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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/12/2006 8:39:37 PM | | Hi Nada III. Yes I have!! I dated a wonderful man for nearly eight months but it ended recently. However, it was really nice dating again as I had not dated in several years due to a bad divorce. Don't give up hope your fish is out there and so is mine. | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/14/2006 4:15:34 AM | OK I was all set to meet a guy from Plenty of Fish...my first date....he just moved to st mary's...but we'd talked and seem to hit if off very well...talked hours online and on phone...so even though he kept suggesting coming to my house...i said no let's make it lunch...we agreed on noon sunday....well at 11:00 i called...at 11:30 I called and got no answer....I sent a message online and said if u didn't want to meet me just say it...and ran some errands...when I got home he had left a message telling me he slept late and apologized and said he still wanted to talk to me...and see me...maybe a movie at my house....i was skeptical, I mean couldn't he have called and given a personal apology...he seemed sincere so i was like ok meet me after dance rehearsal, and gave him a restaurant...6:30, i left at 7...stood up again...got home...no phone call, no message explaining...this morning he leaves me a message saying he was on his way and his car broke down and he had no way to get hold of me...now i figured he could have called the restaurant...he could have called me at home...he could have left a message on the computer...if for nothing more, an apology...
in his message he says maybe this is a sign we shouldn't meet...then says he hopes i will still talk to him....so i figure he is one of these people who has no intentions of meeting anyone...he just likes playing online and chit chatting....or the fact that he was willing to meet me at my house...even offered to mow the lawn...maybe he was just looking for one thing....
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/15/2006 6:17:54 PM | im not too big on meeting people from online. but, if i really feel like we have that "connection" or at least the person is damn truthful. LOL. ive only met one person from this actual site. him and i actually became the best of friends! there are some wonderful people out there.  and ive met a couple other people just randomly online who are great... but no one special yet unfortunetly. still waiting on that person. | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/16/2006 5:11:19 PM | | Hi Dancer--yep--sounds to me like he drank a little to much and couldn't make it or maybe he got stoned--and couldn't get away--but I bet he had good intentions--He probably really did want to meet you --and would have been nice if he wasn't drinking???????? didn't I read something you wrote about one of your's in the past ??????? If I remember correctly, you might try comparing the two???? | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/16/2006 5:23:09 PM | uhm...no i dont suspect he is a drinker....my former alcoholic boyfriend never drank around me at all...and never didn't show up for anything...we did lots of things together...
no there are a lot of men i've come across online who just talk a good game online...they talk and talk and talk and talk, and they really have no intentions whatsoever of meeting anyone in person...i've heard certain women do it to...they are really looking for chat friends who will boost up their self esteem for some reason or another...maybe married...who knows...that's why i try to set up a meeting relatively soon after getting acquainted online and on phone...as usually they'll say...uh no...and then u can be done with them....i've wasted months sometimes talking to guys then say.."hey when are we gonna meet" and they go...uh i'm not ready to date, or meet, or whatever excuse they come up with....but the fact this guy kept asking to come to my house....even when i kept saying let's meet in public...is kind of suspicious in itself... | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/27/2006 9:10:54 AM | I have made a couple of wonderful friends here. I don't care much for casual dating so prefer to get to know them via emails, etc. before I meet.
Why would you lie if you are trying to find a mate? The truth will come out eventually. Why waste time lying?
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/28/2006 10:36:45 PM | people lie.. that is what sucks.. i recently dated someone from work and after three months it came out that he was married... so i am not biased.. i believe its going to happen with the ones that aren't supposed to be in your life...i just listen to my gut instinct. and follow the saying EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON....just wait and see | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 6:08:31 AM | I met a guy who said he doesn't smoke....but he did and his kisses tasted like a dirty ashtray...ughhhhhhhhhhhh, then met a guy who teaches diving, only to have him borrow my little utility trailer and never returned it. So, I am very leary of believing anyone I meet here...sorry, and I wish it wasn't that way, but how can you believe anyone here? Maybe just alot of phoney liars here............. | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 6:51:36 AM | | Here's the real problem. Many of the people on this site ( I can only speak to the women because I am not looking at the guys) are just here to look at themselves on their own profiles, talk a couple of times with a guy, then disappear and move on to the next cyber "chance" meeting. I know there are exceptions. I have actually met a couple of nice women frm this site. But then there was a problem with misrepresentation of themselves when we did actually meet. Let's face it. There appears to be a reason most are on sites like this. Some sort of dysfuntional abberation that does not allow normal social intercourse, in person, face to face, like normal people do it. Yes, some are painfully shy, but more are hiding something, either a physical trait, a personality trait or some other trait that they do not want exposed right off, thinking some how that they will be able to "win" the guy over when and if they finally meet in person, theu endless e mails and if lucky phone calls. I am sure this all applies to the guys also, but like I said earlier my only experience is witht he women on this site. If there are any attractive, in fairly decent shape women out there in Florida with a minimum of drama and baggage, and they would actually like to meet in person at some point, then I would be open to that for sure. Any takers? | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 6:55:48 AM | | I know exactly what you are talking about. My expereince is this. He was hiding something(like not being honest about his physical appearance, old photo, etc.) and you are far better off not having met him. If a guy is going to blow off an attractive woman like you with lame excuses, then you know, deep in your heart and mind that something was not quite right....It happens all the time on this site....Dave | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 6:58:50 AM | | You dated someone from work, later found out he was married? Did no one from your work clue you in? That really sucks. I would be as worried about the other people at your work not telling you he was married as I would have been worried about the guy himself. | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 7:55:33 AM | Eh, I joined a while back and really havent dove into it until the last week or so.
