tanbark813 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I still go on for fun but I don't think Mr. Quality will be met there... I've done online dating and I'm quality. Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I've done online dating and I'm quality. But do you tell the truth on your profile and mention that you are mutilated ? Link to post Share on other sites
Porn_Guy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 She is a client of mine and I had been speaking with her over the phone thru those years but never met her in person.. She is a keeper... yea but dude how often does this happen? come on! you didn't technically "meet" on match.com Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 yea but dude how often does this happen? come on! Not very often.. I have been online dating for years and it has only happened this once..and you are right.. match just brought us together I did go out a few times with someone that I met on match that I had met previously at my sisters neighborhood party a year before .. She was a neigbor.. But it didn't go anywhere Link to post Share on other sites
tanbark813 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 yea but dude how often does this happen? come on! Yeah, because EVERY time you meet someone in real life it ALWAYS blossoms into the fairytale relationship of a lifetime. It's crazy. In fact, I can't think of a SINGLE couple who met in real life who had any relationship problems whatsoever. Loveshack must exist only to serve people who meet online because clearly they are the only ones who have relationship problems, drama, or meet freaks. It's awesome how meeting people in real life has a 100% success rate. Link to post Share on other sites
Porn_Guy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 It's awesome how meeting people in real life has a 100% success rate. ha ha ha....if i go out with 10 girls I met IRL i may have a "relationship" with one, so the IRL hit rate is 10%. If I meet 10 girls online i'll prolly have a "reltiaonship" with none of them so the online hit rate is 0% Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 What do you guys think the success rate is for those who meet online and quickly fall in love ? Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Google online dating success statistics I just did and it has quite a bit of interesting pages that pop up... Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 What do you guys think the success rate is for those who meet online and quickly fall in love ? The same as if they met in RL and fall in love quickly.. It is a crap shoot with love no matter where you meet I have an ex that her parents only knew each other for a month or so before they got engaged and married.. They have been married about 37 years or so... Link to post Share on other sites
sunshinegirl Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I've used online dating sites for about a year and a half. It helps to have *zero* expectations so when the idiots and jerks cross your path, it's more amusing than upsetting. (And there are a lot of idiots and jerks out there!) AND, I've met some really good guys online. Can't say I've met the love of my life yet, but I could probably name a dozen normal "quality" men from match.com that I've met or gone out with a few times. And I use the online thing not to the exclusion of meeting people the normal, organic way, but because my job requires a lot of travel and I don't often cross paths with unattached people my own age. A couple of my 'best practices' for the online world? avoid CL.Don't let emails go on and on and on forever. I try to meet early, after 2-4 email exchanges. To me, there's no point belaboring the online part of it. Why waste weeks/months emailing somebody that you have no chemistry with in person, or somebody who's lied about themselves? If there's no connection, I'm pretty direct about saying so. No point dragging it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 On ~line is a smorgasboard of people. You can talk to 20 or 30 at one given time. You pick and choose through the process of elimination. It keeps me busy when I feel like going out but never met * the one * so on-line is not what I once that it was... And those who wondered why their SO's were still trolling the on-line ads is because they are still * looking * Thus they would have changed their add to * in a relationship * or put it on hold or deleted it completely. If I met a great guy I would not have my profile * open *......... kapeesh ?? Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Why let emails go on and on and they never want to call or really meet ? I smell some rotten fish everytime with that one... Link to post Share on other sites
Porn_Guy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 just like anything else in life.....the easier it is to do the less value it will have to you. so if you can meet 100 singles online per day each of those singles' value in you mind is zero. Link to post Share on other sites
tanbark813 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 ha ha ha....if i go out with 10 girls I met IRL i may have a "relationship" with one, so the IRL hit rate is 10%. If I meet 10 girls online i'll prolly have a "reltiaonship" with none of them so the online hit rate is 0% That just means you suck with women. I have better success rates than that both in real life and online. It's okay though, man, hang in there. Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 just like anything else in life.....the easier it is to do the less value it will have to you. so if you can meet 100 singles online per day each of those singles' value in you mind is zero. Is your match profile still active PG ? Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I found the vast majority on the free sites wanted you to help them masterbate or come over for a quick sex session. Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I don't consider emailing...as * meeting * in fact emails are bogus pathetic attempts if the information in them is false . Even if they write novels it still does not mean much to me....* show me * I say .. . I make my decisons based on spending quality REAL time with someone.. THAT is the * only * way to know what kind of person you are dealing with.... Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 * show me * I say . From what I heard especially on CL they do show you.. pictures of their Mr. Wiggles.. I have never understood that about guys online.. What would a guy think is going to get a woman about sending them a picture of his 5 incher.. As if they have something nobody else has Link to post Share on other sites
