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Old 07-17-2015, 08:38 AM
 
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I tried online dating for about 2 weeks... sent maybe 10 messages, went on 2 dates, gave up. Didn't really like what I saw either.
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Old 07-17-2015, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Funny........I was just thinking the same thing with what my site was presenting me as I looked through the daily matches.

I would suggest looking at one's profile since it may have been many months since they last looked at what they said about themselves. If, in anything else, consider what you were doing in life when you wrote it. Mine was done back last winter and since then, my stress levels, types have changed, for the better.....though I had to go through an upheaval to get there.
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Old 07-17-2015, 09:03 AM
 
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I'm referring to class and attitude. The women on dating sites mostly lack class. Someone else mentioned that they're pretty much a reflection of real life and I'm having a hard time disagreeing.
Yea it doesn't sound like you like women very much period. Maybe you should just take a break from dating until your view of women changes.

BTW everything you said about the female profiles, I can say the same for most of the male profiles as well. If your expectation with online dating is that you will want to date 90% of the women on there, you are setting yourself up for failure. On a daily basis when you're out and about do you want to date 90% of the women you come across? Doubt it...why should it be any different in the online dating world?
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Old 07-17-2015, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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You wouldn't happen to be in your early 40s and looking for younger women around 20, would you? Just curious.
Well, of course! Duh!
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Kaliforneea
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suppose you had certain ideas in your head about "what things should be"

but then you went out and rigorously statistically sampled these things you found in the wild.

the samples were significantly different than what you thought they "should be".

Would the rational man conclude:

A) there is something wrong with where I'm looking.
To quote Elton John, it's like tryin to drink Whiskey, from a bottle of Wine

B) there's something wrong with the ideas in my head. Maybe I better re-think my assumptions about "what things should be"

C) Just admit, you think you deserve a Unicorn. And somehow the Magic Internet is going to deliver one to you, just because you asked.

I leave this here, for your extra credit reading assignment at home:
Woman hurt typing fake profiles for dating site, $20M suit alleges - CityNews
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:57 AM
 
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I find it amazing how many low quality women I find on dating sites.
The way I see it is, if someone can't meet someone else in a face-to-face situation, there is inherently something wrong, that forces them to troll for a date online. I would never do OLD for fear of the losers that had to resort to that.

JMHO.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
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If someone thinks all people in online dating are low quality, it's because they're not good enough to even be a slight option for the high quality, good looking people.

Sad but honest truth.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Middle of the valley
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If it's the latter, fair enough, but if it's the former, then God help us men, we're doomed.

I agree, I think you are doomed.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:09 PM
 
Location: NY metro area
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I'd be curious to view the OP's profile to see what he brings to the table.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:14 PM
 
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Question. Does Tinder count as online dating?
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