deathandtaxes Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Considering that I had atrocious results on paid sites, it doesn't even seem to be worth trying Do you have to be a male model to get dates online? Nah, OLD, as in real life, is a big timing thing, imo. You have to be what that other person is looking for that very moment in time. Of course looks and other qualities help, but timing is everything. Link to post Share on other sites
OwMyEyeball Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'd say you're better off taking whatever free time you'd spend on dating and putting it towards co-ed activities that you genuinely enjoy. Go out, have fun, be yourself, network. Good matches on OLD are about as common as good jobs posted online. Sure, they're out there, but the better ones typically come from other means. Internal promotions, social networks, word-of-mouth and even happenstance. That being said, photos and profile don't take very long to throw together. So go ahead and do that. Allot yourself a time of day to check, send messages and reply to those received, then go about your merry way and your merry day. You may strike gold, you may not. Just don't put any stock into it. Consider it to be a lobster trap that you check at set intervals. Spend the rest of your time exploring life. Don't become dependent on it as your one and only source for dates. It's not. OLD should be a supplement to your dating life, not the primary source. Otherwise you're in for a lot of disappointment. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Sunlounger Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nah, OLD, as in real life, is a big timing thing, imo. You have to be what that other person is looking for that very moment in time. Of course looks and other qualities help, but timing is everything. nonsense Timing is basically the same thing as luck. It doesn't exist When you're good at something, you're good at it. For men on OLD, it either comes down to being an incredibly entertaining dancing monkey or a top 0.01% male model appearance to really get anywhere with halfway decent looking women Link to post Share on other sites
deathandtaxes Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 nonsense Timing is basically the same thing as luck. It doesn't exist When you're good at something, you're good at it. For men on OLD, it either comes down to being an incredibly entertaining dancing monkey or a top 0.01% male model appearance to really get anywhere with halfway decent looking women Timing doesn't exist? Say what? how old are you? Link to post Share on other sites
lino Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Online dating sounds like the biggest waste of time ever. Nearly every story I hear about it or read on here from men is a negative one. Don't know why normal men bother with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DivorcedDad123 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I guess I was lucky. I signed up for 3 months a little over a year and a half ago. I got plenty of dates,one FWB's, and then met my current gf. She was the only one that really held my interest during a date. She told me that she had a rough time weeding out guys and was giving up on OLD. So,it may go both ways sometimes. Lucky me! They all missed out on a great lady I looked at it as a fun way to meet people,go out for dinner,movies,etc.,, I wasn't looking for a long term relationship. Link to post Share on other sites
Destined2B Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 OLD is like a clearance section in a clothing store. Occasionally you might find a piece worth trying on but upon closer inspection you realize why it ended up there in the first place. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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