Dating websites rant

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I have found that the few women on those 'dating' sites (i.e. Yahoo personals, "Match.com", etc.) who are actually my age and live near me mostly weigh far more than I do. I know that the US has a "weight problem", but this is absurd. And I do not expect to get a "hot girlfriend", but rather one who is simply skinny like myself (I do not care about breast size or anything like that, as most men seem to).

On the other hand, the men my age on those sites (who there is a much larger number of) are almost all slender, like myself, or even athletic, tall and 'handsome'...

I will not even get started on finding people with similar interests, as there is almost none around here. They all seem to only enjoy watching reality TV or going to bars AND church (which seems hypocritical to me)...

Anyone else think those sites are worthless? I personally have never found a reason to actually pay the money to try and contact anyone listed on them. But maybe this is just due to living in rural USA.

I don't know. I'm over on OK cupid and there seems to be a pretty good mix of body types (I haven't really looked at the males though), and I've gotten a couple of contacts (all of which I've hidden from) from more slender females. Might want to try it, as the quizzes seems to give more outgoing people some kind of clue about who you are.

My problem with them is that finding out that whoever's ad I respond to isn't what they say they are. They're completely different when I talk to them. I see this as false advertising, thus lying, and one of the things that gets my blood to a dangerous boil is lying to me, whether it's direct or indirect. Also, I'm froogle with my money, so I tend to stay away from dating sites asking for a monthly/annual fee. Which means the majority of online dating sites is completely out of the question for me. Heh.

I visit these every now and then to "look" lol...I've never contacted anyone though, and would probably feel too awkward to do so.

I can't really seem to do dating sites, maybe in another 10 years or so...I feel a little like a Kmart blue light special with my photo up there...and the little description you have to write telling someone about yourself?

I can't believe some that I've read...I wish for one day that everyone would just be candidly honest. Now...THAT would be interesting.

Myspace...I actually set up for blogging, although I haven't done much with it lately...I took my picture off the front page after a few emails started to roll in and I learned more about the way it works though...a couple emails from men who couldn't spell or wrote only in broken english..."professing" their undying love and boosting a six-figure income. Right...and I have a bridge to sell if anyone is interested in buying it.

I believe the reason for all the heavy set women on those dating websites is because....mmm....guys don't really want those sort of women in the first place? I know that sounds horrible, but really....its true. And as for the "slender" guys on their or whatever, I'm sure that has more to do with them being shy or having lack of self confidence to actually speak to a women in person so they find it easier to speak with someone online first. Atleast thats what I think....I don't trust those websites. I tried E-Harmony a few years ago and they said they could not accept me because my personality fell into the 10 percentile of people who...hmm, how did they word it....didn't fit in with the "normal" croud or something?

overweighted girls are not wanted in real life so they go to dating sites hopefully to find a mate .
And short/skinny guys are not wanted too so they do the same thing .

If you don't want a fat girlfriend, you'll just have to try harder. You aren't trying enough.

Also I think your post is rather rude.

Dating sites suck. You want to meet someone, go outside.

Okay, that sounded harsh. I should know, I'm terrifed of people (my mother, brother and sister, a couple of workmates and my beloved bf are exceptions). But like I keep saying, go out to classes outside school, like karate or dancing or music or writing. That way if you get too scared or shy you just concentrate hard on what you're doing, while at the same time putting yourself out in the public eye.

Oh, when talking to people, keep answers a paragraph long. That seems to be the right size I've found.

Most dating sites are scams anyways, they have lots of fake people on there to keep you forking over the moolah.