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Okay, lets be honest here:
There's a lot of creeps on dating sites--
And there's also not a huge, huge LGBT community in highschool.
1+1= A teen like myself looking for same-sex encounters through these dating sites.

Now that we have that established, I think I need to give you the details of my situation. I'll keep this concise.
For one, I'm bi, and for a while, I've been wanting to explore my sexuality, but with a girlfriend, I never really got to taste that second side of me.
So, in my quest to discover more of myself, I decided to break up with my girlfriend.
I feel like an a**, but at the same time, I feel it necessary to know that big part of yourself. Plus, she was bi too, and had that chance to explore, whilst I hadn't.
Now, bearing that in mind, my high-school junior-butt joined a dating site.
And I kinda have to smear my age, seeing as you cannot choose any age below 18. :1
So, my first problem is saying that I'm older than I am, but it's not like the consent laws stop me from doing anything illegal, so I'm not worried about getting 'caught', but on the other hand, most everyone on these dating site are like, in their 20's.
I"m surrounded by older, more independent men, and although I like the idea of being with someone slightly older, every person I've spoken to has told me that having a relationship or even an encounter with someone in their twenties is 'bad'. My sisters are especially wary of me doing anything with older gentlemen in their 20's.
...Anyway, I wanted to say that I went on a date with someone I met from these sites, and we talked for about a month, before finally deciding to meet at a street-mall for some coffee.
The guy was 22, and super sweet, had a great sense of humor, very exposed to a variety of cultures(Which helped me explain the "Hare-Krishna" background I had) and overall I got great vibes from him.
I decided to spend the night at his place, because I was feeling pretty comfortable after hanging out for the whole day. He made it clear before we went over that I wasn't obligated to /do/ anything with him, and as it turned out, I wasn't pressured.
Personally, everything went perfectly, and I really enjoyed having a brush up with my first man-to-man experience.
And yet, I am still a target of scorn from my sister who thinks that what I did was really stupid.
...I feel like I have enough common sense to know whether or not I'm comfortable in a situation, and if I like a person, but I still want to know if what I did was within reason, or if I was lucky to have escaped an encounter with something unwanted.
I want to go another date with him, and perhaps others, but I don't want to do anything wrong.
Er...Help me out? I'm kinda stuck right now.

I met my current partner online. We've been living together for four and a half years now. Before I met him, I had a short relationship with a guy that I met online, I had a friends with benefits situation with a guy that I met online, and I had a couple of one night stands with guys that I met online (yes, it was on the first "date").

So it's definitely possible to meet normal people online, and I don't see anything wrong with meeting people online as long as you're careful about it (I was not careful. I just gave people my address. I don't recommend doing that. I was pretty lucky). Meeting in public is usually a good idea. A place with a big parking lot is nice if you don't want the person to see your license plate. It's also good to bring a friend or at least tell someone where you will be and when to expect you back. After that, it's basically like meeting someone anywhere else. I mean, if you meet online then meet up for coffee, it's not really any different at that point than seeing a hottie in the grocery store and exchanging phone numbers or going out to lunch with the new guy at work.

So if your sister thinks it was stupid just because you met online, then I strongly disagree with her. And if she thinks it was stupid because you only just met him, then I disagree with her there too. Everyone is ready for sexual things at different times. Some people feel ready for sex on the first date or without even technically dating at all. Other people like to wait a few days, others a few weeks, others months, others even wait years. As long as everyone is educated, comfortable, willing, legal, and prepared, then it's probably ok. Don't let anyone make you feel bad for feeling ready before they do or for feeling ready after they do. I personally would not have fooled around with or dated a 22 year old when I was a junior in high school because I was never really into older guys. But as long as he knows your real age and you're sure that you're legal, then I see no reason why shouldn't see him again if you both want to.

Oh, I mentioned above, but I'd like to note again, that my age, according to consent laws, is not a problem at all in the state of Colorado.
I think I worded it strangely in my original post. Sorry about that.

PS: I also have proper identification. :3