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Dorothy Wood
10-08-2008, 10:29 PM
I have fun scanning profiles of dudes, but I never find anybody cool. I started searching for girls like me instead and checking out what kind of ladies my age are out and about on the internet. I found like 2 chicks I'd want to be friends with, but that's it. I'm also finding way more fat chicks than I thought I would. anyway, it's a slippery slope looking at people present themselves for mating. it's more interesting to me than it should be.

I kinda wonder if people actually go on dates, or if they're just sitting and reading through everyone's profiles like I am?

Adam
10-09-2008, 02:34 AM
hehe - I did.

After my Dad died I was depressed as they come. All I tended to do was email people all day anyway so my friend said I should join a site and have some fun cus her brother found his long term gf on there... There is some proper freaks out there tho!

However, I did get at least one excellent friend out of it. Had about a dozen first dates and I dated waaay more than I would of done in any non-web social situation. Took me out of a rut to.

Its a bit freaky but a bit addictive after the first time. I don't think I found too many fat people tho or thought they was over represented. Mainly just people who are tired of the club scene and just like chilling out.

Also, when I looked at my similar profile (competition if you like) - I think the women on there are much better than the guys on there. Like: I'm 45, looking for fun with girl aged 18-25..." ew.

jabumbo
10-09-2008, 08:00 AM
i've sent some various emails out via craigslist, from the casual section. sometimes i get a reply or two, but usually little actually happens. i haven't actually met up with anyone yet.

i usually look when i get real bored at work and start thinking too much

Bob
10-09-2008, 08:03 AM
i've sent some various emails out via craigslist, from the casual section. sometimes i get a reply or two, but usually little actually happens. i haven't actually met up with anyone yet.

i usually look when i get real bored at work and start thinking too much

by "casual" i assume you mean "erotic services"

AceFace
10-09-2008, 09:05 AM
i had a friend once that ALWAYS hooked up on craig's list. she'd find someone that just wanted casual fun and she'd be all for it, as long as they were safe about it. then i would live vicariously through her stories. i was a little jealous that she was so free to do stuff like that.

paul jones
10-09-2008, 09:44 AM
you can't beat the sexual tension in supermarkets

I had grannies mentally undressing me today,the dirty bitches

monkey
10-09-2008, 09:48 AM
i like looking at profiles. i don't actually like internet dating, men are always highly disappointing. ive gone on a few dates, but, like i said, disappointing.

i do like looking at profiles. i like the guys and the girls who are way too pretentious because their profiles are the funniest.

Waus
10-09-2008, 10:15 AM
I dated a couple girls I saw on facebook once.

One was nice, but hid her braces from all her pictures - and the other turned out to be pretty stuck up.

jabumbo
10-09-2008, 10:31 AM
by "casual" i assume you mean "erotic services"

these are the kind of assumptions you need to make in the court room!


the last time i sent anything out i got a reply that ended up being a bot. they wrote this crazy email in reply and linked me to one of those semi-free dating sites. i signed up with a generic profile just to see and nothing came up. i was thinking, if you go through all the trouble to have this elaborate story, why not at least make up a profile!

after that, i scanned through the local ads, and it was sort of funny. because you could "flirt" with people, but unless you paid for stuff, you couldn't actually contact them

NoFenders
10-09-2008, 02:22 PM
you can't beat the sexual tension in supermarkets



Serioulsy though, that is the place to hook up.

:cool:

insertnamehere
10-09-2008, 02:34 PM
I'd thought about giving it a try a couple of times, since I can't actually meet people in real life. It seems well suited for someone with my lack of social skills. There are a few problems I have with it though:

1. The stigma of internet dating
2. The fear that when I meet someone I know from the internet IRL, they'll end up being horribly disappointed
3. All the guys that have contacted me are unbelievably ugly

That last one sounds bitchy, but I mean, I'm really not that picky. And there has to be SOME physical attraction, you know? Also, #2 is why I've never met anyone from the bbmb before :o

Myu-to
10-09-2008, 02:37 PM
I am much more awesome in person.

Dharma
10-09-2008, 03:07 PM
Internet people scare me.

funk63
10-09-2008, 03:14 PM
I got a lot of friends who are currently dating people they met on myspace.

Dharma
10-09-2008, 03:31 PM
None of my friends use Myspace ...if they did, I would no longer be friends with them.

