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Indeed. An OcUK singles meet has never looked so good
I don't fancy the odds for the guys, definitely not enough females to go around.
Internet Dating.....Who Has Done it?!
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I don't fancy the odds for the guys, definitely not enough females to go around.
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She is average though, she doesn't look overweight, just has a big rack.
Look at her later photo's with the saggy large arms!
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Still, I'd be very tempted to 'hit it'.
Having guys give you attention will help you build on confidence
I've been single for almost 3 years
I don't take this whole dating thing too seriously though, I just think of it as something to do and a way to meet new friends. That's not to say I won't take guys seriously, it just means that if they're not right for me then I won't get upset or hurt over it.Well... She probably is average compared to the 'average' sized women these days. I've seen worse 'Average' body types
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I wonder if the anguish people face in this thread would be the same before online dating existed?
It's easier to feel "lonely" or needing comapionship when you see the huge amount of single people out there (or lots of couples) - especially since the 'net makes it a lot easier to bring people or at least people's statuses apparent to everyone.
I actually quite enjoy the dating side of things, getting to know people etc... whilst not doing it at the moment it's not something I hate. It used to stress me out not being able to meet new people and so on... but as I've grown older/wiser I've grown more independent.
Also I find you tend to meet people, or things tend to happen when you least expect it.
I don't understand, however, why online dating has such a stigma attached to it? I had a go a while back, but it didn't feel right for me, however I didn't really give it a fair go. I think the 'net is a great way of meeting like minded people - take these forums for example, I've made some great friends a result of them
One thing I think I stuggled with the online thing was the "selling yourself"... words mean little on a screen that personality can outshine/outclass in person. However, showing how you are on screen is also harder that just being yourself with a person. Problem is I suppose is that wanting to meet too quickly can send the wrong signals, as much as being reticent in doing it.
I've been reading this thread with casual interest and it does make me curious to give it a go (a proper go, rather than a few days of "hmm well this is ****!" lol!)... then again I'm not really in that frame of mind at the moment (life's too busy) - but perhaps in a few months when life has settled down a bit - I might dabble... summer time is good time for dating anyway!
Hope you don't mind me posting - just been reading this thread for so long felt I wanted to chip in some thoughts.
It's easier to feel "lonely" or needing comapionship when you see the huge amount of single people out there (or lots of couples) - especially since the 'net makes it a lot easier to bring people or at least people's statuses apparent to everyone.
I actually quite enjoy the dating side of things, getting to know people etc... whilst not doing it at the moment it's not something I hate. It used to stress me out not being able to meet new people and so on... but as I've grown older/wiser I've grown more independent.
Also I find you tend to meet people, or things tend to happen when you least expect it.
I don't understand, however, why online dating has such a stigma attached to it? I had a go a while back, but it didn't feel right for me, however I didn't really give it a fair go. I think the 'net is a great way of meeting like minded people - take these forums for example, I've made some great friends a result of them
One thing I think I stuggled with the online thing was the "selling yourself"... words mean little on a screen that personality can outshine/outclass in person. However, showing how you are on screen is also harder that just being yourself with a person. Problem is I suppose is that wanting to meet too quickly can send the wrong signals, as much as being reticent in doing it.
I've been reading this thread with casual interest and it does make me curious to give it a go (a proper go, rather than a few days of "hmm well this is ****!" lol!)... then again I'm not really in that frame of mind at the moment (life's too busy) - but perhaps in a few months when life has settled down a bit - I might dabble... summer time is good time for dating anyway!
Hope you don't mind me posting - just been reading this thread for so long felt I wanted to chip in some thoughts.
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I think that my anguish would remain the same as most of my close friends are not single or are married now. Low wingman count. 
I have 
Met my current girlfriend/soon to be future fiancé online
Spent many years single, as I didn’t give myself much credit and lacked confidence when it came to chatting a woman up, though oddly I had/have no problems just striking up random conversation with stranger; I guess the fact I hoped it would lead to ‘dating’ a woman, made me worry too much about what I was saying?
Anyway, I decided to sign up to a couple of free dating sites a few years back, as I wanted to find something more meaningful and long term, rather than your typical one night stands, or ‘friends with benefits’; which was all I was really getting from mid-twenties onwards... fun as it may have been, I still wanted something special.
