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techstepgenr8tion
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05 Mar 2011, 2:50 pm

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Most guys there are using online dating as last resort since they're unable to find dates in real life.

There's definitely major reasons why a guy wouldn't have dates in real life , he would certainly have very undesired traits.

Most girls there are using online dating as last resort because they have very high standards to the extent that they're finding no one with such qualities in real life.

Let alone the unbalanced gender ratio.

Can you see the friction here? That's why online dating is horrible.

While there's some truth to that dynamic, the way you're putting it exalts women way too much. Skinny guys who, perhaps have good jobs but are still gruesome loser geeks wanting perfect tens, girls with too high of standards singing "Can you pay my bills?" by Destiny's Child - there perfect for each other because they're the same exact thing, and odds are they'll both do the same thing - go to the grave alone or find what they wanted on that other person's third marriage.


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05 Mar 2011, 3:09 pm

I joined okcupid around new year 2007/2008

I met a girl on there but we're just friends now. She came round to my house last year, which is a first for someone I've met online

I've talked to plenty of other girls on there but no rlationships

And going on a "date" isn't something I'm really interested in

I'm not really looking for a gf right now though tbh. I mean if I met a girl I liked then great, but I'm not fussed. I do still check okc now and then though



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05 Mar 2011, 3:11 pm

techstepgenr8tion wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Most guys there are using online dating as last resort since they're unable to find dates in real life.

There's definitely major reasons why a guy wouldn't have dates in real life , he would certainly have very undesired traits.

Most girls there are using online dating as last resort because they have very high standards to the extent that they're finding no one with such qualities in real life.

Let alone the unbalanced gender ratio.

Can you see the friction here? That's why online dating is horrible.

While there's some truth to that dynamic, the way you're putting it exalts women way too much. Skinny guys who, perhaps have good jobs but are still gruesome loser geeks wanting perfect tens, girls with too high of standards singing "Can you pay my bills?" by Destiny's Child - there perfect for each other because they're the same exact thing, and odds are they'll both do the same thing - go to the grave alone or find what they wanted on that other person's third marriage.


I don't use dating sites anymore, but when I did, the responses I got were largely men wanting to have sex. They were good looking, but there was a lot of false advertising. Profiles stated they were looking for a serious relationship. You go on a date and they actually just wanted to get it on immediately. :roll:

For me, I own my own home and pay my own bills. I don't need a man to do that for me.



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05 Mar 2011, 4:01 pm

Yeah, there's pretty much no hope there either. Sometimes I wish I could just wipe the slate clean and not have to wear the burden of what other 'males' do, life would be so much easier.


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06 Mar 2011, 12:48 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
There's definitely major reasons why a guy wouldn't have dates in real life , he would certainly have very undesired traits.

I disagree with this one


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06 Mar 2011, 1:56 am

I've had success on plenty of fish, that's the only site I've tried. It takes a lot of persistence, patience, and you need to learn how to market yourself properly. I'm far from an expert, but I have dated a good handful off there, met a few who became girlfriends. I'm currently with one, and she's a great girl. So it can be done.



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06 Mar 2011, 2:16 am

I tried to sign up for E-harmony once, it told me I wasn't "compatible" with their services.... talk about being kicked while your down.



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06 Mar 2011, 3:44 am

It's much more efficient than dating in real life-
I can put myself out there as fat, Aspergian, asexual, vegan, atheist, etc,
and those who can't dig it don't message me,
and those who can are all over it.
Plus, there's the added benefit of being able to build up a rapport online or maybe on the phone before the dreaded face-to-face interaction.
And there aren't any dashed hopes,
because you can put that you're looking for marriage, or just sex, or whatever.
I could go on and on about how much I love it.

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
There's definitely major reasons why a guy wouldn't have dates in real life , he would certainly have very undesired traits.

The implication being that the traits some or most find undesirable are undesirable to everyone?
horses**t.


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