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So I have 2 Dates today

lurchadams

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So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
 
Are you looking for another(s)? I mean, if there's some kinda group thing going on I'll throw my hat in.
 
lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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What are you going to do if the first “date” is going well?
 
good luck! i hope that your dates go well and that you find someone who is right for you.

dating after an extended break can be weird; at least it was for me. however, it eventually worked out. today is my dating anniversary with my wife.
 
Jesse Booth said:
Isn't Seattle a bit far for you to drive for a blind date? Surely there's some kind of dating scene in Miami.
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My son found his wife on a social dating site. He said he went through a lot of first dates, so don't get discouraged if things don't work out right away. Good luck
 
lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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Good luck. I hope you all have a great time and at the very least make new friends.

Did the evening date tell you what she was going to cook?
 
ecofarm said:
Are you looking for another(s)? I mean, if there's some kinda group thing going on I'll throw my hat in.
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Lol sorry Eco. I don't even like women that are hairy :)

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lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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I met my wife through yahoo personals - back in 1998. I my early 40's and she was in her late 30's. I only did a few dates set up through the interwebs, but they can work out. In '98 those membership based personals sites were just starting out.

Good luck! :thumbs:
 
Beaudreaux said:
Good luck. I hope you all have a great time and at the very least make new friends.

Did the evening date tell you what she was going to cook?
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Her background is Basque. So I'm thinking Basque dishes.

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lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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You may want to try different websites. Different types of people go to different sites. just my advice
 
All this online dating has me glad not to be single. I'm not sure I'd be up for computer hook ups. But, my single friends say that is the only way to meet women these days. smh
 
SheWolf said:
You may want to try different websites. Different types of people go to different sites. just my advice
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Yeah good advice. An old girlfriend suggested I try J-Date. But it's only been a month on POF. I paid for 3 months so I'll see how this goes.

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lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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Things have certainly changed! If I understand your post, a women is going to cook dinner for you, at her home on your first meeting? Seems a bold move on both your parts.......good luck! :thumbs:
 
Rexedgar said:
Things have certainly changed! If I understand your post, a women is going to cook dinner for you, at her home on your first meeting? Seems a bold move on both your parts.......good luck! :thumbs:
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Sounds like someone is going to be expected to put out!
 
Rexedgar said:
Things have certainly changed! If I understand your post, a women is going to cook dinner for you, at her home on your first meeting? Seems a bold move on both your parts.......good luck! :thumbs:
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I'm just taking things as the go. Just finished up my first date. I took her to lunch at a Mexican restaurant in one of the Eastside suburbs. She has a good sense of humor and seems really smart. Not as physically attractive as her pictures, but I still like her. Have lined up another date to play tennis. She works at a country club and can reserve us indoor courts.
 
lurchadams said:
So I joined a dating site called "Plenty of Fish" a month ago. It's been a strange experience. It's been 2 years since my divorce and I figured it was time to get back out there. For about a month I've been chatting back and forth with a few women. It's weird that women from really far away reach out because they've got to know I'm not going to drive to Canada or Cenrtal Oregon to meet them. Over the past month I've gotten the courage up to ask a couple of women out, but their response has been either, "No, we've got to chat more first", or, "Send me more pictures".

Up until last week I started thinking the female population was just married or attached women, bored and wanting to flirt. Anyway, last week two women have agreed to meet me today. I'm taking a nice lady to lunch, and tonight another lady wants just to hang out at her place - wants to cook dinner for us.

So things are looking up in the neverending soap opera that is my life.
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:rock I generally cheer when I see a guy not get beat up by the sexual marketplace. I just hope that your new dates aren't "tons of fun" or otherwise the result of "hitting the wall".

The far away thing makes sense if you consider the hypergamous nature of women. Those women are looking for "beta bucks", hoping that you have money to spend. Willingness to travel signals that you have plenty of spare cash.
 
lurchadams said:
Yeah good advice. An old girlfriend suggested I try J-Date. But it's only been a month on POF. I paid for 3 months so I'll see how this goes.

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Seattle is one of the worst places for men, if dating is important, you should consider moving. A quick online search yielded the following:

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-hard-da...w-about-being-a-single-35-year-old-in-Seattle


It depends on a number of things, gender, income, age, profession. For example, if you’re male, there are twice as many eligible males compared to eligible females because of the tech industry importing so many men from other areas. Income, because the median income in Seattle is around 80k per year, which means if you make much lower than 80k per year, especially if you’re a man, your chances plummet because you’re seen as not financially secure. Seattle thrives on young professionals imported from other locations, meaning it’s a young person’s city. There’s quite a bit of age discrimination, especially above the age of 40. Profession makes quite a bit of difference as well, because Seattle has developed a culture of materialism. People are often judged purely on their profession. That’s often the first question you will get at a party or in a social situation. Tech industry professionals are likely to have a fairly easy time finding someone to date. Other than that, Seattle is almost a nightmare for average single men.
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Hawkeye10 said:
I have two daughters who have lived there a bunch of years....One is gay, the other says that Seattle men are almost universally useless.
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What makes her consider them useless?
 
SDET said:
What makes her consider them useless?
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Almost all Beta's, a lot of them dishonest....the rest either assholes or gay. .

Jordan needs a man she cant run over with ease.

She cant find any.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Almost all Beta's, a lot of them dishonest....the rest either assholes or gay. .

Jordan needs a man she cant run over with ease.

She cant find any.
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What's up with the gay bashing nonsense? Is that bigotry necessary to make your argument?
 
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