You met your love based on a niche common interest/activity--programming in PHP--as opposed to a broad common activity--online dating. Not trying to trivialize anything you said... your story is completely awesome, actually. I just want to point out that even though what you did technically qualifies as "online dating," it's very different from the kind of online dating criticized in this interview!
Oh, I know. However, it's the article and headline that is at fault. Online dating sites are one thing. Meeting online is a completely different thing. =)
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Choosing PHP over Python, Perl, and ASP.
Countless hours on #php.
Meeting and talking with a girl I met on #php for hours on end on the phone.
"Dating" online.
Meeting 2 months after we started "dating".
Me moving to another country 3 months after that.
Marrying 6 years later.
Happily married and expecting our second child later this month. =)
You met your love based on a niche common interest/activity--programming in PHP--as opposed to a broad common activity--online dating. Not trying to trivialize anything you said... your story is completely awesome, actually. I just want to point out that even though what you did technically qualifies as "online dating," it's very different from the kind of online dating criticized in this interview!
Oh, I know. However, it's the article and headline that is at fault. Online dating sites are one thing. Meeting online is a completely different thing. =)