Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
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)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 04-05-2018, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Seoul
11,554 posts, read 9,325,947 times
Reputation: 4660

Advertisements

I love online dating and have had a lot of great experiences on it, but I dont get why people join these apps just to chat and never actually meet up. It's very dishonest and wastes people's time


Because of that I now have a "two strike" rule. If someone doesn't wanna meet up two times, I just stop messaging them
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 04-05-2018, 12:52 PM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
41,936 posts, read 36,957,550 times
Reputation: 40635
They're just using it for entertainment and killing time. Nothing more, nothing less.


And, sometimes its just me that they aren't interested in meeting.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 12:54 PM
 
Location: In a place beyond human comprehension
8,923 posts, read 7,720,329 times
Reputation: 16662
Attention seeking, bored, etc.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 04:57 PM
 
49 posts, read 21,191 times
Reputation: 44
If the app has an option for "find someone who just wants to do friendly talk" or something like that, then that's possible that's all they wanted, really.

But yes, a few messages a day or even across several days, doesn't seem like a lot of loss time, especially considering you are chatting with other people at the same time. Ie, you have found/clicked on several people, chatting them all up, hoping to find someone special by increasing your odds with many people at the same time.

so once you find out they aren't serious, let them conversation die and move on.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Honolulu, HI
24,623 posts, read 9,454,674 times
Reputation: 22960
I'm a man and we do the same thing. The truth is that most people who use these apps are not serious about actually meeting someone. Or they have ADHD and found someone new to chat with.

The first date when you meet someone is still very much nerve racking for people who have a pessimistic view and think something will go wrong, so it's easier for them to avoid it altogether.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 06:10 PM
 
639 posts, read 376,326 times
Reputation: 655
It inflates their already inflated image of self to see a number of guys messaging them.

They get a good kick out of it and enjoy laughing at you for trying.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 06:12 PM
 
29,513 posts, read 22,647,873 times
Reputation: 48231
Basically it's an ego boost narcissist thing. They love to get hits from guys and they also love stringing along guys like a game. Certainly not all women are like this, but a certain subset of ladies have no intention of meeting anyone from an online date site.

I've come across a few of these myself but I can figure them out quickly and ignore them.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 06:16 PM
 
Location: Nevada
777 posts, read 452,514 times
Reputation: 1613
Men do it too.

I never got the concept. I don't enjoy messing with people's minds and hearts. It's cruel.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 06:21 PM
 
639 posts, read 376,326 times
Reputation: 655
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ann Onn View Post
Men do it too.

I never got the concept. I don't enjoy messing with people's minds and hearts. It's cruel.
" Generally speaking, an average straight man will have to send 25 messages to women his own age procure one response, while the average straight woman will have to send 5 messages."

Likelihood Of Getting A Response In Online Dating: Men Vs. Women - Business Insider


Interesting fast facts. There is quite a disparity.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 04-05-2018, 06:32 PM
 
901 posts, read 747,296 times
Reputation: 2717
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo_Lorem View Post
" Generally speaking, an average straight man will have to send 25 messages to women his own age procure one response, while the average straight woman will have to send 5 messages."

Likelihood Of Getting A Response In Online Dating: Men Vs. Women - Business Insider


Interesting fast facts. There is quite a disparity.
Yup 80/20
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
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.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, 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