Randetica
10-09-2008, 03:46 PM
my mum goes to those sites but had no luck yet while my sister is married with a guy she knew from the net first

beastieangel01
10-09-2008, 03:54 PM
for those of you who were surprised in person after seeing pics, here are some things to keep in mind:

1. They should have some full body picture(s) of some kind
2. Make sure they are smiling in at least some photos to do a teeth check
3. Make sure they have photos that are taken with others and by others, not just self-taken
4. Double check on height (usually if they don't share it, they are short - this one is more for the ladies).
5. Avoid those who only have b&w/very over-exposed photos

fyi.

Echewta
10-09-2008, 04:10 PM
Ladies, don't take pictures with your cats and post them. Thats no good.

Dorothy Wood
10-09-2008, 04:20 PM
for those of you who were surprised in person after seeing pics, here are some things to keep in mind:

1. They should have some full body picture(s) of some kind
2. Make sure they are smiling in at least some photos to do a teeth check
3. Make sure they have photos that are taken with others and by others, not just self-taken
4. Double check on height (usually if they don't share it, they are short - this one is more for the ladies).
5. Avoid those who only have b&w/very over-exposed photos

fyi.


people rarely fill all those requirements. the funny thing is, a real life friend of mine is on there and he has all that, and we're compatible as friends according to the internet, so that's good to know. thanks internet.


my favorite internet daters are the goths. specifially 40 year old goths. they are funnnney. I WANT TO DATE THEM ALL!

I was talking to a boy for a bit on there, but then I waited like 5 days to write back to him because I was busy or I just didn't feel like it or something and I think he got mad because he didn't write back. :/ oh well. he was 4 years younger than me, and I couldn't quite tell what he looked like from the pictures anyway. just put a couple clear pictures of what you really look like for pete's sake!

meh, I'll just keep browsing and jerking off to goths. ;)

russhie
10-10-2008, 08:27 AM
A co-worker of mine used to do it - she told me most guys were a bit odd, though one or two she was seeing turned out ok.

How the hell do you pick up on Myspace/Facebook?? Are you talking about people you knew before, or just randoms whose profiles you cruised accidentally?

insertnamehere
10-10-2008, 09:37 AM
How the hell do you pick up on Myspace/Facebook?? Are you talking about people you knew before, or just randoms whose profiles you cruised accidentally?

Apparently this is how:

Very SeX-C.... Definately my type of female *wink* haha.... I know we dont know each other, but i would most certainly like to change all that sexy. That is if the feelin is mutual :}

i never did message Jay-r back... :rolleyes:

beastieangel01
10-10-2008, 01:45 PM
people rarely fill all those requirements.


I know, it's just some stuff to look out for. And if they are missing one of those, I guess it's good just to brace yourself once it comes to meeting in person! haha

BangkokB
10-11-2008, 05:45 PM
My internets caught a virus(n)

And Tom won't be my friend

insertnamehere
10-12-2008, 07:38 PM
i sort of am developing an e-crush on a guy i met on the internets. he's 4 years younger than me and lives 6hrs away. how gay does this make me?

Matt
10-12-2008, 07:49 PM
i sort of am developing an e-crush on a guy i met on the internets. he's 4 years younger than me and lives 6hrs away. how gay does this make me?

Super gay.

Fern
10-13-2008, 09:45 AM
I dated some girl that I met via myspace. I got her pregnant. After a fight and a few weeks stewing, we started to speak again. I promised her that if she got an abortion, in a month or 2 we'd get an apartment and eventually get married. She agreed.

I took her to get the abortion, dropped her off home promising to pick her up in a couple hours to go to dinner, and promptly never spoke to her again. Gangsta.

(y)

Update: I was in a meeting for work late last year and my phone kept ringing, I was receiving calls and text messages. She was on the front of the newspaper with the headline "Sayville Man Kills Cats." About the same time she stopped attempting contact with me, she met some other dude I went to high school with. They moved in together after dating for a few months and he killed her cats when she was at work. There was no picture of the boyfriend, only her and many people thought it was me.

It was hilarious and ironic: she did all the killing in her previous relationship....

Waus
10-13-2008, 11:13 AM
How the hell do you pick up on Myspace/Facebook?? Are you talking about people you knew before, or just randoms whose profiles you cruised accidentally?

It was as easy as "Hey - I like your interests and you look attractive. Take a look at my page, and if you're up for it, IM me at my aim account and we can call eachother and go get dinner sometime, maybe play some pool?