
Actually no thank you.
“-Carolyn, 30
The guy who just gets it.
This sounded like an absolute dream for mesomeone who very passionately loves food.
Nothing happened besides that, but the moment was magical in and of itself.
And if that wasn’t enough, his first name was Best.
“-Alex, 24
The pizza-built romance.
Id had Tinder for a while but only actually went on three dates total.
Jordan was the third and we instantly connected over our undying love of pizza.
When we met, we both hadnt ever been in a relationship longer than a month.
“-Sara, 24
The guy who was there the whole time.
“I met my current BF on Tinder.
BUT we never met until our first date at a speakeasy after talking on Tinder.
Now we live together.
“-Danielle, 26
Feeling inspired to have a little dating app romance of your own?
I don’t blame you.
Just go into it knowing that finding love in the world of online dating can be a little difficult.
But heythese ladies did it, so don’t get discouraged!
:)
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