I think introductions are mostly done in people's profiles. There are a few peopel who will introduce themselves on the discussion boards. Personally ithink yo ulearn a lot about a person from their discussiosns themselves.

Hello from southeast Virginia!

Hi and welcome. You can tell who's visited your profile and who lives closest to you. Much to discover.

Greetings and salutations.

Try becoming a greeter, and helping newcomers settle in.
If someone makes comments that resonate, then you visit their profile page - it is not "stalking" - and provided their profile resonates, you can choose to "follow" them. Your own profile page shows people you are following and people who are following you. It's all quite open, which is why I am almost adicted to this site. (Did I write "almost". Scrub that word!!)

Hi I am in the same boat too Love this dialoque and forums and love to make more friends too

By 'introductions' do you mean messaging? I try to message one new person each day. I don't see the point in just passively waiting for things to happen. Generally, my experience has been positive. Most people, if their profile passes muster, are pleasant, if not pleased. There may be the odd car crash of course, just as in life.

Hi! I'm new even though it seems I started this account a while ago. I'm here because I'm a born and raised atheist who only has one person in her life and he's Christian. I CAN'T talk about this stuff with him and I need to talk about it. So here I am.

Hello.

It only takes one to start the trend. Go for it.

Hiya lad. How are ya? I am contemplating getting up for work. What are you up to?

hello

This place advertises itself as a dating site. People come here for that reason and then discover what a great community this is and get absorbed in that. I think that's a good thing. Anyway, it's OKAY to view profiles. If you think you might be interested in someone based on their profile, you can follow them. Then you'll get alerts when they make posts which will help you get to know them a bit. They will know you've viewed their profile and will know you follow them, so if you're a bit shy, this is a subtle way of indicating possible interest. Just jump in with both feet, participate, and if someone seems interesting, reach out directly. Have fun!

I started to when I joined, but I ended up making it my profile. Do what you're comfortable doing. It's kind of laid back here.

Oh, and welcome.

I didn't do one, just seemed like more spam for points.