| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/2/2008 7:52:32 PM | i use this site to talk to various people from different backgrounds. to me that is ineresting, not hi, im .... and i love a good night out. Also, having a child doesn't make it that much easier to get out and meet new people. Im not into clubbing and all that kind of stuff easier, and ive figured that if i met a guy from that sort of atmosphere, then its likely his interests are clubbing also. I prefer the man who goes to work in the day, comes homes and wants to spend his nights with me. in regards to comments about older people, i prefer the older (30+). it seems theyve lived their lives and want to settle. i want the guy who knows what he wants, not all the other stuff
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/2/2008 11:46:23 PM | | I don't see why you think us younger people shouldn't be on here. Were here for the same reason as you to meet people. What you think were gonna find an appropriate person at a club or bar? And some people like myself live in small towns where there isn't many options. Yes I go out and have fun with my friends but are you telling me when you were an early twenty something you didn't date, and that had this site been available to you then you wouldn't have used it? | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 12:22:39 AM | Because I live in Whistler, and both the social and dating scene here leave plenty to be desired. Whistler consists of people looking for one-nighters, coke-heads, alcoholics, Aussies (who are mostly coke-head alcoholics looking for one-nighters), and people who just aren't quite right upstairs. People who don't fit into those categories are far and few between and hide away out of sight most of the year.
Even on POF, it's quite the small pond living here. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 1:51:12 AM | I'm on here because I have go to school and I go to work (which supports my schooling habit, woohoo). I'm not just "living my life" because it's owned by society's demand of me gaining the skills I need to support myself and my so-called "life".
My question is though... WHERE ARE ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE on this site?! I only ever see folks above 30's or 40's posting tons and tons in the forums here... and you say there are young folks here? WHERE WHERE WHERE?  | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 6:46:14 AM | Lixiette,
Trust me....they are here in DROVES. I've had a 16 year old contact me via email saying she was looking for love! GO TO SCHOOL! GET A JOB! MAKE SOME FRIENDS! QUIT TROLLING FOR OLDER MEN ONLINE! LOL I'm not saying it's wrong for the 18-22 crowd to be on here. I just find it really strange because when i was that age even though I had kids and was married I was still going out with my friends and active in sports and activities and would meet lots of people that way. If I was single I would have been able to meet prospective dates all the time. So why has that changed? I'll tell you why...because this is easy. And people are inherently lazy. Life is WAY too busy now and people take the shortcut at every option to save time, understandably. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 10:22:00 AM | | Some of us are just tired of meeting people the same way over and over again...the job, the bar, the job, the bar. This is a way of meeting people who you might NOT run into or wouldn't be approached with under other circumstances. If I met someone at say..a fair. Thought he was cute but, was too shy to approach them afraid we might not have anything to talk about. I miss my chance. What if I saw that same person's profile ona site liek this. Checke dout his pics, saw that we liked the same things, had some same goals. Wouldn't that make it easier for me to talk to them. Also, theres no fear of rejection. Especially to your face, which would be the worst, haha. You can talk to them for a while before meeting if you DO decide to. No harm, no fear, and it's fun. I've met people I would've never met if I didn't come on sites liek these. I don't see whatthe big deal is. Us 'young' poeple are just as interested in meeting new people as you are. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 10:55:09 AM | 1) some of us are students. Thats like two full time jobs...
2) some os us have crappy jobs to pay for our schooling, such as retail. The people in those crappy jobs are generally 15 and no one wants to be a cradle robber.
3) Put that together with the fact that some are away from home for work or school and don't know anybody and just want to find someone to go out with from time to time.
4) No one in their right mind wants to meet a guy at a bar.
So what other options do we have? Just because we're young doesn't mean we're responsability free or unoccupied, it's just a different situation. My advice: change your search to eliminate the boys so as not to be a cougar and mind your own buisness. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 12:37:40 PM |
My question is though... WHERE ARE ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE on this site?! I only ever see folks above 30's or 40's posting tons and tons in the forums here... and you say there are young folks here? WHERE WHERE WHERE?
They don't post. They 'set up shop' and just let it sit there waiting for someone to come along while they're out at bars and clubs.
Even here it seems like people are the same. I'm not sure exactly how many, but I see so many profiles that list partying and drinking and have partying drinking pics in them saying they want 'prince charming' or a 'good guy' or whatever. I avoid those things like the ****ing bubonic plague. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 12:55:23 PM | | To Dooger88: I work retail, and the youngest guy there is 17, and a senior in high school. There's A LOT more COLLEGE students there. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 12:58:58 PM | "hear old people talk about sex so freely, even if I have to wretch a time or two"
lol
that is pretty funny...considering the older you get the better you get, the more uninhibited you are, the more open you are, and believe me, the MORE FUN YOU HAVE, much more than I ever did at 24, 28 or even 34!!!
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/3/2008 1:01:09 PM | The same reason the rest of us are here. They aren't exclusive to the dating/making friends arena (online).
