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I got the "can we just be friends" text this morning
Oh well, I'm not like that and never will be.
i'm sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but this is hilarious.
Had one good date, and suddenly match.com " worked for you " , and you run to the computer to start a thread about it. You've obviously not been paying very close attention to the nature of the complaints.
I think what people are trying to say is to not be too excited about the girl because he really doesn't know anything about her. Getting his hopes up and becoming emotionally invested in someone early on could have very bad consequences.
I was addressing those who specifically denounce all online dating and online daters as something or someone that simply won't work because the SYSTEM or the PEOPLE INVOLVED are somehow inferior.
(By the way, I know the grammar in that sentence is awful! Sorry!)
I never tried match.com I did try OkCupid & POF nothing really came of either. So I found a site where I could find people of the same belifes as mine. Within a a few days I had a women message me who has everything I have been looking for. I think it helps if you find someone who not only believes as you do but wants the same thing. My faith is very important to me & having someone who belives as I do really helps. The only real problem is we live 12 hrs apart but the connection to each other is very strong, we've seen each other like seven times now. I am planning on moving closer because my moms health is going downhill. I met some women on POF & OkCupid who thought an Hr drive was too far.
I swore to myself I would never get involved in a LDR but there is something special about this women.
Good luck!
My husband and I are both serious about our faith as well. We made that clear on our match profiles. I agree - if it's important to you, it needs to be clear on the front end.
i'm sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but this is hilarious.
Had one good date, and suddenly match.com " worked for you " , and you run to the computer to start a thread about it. You've obviously not been paying very close attention to the nature of the complaints.
think maybe you jumped the gun there ?
We're obviously just not using the same definition of worked.
I figure it worked because I met a girl and had fun with her. I still think it "worked" at this moment.
We're obviously just not using the same definition of worked.
I figure it worked because I met a girl and had fun with her. I still think it "worked" at this moment.
I was thinking this as well reading some of the responses. Whether or not it "worked" depends on your end goal. For me, when I had a profile on Match, I was looking for a partner. I didn't find one, therefore, Match did not work for me.
Worked for me? I dunno. I had a terrible social anxiety and really was very uncomfortable just approaching women. So match was a way for me to "meet" women and get some first dates. With that goal in mind, it did work. However, I really was not contacting or meeting anyone I had any chemistry with.
I sort of gave up, still had a profile, but had stopped using the site when a woman emailed me. She was terrific, and is now my wife.
I am not sure it "worked" for me as much as I "lucked out" that I left my profile up, she stumbled across it, found something she liked in it, and was the sort of woman to take the initiative and contact me.
People turn to online dating when they realize the bar scene has failed.
The problem with the bar scene is that 90% of the women are in there hoping to find their husband for the next 20 years, and 90% of the men are in there hoping to find their next lay for the next 20 minutes.
And the problem with online dating? See above.
Locally, the men go to find a girlfriend and the women go to find a wallet to empty. I'm a woman and I'm saying that. Lots of "plastic" around here. Chances are around here if a woman is well endowed on top, 90% of the time its fake.
But honestly...where else to find someone? Every place I've worked it is verboten to date one's coworkers. I even went to churches when I was younger that did not want their singles ministries to become "meat markets" so people were actively discouraged from dating. Even meetup groups have "no being on the prowl" rules and will ban you if you are looking for someone.
I will pass on the online dating thing. My best friend and my brother had zero luck, and I seem to attract nothing but men (on Meetup)so low in the scheme of things that the word "creep" would be a compliment. At least the guys at the bar know how to groom and have game!
I noticed a few people mentioned the fake profiles and I think I fell for one. Right before or right after my membership was expiring a guy fitting EXACTLY what I wanted in a mate contacted me. I renewed because of him, sent him a message and never heard back. I got exactly ONE response that time I was on.
Online doesn't work for me I realize. I've tried both paid and free sites and outside of many responses that were inappropriate (got a lot of "you're hot" messages)or men not what I wanted (men too old, long distance, men with kids, etc)I didn't have a lot of luck. I emailed several men I wanted but none of them contacted me back. I met one guy who fit what I want and lived close but he decided he wasn't interested in me (or found someone else). I met a great guy I still chat with and we are just friends because he lives too far and is too young (and not really looking to get married anytime soon). We met mostly because he had work to do in my area and we met as friends. I've met other guys but the rest either lied about what they were looking for, lied about themselves, including age, weight and worst of all marital status, or were slobs.
I may consider it again if the guy I am interested in isn't interested but not for a long time. However if he's not interested I am taking it as a sign that maybe I am just meant to be alone and am fine with it.
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