Anyway, long story short, I got a few dates when I first signed up, but there was either no spark, or I just didn’t fancy them as much as I thought I might – not just looks, personality too. Unfortunately, I did get a bit of a persistent one who wouldn’t take no for an answer. I guess this, and the little results put me off as I stopped using the sites.
Around this time last year, I started seeing someone on an off from work, but again, this was more ‘friends with benefits’ stuff, so around Christmas (spurred on by the loss of my Dad in October) I decided to update my profiles and add new pictures – wow! It was like the old saying about waiting for a bus, I got loads of interest coming to me, rather than me seeking them out – I was totally bemused but had made a promise to stick with it this time.
Met a couple of people this time around, both fell for me, but neither really did it for me, so it never progressed to more than a date or two, I also had a few more who I was messaging and getting to know a bit more about; a couple I was starting to go down the route of arranging a date. Thankfully, my girlfriend messaged me
We had a couple messages back and forth and there was an immediate connection there, so we progressed onto text messages and played the five questions game for about a week, the answers were very surprising on both sides and the connection became even more apparent as the week went on, we finally agreed to meet the coming weekend after speaking for the first time on the phone.
Anyway, our first date lasted a total of nine hours! I had the best time of my life with this woman I had only just met (excluding the week and a bit of text chatting) and I think I knew after the first 30 minutes of chatting and walking with her, that there was something very special there... and for the first time in a long time (ever really) I was getting exactly the same feelings back
So, yeah, that’s my story on internet dating people, though it might be frowned upon by some, or cause embarrassment to others, it’s just another means of meeting people – go into it hoping to do just that, and you never know, like me you may find your soulmate.
Met my current girlfriend/soon to be future fiancé online
Spent many years single, as I didn’t give myself much credit and lacked confidence when it came to chatting a woman up, though oddly I had/have no problems just striking up random conversation with stranger; I guess the fact I hoped it would lead to ‘dating’ a woman, made me worry too much about what I was saying?
Anyway, I decided to sign up to a couple of free dating sites a few years back, as I wanted to find something more meaningful and long term, rather than your typical one night stands, or ‘friends with benefits’; which was all I was really getting from mid-twenties onwards... fun as it may have been, I still wanted something special.
Anyway, long story short, I got a few dates when I first signed up, but there was either no spark, or I just didn’t fancy them as much as I thought I might – not just looks, personality too. Unfortunately, I did get a bit of a persistent one who wouldn’t take no for an answer. I guess this, and the little results put me off as I stopped using the sites.
Around this time last year, I started seeing someone on an off from work, but again, this was more ‘friends with benefits’ stuff, so around Christmas (spurred on by the loss of my Dad in October) I decided to update my profiles and add new pictures – wow! It was like the old saying about waiting for a bus, I got loads of interest coming to me, rather than me seeking them out – I was totally bemused but had made a promise to stick with it this time.
Met a couple of people this time around, both fell for me, but neither really did it for me, so it never progressed to more than a date or two, I also had a few more who I was messaging and getting to know a bit more about; a couple I was starting to go down the route of arranging a date. Thankfully, my girlfriend messaged me
We had a couple messages back and forth and there was an immediate connection there, so we progressed onto text messages and played the five questions game for about a week, the answers were very surprising on both sides and the connection became even more apparent as the week went on, we finally agreed to meet the coming weekend after speaking for the first time on the phone.
Anyway, our first date lasted a total of nine hours! I had the best time of my life with this woman I had only just met (excluding the week and a bit of text chatting) and I think I knew after the first 30 minutes of chatting and walking with her, that there was something very special there... and for the first time in a long time (ever really) I was getting exactly the same feelings back
So, yeah, that’s my story on internet dating people, though it might be frowned upon by some, or cause embarrassment to others, it’s just another means of meeting people – go into it hoping to do just that, and you never know, like me you may find your soulmate.
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I've just moved house but my neighbour was 17, not a good plan! Other side was over 60, also not cool.
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Never had a hot neighbour, ever.
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Where I've moved to there are some hot women down the road.
If you do the 17 year old 5 times and the 60 year old once, it brings the average down to 24
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