It is just another avenue for everyone - regardless of what age, creed, ethnicity, etc...... | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/12/2008 7:47:50 PM | | well, I'm 29 and have never enjoyed the bar scene. Just not someplace I want to meet someone to date. I'm very shy and live in a small town. Not much to do around here to meet ppl my age. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/12/2008 7:53:53 PM | are u serious????
WTF? young people cant be single or looking?
it's easy: YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AVANT GARDE, THEY LOVE TECHNOLOGY. u will find that most young people r better acquainted w the internet than most.
goofy questions, reminds me of lil scrap book questions when i was 17. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/12/2008 7:59:15 PM | babydoll and dooger hit the nail on the head. we're not necessarily responsibility free, we're just in different situations. i myself moved to where i am recently, and due to having a full time night-shift job, i don't know anyone. people you meet at bars and clubs are fake as hell. they put up a front and pretend to be someone they're not. it's all a game. so instead of worrying about whether or not i'm playing my cards right, i'd much rather find someone who can also be themselves. some of us don't play "the game" and thus this is our only option.
besides, everyone i know (mostly from work) are taking care of families of their own, and thus don't go out to bars and clubs anymore. and honestly, guys, would you go clubbing by yourself? 
i love the internet because it's open 24/7. and being a night owl in an area where last call is 1:00 am (which is my noon) it's nice to find a place that's open 24/7 other than wal-mart. and i would look quite foolish cruising for women at wal-mart. 
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/12/2008 8:17:27 PM | | Well, unfortunately being in a younger age group does not always mean you are obligation free. I work 45 hours a week, go to school full time, and am also very involved with my family. Of course I have hobbies and do other activities where I am exposed to other people my age, but it's always the same faces. So in short, the reason I am here is to get to know some people that I wouldn't otherwise run into in my everyday life | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/13/2008 6:57:55 AM | Medana.... should spend more time READING the questions rather than perfecting that seriously negative attitude she has..... lol , I'm guessing you should have spent MORE time in class then putting together your little 17 yr old scrap books
Thanks again to the fish with the REAL responses. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/14/2008 6:45:05 AM | I think many of the young people seemed a little defensive, as if anyone was saying they shouldn't be on here. I'm 24, I think I still count as young, and I think this is a valid question. Honestly, I wonder it a lot myself, especially when I see guys and girls who seem attractive and confident in their profiles.
I was here because I went through an early divorce, moved back in with my folks, and knew nobody in the area. Not one friend. I decided this was a good way to try and meet people. Honestly, I'd have even met people for just a platonic relationship. I'm also a little chunky and a LOT shy, so it wasn't like I was the kind of person just stepping outside of my house and meeting millions of great people a day.
I think a lot of young people are here because they're busy. They're in school or they're working and their groups of friends don't allow them much time to meet new people. Maybe they're not bar people or they are tired of the bar scene (which is the only place really for younger people to meet people). Maybe they go to a single-sex college; maybe they're just very, very shy. Maybe they're unique and creative and have a hard time finding like-minded people. It could be lots of things. | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/14/2008 5:56:25 PM | not to sound rude or anything but us "young people" are growing up too. i'm 21 right now. i work ~50 hours a week, train 15+ hours a week for a competitive sport, and am starting up a business.
just to give you a run down, my normal day was like before deciding to start a business:
9am: wake up
10am: walk to work
11am: work
2pm: break
2:30pm: train
5pm: work
11pm walk home
12:00pm check net
1pm:bed
that's six days a week straight. on my days off i'd take shifts from co-workers. on average i'd have one or two days off a month. it's even more hectic now.
before that i was a full time student, worked weekends, and trained 15+ hours a week.
i've never had the care free teenage years. i've had this schedule since i was 16. i do not have time to go to bars or go "club hopping" every weekend to try to find a "girlfriend."
so, you tell me: why am i on here? | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/15/2008 11:11:52 PM | Because I have two Jobs 3pm-10pm and 11pm-3am then an hour of study then go to sleep around 5am wake up at 8am and go to school its like this six days a week as u can see us young people are very busy in getting are careers and lives toghether so some of us like me cannot go out every nite and party. obligation free you say i have debt up the A** i live on my own. mabe if i lived in your era where gas was 1$ a gallon and everything was affordable i would be a party obligation free spoiled brat but im not im on here to talk make friends see where it leads
why are you on here dont older people have an easier time going out because they are financially stable and what not just as curious as u  | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/16/2008 8:44:29 AM | | Okay, so you young people who are powering through life, working two jobs and going to school or working out or involved in activities......do you even have TIME for a girlfriend/boyfriend at that rate?! Are you mentally prepared? You seem to be completely enthralled in making money and your own things. I understand it's a time crunch but perhaps you need to take a look at your life and your schedule before considering your options on here. With schedules such as the ones we're seeing here you cannot squeeze a girlfriend/boyfriend into those frames, nor is it fair to another person to expect them to adhere to your schedule like that! Just sayin'.... | |
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| Why are the young people on here?
Posted: 4/16/2008 9:10:15 AM | That age range grew up more with computers than older people did.
They are more used to using it as a means of contact. | |
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