How did you get to this site and what were you hoping for when joining?

Also, did you achieve whatever you were after? In my case, having no real life friends, I joined this thing on an impulse : "I wonder if a relationship site for anime lovers exists". Apparently it does, though it seems like the relationship part is the smallest part of the site, this seems to be mostly for finding friends and less about matches (the system being based simply on anime is kinda lame). Where was I, ah, so I randomly joined, testing my luck to see if I could find an anime lover from my country - Doubt that's going to happen as I've made a post in the "Local Talk" forum and got no replies (yet). Well, I kinda just felt like typing something here, not really interested in how you got to the site and such, BUT, since it is my topic afterall, it is my responsibility to check for replies. At this point I wonder how long this comment is going to be - time to post and find out.

I stumbled on here out of curiosity while I was looking for new friends :p I pretty much came here just to find more anime lovers to socialize with :3 I say I've achieved that to an extent

I googled anime dating sight and this is what popped up. When I first joined the sight I didn't really put any effort into it, that was about 2 years ago I think. Now I'm here and active. Sometimes I wonder what it'd have been like if I actually put the effort in when I first signed up.

Mine was same as midas actually. Feeling rejected as my last crush wanted another girl and seeing how hopeless it is to find a bf in my area with other dating sites over charging you to use theirs I Google free dating site for anime lovers.

I have seen similar threads XD. I like to clarify the reasons why I use this website. Unlike many of you, I didn't google Anime Dating because I don't feel lonely due to the fact that finding anime fans is difficult. But it seems that a contact whom I knew from a penpalling website didn't believe I'm the person I claim to be, so he introduced me this website out of kindness. My analysis of his motive is that my using so many international social media "convinced" him that I was actually needy and lonely, I craved for a foreign partner. How many times do I have need to prove "I mean what I say, I say what I mean" to that person? What lets me down is always misunderstandings from people whom I regard to be able to understand some of my thoughts. As a matter of fact, before I analyzed his motives, I created an account on this website just out of curiosity, this is the second otaku community I know besides Myanimelist...Considering the fact that my English isn't fluent enough to discuss anime in depth, I rarely use MAL. I decided to stay on this website, because I have come across some like-minded people. Moreover, unlike that penpalling website, few people here approach me and expect me to act like a "Chinese girl"....90% unpleasant experiences I have had online were caused by white foreigners who enjoy flirting with their collection of Chinese chicks... To tell the truth, I enjoy the atmosphere here...Fewer active members, fewer conversations. Most active members are pretty nice. What's more, this is a good place to observe feelers. I hoped I could know more people, gain more insights here. Though I'm rather introverted, at times I want to socialize with various people, especially with my fellow intuitive thinkers or feelers.

Ah I wish there was a reply option. To the one above me, your english is probably better than most. What is this "chinese girl" thing you're talking about? Also, if I understood it right, you're on social media because you're looking for friends, just not a partner. Correct me if I didn't understand.

I was hoping to make some online (or even in-person) friends or possibly make a deeper connection with someone, even if it didn't lead to anything too serious. But that's really hard for me to do here, and 99% of the time, I feel like I'm having to push to keep any conversations going. Kinda getting tired of this site again already. Seems a lot of anime fans have the sporadic/bubbly/always joking/always meme posting type personality, so I can't keep anyone's attention here.