Internet Dating.....Who Has Done it?!

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I wasn't getting any messages from people, a few but those I already knew or knew through other people(bunny boilers), or fattys. I started thinking maybe my profile was all wrong or I'm just not that attractive.

So I changed my location and started getting the odd one or two messages, but I unfortunately had to ignore them all as I do not live there.
Many dating sites hardly have anyone from Jersey, seriously limiting things.

The only reason I keep it around these days is the idea that; "If I don't, I'll never know."

Exactly the same as me! I was thinking my profile was wrong or im ugly?

I dont get the site at all? I get a massive amount of *read* *deleted* and hardly any replies back and they dont even view my profile?
This even happens with not that good looking girls if I see they have a similar interest to me! Its madness!
 
Well, I haven't tried Internet Dating myself per se, but thought I'd share a positive experience of it to all the guys and gals out there looking.

My friend signed onto OCupid(?) and wrote a decent profile about himself and put up a picture. He didn't send any messages out because a) he was going to America for 3 months and b) not DESPERATE to find a girlfriend as he likes being a single guy with freedom. (He is also broke atm and women cost money). It was just another string in his bow really.

Anyway, cue him getting to America and after a few weeks a girl from reasonably nearby (at home in UK) messages him and they get chatting but he told her he won't be back in UK for a few months.

Fast forward to last week and he is back and they had a meeting. It went really well, he thinks shes attractive, smart and funny. (I was surprised they exist given the recent tales from this thread). Anyway their first date was 5 hours and they basically went for a walk and talk in a park and chilled out getting to know each other! They are meeting again and it's working out well albeit early days!

Good luck to everyone on the hunt!
 
My last girlfriend I met on PoF. It's great for someone like me. I don't really go out drinking, I spend most of my time training... So it's rather hard to meet people.
 
Well, I haven't tried Internet Dating myself per se, but thought I'd share a positive experience of it to all the guys and gals out there looking.

My friend signed onto OCupid(?) and wrote a decent profile about himself and put up a picture. He didn't send any messages out because a) he was going to America for 3 months and b) not DESPERATE to find a girlfriend as he likes being a single guy with freedom. (He is also broke atm and women cost money). It was just another string in his bow really.

Anyway, cue him getting to America and after a few weeks a girl from reasonably nearby (at home in UK) messages him and they get chatting but he told her he won't be back in UK for a few months.

Fast forward to last week and he is back and they had a meeting. It went really well, he thinks shes attractive, smart and funny. (I was surprised they exist given the recent tales from this thread). Anyway their first date was 5 hours and they basically went for a walk and talk in a park and chilled out getting to know each other! They are meeting again and it's working out well albeit early days!

Good luck to everyone on the hunt!

Have you ever heard of cutting a long story short? :eek:

How about "my friend went on a date with a girl from OkCupid and it went well"?
 
My last girlfriend I met on PoF. It's great for someone like me. I don't really go out drinking, I spend most of my time training... So it's rather hard to meet people.

I'm exactly the same, found it a good time saver!
Been on there for a few months, not really taken it too seriously, few messages that led to nothing and lots of 'read deleted' lol.
Came across a girl who is the exact tyre of girl i go for, (pretty, petite) messaged her a week ago, met up last thursday, met up with her again last night, stopped at mine ;-)
+1 in favour of pof! (despite my earlier dodgy experience of it, lol)
 
Hey guys, just thought I'd post my experience. I've only just signed up to PoF but had quite a good response, about 15 separate emails in 4 days. I haven't made one email outbound, just posted my profile and waited for them to come to me. However, the level of communication is astounding. My profile is quite verbose, as are my responses but all these chicks can manage is "hi hun how r u?", "i like walking and reading books" and "wuu2". These are women in their 20's and 30's who contact me with barely a word to say. After a fruitless conversation, I usually wish them well, hoping they find what they're looking for. My interpretation of their lack of communication is a lack of interest but they then question if they've done something wrong or why I'm not interested.

The profiles I've read so far have unwarranted demands like "must be this and must be that" yet they make no effort themselves. Do women seriously think fit, hot, rich and funny guys are just going to jump out of their screens and whisk them away in the Aston's without at least making an effort?

How does one get the ladies to open up more? I mentioned to one that she didn't seem interested because of her lack of thought into her responses but says she'd like to keep chatting, hopes to meet me and claimed she was shy. Shy? On the internet, locked indoors some 3 miles away? The last thing I want to do is go on a date and monologue. Worse would be if she said she had a great time and wanted to do it again.

Is this common?
 
Hey guys, just thought I'd post my experience. I've only just signed up to PoF but had quite a good response, about 15 separate emails in 4 days. I haven't made one email outbound, just posted my profile and waited for them to come to me. However, the level of communication is astounding. My profile is quite verbose, as are my responses but all these chicks can manage is "hi hun how r u?", "i like walking and reading books" and "wuu2". These are women in their 20's and 30's who contact me with barely a word to say. After a fruitless conversation, I usually wish them well, hoping they find what they're looking for. My interpretation of their lack of communication is a lack of interest but they then question if they've done something wrong or why I'm not interested.

The profiles I've read so far have unwarranted demands like "must be this and must be that" yet they make no effort themselves. Do women seriously think fit, hot, rich and funny guys are just going to jump out of their screens and whisk them away in the Aston's without at least making an effort?

How does one get the ladies to open up more? I mentioned to one that she didn't seem interested because of her lack of thought into her responses but says she'd like to keep chatting, hopes to meet me and claimed she was shy. Shy? On the internet, locked indoors some 3 miles away? The last thing I want to do is go on a date and monologue. Worse would be if she said she had a great time and wanted to do it again.

Is this common?

I've found this to be the case more often than not. I shudder to think what they're actual conversational skills are like in person if they're typed english is this poor.

I know some peoples standards vary from one to the next but some of the profiles I have seen (especially recently) really are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

I blame it all on text messaging myself.
 
I can understand that many women maybe talking to many people at once because men likely hound them but if they're interested, which they claim to be and they did contact me, then I wish they'd make the effort.

I'm wondering if they just see the profile pictures, like them, but can't be bothered to read more about me.

Maybe I'll update my profile to reflect that see if it limits the responses I get but should mean more genuine people get through.
 
Yeah I know :)

Same, only sniff's I have had are a few women with kids, which I'm not really interested in unless she is really special...

Had a mate look at my profile and he thought it was good - perhaps I'm too honest. I've made sure there isn't anything negative in my profile. The other thought I had was that it depends what area you live in as to how many single women are looking for dates?
 
I had some messages that came across as really quite aggressive, despite hardly typing anything at all :D I mean like they're kinda full of **** for some reason...

I used to respond to those "hi hun how r u" type messages with a "yeah, feeling pretty good today cos <insert something positive here>..." and end it with a question, like "What about you? what made you smile today?"

Some of the responses were lolariffic, but there were some worthy contenders. The girl I bagged (over 6 months ago now) was just downright weird - but in a good, chatty way ;)
 
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