Dating sites?

[CanadaBravesFan]

Anybody ever go on them or are on them now? Just wondering who has success/nightmare stories to tell. I kept a profile open on a few and have met some "interesting" characters. In looking at the data, and coming up with a summary, it seems that School teachers are usually the women that are attracted to me/my profile. However, no long-term success yet! :(

[bravos4evr]

Maybe you just need a tad bit more cowbell? :-)

[CanadaBravesFan]

Maybe you just need a tad bit more cowbell? :-)
I think I may need much more! Hahaha

[The Rap]

Does your better half know you are still talking to these people? I am listed at a few sites and a few of them are focused on sex so every day I get numerous messages from women many of them showing what they look like in the nude.

The biggest problem emanates from Western Africa and Russia. A beauty will come on to you and you will be receptive.......until you realize what is really happening. That is that the photos she is showing you are that of a model on the internet and that "she" is really a "he" trying to scam you for money. There is a site called "Datingscams.com" that I advise anyone who is interested in exploring will benefit greatly from.

[bravos4evr]

I bet there is lots of hot young tail there!!!!! ;-)

[Lauren T.]

Anybody ever go on them or are on them now? Just wondering who has success/nightmare stories to tell. I kept a profile open on a few and have met some "interesting" characters. In looking at the data, and coming up with a summary, it seems that School teachers are usually the women that are attracted to me/my profile. However, no long-term success yet! :(
One of my good friends was in a dating drought a few years back and joined Match.com with two co-workers, and they had a contest to see who could score the most dates in a month. No sex, just dates. She had a blast, but didn't meet anyone with whom she'd consider having a relationship.

She ended up meeting her husband, a BMac lookalike (I call him "Not Baby"), at a party a few months later. He's 9 years younger than she is and they're a great match. :rolleyes:

I have an ex-step-cousin who met his wife online back in 1996, but that was just on a message board or Listserv or something like that. They're still married, have a cute kid, all that good stuff. :thumbsup:

[CanadaBravesFan]

I have a few buddies that did well on the sites. One is married now (I found out yesterday) to a girl he met on eharmony.
Rap, I have been divorced for 2 years. But, sadly, I do know a few people (including my ex-wife) who were on those sites (and some worse) while they were married. Thats just sick IMO.

[The Rap]

Steve, I had no idea that you and she split up and have gone through that 3 times so know not to say anything at all. If you want to know sick then go to amateurmatch.com I once joined for about a month but have been gone for a few years now. Still, what really gets me is that I still get about 5 women a day coming on to me and anyone and that is with a pic of them in the nude. Some are ugly but most are passable and a good number would make you salivate. My problem when I read their profile is that I am shocked at how many of them include, "my husband is just not cutting it anymore and I need a real man etc etc." To me that is shameful to say the least. in 3 marriages I never cheated once simply because I believe it is the ultimate betrayal. But I feel like rejoining that site and just answering the ones who are married and telling them to sit down with their husband and see if things could be worked before they go out publicly asking guys to fck them.

[jlcct]

I have a good friend who goes out on dates a few nights a week. He uses Plenty of Fish. He swears by it and it's free.

[Chris_Moderato]

Steve, I had no idea that you and she split up and have gone through that 3 times so know not to say anything at all. If you want to know sick then go to amateurmatch.com I once joined for about a month but have been gone for a few years now. Still, what really gets me is that I still get about 5 women a day coming on to me and anyone and that is with a pic of them in the nude. Some are ugly but most are passable and a good number would make you salivate. My problem when I read their profile is that I am shocked at how many of them include, "my husband is just not cutting it anymore and I need a real man etc etc." To me that is shameful to say the least. in 3 marriages I never cheated once simply because I believe it is the ultimate betrayal. But I feel like rejoining that site and just answering the ones who are married and telling them to sit down with their husband and see if things could be worked before they go out publicly asking guys to fck them.

It sounds like you are describing spambots.

[The Rap]

LOL I don't even know what a spambot is.

[KB 34]

Spambots are computer programs that automatically send/post massive numbers of spam messages. For example, the spam posts this site experienced for way too long before the software was upgraded.

[The Rap]

Thx KB. Chris it isn't that at all. They are scams looking to rip off the opposite sex. One of the problems is that most dating sites will have a certain % that is what I describe. But there are red flags. For example I can be contacted by a girl and ask her age and she will say "29." I then say "I am 62 and aren't I too old for you? When the immediate response is "age is just a number" then watch out. If you are still interested then simply ask, "How many kids do you want to have?" If this young 'un says as many as we want or even just one then realize that she didn't even pause to consider that I am 62.

[Lauren T.]

It still sounds like you're dealing with computer-based programs and not real, live women. Not trying to be hurtful, just trying to be honest.

[Chris_Moderato]

It still sounds like you're dealing with computer-based programs and not real, live women. Not trying to be hurtful, just trying to be honest.

Agreed.

[The Rap]

I totally agree as it is a product of the age of the Internet. It is probably why it isn't policed as much as it should be.

[ScooterBrave]

I have a good friend who goes out on dates a few nights a week. He uses Plenty of Fish. He swears by it and it's free.

You know, when I first read that and before I realized that it was a web site, It seemed a really weird way to get dates....

On a serious note, don't fall into the trap. The percentage of people who actually have successful long term relationships off these sites is small compared to the traffic and most are a scam. It's like mass mailing your resume to get a job; once in a blue moon you get lucky and are offered a position but usually you just waste postage.

[JanShan12]

I met my girlfriend of 4 years on MySpace. Sad and pathetic, I know, but she was searching for girls in the area and started messaging me. We ended up meeting up at a place we both frequented and the rest is history. Been engaged 2+ years and just bought a house together. Couldn't be happier.

[Wahoo]

Met my wife on Match.com. I think you should stick to the reputable ones that charge, because I believe the free ones are the most prone to "hook-up" profiles. I had good luck with Match. Eharmony just didn't generate enough matches for me to remain interested, but that's likely by design. I'm happy with my wife, so I'd recommend Match.