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

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This.

I'm not at all surprised by this outcome tbh. You guys gotta keep in mind you only get one side of the story.

Sometimes girls feel uncomfortable when guys are overbearing in their communication. Especially if these guys are strangers. That's why they might not be totally upfront about having no interest and say things like "yeah another date would be fine" as to not unleash the psycho they suspect may be lurking somewhere.

Elephant in the room pretty much.

Have to agree with this.
Neil79 you have been blown out. She's used an excuse albeit a nice one, but don't take it to heart we all have been blown out at one time or another, and it's a good thing because caring so hard is actually counter productive. Bare with me here.

In my teens when I was desperate for anything, nothing came. Women, like dogs can smell fear. They can see it in your movement, in your eyes, and in your nervous conversation, the way you text them and its a turn off.
Self confidence is a tricky thing, its like a see-saw. Certain things can give you a bucket load and make you irresistible, and then a few comments or mistakes and you lose it all and wonder why things aren't going right.

Even if you don't have much self confidence though, the best plan is to fake it. Simple things, like not replying straight away (rememeber your to busy with friends or work or anything else at the moment) Reply later apologising for a late reply (but not just a normal reply) exclaim why your so busy and popular, and then suggest when you do manage to get 5 minutes away form your hectic lifestyle you could meet up with her. If you want to take it a step further you could even get her to suggest when she's free then say cant do that day I'm busy. (it might seem like your playing silly games, but all your doing is faking actually being so popular and likeable that you really do have loads on, and in time with your new found confidence this will be true, but for now fake it)

Women are exactly the same as men, you just have to replace one value for another, i.e women see you as (money, can I show him to my friends, funny, intelligent, good looking) men see, (would I do her)
So, when you see a girl who's fat or ugly, whatever (would I do her) no, but she sees you and thinks (money, funny etc) Yes!
She will text you first and keep texting you, however you don't want to do her so you don't reply, or don't reply until you can bothered (sound familiar) you've accidently become the cool, relaxed, carefree one. (your no longer thinking about your value)
Now take a girl you meet and do think (I would do her), you suddenly change your attitude back to the un-confident one, text to quick, asking for new dates to quick, and she can smell your fear. Your thinking to much about your value, and its clouding all judgement.

The trick is to act like the (I wouldn't do her) on the (I would do her's), and that's only the start of it, an its painful to do because you think it will have the wrong effect :D Trust me this is coming from someone who didn't have natural confidence and had to work out how to gain it through changing his lifestyle.
 
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I think this whole play-hard-to-get game is nonsense. I don't purposely hold off a reply or make a guy wait or keep him on his toes. I get on with my own life and reply whenever I have time (or whenever I remember...)

We're all grown adults, you either like someone or you don't. What's the point in playing games :confused:

If a guy doesn't reply to me within a reasonable amount of time (like a few days) or starts ignoring me - then fine, **** them I'm moving on. I have better things to do than sit around waiting for a reply.
 
I think this whole play-hard-to-get game is nonsense. I don't purposely hold off a reply or make a guy wait or keep him on his toes. I get on with my own life and reply whenever I have time (or whenever I remember...)

We're all grown adults, you either like someone or you don't. What's the point in playing games :confused:

If a guy doesn't reply to me within a reasonable amount of time (like a few days) or starts ignoring me - then fine, **** them I'm moving on. I have better things to do than sit around waiting for a reply.

I read it as the same, it means i've got to change my entire personality go from a caring person to an uncaring, gameplayer. Or did i read that wrong :confused:
 
I read it as the same, it means i've got to change my entire personality go from a caring person to an uncaring, gameplayer. Or did i read that wrong :confused:

Flirting in general is a game. It's the risk that makes it fun.

If people just came up to you and said "Hi I find you attractive, tell me about yourself, I'll tell you about me and then if we still find each other attractive then let's go out :)"... it just wouldn't work now would it.
 
Well flirting is a game, and I guess as a result of that dating becomes something of a game. Not a game you necessarily play on purpose either, it's just the nature of the beast.
 
I think this whole play-hard-to-get game is nonsense. I don't purposely hold off a reply or make a guy wait or keep him on his toes. I get on with my own life and reply whenever I have time (or whenever I remember...)

We're all grown adults, you either like someone or you don't. What's the point in playing games :confused:

If a guy doesn't reply to me within a reasonable amount of time (like a few days) or starts ignoring me - then fine, **** them I'm moving on. I have better things to do than sit around waiting for a reply.

I can assure you everyone is playing games, even if they don't know it.
You say you either like a guy or you don't. That's the most important bit. You will inadvertently not like a guy if he shows himself in a certain light, (unconfident) however if you took the same guy and gave him the knowledge to hide his self confidence (if he doesn't have it naturally) then he will appear possibly as someone you do like, but hows thats possible if its the same person, because its a GAME!!!
You also say you don't hold out on a guy on purpose, of course not you hold out on a guy cause you busy, cause you have a life to lead and your a confident person. You naturally do what I'm suggesting is done, and that why a guy will like you.

It would be interesting to see if the ladies on this forum agree, so far MisChief says no..
No women would, but done well they don't even know its happening. It doesn't make you a bad person or hurt anyone.

These are not game for women, women don't have to try nearly as hard. They are not games to make women do something they don't want to do, they are just simple things that hide your fear.
 
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My wife left me a month ago (even her Dad admits she seems to be having a mid-life crisis) so I am looking at the frankly depressing prospect of dipping back into the dating scene. After 17 years it is a daunting proposition indeed. I think I'll follow a general rule of honesty and see where that leads me. However, I'm not actually ready to date yet (by a long stretch) so I'm in no hurry.
 
Well i'm running this debate on FB with many of the female friends i have :p, interesting to see what they think :)

Jeez, you don't ask the enemy if its a good idea to attack their hideout :D (ok crap analogy)
I guarantee you 100% will disagree.
II think possible the word "game" is being used wrong here.
I don't like games where you can tell someone is purposefully being a nob and playing hard to get, that's what women do. It's not that, its things that create a persona that makes you attractive, that's all.
 
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Jeez, you don't ask the enemy if its a good idea to attack their hideout :D (ok crap analogy)
I guarantee you 100% will disagree.
II think possible the word "game" is being used wrong here.
I don't like games where you can tell someone is purposefully being a nob and playing hard to get, that's what women do. It's not that, its things that create a persona that makes you attractive, that's all.

:D But still it's going to be interesting to see the debate, though knowing facebook you have to post

" POST THIS ON YOUR STATUS IF YOU AGREE " to get a debate going :rolleyes::p
 
Ok well I guess I must be playing games but unaware of it then......
I've just rejected someone on Skype :o

[11:30:05] Andrzej: so when do u want to meet up again? ;)
[13:06:06] Tina: ermmmmm
[13:08:11] Tina: i think you're a nice guy... but would like nothing more than just friends.. happy to meet up as friends still though
[13:09:06] Andrzej: sure ;)
 
Ok well I guess I must be playing games but unaware of it then......
I've just rejected someone on Skype :o

[11:30:05] Andrzej: so when do u want to meet up again? ;)
[13:06:06] Tina: ermmmmm
[13:08:11] Tina: i think you're a nice guy... but would like nothing more than just friends.. happy to meet up as friends still though
[13:09:06] Andrzej: sure ;)

What's your opinion on the winking thing? I know some people that do it all the time, and it makes me embarrassed to breath the same air as them.
 
MisChief: Thanks but no thanks
Him: Friends with benefits, you say? Hurrah!

:D
Well he ain't getting none fo' sho'!

The winking thing doesn't bother me. It could just be a 'Sure, but I ain't giving up just yet ;)' or a 'Sure, I don't want to seem upset so I'll just wink to make it seem like I'm cool about it ;)'
 
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