I am finding that while there are some normal, cute, smart women on POF, there
are just as many women I wouldnt go near because of things they post in their profiles.
Why would any man reply to " Im looking to be taken care of" or " I wont date anyone that has any sort of debt at all"???? I have had some women contact me back after emailing. Nothing has really come of them yet but I wont email more than 3-4 times without just giving her my phone number. If they dont call its their loss. Im not trying to be an a**hole but Im just not going to wait around for their next email. Plus there can be wierdness in email. Why risk the possibility of making yourself look like a De De De because something is taken wrong in an email. Talking on the phone or in person is much better. Just my opinion there. Just be real and try to include full pics of at least the waist up so people can see what you really look like. Women seem to use the thin, athletic, average scale like guys use the small, average and big sizes for their manhood. LOL
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Posted: 8/29/2006 9:11:31 AM | | I winter in FL's Panhandle area and was hoping to make some buddies through e-mail before I head down for the winter. I spent an awfully lonesome 2 winters in Jackson County already. I find that men are not very good at e-mail acquaintances. They either don't like typing, not creative enough or what I really think is they lose interest very quickly if they can't meet them ASAP. It's that visual thing again.....you know "they're from Mars and we are from Venus" thing. There is more to life than instant gratification and I thought at least some seasoned, mature guys would restore my hope in mankind and come across, but no such luck. It's hard to stay positive on the subject when the results are lousy. Guess my dogs will always stay my very best, warm, fuzzy friends!......sigh.......... | |
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Posted: 8/29/2006 9:17:57 AM | | I would NEVER let a guy to your house especially the frist few times you meet him and NEVER go to his house on those first few meetings. We are told ALWAYS to meet in a public place in daylight. There is just too much happening these days and single sites give some weirdos good prospects to work on. If he really wanted to, come hell or high water, he would have got the message to you. If he made plans, why the hell is he taking a nap anyway? If he did break down, he could have called the restaurant to let them know since things happen. His efforts show that he is totally lacking of consideration and courtesy. You do not want a man like this. Do not give your address out. He sounds like a loser....lose him. Like the site says......there are "Plenty of fish".....go fish........... | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 9:26:07 AM | | I hope the hell you got your utility trailer back. What a loser!! I'd do something about that. The trouble is people get embarassed and don't want to pursue that. Basically good human beings want to help each other, but you can't let a scum bag help himself to your stuff. | |
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| Have any of you fellow Floridians met anyone here?
Posted: 8/29/2006 9:57:17 AM | I disagree with you. Men DO know what they want. Just look at what Clinton WAS doing when he should have been presidential..... That's the difference between men and women. In the end, we all do want the same thing, but we go about it differently.
We, women, unfortuntely for men, require too many open, honest discussions and sweet preliminaries to open our eyes to the possibility that this guy could be an intimate. We then want some genuine sweet nothings whispered in our ears by someone we are mutually compatible with. If we are worth it to him to wait, he just might wine and dine us. If he is really a prize he just might surprise you with some romantic scenario where you will finally realize how imaginative he could be realizing then......he IS the one.
Most men do not have that kind of patience and persistence. I had a boyfriend who when he knew he wasn't going to get "any", decided to chop the wood for me and then to my surprise one evening, I came home to a blue stoned driveway he installed cause mine was dirt. I just melted.....I called him and swooned over his thoughtfullness. You can bet that no one's ever paid him as well as I did soon after. | |
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Posted: 8/29/2006 10:17:31 AM | I called him and swooned over his thoughtfullness. You can bet that no one's ever paid him as well as I did soon after.
Sex in lieu of a paycheck? Correct me if I'm wrong, but "paying" for those sorts of favors with sex is simply prostitution under the guise of bartering...
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Posted: 8/29/2006 12:34:12 PM | | wow what a ( sorry but) insincere ass this is what gives me and others a bad mane people who really do want to meet someone and maybe even fall in love ( i am a hopeless romantic ). but if there is a lady out there for me HELLO HERE I AM lol but i do feel for you that was just wrong of him | |
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Posted: 8/29/2006 1:19:33 PM | TishaG, you're gorgeous! There are lots of cool guys a little younger than your age guide line on your profile, I have seen lots of cool guys in your area, but personally, it's a little to close to relatives for me....Chin up, to use an old expression, maybe a slight tweak up/update to your profile could help, too. I'm learning to say more about me such as I'm a Renaissance woman in some profiles, but I do let people know I am into the arts, and stuff like that.
Hope you find a good guy!
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Posted: 8/29/2006 1:22:49 PM | Hi belly18dancer;
Weird, sounds like a guy I was supposed to see from Yahoo Personals, never showed, no email, nothing....Hmmmm! Could be the same guy???oh well, sounds like one we're both better off without! | |
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Posted: 8/30/2006 2:40:26 PM | Haven't met anyone on here as yet (about 1 year). I've actually done better with My Space. Made some real good friends there, one of whom I see frequently, if only platonically.
Not that I'm complaining, I don't have much in terms of expectations. I really, truly do know how much of a longshot this will be, but I'd rather be alone than with the wrong one, so I'm patient.
For some reason people seem friendlier at that 'other" site, more willing to respond etc. and I really can't figure out why that might be. I'll take it though! :D | |
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