We all know how frightening it is to meet someone for the first time in a typical blind date scenario. When you meet someone online, it seems to me that there should be an opportunity to remove a lot of the uncertainty. Not only can you provide pictures, but you can ask for on demand poses to be sure of who you're talking to. And you can spend time talking/chatting deeply to get a sense of who the person is and what they're motivations are. And yet the fear persists. Dare I call it terror?

I am just a regular guy with average looks and good intentions. How can I communicate that to a woman so that she might actually want to meet me? Are women willing to talk? Or are they just as tongue tied as they would be in person? I have rather well developed verbal skills so I talk easily. Finding someone else who also is conversational has been quite difficult. I am sincerely trying to break through and make a connection with someone without being creepy. Why does this seem to be so difficult? How do I overcome a woman's fears and allow her to reach out the same way I am?