| | is it real?Page 1 of 2 (1, 2) | | I have had one date on here and that was a joke, was curious if anyone has dated real people? ive been on and off for a while and recently decided to try again. does anyone know of someone who has had a good date or relationship that has lasted? maybe still in one from here? | |
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Posted: 6/30/2012 9:41:57 AM | | Ive had the same experience as you. However, I do know one person who met her current bf on here and they have been dating for a couple of months now. | |
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Posted: 6/30/2012 9:44:04 AM | I joined this site because a friend of mine married someone he met on here last August. A really lovely couple and just heard they are now expecting a child.
Another forum poster has a son who met his wife here and a daughter who met her BF here.
So it can happen. Meeting the right person is still down to the chance of your paths crossing at the right time and this site creates an additional pathway. What it can't do is put that person on the path and point them in your direction. | |
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Posted: 6/30/2012 10:16:03 AM | Hey! Don't call our date a joke! I do appreciate you picking up the tab though when I "went to the bathroom."
Heh, well I have not had much luck...one date, not a joke, just no sparks on either side. A good friend of mine met his current gf off this site, and I think August will make a year. So, yah...it can happen.
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Posted: 7/3/2012 2:15:35 AM | | I've had some rip roaring sex marathons from this site. what are you putting into it besides whining? | |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 6:56:04 PM | | My brother got married last month to a girl he met here, and my sister-in-law has been dating a very nice man from here for about 5 years now...her choice to not progress to marriage at this time due to the complications of a blended family. I'm not personally the love and marriage type but I have met some great people here myself too. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2012 7:54:20 PM | | I met my ex-husband and several guys that have become really good friends on this site. Sorry your first date was a joke, I have had a few of those. | |
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Posted: 7/7/2012 12:40:04 PM | | I have personally not had luck on this site, however have had friends that have hooked up ....... a few years ago on a different site I actually took my vacation to Florida to meet someone and it was nice until she got jealous, was really into her tho....... haven't lost hope yet. | |
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Posted: 7/7/2012 7:22:39 PM | I met my boyfriend here on pof.
Took a while to find him. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2012 12:50:49 AM | | You can meet a good person, but it may take a while. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2012 3:39:36 AM | | I am in a wedding in September for a couple that met on here... they have been dating about 2 years with one child...so yeah, I guess it does exist :) | |
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Posted: 7/12/2012 4:51:04 AM | It is real
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are YOU for real? Look at what your teeshirt says in your main profile photo. Then look at what appears to be between your legs in the mirror....
Strongly suggest you select photos that match with what you're trying to attract. | |
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Posted: 7/14/2012 11:49:05 PM | | The universe might be a quantum computer and we're just binary data. Or maybe I've watched to many the Universe episodes in a row. Maybe you had one bad date and the next time you go out it will be with THE ONE. Anyways peace from Canada. | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 12:06:13 AM | | nope cant say i have had a good date on here . i not sure whyi even stay . the last guy i dated off here had angry issues and another was a flake . it has been a yr sinces i even been on a date | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 12:33:15 AM | | No it seems to be pretty much a joke. All I ever get is blocked or ignored and noone seems to want to put in any time to actually talk to you. I know I have only been ont he site for about a week but I mentioned to one girl I thought she was pretty and I would like to talk to her on the phone and she blocked/ignored me. Most of the others will not even take the time to reply, so at least you got a date out of the deal I cannot even get more than 2 or 3 responses out of anyone. | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 4:24:48 AM | It is real. However all I get is these desperate mass dating men thinking they are studmuff mcdoo now.
Not sure there are many genuine men from what I have experienced. | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 7:12:58 AM | | What you probably should be asking OP is how come you didn't know that there are as many nutbars out there that there is????All this place does is expose the reality of the real world. Yeps. The world is made up of the good, the bad, and the completely certifiable. Understand that it does take time to sort thru it all to find that one needle in the haystack, though I can tell ya, I'm getting tired of flipping all these bales. | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 8:31:02 AM | I have been hanging out in the forums for more than 2 years now, and I am accustomed to the men who come in complaining that they cannot get replies. Most often, if you look at their profile, pictures, and posting history, it is very easy to understand why they have no success. To be blunt, they are their own worst enemies.
The OP in this thread looks like an attractive woman, but if you go and read her profile, you will come away with a different impression. Might I suggest Profile Review? Take out the negatives, quit ****ing about men who only want to "hook up", and take some new pictures. Pictures where you're smiling, get it? | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 8:31:04 AM | I found a woman that I dated for a few months on POF. I've had far more *dates* from people on the other major free dating site.
The best advice when dealing with any online dating site is to keep a positive attitude. It's very easy to get discouraged, but I feel that eventually the right person will come along, either online or met in the 'real world.' | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 8:34:07 AM | I think its about how you view it.... if I'm honest - I wouldn't reply either... BUT before you take that personally, I'm only saying this to help out... I'll explain why....
from your photo - you look cute, honest, real.. at this point, I'd be thinking great, but then... scroll down....
You have no information on your profile! Girls get loads of messages a day, its hard to work out from each of them which ones are worth investing time in. Once I get a message I click on their profile, if theres no info, then I won't be responding - how do i know if I want to talk to you!
So you have to stand out... messages that say 'you're pretty' or 'I'd love to take you out sometime' or basic things like that wouldn't get a reply. And before you think that's rude... I used to make a point of replying to everyone who ever messaged me as I thought it rude not to. But then I didn't have time. I'm told the trick is to sieve better and not reply to everyone - rude as it may seem.
If someone has made the effort to read my profile, acknowledge the things it says in there and formulate a decent first email that gets the conversation flowing, then I will give them the time and respond. I always then give it a few messages to get to know someone. If someone messages me 'Hi'... what am I supposed to do with that?! Also, unless I needed a self esteem boost and I was looking for a relationship based on looks and not love, I would not respond to a comment about how pretty or sexy I am... it actually puts me off! Talk to me about any interests we have in common etc, not what I look like!!
As for blocking - don't always take it to heart. Once I have explained to someone that we're not suited - I block them - not to be rude but if I don't then they or me forget we have already been in contact. For me.... it's just an easy way of not duplicating messages!
Everyone's different and I know other girls do different things on here - but I thought this might help to not see it as a joke - maybe give a little bit more info on your profile so people can know if they want to talk to you or not?! And remember, not everyone's suited, the vast majority of people on here are not suited to each other - we are only looking for one partner, not millions!
Don't give up :) Most of my friends have met their partners in online dating and every single one of them are now really happy, settled and starting families etc It definitely works and is real :) | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 8:35:33 AM | | ^^ That was meant to quote the post of ryanst13 - sorry not good at this! | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 10:00:29 AM | I am sorry, perhaps the joke is you.
One date and you go off? | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 11:41:52 AM | | Everybody is trying too hard and usually move at a pace too quick to establish any kind of trust. Communicate this to your new partner and follow it yourself and you will weed out a lot of crabgrass. | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 11:54:02 AM | | agreed with shoopashoes took the words from my fingertips | |
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Posted: 7/15/2012 6:46:44 PM | I think its bad to judge all the guys on here based on a single date you've been on. Unfortunately there are a lot of men on here who are just looking for sex. But there are also men on here, who actually want to get to know a woman, in the possibility that there might be a romantic spark between them.
You just chose the wrong guy to go on date with. | |
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