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How many dates have you been on?

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I think this would be an interesting question. It might get messy if you are in a long term relationship or are married and have lost count. So I'll just limit it to before you found your S.O.

Part of the reason I'll admit I made this post is because 2017 has generally been a really good year for me dating wise. I've been on twenty dates, had one relationship, and had sex with multiple people. I am 28 years old and this has been literally the best year of dating in my life and my now ex-gf was the first gf I have really ever had. Despite some pitfalls and jerks, at least I made it that far. I was always shy and cannot tell for the life of me if someone is interested in me, looking at me weird, or disgusted by my presence from across the room. So I resort to online dating. I wonder if this forum had anything to do with boosting my confidence IRL.
 
I really don’t know. I met my wife when I was 31. Prior to that I had probably slept with between 50 and 60 women. But nearly all of those were loveless one-night-stands. I am neither proud nor ashamed of that. I was always honest with the women. I was single and in the Army and it was what it was. But each of those was at the end of a date. So at least that many dates. I only went on a few dates before adulthood and only a few in college. I was only in two serious relationships prior to my wife, each lasting about one year. We would go on dates about twice a week.

So I guess I do know about how many dates I went on prior to meeting my wife. Around 260, give or take a dozen. And I have little memory of the majority of them. I do NOT miss being single.
 
I've been on a good number of dates before meeting my long term gf...

I had a 4 year relationship starting at 19... was my first real gf.... when that ended, I had a solid year and a half of craziness... kind of got the single life out of my system lol...

Idk... it would be hard to count maybe around 50-100 dates within that time? I was also never a person who would prowl around just for sex, and there was a fair number of times where I had to turn down some very... enthusiastic girls, which is not a fun experience, in my experience, woman seem to not be used to that. I made a commitment I wouldn't sleep with someone I saw absolutely no potential with(failed that commitment twice lol). I ended up sleeping with probably 9 different women during that time before finding my most recent long term gf.

I was also someone who was really shy... especially around women. Though I never had an issue attracting them. Online/dating app dating was indeed a big game changer for shy guys lol... because you typically don't have a huge friend circle and aren't the most social person ever in public.... so online dating/etc. completely changed the game.
 
I lost count.

Not too many in high school, but enough.
College was great, but not for anything long-term.
It was not until a telephone dating system hit that the world of dating really opened up.
Then on-line dating made it better, but not as good.
With telephone dating you actually got to hear their voice on their verbal profile.
With on-line dating, you have no idea if they are a man pretending to be a woman, or a FEMBOT unless you are wise to the obvious signs.
Fakes NEVER let you hear their voice.
Voice verification rules and sends them all running for the hills in terror.

If you want a number, i would have to say about 200 to 300 since day one.
 
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Before I got married I "dated" a lot. A really lot.
 
Been married for a long time, not sure how many dates I had before I was married. The important thing is I kept looking until I found the right person to be with.
 
celticwar17 said:
I've been on a good number of dates before meeting my long term gf...

I had a 4 year relationship starting at 19... was my first real gf.... when that ended, I had a solid year and a half of craziness... kind of got the single life out of my system lol...

Idk... it would be hard to count maybe around 50-100 dates within that time? I was also never a person who would prowl around just for sex, and there was a fair number of times where I had to turn down some very... enthusiastic girls, which is not a fun experience, in my experience, woman seem to not be used to that. I made a commitment I wouldn't sleep with someone I saw absolutely no potential with(failed that commitment twice lol). I ended up sleeping with probably 9 different women during that time before finding my most recent long term gf.

I was also someone who was really shy... especially around women. Though I never had an issue attracting them. Online/dating app dating was indeed a big game changer for shy guys lol... because you typically don't have a huge friend circle and aren't the most social person ever in public.... so online dating/etc. completely changed the game.
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Totally agree. Phone dating was a little bit before my time, I probably wouldn't like it since I hate talking on the phone and my voice is kinda weird. But I agree with online dating. It's also much easier since you already know you are both single. Even though it can be demoralizing at times. Well didn't match with that one. That one says No White Guys. That one says No Short Guys. That one says You must be able to keep up with my 24/7 party lifestyle. That one says Must love country music!!! At least you know their intentions beforehand and you don't look like an idiot if you ask someone out and they aren't single.
 
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