How do you feel about meeting people IRL that you've met online ?

[Shadow]

Hokay, so now I'm curious ...

How do you guys feel about meeting up in real life with people you meet on Gayspeak (for example), on a 1-2-1 basis ?

I've attached a poll for your perusal, but if you have any thoughts, feel free to post away !!

!?!?! Shadow !?!?!

Having only met 1 person online in a 1-2-1 situation I was defo nervous, let my mates know where I was going and when. But it was all good! Even though nothing happend we turned into mates and meet up every now and again for a chat/drink

[wouldlikemuscle]

I'm torn between option 1 n 2!! lol

Having already met one great person off here... and possibly another soon enough... and the possibility of a group meet from a bodybuilding forum.. I like it.. at the same time.. get nervous!!

[Shadow]

You're so sweet xxx

!?!?! Shadow !?!?!

Met my previous partner online but I wasn't nervous at all,just wanted to see how he would compare to his cute pic.Of course if you're going to meet somebody,don't do it in the woods!

[Smurlos]

Well for a forum I co-ran, I went to a group meet up about 6 years back now - that was the first time I ever met anyone online. But my friend Kayleigh also was a member and came with me so we went as a two.

I then met a guy called Vinny - but that doesn't really count as it was through my mate Nik (who is an RL mate).

Then I had a friend called Ingrid come to stay with me from Sweden. She was a girl (yes a GIRL!) I met on a buffy/angel forum, but I was going to see The Rasmus and she wanted to go too. From the same forum it turned out another two of the people we spoke to were going to the exact same gig. So we had a mini-meet up between us, which was reeeeeeeally cool! Because we were both quite shy and such it was a bit weird and quiet at times, but generally speaking it was fun.

My first meet with a guy arranged by myself etc. was with a guy called Colin. I didn't do what every person SHOULD do and that is to tell someone where you are going... I felt like maybe they would judge me for meeting up with a guy online and think I was a slut and after one thing. But I had seen him on his webcam and spoken to him on the phone so I knew he was ok. He turned out to be a really nice down to earth guy, we got along really well and I really liked him. But things didn't really work out (long story).

So yeah... I think that meeting people online is not all bad. You just have to be sure and certain that who you are meeting is who they say they are.

[Steven]

ive met up with about 10 pps online now...I think i was nervous with most especially if were meeting up for dating purposes.

Well, there is one I have my eye on and the date aint coming fast enough

[joseph]

i would be very very happy if i met them in rel life but i woud be very abit scared and shy aswell.

I would love to but i'd be extremely nervious.

[CardShark]

I'd be nervous thinking they where a serial killer !?!?!

If you had that option I would of selected it .

I have done before, met an ex on a social networking site, we met in a public place, had a drink and went home, did that a few times before we even went near doing anything, felt a bit less like some random internet meet then!

I think as long as its a public place and you can get away easy (should the worst happen) its all cool!

Depends who it is. I recently met my boyfriend, and thought I would be really nervous! But the second I got off the plane it felt completely normal and nothing was "weird" at all. Everything seemed perfect actually - oh, especially when everyone was staring at us as we kissed and hugged, haha.

Originally Posted by Shadow

Hokay, so now I'm curious ...

How do you guys feel about meeting up in real life with people you meet on Gayspeak (for example), on a 1-2-1 basis ?

I've attached a poll for your perusal, but if you have any thoughts, feel free to post away !!

!?!?! Shadow !?!?!

I think it's a brilliant idea, I know this is a global site, but couldn't everyone all meet and have a little party in their own countries and then share stories and pictures here on GS?

Or even be more ambitious and everyone meet in one country and treat it as a holiday? (not UK please )

I have been a member of a certain forum for four years now and for the last two of them alot of us have met up once a year and had a big party at a public venue. Our first was in Peterborough, this year was in Brighton and our next one which is in January 09 will be held at a venue in Birmingham. It is so good meeting up with friends old and new.
About 150 odd go now


Any ideas, or is it just thinking overly ambitious ????

Originally Posted by Star Twister

Or even be more ambitious and everyone meet in one country and treat it as a holiday? (not UK please )

Any ideas, or is it just thinking overly ambitious ????

We should have a poll

Maybe first question should be: Most Gay country? or Most Beautiful? or another description???