U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Closed Thread Start New Thread
 
Old 11-18-2012, 02:30 AM
 
1 posts, read 4,500 times
Reputation: 18

Advertisements

Hi guys,

I didn't write it but I found this posting under the craigslist rant-and-rave section. Very insightful!

Mod cut, 06/13/2015: Entire post except opening line was a copy and paste of copyrighted material. That is verboten here, and it has been deleted. Also, the thread is 3 years old and the OP was a one-post fly-by who never returned.

Last edited by PJSaturn; 06-13-2015 at 11:08 AM..

 
Old 11-18-2012, 02:32 AM
 
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
16,407 posts, read 30,426,407 times
Reputation: 16631
tldr

Solution, skip them.
 
Old 11-18-2012, 09:35 PM
 
10,024 posts, read 10,741,343 times
Reputation: 5943
Um, okay so men are never picky? yep, that's why 60 year old men contacted me instead of women their age and why men my age date women in their 20's. Or obese men only want slim woman.

Both genders are unrealistic online.
 
Old 11-19-2012, 12:23 AM
 
Location: Middle America
37,413 posts, read 52,331,747 times
Reputation: 53018
Here's an interesting commentary about how discerning men on online dating sites tend to be:

OkCupid experiment proves men don't mind dating sociopaths | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
 
Old 11-19-2012, 02:47 AM
 
4,078 posts, read 5,293,202 times
Reputation: 4954
The 85/15 principal again?!

Not everyone's that shallow and superficial.
 
Old 11-19-2012, 06:27 AM
 
14,078 posts, read 16,239,977 times
Reputation: 17649
Quote:
Originally Posted by burgler09 View Post
tldr

Solution, skip them.
My thoughts exactly!
 
Old 06-13-2015, 05:20 AM
 
1 posts, read 2,151 times
Reputation: 12
I do not know the answer but this in the #1 reason most are unhappy with dating sites.
As a male reading profiles, it feels like I am reading a demand list.
Then I look at the pictures and there is a big disconnect.
I always hear this little voice in my mind saying "why respond?" Only George Clooney would respond the this one .
But no he would not becasue he would look at photos and say "she would be too much work"

The truth is she will never find a man on the dating sites and in real life never never
 
Old 06-13-2015, 08:03 AM
 
Location: Reno, NV
5,978 posts, read 10,283,062 times
Reputation: 10755
You are entirely correct, OP. Most people don't think a lot about how to sell themselves - they only think about what they want without considering if it's realistic or possible.
 
Old 06-13-2015, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
16,407 posts, read 30,426,407 times
Reputation: 16631
Is it really a surprise that majority of people on dating sites are pathetic?

Go to a bar, most people are pathetic.

Majority of people everywhere suck.. so why would an online dating site be any different?
 
Old 06-13-2015, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Northern Wisconsin
10,379 posts, read 10,602,368 times
Reputation: 18708
I can't figure out what happened since I met my wife 40 years ago, but things have really changed. I had very little money to spend, as I was a graduate student. Our first date was a bicycle ride in a local park. She had the car and job. But we fell in love and wanted to get married, so I quit school, finally got a good job and we both worked hard all these years and built a life together and had some kids. But she never got treated like a princess, and I was not her slave or her doormat.

FF to today. Now it seems that a lot of women think of themselves as a prize, a treasure, and that guys should fall all over them and lavish them with dinners and presents, and swear undying love and devotion to always make them happy. Its as though the purpose men were put on this earth was to serve them. That's not an attitude that will make for a happy relationship that will last, and many will find themselves old, alone and unloved, except maybe by their dog.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.



All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2023, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top