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Even though I don't have an impressive dating record, I can still give advice on WHAT NOT TO DO-LOL
Well, buddy, you'd be one of the few people in the world who don't appreciate humor. Accidentally, the rest of them are also on this forum for some odd reason! However, most folks out there are somewhat normal!
Don't try to be funny in emails just wait until the phone convo
what? making a girl smile and laugh will always be a good thing regardless of when its done. make her smile when reading the email AND on the phone. you dont have to save having a sense of humor for one special moment
Yes it' very hard to get a reply back from a cute girl unless you are on craglist. I recommend craiglist because your ad has no photo and women reply to you solely on what you are saying rather than what you look like. 90% of my dates have come from craiglist for that reason
You're not serious are you? Craigslist is all scammers from what I understand.
I have used Craigslist, Match.com, and Jdate for dating. All were a mixed bag. The guys I met on Craigslist were either "alternative" (dated some musicaians and artisst off CL) or guys that were very "riff raff".
The Match.com guys I met were either not really serious about wanting a girlfriend, or just were going out with as many girls as possible.
The guys I met on Jdate were either very socially awkward (went out with one on Monday), or just wanted sex.
I am currently on Jdate and have found it disappointing in my region. When I move, I plan to do go back on Match and give a different region of Jdate a shot.
I will say this though about online dating. At 21 I BRIEFLY dated a guy from Craigslist (an artist). We stopped speaking to each other but then 2 years later, we dated briefly again. Another 2 years later, I heard from him and we became friends. It's weird. We aren't FWB at all, but somehow always ended up back towards each other again.
I have used Craigslist, Match.com, and Jdate for dating. All were a mixed bag. The guys I met on Craigslist were either "alternative" (dated some musicaians and artisst off CL) or guys that were very "riff raff".
The Match.com guys I met were either not really serious about wanting a girlfriend, or just were going out with as many girls as possible.
The guys I met on Jdate were either very socially awkward (went out with one on Monday), or just wanted sex.
I am currently on Jdate and have found it disappointing in my region. When I move, I plan to do go back on Match and give a different region of Jdate a shot.
I will say this though about online dating. At 21 I BRIEFLY dated a guy from Craigslist (an artist). We stopped speaking to each other but then 2 years later, we dated briefly again. Another 2 years later, I heard from him and we became friends. It's weird. We aren't FWB at all, but somehow always ended up back towards each other again.
Craiglist works so well as a daing site because it's no tv commercials promoting that section of the site.
Craiglist works so well as a daing site because it's no tv commercials promoting that section of the site.
I'm still skeptical I might give CL a shot though. When I have time one day I'll fire off some letters and give it a test run.
Naomi I think half these guys that are just online trying to hook up are married or engaged to be honest. I've read so many stories from women that say the same thing you do. So many guys just looking for NSA sex and guys that send messages with perverted things in it. Pretty amazing I'm ashamed of my gender sometimes.
Yes it' very hard to get a reply back from a cute girl unless you are on craglist. I recommend craiglist because your ad has no photo and women reply to you solely on what you are saying rather than what you look like. 90% of my dates have come from craiglist for that reason
I'm still skeptical I might give CL a shot though. When I have time one day I'll fire off some letters and give it a test run.
Naomi I think half these guys that are just online trying to hook up are married or engaged to be honest. I've read so many stories from women that say the same thing you do. So many guys just looking for NSA sex and guys that send messages with perverted things in it. Pretty amazing I'm ashamed of my gender sometimes.
I have to say though with CL, you get what you pay for and that is, it is free. Expect people who are broke or like I said "riff raff" because it is a free site. I have used W4M from there many times and yeah, I always get nude pictures sent to me, guys looking for NSA relationships,the generic copy and past response with the quote signs still in it from emailing it so much, and the line "I am not looking for anything serious right now...." email.
I believe many men see online dating as a way to shop for sex or something casual because there are so many people on there. That being said, I have met nice guys who were there to find a relationship.
Had something happen to me a little over a month ago. I saw a guy from Jdate a few times. He told me he didn't want a girlfriend because he was in law school and wanted to concentrate on school. That was fine because I didn't expect it to get serious between us, but I was lonely and did enjoy spending time with him. While seeing him, he ended up getting a girlfriend (saw it on Facebook) and it appears he had been dating her for awhile because it was long distance. I figured out what he was doing. I figured since he was seeing someone long distance, it would be okay to him to find someone local UNTIL it got serious with the other one. I am not upset he rejected me, but I do wish he was upfront and said something like "Look, I am seeing other people right now and I am liking one girl who lives far away". I know many people won't say that, but had he said it, I would have just stopped seeing him from the get go. Maybe it is just me though. I have no problem casually seeing a couple of guys at once because we aren't exclusively dating, and I am fine with them doing the same. However, when I start really liking someone and want it to get a step farther, I do stop seeing the other person because I just want to see the other one.
Best option for men and women that is the most upfront thing to say, state exactly what you are looking for at the moment and if you are hoping something works out with someone else.
So yeah, I had Teatime review my profile and pictures, and I changed just a few things up. She said my pictures were fine, they weren't bad, had a comment about a fashion no-no but w/e. Basically I removed some corny ***** that EP told me to put up in my first paragraph, and I added a short paragraph about what I'm looking for and what I bring to a relationship and I sent out like 4 emails. Got 2 responses back literally in just a few hours. One girl wants to meet this weekend for coffee. What a huge difference. I appreciate you help EP and everything, but I guess some of the stuff I had just wasn't working or was acting as a deterrent. Teatime, I owe you a big thanks.
We'll see how it goes.
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However, most folks out there are somewhat normal!
