swing for life

I am a single young man of 24 and seeking a women to share my life with. I have gone to bars to find an intelligent, beautiful, single girl to go out with and have a good time. Maybe even get to know better and to have a meaningful relationship if things go well. Many dating services are available these days, but I have yet to try any of them out. In a way, I'm afraid to use these dating services because of the feedback I am getting from my friends that have tried it. Some have taken girls that they have met on these dates for candle light dinners and to movies. Some have had dates full of passion and are still dating the same girls. One of my buddies even proposed and is getting married in a month. I am the best man.

I don't know if my idea of trying out these dating services is such a good idea, even though one of my buddies has found his fiancee through one. The thought of me caressing her arm and not knowing if she really likes me makes me a little nervous. How do I know if she really wants to go out with me because of me or because she just met me on some dating services website on the Internet.

I guess you could say that I am an old-fashion guy that likes to ask his dates out the old way. To met a girl and talk to her face-to-face and if the chemistry seems to be there, ask her out on a date. I know what she looks like, and she knows what I look like before we even agree to go out. Maybe this kind of thinking is why I am still single but it is just the way I am.

I am going on a camping trip with about 10 of my buddies and all of them have dates except for me and one other friend of mine. The trip is in a week and I don't have anyone to invite yet. How bad would it be to try one of these sites out and maybe ask a girl I find interesting if she would like to join us. It seems like really short notice but I don't have any other girls in mind that I would like to invite. How bad would that be?