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Posted: 5/27/2008 12:19:13 PM | OP If I have offended you in any way please know that was not my intent. As I explained in my post we have that in my family and was just asking a question.
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| are you in a weird dating demographic
Posted: 5/27/2008 1:36:25 PM | My demographic apparently is weird to a number of ppl - I like a successful, reasonably well-educated, attractive man who can hold a conversation and whom I find myself sexually attracted to. Im not having a lot of luck in that arena.
Weird eh? | |
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| are you in a weird dating demographic
Posted: 5/27/2008 1:38:26 PM | | i only go out with guys who don't express or show feelings and if they don't have something wrong with them then i'm not interested in them...oh ya along with my insane list of other things i don't and want in a in guy | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 1:50:54 PM | | Weird demographic? O.K.. I'm a straight middle aged guy who crossdresses (this is not a choice, no rational person would choose to want to do this), looking for a straight woman who can accept who I am without constantly putting me down because of it. There are several million men in my category living in america, about 2.5 % of the male population, searching for the less than 1% of women who could possibly accept us. Now, consider the stigma a woman (not to mention the man) would have to go through to knowingly accept us, and the potential number of women out there that would even consider dating me slips to almost none. I've even stopped contacting anyone at this point, I've been turned down so much. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 1:56:46 PM | | Yes and I have yet to meet a man that meets some of my criteria.........seems I had much more luck on the East Coast but the Midwest begs the question of whether there'd be a few or not....... Thus far I haven't been impressed but hopefully..... the tides will turn and it'll take me by surprise. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 2:06:40 PM | | Compatible demography can often more of an excuse or a screen than goal and many wonderful relationships occur between very dissimilar individuals. Of course the search demographic can be very different from the searcher’s. For example an old burnt out academic searching for a Lolita. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 2:11:34 PM | Wow StellarbyStarlight, thanks for the post. I can feel how that would be discouraging. I'd guess that the 2.5% stat is readily available -- but what's the source of the less than 1% of woman who would be accepting. It's not that i disagree, it's just that i'm curious.
MsExreme raises a good point -- i wonder if urban areas are easier for the fringe demographic, and also, i wonder if the coasts are better in general (yes, this is a US specific analysis -- but it seems like there are tons of progressive/alternative ppl all over BC and Ontario) . I've searched locations of fellow vegans, and yeah, not many in the midwest, where i currently live. However, from when i lived in both NYC and in SF, i know being vegan is relatively common. I don't expect to date off of POF anymore, but i do use it as a tool to find out in which geographic regions i could find compatible people. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 4:12:42 PM | | A Veegan eats no meat, dairy products and will wear nothing that comes from an animal such as leather on any part of a shoe, etc. Very boring people who takes things to the extreme | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 4:15:15 PM |
She must be completely sane and have full control of herself..
Understand that this is JUST my personal opinion, but why would a woman who is"completely sane and (has) full control of herself " be on internet personals sites?
I don't suffer from insanity, I actually ENJOY every minute of it...but it seems to me that at least MILD insanity would be a prerequisite for internet dating.
As for "what is a 'vegan', I think they are people who EAT Chevy Vegas..whether or not they cook them first is apparently a subject of some controversy.
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Posted: 5/27/2008 4:17:40 PM | the demographics ? you mean geological area? In my area its a big urban area and there are millions of singles. There are also jobs and the housing market is pretty good.
why else would I be here?
If I was somewhere else, I'd move here. | |
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| are you in a weird dating demographic
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:32:37 PM | Jesus Christ. What's wrong with some of you ppl. Y'all be whining bout wanting some intelligent perfect perfect to wisk y'all away to aruba, and y'all can't even use a spell checker.
And naw, vegans are noot booring treaheggers, dreaving cCHevy Vegas (lol) (haha) 
Omg, i jsut esked if some y'all people found yarself in a boo-boo of a bad deating situation, coz y'ar damn self-afferming a$$ dudn't sit smack-dab in the meddle of the bEll curve.
Omg, y'all changed my mind -- i'd date all y'all knuckle dragging rednecks.
Seriously, why is it all so important to bash vegans. Do you even know any. And hell, i *do* go to fight club every tuesday and thursday, if y'all want to visit.
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Posted: 5/27/2008 4:41:44 PM |
...why is it all so important to bash vegans. I don't bash them, except that the woman who my dad married used to be one. And she is a nutjob. She..........well she isn't a vegan any more. I don't know what happened but she eats "whatever she wants now". And she has gained a lot f weight.
I tried to stop eating mean, but I got so damned hungry for a burger. I could smell a hamburger place miles away when I was driving in the city. I could not do it. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 4:57:42 PM | Interesting thread. I'm actually more limited by Geography.
OP. You have a bit of a catch 22. Yes, you are limiting yourself,
however you are unique among the many profiles. The latter
will probably make for more success in the end. I think unique is
always a big plus in a situation such as POF. Not only that,
but some relationship studies have shown that one or two key
areas of like minded basic values make for a better and lasting
relationship then having a number of similar superficial interests. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 8:04:37 PM | I live outside an Army base, in the middle of nowhere, where the civilians are rednecks. So, there are only two types of people... rednecks and soldiers! And sometimes the soldiers are rednecks!  | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 8:29:52 PM | | i guess my weird demographic is music-choices. i have a whole list of songs that "move" me and if at least a few of those songs don't tend to affect a woman in a similar way, it would imply that we might be less than compatible. music isn't a complete deal breaker but it's something i definitely take into strong consideration. | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 8:38:52 PM | ^^^^^ I too have a long list of music that moves me. It's so varied
and bizarre that it is one of my best kept secrets! That's one thing
that I have resigned myself to, is never expecting someone to be able
to share that with! | |
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Posted: 5/27/2008 9:01:24 PM | I was ovo-lacto vegetarian for 15 years, macrobiotic for a year, and vegan for about 2 years. I didn't find it that restricting, but I also didn't try to influence anyone to adopt my lifestyle. Any lifestyle that is not the "norm" (whatever that is), will get you some comments. I only noticed it mostly on holidays when I didn't eat the turkey. But each year has gotten better as people added a dish or two that they "found" and thought I might like. Now even Oprah is being a vegan for 21 days.
Currently, I eat some seafood and organic free-range eggs. But I am now gluten-free/casein-free, as are my family. I was surprised to find that my first two dates from here were also living gluten-free, even though I didn't have any dietary information on my profile.
Many people seem to have dietary restrictions yet don't put this on their profile.
When I signed up here I thought that my diet would be a deal-breaker so I was worried about it until I started dating. I have dated 4 people from here, none of whom minded the diet I was on. However, the person I am currently dating eats a rather unhealthy diet, and this does bother me. Not what he eats, but that it is affecting his health.
I fit into several weird dating demographics. I tried not putting any of them onto my profile, and I think then it was too bland, and I got very few responses. Then I added some of my "weirdnesses" and actually got more responses. Then when I began dating someone more than a few dates, I put everything onto a very long profile just for the heck of it--and I got more responses than ever before! I am really not sure what that means. Perhaps people liked that I am unique. Or perhaps I sounded more confident because I was dating more.
My guess from what people have said in their e-mails is that total honesty is "refreshing," and nervy, and portrays confidence. And perhaps I have more things in common as a weird person than as a bland person, because I share with them some aspect of their lives that is unique and unusual. | |
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