Any of you guys try online dating?
11-23-2010, 12:00 AM
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Any of you guys try online dating?
I've recently tried online dating for the first time because I suck at meeting people in person and thought I'd give it a try. I haven't had any luck yet, have any of you guys? I know my brother met his wife through online dating, so I figured I'd try it out.
11-23-2010, 12:10 AM
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Preferably the w4MMMMMMM section or the little-known Whiskers feature..
Preferably the w4MMMMMMM section or the little-known Whiskers feature..
11-23-2010, 07:30 AM
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online dating is very hit and miss. I met my current GF on one site, have met some nut jobs on another site, and some rather decent women on a third.
Sucks being in this area, Slick, because there are slim picking. You typically get your best luck when someone joins a site and they havent yet been subjected to a bunch of douchebags who ruin it for them.
Sucks being in this area, Slick, because there are slim picking. You typically get your best luck when someone joins a site and they havent yet been subjected to a bunch of douchebags who ruin it for them.
11-23-2010, 08:55 AM
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My buddy did eharmony.. it was crap but he was desperate to meet ladies with his busy schedule, he went on 3 dates and all 3 were total mismatches for him. An acquaintance is doing okCupid.. meh. You'll probably find more winners in the escort section of backpages or casual encounters of CL.
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11-23-2010, 08:56 AM
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11-23-2010, 08:06 PM
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^Don't you have to pay money to have an account?
11-23-2010, 08:33 PM
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I met my soon-to-be-ex-wife on Yahoo Personals back when it was free (1999, I think). Is that a valid testimonial? My co-worker is really pushing eHarmony since he's really found a great lady. And I'll agree, she's a great catch.
I've heard from other people that when you do eHarmony, you have a pretty good chance at getting "no matches found" right off the bat. My co-worker had the same thing, but he said just leave it alone and matches will be found later. You'd think eharm would work on that negative first impression a little harder. But, I guess the message is to wait it out a bit before giving up. Another interesting thing with eharm (that I like), is that they give you matches, you don't browse for profiles. This is different from Match, which is like any other dating site.
In any case, I have a few months before I can give any personal reports on that.
I've heard from other people that when you do eHarmony, you have a pretty good chance at getting "no matches found" right off the bat. My co-worker had the same thing, but he said just leave it alone and matches will be found later. You'd think eharm would work on that negative first impression a little harder. But, I guess the message is to wait it out a bit before giving up. Another interesting thing with eharm (that I like), is that they give you matches, you don't browse for profiles. This is different from Match, which is like any other dating site.
In any case, I have a few months before I can give any personal reports on that.
11-24-2010, 04:26 AM
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I was on match.com for a couple of years. I met some interesting people, and all in all, I had fun. Then I went on to craigslist, posted an ad not expecting much and subsequently met a girl. We got married six months later. And no, she wasn't pregnant.
We just celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary and have a happy, healthy 2 1/2 year-old daughter.
We just celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary and have a happy, healthy 2 1/2 year-old daughter.
11-24-2010, 02:36 PM
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I met my current GF on a site called plentyoffish . com
I like the site because it is free and you know that whomever you send and email to can get and reply to your email. I met a few crazies on the site and I met a few "lookers" and also a few that were just looking to hook up.
Online dating is very hit and miss, but so is meeting at a bar or club or a Barnes and Noble.
I like the site because it is free and you know that whomever you send and email to can get and reply to your email. I met a few crazies on the site and I met a few "lookers" and also a few that were just looking to hook up.
Online dating is very hit and miss, but so is meeting at a bar or club or a Barnes and Noble.
11-24-2010, 02:50 PM
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Slick aren't you young, like < 20 years old?
I say keep working on the face-to-face meetings while you're young because it probably won't get easier to learn and master as you get older. It's something that will develop naturally with practice and some people are just late bloomers.
Not trying to tell you what to do but I'd hate to see the online thing get in the way of that social skill, plus I can't imagine very many girls your age and what you'd be looking for at this point in your life would be on there, but maybe I'm wrong
I say keep working on the face-to-face meetings while you're young because it probably won't get easier to learn and master as you get older. It's something that will develop naturally with practice and some people are just late bloomers.
Not trying to tell you what to do but I'd hate to see the online thing get in the way of that social skill, plus I can't imagine very many girls your age and what you'd be looking for at this point in your life would be on there, but maybe I'm wrong
11-25-2010, 07:04 AM
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I have been on a site for a few years and ended up dating the first girl I met for almost 6 months. I have since met a few really nice girls but I guess I'm not in the dating mood anymore so we just hook up. I also got stalker girls online but have managed to meet only one crazy, should have updated her pics to reflect the 10 lbs she gained, girl.
Once I got over the whole stigma of online dating, it was actually nice. Like I said, met the one girl who I still love cause I'm a loser but have a handful of hot girls that actively call me to hook up. Online is where I learned that the worse you treat girls, the better they treat you.
Edit - I agree with whomever mentioned you have to get the girls that just joined because so many dirty old men message them and scare them off pretty quickly.
Once I got over the whole stigma of online dating, it was actually nice. Like I said, met the one girl who I still love cause I'm a loser but have a handful of hot girls that actively call me to hook up. Online is where I learned that the worse you treat girls, the better they treat you.
