JohnM Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hmm two matches today. I've not been on for a week, so I do think that helps. Link to post Share on other sites
somedude81 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I thought was the case with all dating sites With dating sites you can at least make a profile and try to convey who you are. I'd say that pictures are about 75% on OLD. On Tinder pictures are 100%. Link to post Share on other sites
smg15 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 With dating sites you can at least make a profile and try to convey who you are. I'd say that pictures are about 75% on OLD. On Tinder pictures are 100%. It does not matter what's in a women's essay, if I don't like the pic there will be no message Link to post Share on other sites
Black Cement Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Last few months have sucked as far as relationships go but finally decided to move on. I've been meeting new girls but they all have boyfriends & I don't want to be a side dude again. So my ex girlfriend of all ppl told me to use Tinder. I've been liking every girl on there just for an ego boost, and got 100 matches so far. But there's this one cute girl who I've been talking to, & I think I may meet up with her, but I'm on the fence with it. It just seems kinda weird meeting ppl online. So anybody have and success stories? Link to post Share on other sites
NopeNah Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Good friend of mine does. I met his "girl" over the holidays and she was hot! BUT.... she just seemed so desperate for a man. It was actually comical! Link to post Share on other sites
Dallers Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 PoF and OkC big fails for me. Tinder big win. You can never tell where is best as it is chance and luck with love I found Tinder the simplest and most effective. Current girl I am dating very pleased to find on there. The amount of messages a girl gets on PoF and OkC etc gives you very little possibility of making it to the top of the pile. With Tinder she picks you out of the long list of guys meaning you have a far greater chance. Link to post Share on other sites
organizedchaos Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Last few months have sucked as far as relationships go but finally decided to move on. I've been meeting new girls but they all have boyfriends & I don't want to be a side dude again. So my ex girlfriend of all ppl told me to use Tinder. I've been liking every girl on there just for an ego boost, and got 100 matches so far. But there's this one cute girl who I've been talking to, & I think I may meet up with her, but I'm on the fence with it. It just seems kinda weird meeting ppl online. So anybody have and success stories? Define success. It's been discussed, so do a search. But yes, it can work for finding a relationship. I'm in one from using it. Link to post Share on other sites
michellew Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Its pretty normal to meet people online nowadays; not weird. Whatever you decide, don't wait too long. From personal experience, I can tell you that most women don't like all of the back and forth messages for too long and will lose interest. Ask for her number and then ask if she's free for coffee or a drink. If you like her after your first meet, then take her on a real date next time. Link to post Share on other sites
GTR King Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I am currently using tinder and having better success rate than pof ok cupid etc... Best to get there number after 2-3 days of talking then arrange a date etc Link to post Share on other sites
xUnknown Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I've had some success stories. One hookup (well, she came back again for round 2 lol) Few dates One girl from college that we had a think freshman year, she liked me, i hit her up then started dating. Link to post Share on other sites
shoegal4 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I would like to hear some opinions from people who have done OLD. I'm pretty new to it and still a bit naive. I've met a few people online but it always seems to end up in disappointment. I've been single for about 7 months now and I've tried my hardest to put myself out there (something I've never done in the past due to an unhealthy relationship that lasted quite some time). Anyway, I've done the POF (horrible results) and Tinder (not so bad). Both were interesting and although I find OLD to be quite bizarre and inorganic, I've had fun doing it. I want to see what other peoples thoughts are on Tinder. People give it a bad wrap and I understand since I sometimes feel that it's merely a catalyst to 1. find pure priceless entertainment and 2. give men the opportunity to be openly horny and inappropriate. I've matched with plenty of people but it's been more quantity than quality. And I've met one guy who I talk to everyday that borders on both friendship and a highly sexual/flirtatious relationship. Is this weird? Anyone else experience this? Link to post Share on other sites
simplicity1 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Try OkCupid. It's a little more genuine since people often spend more time on writing their profiles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Frank2thepoint Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 2. give men the opportunity to be openly horny and inappropriate. This is because there are a lot of women that entertain the behavior, so men get cocky when they realize how easily they can get sex just by being lewd. Link to post Share on other sites
Country_Girl Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Anyone have any luck with this app? Good bad stories? I just joined the other day, I have 11 matches so far. Just made some casual conversation so far with a few of them. I heard this app is notorious for guys looking for "hookups". Has this been your experience? I'm trying to avoid that, so any shirtless bathroom pics get an immediate "nope". Same goes for the guys that have a beer in hand in every single photo, as well as those who haven't filled out any info about themselves. Those who met people from Tinder, how did it go? Link to post Share on other sites
organizedchaos Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Theres a massive thread here on this topic, search and you'll find some great stories. Me, I dated a lot off it. And am now in a loving relationship with my gf that I met off tinder, going on six months strong now. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
