Online Dating ?

[Valmy]

I found it useful to keep my confidence up while seeking women in other ways.  Knowing I had a few dates lined up made it easier to approach women for some reason.

I did not really notice the ones I met online were that inferior to the ones I met elsewhere though.

[DGuller]

Apparently you have to post lots and lots of pics of you rock climbing, sailing or offpisting. At least that's what people do in Sweden.

Same in US.  I wonder if anyone ever spends any time at home, every single chick seems to just LOVE traveling. 

[Legbiter]

Same in US.  I wonder if anyone ever spends any time at home, every single chick seems to just LOVE traveling. 

Don't forget the 463 essential prerequisites you must fulfill before even thinking about contacting them. 

[The Brain]

I don't have a problem with them. I'm 8 ft tall and make 3 million a week.

[MadImmortalMan]

Apparently you have to post lots and lots of pics of you rock climbing, sailing or offpisting. At least that's what people do in Sweden.

Same in US.  I wonder if anyone ever spends any time at home, every single chick seems to just LOVE traveling. 

People take less photographs when they're sitting around at home. 

[Grey Fox]

Average means fat?

Disagree with it being good for the shy, much harder to send a message to someone online than to just open your gob in reality.

Dude, it's America.


You should. Try cougarsonline.com. It's an hoot.

That url doesn't work.  meetlocalcougars.com does, however.

BIOINICWOMAN1: do not want.

Besides, you don't need the Internet to find old women to fuck.  That's easy.  Even I find that easy.

Edit: easy does not mean without value, of course.

I remembered it's cougarlife.com

[Camerus]

I haven't used it in years, but during the couple years when I was using it, I probably ended up meeting like 30-40 girls.

The biggest problem was finding out whether you actually would have any chemistry in real life and not just in emails.  Most dates ended up sucking, and not in the good way.

Mostly it is just a way to combat boredom and get off your ass and do shit during lean times.

[Valmy]

I haven't used it in years, but during the couple years when I was using it, I probably ended up meeting like 30-40 girls.

The biggest problem was finding out whether you actually would have any chemistry in real life and not just in emails.  Most dates ended up sucking, and not in the good way.

Mostly it is just a way to combat boredom and get off your ass and do shit during lean times.

Yes.  Do not waste time having an e-relationship.  You want to say hi and meet IRL ASAP if you are interested.  But yeah mostly that last part though it just so happens I met my wife online.

[Martinus]

I think pretty much all the guys I dated/had sex with I met on online dating sites (one case was a "misconnection" type of thing so not sure if it counts). Make of this what you will.

[Martinus]

I haven't used it in years, but during the couple years when I was using it, I probably ended up meeting like 30-40 girls.

The biggest problem was finding out whether you actually would have any chemistry in real life and not just in emails.  Most dates ended up sucking, and not in the good way.

Mostly it is just a way to combat boredom and get off your ass and do shit during lean times.

Yes.  Do not waste time having an e-relationship.  You want to say hi and meet IRL ASAP if you are interested.  But yeah mostly that last part though it just so happens I met my wife online.

Agreed with that. Some of the worst cases of disappointments come from stoking the fires too much before you first meet.

[Malthus]

I haven't used it in years, but during the couple years when I was using it, I probably ended up meeting like 30-40 girls.

The biggest problem was finding out whether you actually would have any chemistry in real life and not just in emails.  Most dates ended up sucking, and not in the good way.

Mostly it is just a way to combat boredom and get off your ass and do shit during lean times.

Yes.  Do not waste time having an e-relationship.  You want to say hi and meet IRL ASAP if you are interested.  But yeah mostly that last part though it just so happens I met my wife online.

Here's a watershed moment (sits back in rocking chair, puffs pipe): I remember a time, and not so long ago, when people would have been amazed by that; and then I remember a time, shortly after, when they would be ashamed to admit that.

Now, it is simply and boringly normal and unremarkable in any way.

[Martinus]

I wouldn't call it "dating" but it is pretty much a given among city dwelling gays.

Yeah, I think it's quite a different dynamics for us. If you don't feel like hooking up in gay bars (I don't), and are not really into obvious queens, then trying to find dates in real life would be too much of hit and miss.

[Martinus]

I haven't used it in years, but during the couple years when I was using it, I probably ended up meeting like 30-40 girls.

The biggest problem was finding out whether you actually would have any chemistry in real life and not just in emails.  Most dates ended up sucking, and not in the good way.

Mostly it is just a way to combat boredom and get off your ass and do shit during lean times.

Yes.  Do not waste time having an e-relationship.  You want to say hi and meet IRL ASAP if you are interested.  But yeah mostly that last part though it just so happens I met my wife online.

Here's a watershed moment (sits back in rocking chair, puffs pipe): I remember a time, and not so long ago, when people would have been amazed by that; and then I remember a time, shortly after, when they would be ashamed to admit that.

Now, it is simply and boringly normal and unremarkable in any way.

Yeah. Online dating has its own pitfalls and advantages that make it quiet different (but neither better nor worse) than "analog" dating.

In fact both can be summed up with a single word: Choice. And the illusion of it.

[Martinus]

Apparently you have to post lots and lots of pics of you rock climbing, sailing or offpisting. At least that's what people do in Sweden.

In Poland, at least on gay sites, it's "me standing next to a palm" type of thing.

[Martinus]

Anyway, I heard that on US gay sites, you have to now post at least four pics, including face, full body and a nude (not necessarily with face), or you get ignored. garbose, true or false?