Has anyone tried online dating? If so, how did it go?

I really want to try online dating but I’m kind of scared people are really messed up in the head and when I had a POF account ALL the guys that hit me up all wanted nothing but sex than called me childish for turning them down. I was literally on the app for 5mins before I deactivated my account. I’ve had classy photos on my profile nothing crazy or over the top and as soon as I hit submit nothing but dick pics getting send to me, all my messages said let’s fuck or how they want to put me in certain positions it just really made me sick. I’d tried Christian mingle and it wasn’t as bad as POF but it had its moments. I just want to meet someone that I can have good conversations with, that’s not trying to have sex right away, hangout with, enjoy each other’s company and down the line have something serious. I feel like nowadays that’s asking for a lot.