acrosstheuniverse Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I found a lot of guys on there were after hookups. Wasn't an issue because it became evident very quickly. If they mentioned sex before we even met, I blocked them quickly. If they tried to get me into bed on a first date (suggesting a meal at theirs, for example) I didn't go, or if we went out I didn't go back to theirs. I simply did not hook up with them. With that attitude in place, I met tonnes of great guys. Must have met around 10 men in person, for dates. Some were great guys that it didn't work out with for whatever reason (either side wasn't feeling it) and I stayed friendly with them as pals. Some really good quality prospects too, I met with one Doctor and one surgeon for example. Met my current boyfriend on there back in January 2014. Met up for a date within a week or so, made it official after a few weeks. Moved in together officially this August, although he was staying at mine every night from around March. Just felt right. He said he just downloaded it to pass time and for fun. I was almost done with it because I was bored of the cycle of dating, started talking to him just in time. We had known about each other for years though, just never spoke properly. So he wasn't a total stranger. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
shet Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I've had minimal success. Didn't take it seriously and it still upset me how bad a time I had. Shortly before Xmas I had one woman hit on me hard on there because she was briefly in town. Quite attractive, good personality and funny, but I just wasn't prepared for something so brief and casual before she left back home 300 miles away in a couple days. Even though one evening she was 3 minutes walk away and begging me to come round and snuggle. I... do sometimes feel stupid with the benefit of hindsight. Link to post Share on other sites
venusishername Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Anyone have any luck with this app? Good bad stories? I just joined the other day, I have 11 matches so far. Just made some casual conversation so far with a few of them. I heard this app is notorious for guys looking for "hookups". Has this been your experience? I'm trying to avoid that, so any shirtless bathroom pics get an immediate "nope". Same goes for the guys that have a beer in hand in every single photo, as well as those who haven't filled out any info about themselves. Those who met people from Tinder, how did it go? I think it has a bad rep for the people who make it about 'hookups'. I have met a couple of great guys via Tinder. Actually, I've reconnected with two guys now that I met in person FIRST! (And it went very well). My thought is that you just have to be aware and straightforward about what you're looking for. You can usually tell early on what the intentions are. Almost always, if not clear to me, I will ask what someone is looking for before I agree to meet them. What I do is narrow it down to maybe 2 or 3 out of my matches and go from there. Yes, I'd say the shirtless photos and sexually suggestive photos are a good indication of just looking for sex. In my experience a little blurb written about yourself is a good sign. I personally find it overwhelming and I have to delete my account periodically while I go out with these people! It's too time consuming. Link to post Share on other sites
orangetree Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'm a girl and had really good experiences with Tinder. I only met two guys in person (both in their thirties) and both were super nice, intelligent, funny etc. One of them wasn't my type though so I didn't meet him again. It was clear though that he was interested in more than sex. The other guy I dated for a while, but then he asked me what we are and if I want us to be in a relationship. He told me he would really love that and is in love with me. I liked him a lot but wasn't in love so I called it quits. So yes, I absolutely think you can meet decent guys on Tinder. Also talked to another few who didn't seem to just look for a quick lay. But obviously I also got a few messages from guys who were basically asking me in the first message if I wanna hook up. Link to post Share on other sites
dragonfire13 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I was on Tinder for like a day... kept getting matches, but no one ever bothered to chat :-S. When it got to like the third picture of a penis as a profile picture, I deactivated lol. It was fun doing the whole swipe left/right thing though, and there were quite a few hot guys on there. Even though I deactivated my account I didn't uninstall the app...when I met a cute guy in real life and I got my phone out so we could exchange details, I saw him catch the app on my phone which raised an eyebrow lol. Ooops :-p Link to post Share on other sites
Rydo Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Lots of girls are just on it for hookups too. I met a few from it, one or two wanted more and one of them I did see exclusively but I did t want a full on relationship at the time so it ended. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ponchsox Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 When a woman wants to meet on Tinder, is her only intention to hook up if she's attracted to you? Not actually dating? Link to post Share on other sites
Poppyolive Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 No. Some might, others are open to something more. Some will say no hook ups,orcwgat they're looking for on their profile. Others you gauge. Don't just assume. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
me85 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Absolutely not! I hate how people think Tinder is just a sleazy easy way to hook up with strangers. Yes, there are those who treat it like that, they're called players and whores. I'm on Tinder and I do not do that. Yea, I want to meet cool guys and chat with them but I'm not on there to hook up with them. It may lead to that eventually on down the road sometimes but that is not my initial intention right off the bat, no. I've been on Tinder since May and have only met one guy off of there, whom I dated for a short period of time but only because he lived so far away and was not going to be in my hometown very long. We dated a little over a month. It was very decent and he was very respectful. Great guy, indeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shoegal4 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Met one guy who happened to match with me while he was on the road. I saw it as kismet (ugh hopeless romantic). He lived in Vermont and I, Connecticut. No chance of anything ever happening but we talked everyday for almost two months. We met once at a hockey game and then it fizzled but he was the only person I truly, truly liked from there. I had many matches but it was allllll quanity, no quality. The rest were straight up weirdos. And I want to ask the women on here..did every single guy invite you over their house to "cuddle"?! What's up with that? It's been deleted. Link to post Share on other sites
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