Mary3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 From what I heard especially on CL they do show you.. pictures of their Mr. Wiggles.. I have never understood that about guys online.. What would a guy think is going to get a woman about sending them a picture of his 5 incher.. As if they have something nobody else has Many men will say : "Would you like a pic " ? I say "sure" and then they send a pic of their penis ... Am I supposed to be impressed ? I will save that for when and if we get to that level...Why do they think we want to see a strangers throbbing hard c*** ??? Link to post Share on other sites
Lowcountryman Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Well, me and my ex met thru the yahoo personals. I had a full profile w/pics and everything. She found me but didn't have her profile filled out and no pics. She emailed me and told me a little bit about her and said she could send a picture. She says that she was a little freaked out about posting her picture, would rather weed thru the guys herself w/out getting all kinds of strangers emailing her. We were becoming a success story until things in my life just starting going to **** and I became depressed. So basically online dating can work, I think its better than meeting someone at a bar. Good luck w/it. I might try the online things again once I get my life in order. Link to post Share on other sites
Porn_Guy Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 So basically online dating can work, oh sure it can work....for short-term casual relationships its a wonderful way to meet. Its a superb vehicle for people to meet others for one-nighters while their boring spouse is on a business trip. The few quality people that are online have a lot of trouble hooking up with the other few quality people online. Link to post Share on other sites
Author freckles73 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 I guess I need to finely tune my jerk radar. Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimate ATF Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 OMG you are kidding me those sites suck It could be some serial killer But i doubt its that bad. Really, its just a waste of time and social activity Link to post Share on other sites
Silentflix Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Does anyone remember the lavish chat rooms at AOL 10 years ago or so? I used to go kick trivial ass at "Movie Quote Trivia" there, where I met the guy who I'm afraid is going to turn out to have been the Love of my Life:love: We were absolutely the most perfect match for each other, and we're both particularly odd ducks, not easy to appreciate you could say. We were together - yikes, would have been 11 years next month. So - although there dont seem to be any decent chat places anymore, they sure were a fantastic place to meet people with whom you had interests in common -- fast. Link to post Share on other sites
shockandawed Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am really on the fence about online dating. I think if you are careful and smart about what you are looking for, it can be a great way to get to know someone in a relaxed and private setting. After my divorce 3 years, I found myself in a situation where I had not dated in many years. The online sites were a great way to "get out there". I am considering trying them again when I get over my breakup with my fiance. Although a little more cautious. Here is what I experienced last time on Match. *Several girls who seem to just enjoy emailing guys. Some of them are still on there. Maybe they are in a contest to see how many guys emails they can get in 5 years. *A girl who claimed to be a pediatric nurse, so I told her what I did. I am in regional sales and deal with specific type business owners. After a couple of emails, I realized she was not what I wanted to meet. After that, she printed my profile and took into one of my customers near her, to "check" up on me. Apparently she didn't make a favorable impression on them as they still tease me. *My ex fiance, who had a profile without a pic and claimed to live in the same suburb as me. We swapped emails, quickly started IMs. She was hesitant to give her phone as she was freshly seperated with a 12 year old. She did call me a few times, but if I ever tried back, her cell was off. After meeting a couple of times and many, many IMs. I fell for her hard. She then told me that she didn't in fact live in my town but about 30 miles away. And that her husband still lived with her, but in the basement, no sex in 2 years, blah, blah....I hung around and casually dated while she took care of her business. Let a couple of good ones pass by..Relationship did end up lasting 2.5 years but the early lies crumbled it. And yes, I would catch her with a pictureless profile back up from time to time. *A girl, we swapped several, long emails, tons of things in common and had a 4.5 hour phone call, we agreed to meet. She then went into her rules. She meets all her dates at the same Applebees because the staff knows she is on match. Ok, I can live with that. We get there, and it is so structured that I quickly lose any sparks I had. She asks the waiter to hold a drink until she returns from the bathroom because she is afraid I will spike it. Her brother and wife, coincidentally, drop in. She tells me it is 10.1 miles between our houses and also tells me where my parents live. Yet, she won't give me her last name. I understand caution, but this is ridiculous. She then sends mixed signals about going elsewhere. She had told me she never leaves at the same time, but this time we did walk out together. She sends an email the next day, thanking me, admits is on the fence, but would consider another date. Then starts listing the rules for that one. Never mind...... *And a few girls who were everything they said they were, believe it or not. Met a couple of girls who I am still friends with. In fact going out as friends tonight. I am thinking of going that route again, just a little smarter. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts