for tammzy's comprehension.
traditional dating - in the UK anyway - you were able to speak to people, maybe things will some full-circle (ie. they'll start doing it again tammzy)
That is very true. I get uncomfortable speaking on the phone because there is anxiety there and thats not something you want when speaking to women. Back in my younger days I was happy using Skype video chat or better still meeting in person and chatting that way it was a lot more easier but messaging such as using Whatsapp is the norm for communication now. I am quite comfortable using whatsapp but speaking on the phone without seeing the person its not as easy. You gotta have full confidence when going into a chat especially when your going to be meeting up with them.
I had been away from the dating scene for a long time previously, mostly because I was happy being single and back when I was dating, we didn't have whatsapp or phone apps, phone apps were pretty new at the time and most used laptops for online dating or went to night clubs which there were a lot more around back then plus other social meeting places to go to. People in general are a lot more isolated today and a lot more people are suffering from mental health disorders than ever before. I suppose you can do video chat on whatsapp however I've not done a video chat in whatsapp yet. I'm quite new to phone apps and using smart phones in general. One of my main dating sites I use is a traditional dating site where I can just sit in front of my PC and get dates on it like I used to and its also the one I've had the most success on.
As for the phone apps, I got a female friend who is going to help me out with things to improve my chances of getting dates on the phone apps and as an experienced dater I know what I need to do to improve my chances, I'm not the best looking guy although I have been told in the past that I do have "some looks" which is a positive and definitely something to work with plus I'm not as young as I used to be. I don't go for the generic superficial women anyway because I know my type and who I'm likely going to have success with.
There are still a small range of traditional online ways to meet women like FaceBook "not the FaceBook dating groups" as those are just full of men but there are ways of meeting women on facebook although you have to be careful by not adding random women otherwise it could result in account suspension if you use it as something that its not intended to be used as. FaceBook is just another tool but you certainly can't rely on it alone.
There are other sites like MeetMe although you do need to do a verification which involves a smartphone but after that you can pretty much use it on your PC.
With phone apps I'm finding them to be a waste of time mostly because nobody responds and its just endless swiping yielding zero results but then again I do have more work to do on those apps for better results.
My new plans are... going clothes shopping with my female friend picking out outfits, buying some mens products such as things for face and hair. A woman knows what looks good on a man. Then we are going to go somewhere to take some good photos of myself for the dating phone apps. I'm pretty good with writing Bio's but I'm gonna get her to take a look at the Bio's to see if anything needs improvement. I think I've got the basics of everything covered with my plans so far for the phone apps.