Edit - I agree with whomever mentioned you have to get the girls that just joined because so many dirty old men message them and scare them off pretty quickly.
12-01-2010, 02:32 PM
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My friend used plentyoffish but just for lays. He met his fiancee on I think match. They hit it off and were engaged in like 2 months and they are moving out together. A tad quick for me but he's 31 and has been in an 11 year relationship with no marriage.
12-02-2010, 11:31 AM
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My best friend met his fiance on craigslist 
12-02-2010, 10:52 PM
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I met my current GF on a site called plentyoffish . com
I like the site because it is free and you know that whomever you send and email to can get and reply to your email. I met a few crazies on the site and I met a few "lookers" and also a few that were just looking to hook up.
Online dating is very hit and miss, but so is meeting at a bar or club or a Barnes and Noble.
I like the site because it is free and you know that whomever you send and email to can get and reply to your email. I met a few crazies on the site and I met a few "lookers" and also a few that were just looking to hook up.
Online dating is very hit and miss, but so is meeting at a bar or club or a Barnes and Noble.
POF wasn't bad at all it's hit or miss like any other setting. Best part is the fact it's free. I had a buddy use match and he has met his fair share of headcases, mostly girls who just got out of LTRs with low self esteem.
12-03-2010, 12:39 AM
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12-03-2010, 09:15 AM
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12-03-2010, 01:15 PM
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idk, I use to have low self confidence and stuff so I would always be online. Ever since I've gotten internet at 12 years old, I've been talking to chicks online. It started off on Yahoo chat, I found a pic of one of my sisters friends, a good looking dude and used his pic, mind you I was only 12 so don't bash me for it lol.
Anyways I would pick up chicks, and have them go on webcam like no other. I've even had like realtionships with them and they counted me as their boyfriend even though I only had one freaking picture and no web cam, I don't know how someone can fall for such crap.
Anyways my point of that was, I matched my words to fit the picture. I basically learned how to sweet talk girls into doing whatever and falling for me by starting off online.
I still have pretty low self confidence because of my weight, I'm not to bad, but still need to lose some weight. I do have a girlfriend currently, talked for 2 months, dated for almost 2 months, met her at a hookah bar/cafe place.
Just be confident but don't seem cocky, simple as that. Always smile, something about me smiling gets the ladies, might work for others as well.
Anyways I would pick up chicks, and have them go on webcam like no other. I've even had like realtionships with them and they counted me as their boyfriend even though I only had one freaking picture and no web cam, I don't know how someone can fall for such crap.
Anyways my point of that was, I matched my words to fit the picture. I basically learned how to sweet talk girls into doing whatever and falling for me by starting off online.
I still have pretty low self confidence because of my weight, I'm not to bad, but still need to lose some weight. I do have a girlfriend currently, talked for 2 months, dated for almost 2 months, met her at a hookah bar/cafe place.
Just be confident but don't seem cocky, simple as that. Always smile, something about me smiling gets the ladies, might work for others as well.
12-03-2010, 01:27 PM
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12-03-2010, 05:04 PM
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idk, I use to have low self confidence and stuff so I would always be online. Ever since I've gotten internet at 12 years old, I've been talking to chicks online. It started off on Yahoo chat, I found a pic of one of my sisters friends, a good looking dude and used his pic, mind you I was only 12 so don't bash me for it lol.
Anyways I would pick up chicks, and have them go on webcam like no other. I've even had like realtionships with them and they counted me as their boyfriend even though I only had one freaking picture and no web cam, I don't know how someone can fall for such crap.
Anyways my point of that was, I matched my words to fit the picture. I basically learned how to sweet talk girls into doing whatever and falling for me by starting off online.
I still have pretty low self confidence because of my weight, I'm not to bad, but still need to lose some weight. I do have a girlfriend currently, talked for 2 months, dated for almost 2 months, met her at a hookah bar/cafe place.
Just be confident but don't seem cocky, simple as that. Always smile, something about me smiling gets the ladies, might work for others as well.
Anyways I would pick up chicks, and have them go on webcam like no other. I've even had like realtionships with them and they counted me as their boyfriend even though I only had one freaking picture and no web cam, I don't know how someone can fall for such crap.
Anyways my point of that was, I matched my words to fit the picture. I basically learned how to sweet talk girls into doing whatever and falling for me by starting off online.
I still have pretty low self confidence because of my weight, I'm not to bad, but still need to lose some weight. I do have a girlfriend currently, talked for 2 months, dated for almost 2 months, met her at a hookah bar/cafe place.
Just be confident but don't seem cocky, simple as that. Always smile, something about me smiling gets the ladies, might work for others as well.
12-03-2010, 07:35 PM
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I'll be honest with you guys. I have extremely low self confidence so I don't bother putting myself through the stress of trying to meet girls at school or whatever. I suck at it, I have no skills. It's just as simple as that.
12-03-2010, 08:43 PM
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Only thing you must do is be yourself, man...no matter what that is...some people will love you for it, some people will want to be friends with you for it, and some people will fuck you for it.
That said, I met my fiance on match.com. 3.5 years later, going strong.
That said, I met my fiance on match.com. 3.5 years later, going strong.
12-24-2010, 10:26 PM
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Alof ot people I know have dated online, including myself. Online dating works for some, and not for others. Two of my cousin married the girl they met online. It never worked for me.