Orthodox Christian Dating

[truefiction1]

Have any of you Orthodox singles tried meeting someone through the Orthodox Christian Dating site? Are you guys familiar with it?

 

[ArmyMatt]

I never knew there was an Orthodox dating site, but I do know it can work. my wife and I first started talking through facebook and OrthodoXCircle

 

[truefiction1]

I never knew there was an Orthodox dating site, but I do know it can work. my wife and I first started talking through facebook and OrthodoXCircle

Hmmm... thanks. I'm asking on behalf of a certain single guy I know. He's interested in making some Orthodox friends, and where we live most the young adults seem to have left the Church. Not much going on socially in the average parish, I'm sorry to say.

 

[Cappadocious]

Just remember that online dating selects for more than just the explicit preferences people put down.

 

[truefiction1]

Just remember that online dating selects for more than just the explicit preferences people put down.

I've been checking out this Orthodox Christian Dating site, and it doesn't seem to select for anything. I don't think it's as automated as other dating sites I've heard of.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Hmmm... thanks. I'm asking on behalf of a certain single guy I know. He's interested in making some Orthodox friends, and where we live most the young adults seem to have left the Church. Not much going on socially in the average parish, I'm sorry to say.

ah, si si. I can say that I have made many friends through online social media, that I have met later in life face to face (to include this past weekend). it can help in a lot of ways.

 

[~Anastasia~]

I wasn't Orthodox of course, but I met my husband online.

Rather ironic ... it was the exact same reason. Everyone in church and all the serious Christians I knew were married, which was why I joined the site (a now-defunct Christian singles site). I made friends there that I am still in regular contact with (nearly all women) now years later. Only me becoming Orthodox means that much of the commonality I sought with him as far as faith is no longer common. But it's certainly possible to make real friends and relationships online. One of my good female friends is someone I first met online over 20 years ago. (The site I joined didn't select for anything either - one could search, but actually most real connections were made through the forum.)

 

[All4Christ]

I never knew there was an Orthodox dating site, but I do know it can work. my wife and I first started talking through facebook and OrthodoXCircle

Same here

 

[truefiction1]

Well, for an update, that single guy I know put his profile on the Orthodox Christian Dating site, but as of yet there aren't a whole lot of people on there within reasonable distance. It might be nice if more people knew about the site. It seems there are a lot more members joining recently, perhaps some of them even joined because of this thread. My young single friend has been messaging a girl in Illinois (like a 12 hour car ride away).

 

[~Anastasia~]

I wonder if there's any way to get the word out via the campus organization? (I forget the name at the moment)

 

[buzuxi02]

Problem with most online dating sites is that there are 50 men for every woman. So the odds are not too good. It can work, Heck my cousin met and married an australian girl on a greek online dating site. His daughter now basically has triple citizenship, lol. Of course my cousin was on that dating site for like 10 years.

 

[Dewi Sant]

I used to be very regular on OC but haven't been able to get on for maybe six months or more.
Anyone else get this message?

 

[truefiction1]

Last I knew, no. I'll try logging in to OC and see what happens.

 

[Dewi Sant]

I can't get past that screen.
It's upsetting because I think I was midconversation when it happened.

I used to be a supporter but had to remanage my account and didn't set the debit up again.
Maybe this is some glitch from that.

 

[truefiction1]

I was able to log in just fine. Maybe your membership expired or something. I'd just register over again as a free member.

 

[seashale76]

Well, for an update, that single guy I know put his profile on the Orthodox Christian Dating site, but as of yet there aren't a whole lot of people on there within reasonable distance. It might be nice if more people knew about the site. It seems there are a lot more members joining recently, perhaps some of them even joined because of this thread. My young single friend has been messaging a girl in Illinois (like a 12 hour car ride away).

I can't help it. I'm just picturing someone that finds someone else close to them, only to discover they go to the same parish, already know each other, and wouldn't date each other for all the tea in China, or maybe already dated that person and it didn't work out. I feel for the single folks.

 

[truefiction1]

I can't help it. I'm just picturing someone that finds someone else close to them, only to discover they go to the same parish, already know each other, and wouldn't date each other for all the tea in China, or maybe already dated that person and it didn't work out. I feel for the single folks.

Yeah... its probably reminiscent of that old J Giles Band song, "Love Stinks".

 

[ZaidaBoBaida]

I wasn't Orthodox of course, but I met my husband online.

Rather ironic ... it was the exact same reason. Everyone in church and all the serious Christians I knew were married, which was why I joined the site (a now-defunct Christian singles site). I made friends there that I am still in regular contact with (nearly all women) now years later. Only me becoming Orthodox means that much of the commonality I sought with him as far as faith is no longer common. But it's certainly possible to make real friends and relationships online. One of my good female friends is someone I first met online over 20 years ago. (The site I joined didn't select for anything either - one could search, but actually most real connections were made through the forum.)

I thought a lot of Orthodox churches wouldn't Chrismate 1/2 of a married couple if the other half wasn't also joining? How does your husband handle your conversion?

 

[~Anastasia~]

I thought a lot of Orthodox churches wouldn't Chrismate 1/2 of a married couple if the other half wasn't also joining? How does your husband handle your conversion?

I've never heard of that. Thank God my priest didn't insist on that? I'm not sure how it is right that a spouse could prevent one from being able to join the Church? Another catechumen was chrismated soon before me and his wife was a staunch Catholic and rejected the Church.

And to answer your question, at times he handles it better than at other times. He is currently exploring things that greatly concern me, so perhaps the bigger issue is that I'm not handling his spiritual pursuits that well right now - I am often quite grieved.

I don't know if any Churches deny one being able to join if the spouse will not join. The first priest I spoke with advised me to go slowly, and to be gentle with my husband. But neither of them denied me being received into the Church.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I thought a lot of Orthodox churches wouldn't Chrismate 1/2 of a married couple if the other half wasn't also joining?

no they do. and I know a few where the other spouse becomes Orthodox a little later.