| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 3:53:02 PM | I've been poking around POF for about two years now. I haven't had a single date, intimate encounter, anything! I think I've had maybe 10 people view me, and one single reply that went nowhere. Any other ideas for meeting single or available damsels?
What's not going to work- bars; I work in one and I don't drink anyhow. They are the last place I'd want to be. Besides, I've never met anyone in a bar or club EVER. And yes, I've been in quite a few.
Supermarkets- c'mon! I've been grocery shopping 2-3 times a week for the past 22 years and haven't had so much as a hello.
Coffee shops- I don't even drink coffee! Besides, I think people go to these places for coffee- not to get laid. Same idea with bookstores.
Joining a group- not to sound like a negative Nancy:D but I've never been part of a group in my life- never found one I'd care to join. I'd have a hard time pretending I want to be somewhere I don't want to be anyhow. "yes I reaaaally want to volunteer for your cause:P"
I'm thinking of offering my friends $$$ if anyone can land me a date. Any ideas? C'mon, I'm dying here! | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 3:57:23 PM | Sounds like you have issues when it comes to women. My idea would be to learn how to talk to them and actually try asking one out. If you haven't had a single date and have been here 2 years then you're not even trying.
Oh wait, you have intimate encounter listed... no wonder you're not getting dates. | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 4:06:21 PM | Read your post again and maybe you can fathom why no one is snapping you up. You want an intimate encounter, while that is your prerogative, there are apparently not that many women that want no strings sex.
If the goatee is long gone, then put the clean shaven pic as your primary, and again, look at what you wrote. Have you ever said hello to a woman in a grocery store? Are you aware of coffee shops that are next to book stores and other places where people might congregate? Is there nothing that you like to do that a group would also like doing too? You like to read, many people go to Barnes and Noble and sit and read as well. Are they going because they cannot read at home? There is the library for that.
How or why did you meet your friends? Meeting a woman should essentially be a similar process. And coffee shops also sell hot chocolate, water, fruit drinks and even soft drinks.
"I'm definitely a loner. I get more than enough social interaction at work. I do cherish time with my friends though. I guess you could say quality is much more important than quality." From your profile. Even someone wanting an intimate encounter might actually want to have some conversation. Work on the profile and do some thinking about how you met the friends you say you value. | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 4:14:11 PM | There is no reason you should not have lots of dates. Internet dating is really a great place to meet women. You're tall, good looking, just what they want.
Since you are not even getting dates, it's more your profile then you let's hope. Try a few changes. Women do like to know that a man has teeth so you could smile in at least one photo. If you do not have the beard, get rid of those pictures. That alone I think would help you.
Best of luck and try to stay positive about things. | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 4:20:01 PM | I havent gotten any dates here either.
So what.
POF is free. No buncers to fight your way past ot get in, no overpriced drinks, no big deal.
I havent picked up anybody at bars or supermarkets either. I've been active with several clubs over the eyars. Ice skating, motorcycling etc. I've picked up a few there.
The best one I picked up was the girl next door who kept wacking tennis balls over the fence. | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 4:31:08 PM | | Hmmm............I can't understand the problem OP. You are very good looking, witty not picky about woman according to your profile. The only thing I would change (and you already have) is the beard.....maybe add some recent pictures, and just keep trying. Give it a chance. You seem fun. ~Diana~ | |
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roddw
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Joined: 1/7/2008
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 4:41:40 PM | go to a bar...
dont dress up just dress casual.
every town has a college so everytown has a bar or 200!
find one that has a line outside and a lot of chicks, jukebox.
go alone!!!
chicks will come up to you and ask if you are alone say yes. this will tell them you are ready for the taking if they so desire. (some girls will find that odd...after a few drinks they come back and seem very talkative and interested)
going with friends creates baggage and the oportunity of you hooking up will depend on her friends hooking up, dont fall for that.
go alone and be patient, you dont even have to drink, order sprite with a lime and wait for the chicks to get alittle tipsy and slutty, women will compete very hard for attention. your there alone,
the available women will make it very obvious.
i've seen the lamest douchbags get laid in a bar. "even the kid in the back with the babylon 5 t-shirt got a hand job" | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 5:32:15 PM |
Oh wait, you have intimate encounter listed... no wonder you're not getting dates.
Pretend to be a good boy and change you profile to say that you are looking for long term, thats what most of men on here do anyways. 
Also, intimate encounter profiles are often blocked and this will prevent you from contacting majority of women on POF, just because it's a default setting.
Good luck to you anyways... | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 5:49:28 PM |
I'm thinking of offering my friends $$$ if anyone can land me a date. Any ideas? C'mon, I'm dying here!
I feel your pain.
You list travel as one of your interests. How about traveling with a group that specializes in singles? There are also singles cruises - not everybody's cup of tea, but they might appeal to you.
Asking your friends if they know anyone who might like to date you is a good idea. | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 6:02:14 PM | | POF is ice fishing. If you want action head for the tropics. Put an ad on craigslist, with your picture, and just state simply that you are looking to meet someone cool to have fun with. Among the more entertaining replies will be some to choose from. | |
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icartb
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Joined: 10/30/2006
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 6:13:01 PM | First of all you can meet somebody on here...I have and he's great.
Next...update the picture of yourself.
If you are looking for an intimate encounter then don't change it. If you are looking for dating, change it.....got it?
Get rid of the joke about tits. I don't mind my boyfriend using that term when we're intimate but I'd have been really turned off if I had seen that word in his profile and never written him first. Yes, women do make the first move.
You're very well spoken which is good. Women like that. You don't want to share too much. Getting to know one another is part of the fun.
Concerning another person's suggestion about single's cruises, they're great! I went on one this summer and had a blast! It helped me open up and I truly feel that's what turned my life around and caused me to meet the person I am now in love with.
Good luck! | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 6:44:34 PM | go to a bar...
dont dress up just dress casual.
every town has a college so everytown has a bar or 200!
find one that has a line outside and a lot of chicks, jukebox.
go alone!!!
chicks will come up to you and ask if you are alone say yes
women will compete very hard for attention.
I have NEVER had this happen to me.
And yes, I've been in my share of bars. Jeez, I work in a bar.
Though I've never had a woman come on to me in a bar, I've never been shy about saying hi.
And I've never hooked up in a bar.
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 7:35:22 PM | ^^^^ He says the beard is gone in his profile - I was going to say that too until I read that - beards ugh!!! Anyway......
i have an idea...meet people without the intention of getting a date and have fun.see how that works out for you.
That's it!! Oh and have a completley positive attitude - it works!! | |
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OLT4U
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Joined: 12/21/2007
Msg: 24 | |
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| Not a single date via POF- any other ideas?
Posted: 1/10/2008 8:22:11 PM | Start smoking.
I hear that smoking women are more promiscuous.
Oh wait. You already do.
Ok, then, get rid of that beard. Its so Lord of the Rings, and last time I looked, women are not all that much into trolls.
Oh, the beard is gone? Well have the sense to TAKE OFF THOSE PICTURES THEN. | |
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