Katelyn – some guys are a lot less awkward than others, true. And some girls are a lot more succinct than others.

In my experience, dating online is usually awkward because you (I) make an immediate emotional connection/assumption of a connection based on data and not based on what it’s like to actually be in the person’s presence. The facts about a person and the Person him/herself can be/often are two entirely different spheres of reality — not because people lie (that happens too) but because humans have more to them than factual characteristics and "presentation." Maybe it’s just how I operate personally, but I have to actually be in someone’s presence to really get a feel for who they are and what they’re about, as opposed to how they present themselves. Meaningful, fulfilling relationships need to be about what’s behind the presentation (at least, I believe this) — and for me, it’s better to start off with at least the possiblity of getting an intuitive, gut-level "this is a good person" sense rather than filtering through people based on their age/height/love of James Bond.

That said, of course I’ve tried it and had a lot of fun. Some guys are definitely less awkward than others.