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If you had to pick a favorite online dating site/dating service, which would you choose? Why?
 
There's plenty of Fish in the Pond, just use a different lure or better lure.

They're just fish, nothing to be afraid of.

Fish need to eat ... Fishermen need bait to catch the Fish.

Don't make it anymore complicated that that.

Happy Angling :2razz:
 
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I would advocate for meetup.com

Meetup.com is not 'hookup.com'. It provides an opportunity to meet with people similar to you with similar likes and interests and in the process, meet people that may be seeking relationships. It isnt built on the phony profiles, lies, and assorted bull**** most dating sites are filled with.

BTW...thats a great site for everyone looking for people of similar interests to build friendships...especially helpful if you are new in a town.
 
6 replies so far. 1 useful, 2 that made me laugh. I will let ya'll sort out who is who.
 
Nuber said:
If you had to pick a favorite online dating site/dating service, which would you choose? Why?
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OKC, hands down.

Being someone in a rather small and specific pool, I like all the settings and filters it has, which are much more robust than any of the other big dating sites.

There are niche dating sites of course, but most of them have really low patronage. So, having a lot more settings that allow me to sort of get the slush off my match list allows me to take advantage of the diversity of a big site without feeling like I'm searching for a needle in a haystack.

But I also second Meetup as a great place to find groups especially when you're new in town, and I've made lots of friends that way, and that is probably the better choice if you're looking for friends.
 
I joined OkCupid for about a week, and deleted my profile when I read some of the women's profiles with their ridiculous standards. You have women who weren't even physically attractive (and some with kids) that were demanding for guys to be well over 6'0, making excellent money, no kids, and physically fit. And the sad thing is, these girls were undoubtedly bombarded with lots of messages from desperate guys every day.
 
Puigb said:
I joined OkCupid for about a week, and deleted my profile when I read some of the women's profiles with their ridiculous standards. You have women who weren't even physically attractive (and some with kids) that were demanding for guys to be well over 6'0, making excellent money, no kids, and physically fit. And the sad thing is, these girls were undoubtedly bombarded with lots of messages from desperate guys every day.
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it's a negotiation. when seeking a bargain, one seldom starts at the place they would eventually accept. you must have a lot going for you if you expect people to pay sticker price, otherwise you negotiate where both parties strike a balance acceptable to them both
in your example you (correctly, i believe) assumed those women set out enough bait to get plenty of hits. and few of them were likely from potential trophy catches. so, that woman, whose own profile is not sterling, attracts interest from guys who may share her interests. not a bad result. and it certainly expands the dating pool exponentially beyond the basic dating format in existence prior to the internet. again, not a bad result

one of my son's best friends is a smart, attractive, kind person. after his mom died while he was in elementary school, he took his three younger sisters under his wing until they were all married/settled. you would think he would know something about women, but no, he only knew about sisters. this awkwardly shy fellow knew nothing about the mating ritual
then studying chemical engineering and aspiring to be a sci-fi writer, his dating profile may have been the worst one in the history of the internet. it was long and meandering and something even the nerdiest young woman would not read to completion. the guy lamented that in three months he had never garnered a response to his published profile
my son had only recently re-written the code for an exclusive (and subsequently award-winning) dating site, so he was very well acquainted with the key elements found within successful profiles. and he did what any friend would do, he hacked into the guy's site and with his sisters' help, re-wrote the profile. literally within minutes, the fellow was receiving hits from interested women and was initially ecstatic at his sudden good fortune. then his sister revealed what had taken place and he became very resentful of the intrusion. finally, he acknowledged that it was obvious this profile worked in a way his original had not. but what surprised me is that he refused to meet with any of the women who expressed interest in getting to know him. he would set up appointments to meet and later cancel them. to this day he remains single and without a significant other in his life

so, what i would say Puigb, don't be like my son's friend and allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good. get back on that and other dating sites and negotiate your way into a possible happy relationship
 
justabubba said:
it's a negotiation. when seeking a bargain, one seldom starts at the place they would eventually accept. you must have a lot going for you if you expect people to pay sticker price, otherwise you negotiate where both parties strike a balance acceptable to them both
in your example you (correctly, i believe) assumed those women set out enough bait to get plenty of hits. and few of them were likely from potential trophy catches. so, that woman, whose own profile is not sterling, attracts interest from guys who may share her interests. not a bad result. and it certainly expands the dating pool exponentially beyond the basic dating format in existence prior to the internet. again, not a bad result

one of my son's best friends is a smart, attractive, kind person. after his mom died while he was in elementary school, he took his three younger sisters under his wing until they were all married/settled. you would think he would know something about women, but no, he only knew about sisters. this awkwardly shy fellow knew nothing about the mating ritual
then studying chemical engineering and aspiring to be a sci-fi writer, his dating profile may have been the worst one in the history of the internet. it was long and meandering and something even the nerdiest young woman would not read to completion. the guy lamented that in three months he had never garnered a response to his published profile
my son had only recently re-written the code for an exclusive (and subsequently award-winning) dating site, so he was very well acquainted with the key elements found within successful profiles. and he did what any friend would do, he hacked into the guy's site and with his sisters' help, re-wrote the profile. literally within minutes, the fellow was receiving hits from interested women and was initially ecstatic at his sudden good fortune. then his sister revealed what had taken place and he became very resentful of the intrusion. finally, he acknowledged that it was obvious this profile worked in a way his original had not. but what surprised me is that he refused to meet with any of the women who expressed interest in getting to know him. he would set up appointments to meet and later cancel them. to this day he remains single and without a significant other in his life

so, what i would say Puigb, don't be like my son's friend and allow the perfect to become the enemy of the good. get back on that and other dating sites and negotiate your way into a possible happy relationship
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Any idea what your son did to update the profile to make him more attractive?
 
Nuber said:
If you had to pick a favorite online dating site/dating service, which would you choose? Why?
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The movie line. It even comes with a built in topic of conversation.....Movies!!!

And, you do not have to wonder what she really looks like
 
VanceMack said:
I would advocate for meetup.com

Meetup.com is not 'hookup.com'. It provides an opportunity to meet with people similar to you with similar likes and interests and in the process, meet people that may be seeking relationships. It isnt built on the phony profiles, lies, and assorted bull**** most dating sites are filled with.

BTW...thats a great site for everyone looking for people of similar interests to build friendships...especially helpful if you are new in a town.
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I agree with this poster. I feel that meetup.com is a very wholesome way of meeting people in real life who have similar interests as one. It is not used solely for the purpose of romance, which is exactly what makes it good. I have been meaning to join (I saw a few groups that looked really promising) but haven't yet because some of them have this rule where if you don't show up when you said you would, they remove you from their list.
 
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