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What kinds of "tricks" do you see coming from these dating sites?
I don't belong to any dating sites. I did try the one on Eons, but quickly lost interest. It's not that I don't want to meet women, I do, it's just that I don't see an online dating site as the place the I want to meet them.
I'm open to be convinced otherwise! LOL
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Permalink Reply by oldmike on
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I am on meetup.com for hiking groups, not dating. The few times I've met with any of them, it was clearly NOT for dating purposes, just hiking. That's what I'm on that site for (hiking) so it's working out for me!
I don't think I'll be trying any dating sites soon. I'm still working and run into a fair number of available women my own age -- one is kind of stalking me...I find that kind of funny! Everyone can see that that's what she's doing but I don't think she knows how obvious she's being! I have little or no interest in her, but if she keeps at it much longer, I'm going to ask her out -- then she wins! LOL I have a couple of other "interests," but I'm kind of reluctant to make the move! Oh well, I figure what will be, will be. -
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Permalink Reply by Kim on
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If you are attracted to her, i think you should ask the STALKER for a cup of coffee and see what happens.....lol. You are a good looking man so sometimes you may get stalkers....may turn out to be fun for ya......lol.
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Steve..ive been on several dating sites also and its been entertaining. I had to get OFF the one called PLENTYOFFISH. I kept "running into" or getting matched up with my friends.....LOL. They were mostly my friends from high school who we were NOT compatible for a relationship which was a seriius flaw with THAT site.
One of my best friends had suggested OKCUPID and him and i used to shoot pool several times a week and "compare notes".....lol. He began chatting with several "foreign" women. He wasnt looking for marriage or relationship as he was newly divorced so the far away girls seemed SAFE Ffor him to explore online dating without getting involved. Meanwhile, he learned a lot. Of course, theres the old standby of peoplevlooking for a green card. He had women offering to come to see him or wanting to meet him "on vacations" thatTHEY would pay for. He ALSO discovered (as i Did also) that SOME people who send you a message will have a faraway state listed as where they live
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ANYWAY....to finish what i was saying about the people have a faraway state, they are often SCAMMERS, ESPECIALLY if they are from MINNESOTA, TEXAS. Im NOT saying EVERYONE frombthose sttates are scammers. But Brian had found out when he was on some of the paid sites where foreign people looking for American men/women can CHÒOSE to ADOPT a state although its not every state. Him and i both had SEVERAL people email us from St Paul. At first, we thought it was a funny coincidence until FIRST, we realized NONE of them actually LIVED there but lived in England, Italy, or Germany....the 3 most common places. To be honest, im not sure what these people were after. I got at LEAST 3 email that had siMilar SOB STORIES......they were widowed and heartbroken for many years and had JUST got on this dating site then saw my profile and thought they may have found their soul mate......lol.One guy sent me these long emails full of general questions. i answered WITH CAUTION and asked HIM questions but he never answered all then one day, he answered EVERYTHING and revealed he was widowed and has a little girl and a mansion in England and he would FLY me there to meet him and his daughter because she misses having a mother......huh??!!! LOL
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Its true people can say anything they want online but the same thing has been happening to people for generations BEFORE meeting people online even existed. Thats why you have to keep your senses sharp and alert and not be overcome by a Gorgeous, charming person....lol. People would be sure to be disappointed in Scamming ME anyway once they realize i have NO money nor am i attracted by riches......LOL....
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It seems to me NOBODY should be scammed. I think people are sometimes so eager to have someone special in their lives, they often overlook alot and even ignore things that dont seem significant. Some people are wonderful actors and can pull the wool over on someone who doesnt remain on high alert. But as good of an act it may be, it IS fairly easy to see through that in 2-5 dates, before it gets too involved. Too many people decidee to move way too quickly. They move in together and that becomes kind of the GETTING TO KNOW YOU. If you LIVE TOGETHER, you can get to know each other TOMORROW but tomorrow never comes. I have nothing against LVING TOGETHER but people should WAIT till they know about EVERYTHING about each other. I have no intention of fallingb into a horrible situation where i realize could have been prevented by knowing the signs. Not saying my relationships are perfect......
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Since NY has a reputation of having some of the best scam artists (con artists), there must be a lot of NYers who can be scammed (conned)! Just pulling your leg, Steve. Nobody is immune from being scammed, the scammer just has to find your "weakness."
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Permalink Reply by mercerquietman on
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I always get a kick out of the ones that advertise on television. The site users pictured are all really good looking. I'm guessing they weren't chosen at random. They might even be wanna be actors and actresses. According to this clip, only 4-6% of the members are likely to look that good.
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I'm smart enough to not get involved with anyone at work, but thanks for the advice.
MQM - I laugh at those ads, too but maybe for a different reason -- I always figure that if those the best and brightest, I'll take a pass! LOL -
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Permalink Reply by Dee Holland Eidson on
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Hi oldmike, First i would like to say you worry too much about age,Age really has nothing to do with it. Its compatability that really matters.I don't have a particllar age group. I try to find out if we have anything in common and go from there.I always try to be as honest as possible.I found out this helps a lot. I enjoy meeting people on line just give it a bit of time to see what develops.I lived in WPB area ( Lantana for quite a few years,). I hope you have good results,Maybe we can compare notes sometime.
Dee
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I don't "worry" about age -- the start of my first post was more for humor than anything else. I just find it funny that the ads say "Meet OLDER Women" -- I imagine this ad being displayed to a young man and they're trying to hook him up with a much older woman, that's the humor I saw in it. The women I would be interested in can be older or younger than I am, but I've found that if you go too far in either direction, the common experiences diminish. I find a woman attractive who grew up at about the same time as I did -- always fun to talk about old movies, music, TV shows, and clothes without the other person saying "What? When did they wear THAT?" or conversely "In high school I liked [fill in the blank with music my parents listened to!]" All I'm saying is that I find much older and much younger women less "attractive" because we have less in common. So, I guess in that sense, age does matter, but not in the sense that people think, not in the sense that if someone is a few years older or younger than I am that I would not be interested.
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Permalink Reply by Eaglewoman on
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Not interested in online anything. And I always wonder, how old is older? Is it some one who is still fun or an" old" lokking for some one to take care of them? On the other hand I have to admit that my son married an older woman, she is 17 years older than him, but when he was in his 20's and she was in her 40's it diidn't matter much as she hunted, ski, fished and snowmoble, she is 67 now and starting to slow down.
I agree with you Mike, don't get involved with anyone from work, after i married my 3rd husband he came to work where I worked, we were married 13 years, but worked together for 16 after the divorce, very hard as he was they type not to let it go.
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