| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/16/2008 9:13:14 PM | Anyone around the country on here notice the drop in people contacting you? For dates and getting together-as our economy slides farther down?
Or is it major sports season right now?
I know we're all struggling now with so many things. It's just sad it has to take a toll on dating and meeting someone wonderful. | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/16/2008 9:21:42 PM | | I don't think the economy really has anything to do with it. Its spring, and almost summer, so as the weather gets nicer, people are spending less time indoors and on the computer, and are out and about with friends doing all the activities that colder weather doesn't allow. I have noticed here on POF that it seems like many are just here these days for the forums, like myself, because they have other things going on in their lives at the moment that preclude getting involved right now. Funny though, I've actually gotten more emails recently, once I put "forums only" on my profile. Odd! | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 12:25:22 AM |
Funny though, I've actually gotten more emails recently, once I put "forums only" on my profile. Odd!
Ah, I see you've stumbled onto the crack cocaine of the interweb dating world... forums only.
Use this knowledge wisely, my child.
As an aside, people who claim they have too much going on in their lives for love and companionship... must have a hell of a lot of weird shit going on...I mean... like lots or something.
Also, the outside is highly overrated. | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 1:07:35 AM | | Simple...it's Maslow's hierarchy of needs. You have to fill your stomach with food before you can move onto physical sex. And then further mental consciousness and on and on up the pyramid. | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 3:00:34 AM | | Don't think it has to do with the economy in the least...the actual dates might, but not in here. It's cyclical...season, holiday...loads of reasons. I know sometimes I go days with no messages and then when the cycle changes it's a bunch at a time. | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 6:28:13 AM | I have cut back on just about everything. I car pool to work, i bring my lunch, i fly less, i date less, i rarely go out. I am not happy about it, but i do it to survive. All my bills are paid up. I have a roof over my head. I have a nice car, i have food on my table, and my bank account is stable. I am not about to go out and get a 2nd. job just for some extra cash. I deal with what i have now. I guess living like this has weeded out the golddiggers.  | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 6:40:29 AM | | I don't think it has anything to do with the economy, but rather with the fact that it is almost summer and people are spending more time outside as opposed to being stuck indoors with nothing else to do than kill time on POF. | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 10:17:16 AM | It is hilarious to me that I dropped "Long Term" off my profile and put up "Friends." Everyone contacts me! I used to only get one message a week, now I get five a day at least. Usually from people wanting to date. One woman even said, why are you here for friends? You would make such a great date.
So I did a little experiment... I put it back to Long Term. Nobody... Crickets...
Try it :-) | |
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| Economy & Dating/Contacts
Posted: 5/17/2008 10:27:04 AM | | With the economy what it is and all I can only really afford my dates crackers and cheese whiz and pirated movies. | |
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