I hate bars and don't meet people well that way.
So when I moved to town I used http://classifieds2000.com and http://personals.yahoo.com
Met a lot, dated some, had so much sex I burned out on it!
Met someone special, we've been together 3 years.
It can...but take it into the real world as soon as possible. I know over dozens of online shit that failed (several of them involving me) but six or seven that worked out