I’ve really not noticed much difference between meeting somebody in person versus online. They can both work or fail and I’ve done both a lot in the past so I’m not just talking out of my ass. The only thing I can say is that it’s much easier to convince somebody to hangout if you’ve already met them in person prior. Then yes there are those people who are just looking for attention or a quick fix and don’t know how to be serious about dating. It’s easy to skip over the bad apples if you’re on the mission of obtaining a life partner. Not everyone wants that though, some people enjoy the freedom of being single or just enjoying some short-term dating. The way to get online dating to work best is to not set certain expectations, because when you do you will almost always be disappointed.