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Yeah, as an ego boost. Had a woman admit this to me once. I was surprised she mentioned it and without shame. I just shook my head and said, "You're part of the problem".
They use it as an extension to their already existing social media platforms.
Or they’re bored, or just looking for someone to talk to. Either way, ask to meet in the first week or least set a day and time, or you can predict it’s not going anywhere.
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I'm remembering many years ago, just out of curiosity (I'm not single) I'd go through the Craigslist dating site. Men seeking women, and women seeking men.
I couldn't find a man who would be an appropriate partner although I saw every ad for weeks. Not one single guy, literally, who was a regular guy, with a job, friends, a place to live, a normal sounding personality, looking for an LTR.
Except one guy. Only one, literally. He was in his late 40s, worked for the city in the electrical department, had a very small weekend cottage on some acres in the hill country, divorced, good relationship with his two young adult kids, saw them frequently. Completely average looking guy, a small bit of a belly. I bet he was FLOODED with responses because he was the only one, for a single woman who was seeking a partner around the age of 40. Out of hundreds and hundreds of postings.
If you're literally not getting ANY hits on your page, if you want to send it to me privately I'll tell you what you're doing wrong. ;D Just joking, kinda.
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I'm remembering many years ago, just out of curiosity (I'm not single) I'd go through the Craigslist dating site. Men seeking women, and women seeking men.
I couldn't find a man who would be an appropriate partner although I saw every ad for weeks. Not one single guy, literally, who was a regular guy, with a job, friends, a place to live, a normal sounding personality, looking for an LTR.
Except one guy. Only one, literally. He was in his late 40s, worked for the city in the electrical department, had a very small weekend cottage on some acres in the hill country, divorced, good relationship with his two young adult kids, saw them frequently. Completely average looking guy, a small bit of a belly. I bet he was FLOODED with responses because he was the only one, for a single woman who was seeking a partner around the age of 40. Out of hundreds and hundreds of postings.
If you're literally not getting ANY hits on your page, if you want to send it to me privately I'll tell you what you're doing wrong. ;D Just joking, kinda.
No wonder you only found one. I mean...its Craig's List, the bottom of the barrel platform that's next to POF. lol
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No wonder you only found one. I mean...its Craig's List, the bottom of the barrel platform that's next to POF. lol
Looking through the women seeking men, I did find a number of normal women. Not firecracker hot, but normal women with normal jobs and friends. There was a lot more to pick from, as far as the women posting there vs the men.
I have been slowly getting into the dating pool. I experimented with some different styles of ads. Writing the basic list of statistics and an ad that sounds like every other ad only gets bots and hookers. I have yet to hear anyone say that "they don't like to laugh" or "the outdoors is only for the mosquitoes? That might actually be a good starting point for an ad cause it would set you apart from the rest.
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The profiles I saw, all said they "love travel" then I'd find out they never really went anywhere. They just wanted to meet someone who could fund the traveling for them.
Why not? It's a cute pic. . Shows my softer side. Besides, women are gonna date me, not a dog, haha!
My profile even states: Don’t pretend to have a dog.
It’s an illusion. So much dishonesty out there, so many choices, I’ll pass on a hint of dishonesty. You aren’t alone though, I ask “is that your dog?, I’m an animal over too.” 50% of the time, it’s someone else’s or they no longer have it. Strange phenomenon.
Except the guy with the monkey, that really was his, but I wasn’t interested because he was shirtless. Some women just don’t like that either. 🤷🏼
The same thing happens to women. I’ll quit replying with someone if they put off meeting. There are a lot of people who use OLD for entertainment purposes or curiosity it seems.
You're right.
If someone doesn't want to meet IRL after a week of corresponding, I'd even block them so they couldn't contact me anymore. That way they won't waste even one more minute of your time. There are a lot of people on OLD for curiosity purposes or who want to play games.
The profiles I saw, all said they "love travel" then I'd find out they never really went anywhere. They just wanted to meet someone who could fund the traveling for them.
Yeah, I bypass the "Have passport, will travel!" ones.
Yeah, I bypass the "Have passport, will travel!" ones.
In some cases, they are gold diggers. If they haven't actually done much traveling, it just seems like they want someone to take them places. They are looking for someone who will finance a lifestyle for them. It's a given that people, generally speaking, like to take vacations so I don't see a need to mention it in a profile.
In some cases, they are gold diggers. If they haven't actually done much traveling, it just seems like they want someone to take them places. They are looking for someone who will finance a lifestyle for them. It's a given that people, generally speaking, like to take vacations so I don't see a need to mention it in a profile.
Right? I’m not going anywhere I need my passport for until I get to know someone very well. Road trip first. Happy hour before that...most of my vacation time is already planned out anyway. I have a job and pets.
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. Shows my softer side. Besides, women are gonna date me, not a dog, haha!
