simpycurious Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) Smackie is right in that people are connecting so many different ways. I have been saturated with YouTube videos on all sorts of things especially SONGS. I like music and seem to always be listening to something while driving, running, working out, or over speaker system at home BUT I have never play particular attention to the WORDS to the songs. So many SONGS tell stories about personal experiences ESPECIALLY where LOVE is involved. If you just take the time to truly LISTEN.... Edited March 30, 2020 by simpycurious 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8fuln2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 hours ago, simpycurious said: Gr8, it is going to get better. Summer is coming, the weather is awesome so keep smiling and pretty soon you will be back in the swing of things. Not discouraged. I am way too busy now days anyway. Too many other responsibilities. I cannot wait for the warmer weather hopefully that coincides with some badly needed relief from the virus. We'll see. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Foxhall Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Interesting article on this https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/can-still-see-boyfriend-girlfriend-lockdown/ will more couples move in together or still elect to remain apart?? Link to post Share on other sites
Ellener Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 4:50 AM, hercules22 said: alot people just bored on dating apps no real interest in actually meeting. seems to me like there are lots of people do OLD like that anyway, from the accounts people publish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
simpycurious Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Gr8fuln2020 said: Not discouraged. I am way too busy now days anyway. Too many other responsibilities. I cannot wait for the warmer weather hopefully that coincides with some badly needed relief from the virus. We'll see. Me too Gr8...lots to do and plan for right now. I hope you see the warm weather soon we are loving it Good Luck Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8fuln2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, simpycurious said: Me too Gr8...lots to do and plan for right now. I hope you see the warm weather soon we are loving it Good Luck Where are you? We just had more snow a couple of days ago. Ugh. So over winter...🙄 Link to post Share on other sites
IntBrowser Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 7:34 PM, Angel29 said: Now that everyone in the world is having to stay inside, how are people coping with not being able to date? I don't like to use dating websites and prefer to meet someone in person. Is it best to forget that the partner you seek or love exists until this is all over? Are people focusing on their hobbies right now? I still plan to meet face to face in Mid May. No way in hell am I talking on the phone for the rest of the summer Link to post Share on other sites
IntBrowser Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 8:44 PM, Erik30 said: I was planning on trying Tinder again, but I don't really see the point of it right now. We all have to stay inside for weeks/months, so it would be a long wait before you can meet up with someone. I also don't want to talk to a girl for weeks, then when there's finally that first date you find out there's no attraction in real life... and you basically wasted all that time. But I guess you could talk to multiple people and try not to get attached to someone, so you have a bunch of dates lined up for when things are back to normal. I'm not sure yet... you can always meet at a park that is not too crowded Link to post Share on other sites
Erik30 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, IntBrowser said: you can always meet at a park that is not too crowded I think it's too risky to be meeting up with (new) people in general right now. It doesn't matter if the place is crowded or not, you don't know if the person your dating might be infected... No way I'm taking that chance 1 Link to post Share on other sites
basil67 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, IntBrowser said: you can always meet at a park that is not too crowded Well that depends on where you live. Where I am, we are only allowed out to exercise, food, pharmacy and work. Can't even take my friend with a broken foot out to sit on a blanket in the sun sitting 1.5m apart. You will (hopefully) find that most of the people wanting to date are taking this stuff seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
IntBrowser Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Erik30 said: I think it's too risky to be meeting up with (new) people in general right now. It doesn't matter if the place is crowded or not, you don't know if the person your dating might be infected... No way I'm taking that chance I live two blocks from a park and seen people sitting on benches talking. Link to post Share on other sites
IntBrowser Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 hours ago, basil67 said: Well that depends on where you live. Where I am, we are only allowed out to exercise, food, pharmacy and work. Can't even take my friend with a broken foot out to sit on a blanket in the sun sitting 1.5m apart. You will (hopefully) find that most of the people wanting to date are taking this stuff seriously. So where you live they are patrolling to make sure people are not in the park? It would be nice if they put that much effort into decreasing crime Link to post Share on other sites
basil67 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 38 minutes ago, IntBrowser said: So where you live they are patrolling to make sure people are not in the park? It would be nice if they put that much effort into decreasing crime We are allowed to be in the park but only if we are exercising. Pairs are allowed within a safe distance. Our crime rates are also going down. Link to post Share on other sites
IntBrowser Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 22 hours ago, basil67 said: We are allowed to be in the park but only if we are exercising. Pairs are allowed within a safe distance. Our crime rates are also going down. so if they see a man and woman sitting on a bench chatting but not close that would be a problem? Link to post Share on other sites
basil67 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Yes. Sitting on a bench is not exercising. Link to post Share on other sites
Ellener Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 One thing I have thought about the OLD though I haven't switched mine back on as yet, it would reveal a lot about someone's character how they are processing and handling life with the pandemic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dangerous Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Ellener said: One thing I have thought about the OLD though I haven't switched mine back on as yet, it would reveal a lot about someone's character how they are processing and handling life with the pandemic. I had a match a few nights ago and we had a phone call. She told me she's really "sorted" and strong, independent etc. Then she dropped in that she drank too much at home one night and got really drunk. Then she said a while later, she'd only got really drunk twice since lock-down.... At that time we had only been on lockdown for one week lol! Link to post Share on other sites
thecrucible Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I joined a dating site last night, who knows why. I thought it would be a good way to get used to the idea of dating again for the first time in a while. I don’t have to meet anyone and I can just chat. However I’m not expecting it to go anywhere. My housemate has had some Skype dates recently. Link to post Share on other sites
simpycurious Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hopefully, you will come across someone that peaks your interest. Dating might be on hold at the moment but that doesn't mean you have to turn off your IMAGINATION. Be open to encountering someone so special that you cannot let go. Someone that seems to shine brighter than the sun. It's possible virus or not... Link to post Share on other sites
hercules22 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 anyone notice there been huge spike on dating apps now with these lockdowns and not being able to really meet people face to face anymore also people you talked with in the past coming back from the dead to text you out of the blue. Link to post Share on other sites
nospam99 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I am a 60-something using web services (match, pof, okc, ourtime) but no phone apps for OLD. Absolutely NO spike. Absolutely NO people from the past coming out of the blue. I've had ONE recent 'business as usual' (BAU) OLD contact. We spoke on the phone and agreed to meet 'when this blows over'. In 'normal' times, such agreements result in ghosting about 33% of the time. More BAU. All that's different now, at least in my demographic, is the delay in the face-to-face meeting. Link to post Share on other sites
Inflikted Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I pretty much had to try to forget about "love" even before the pandemic, but now this sort of just seals the deal for me. Link to post Share on other sites
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