i am shy and i rarely talk to guys in bars. in fact, i rarely go to bars, but one night i went to a ski move after party at some bar downtown. right before i left this guy came up and started talking to me. my friend made us exchange contact into, and when he saw my email address, he mentioned this website that he sometimes goes on to check route conditions ... well, about a week or so later (after i moved to colorado) i got a pm saying he didn't remember my "real" name but remembered my avatar. eventually the "internet dating" began.
so ... the moral of the story is it DOES exist ... and i am now happily having cake ... and eating it too.