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dbrightwell1270
dbrightwell1270 Posts: 1,732 Member
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Well ladies, online dating pretty much sucks unless you're young and hot!

http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-10766-jenny-from-the-blocked.html
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  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
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    I feel like this is about to be a train wreck.
    And I'd like to watch.
  • dbrightwell1270
    dbrightwell1270 Posts: 1,732 Member
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    me too. That's why I posted it. I am just the messenger. I have no opinion (that I am willing to express).
  • MikeM53082
    MikeM53082 Posts: 1,199 Member
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    edit: couldn't find a picture of a cat eating popcorn.. this is the best I could do.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
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    Mostly good points, really. No one was being horribly rude or offensive - and it is truth. Young hot 22-year-olds get more messages. No one is debating that.

    The only part where I disagree is that I don't think there's a reason to not do both. People are acting like you have to pick one, either online dating or offline. If you have a profile on POF then clearly you can't go to a sports bar and meet someone there, or if you are flirting with guys in line at the grocery store then you have deleted your profile from OKC. It doesn't make sense to me to NOT try both. Sure you might not get a hit, worst case scenario you have a few bad dates. Best case scenario you find someone. What's the big deal?
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
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    draft_lens19334037module158209413photo_1333577022.jpg

    edit: couldn't find a picture of a cat eating popcorn.. this is the best I could do.

    YESSSSSS I love the fat kitty cat!
  • kls13la
    kls13la Posts: 377 Member
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    I don't see anything objectionable in that article. I think it makes a lot of good points. It is also written by a woman.
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,370 Member
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    Since it does not recognize a world beyond the end of her urban nose it has little innate truth or falseness to me.
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
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    edit: couldn't find a picture of a cat eating popcorn.. this is the best I could do.

    It's better than okay.

    I'm saving it.
  • Jennifer2387
    Jennifer2387 Posts: 957 Member
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    edit: couldn't find a picture of a cat eating popcorn.. this is the best I could do.

    Hahaha .. my work blocks this picture citing "pornography" .. lol
  • Jennifer2387
    Jennifer2387 Posts: 957 Member
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    I don't have thick enough skin for online dating. I couldn't take the daily rejection.
  • Danielle_2013
    Danielle_2013 Posts: 806 Member
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    I didn't have a problem with the article either.

    Love the picture! Reminds me of the cat "Facebook version of you" and "realistic version of you". I would post it..but am too lazy to figure out how to properly post pictures still. Sigh.
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
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  • MikeM53082
    MikeM53082 Posts: 1,199 Member
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    I just read the article and it was incredibly mild. I wish it was a bit more edgy, cold, and comical.

    All in all, the writer is spot on with what she wrote. Online dating certainly favors young and pretty people. Knowing this, if you didn't fall into that category, wouldn't you want to do something where the odds are in your favor?

    I've realized that online dating doesn't favor people like me. I've always been a lot more successful meeting people out at bars and through activities like tennis, our community pool, etc. I've even tried speed dating and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.
  • Danielle_2013
    Danielle_2013 Posts: 806 Member
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    Why limit yourself? I say anyone and everyone should just try it all, statistics be damned! You simply never know who you are going to meet, how or when.
  • jenbit
    jenbit Posts: 4,289 Member
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    It made me giggle. But honestly we all know that 22-26 yr olds are gonna get the most messages....It wasnt exactly a revelation
  • jenbit
    jenbit Posts: 4,289 Member
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    I just read the article and it was incredibly mild. I wish it was a bit more edgy, cold, and comical.

    All in all, the writer is spot on with what she wrote. Online dating certainly favors young and pretty people. Knowing this, if you didn't fall into that category, wouldn't you want to do something where the odds are in your favor?

    I've realized that online dating doesn't favor people like me. I've always been a lot more successful meeting people out at bars and through activities like tennis, our community pool, etc. I've even tried speed dating and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

    Never done speed dating but man do I shine in the bar scene or going out scene
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
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    I just read the article and it was incredibly mild. I wish it was a bit more edgy, cold, and comical.

    All in all, the writer is spot on with what she wrote. Online dating certainly favors young and pretty people. Knowing this, if you didn't fall into that category, wouldn't you want to do something where the odds are in your favor?

    I've realized that online dating doesn't favor people like me. I've always been a lot more successful meeting people out at bars and through activities like tennis, our community pool, etc. I've even tried speed dating and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

    Never done speed dating but man do I shine in the bar scene or going out scene

    I always wanted to try speed dating for the comedic potential.
  • MikeM53082
    MikeM53082 Posts: 1,199 Member
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    I just read the article and it was incredibly mild. I wish it was a bit more edgy, cold, and comical.

    All in all, the writer is spot on with what she wrote. Online dating certainly favors young and pretty people. Knowing this, if you didn't fall into that category, wouldn't you want to do something where the odds are in your favor?

    I've realized that online dating doesn't favor people like me. I've always been a lot more successful meeting people out at bars and through activities like tennis, our community pool, etc. I've even tried speed dating and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

    Never done speed dating but man do I shine in the bar scene or going out scene

    I always wanted to try speed dating for the comedic potential.

    If you make a good first impression, then speed dating is the way to go. If you aren't, then it can be awkward as all hell.

    If you are on the receiving end of someone who's initially very awkward.. be prepared for some epic lulz.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
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    I just read the article and it was incredibly mild. I wish it was a bit more edgy, cold, and comical.

    All in all, the writer is spot on with what she wrote. Online dating certainly favors young and pretty people. Knowing this, if you didn't fall into that category, wouldn't you want to do something where the odds are in your favor?

    I've realized that online dating doesn't favor people like me. I've always been a lot more successful meeting people out at bars and through activities like tennis, our community pool, etc. I've even tried speed dating and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

    Never done speed dating but man do I shine in the bar scene or going out scene

    I always wanted to try speed dating for the comedic potential.

    If you make a good first impression, then speed dating is the way to go. If you aren't, then it can be awkward as all hell.

    If you are on the receiving end of someone who's initially very awkward.. be prepared for some epic lulz.

    I figure if they aren't awkward enough I can throw enough random **** into the conversation to make it happen, hahahaha!

    EDIT: It would be ironic if that's how I meet my future partner.
    "Well kids, we did this speed dating thing ironically and then BAM"
  • flimflamfloz
    flimflamfloz Posts: 1,980 Member
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    If you make a good first impression, then speed dating is the way to go. If you aren't, then it can be awkward as all hell.
    If you are on the receiving end of someone who's initially very awkward.. be prepared for some epic lulz.
    I figure if they aren't awkward enough I can throw enough random **** into the conversation to make it happen, hahahaha!
    EDIT: It would be ironic if that's how I meet my future partner.
    "Well kids, we did this speed dating thing ironically and then BAM"
    I've tried speed dating (category: 20 to 30 y.o.) and it definitely favours women.
    Frankly, it was really boring and the one woman who came to talk to me after the event ran away as I made a joke about fisting...
    * shrugs *
    I think it's very similar to online dating (even worse actually) in that you meet a completely random group of people with random interests, so if you don't present yourself as the average man or woman you risk coming back empty ended. Not where I would meet girls who belong to my target market.

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