OliveOyl Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 So I reached out to 29 guys and have one that interests me that I interest and one (the dull guy) I'm not really interested in but who's interested in me. This is why I can't seem to muster up the energy up to do online dating yet... well this and a difficult RL schedule and ongoing divorce and.. and.. and... I think I will just watch on the sidelines a bit longer.
GivenUp0083 Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 Not to pile on dude, but I agree with GivenUp. You do an awful lot of whining on here. That is NOT attractive to women. I have a hard time believing you're near 40. The idea is that we are way past that sort of thing by that age. If online dating doesn't work for you, then just don't do it. If you want online dating to work better for you, then at least ask people for some constructive criticism. Such as to critique your emails. I'll be a *ahem*, nice guy and give you a suggestion RE your first emails: They are too long and have too much information. Wait at least until she writes back before you tell her so much about your hiking and camping. I'm sure your profile needs work too. THANK YOU! IRC is basically a whiny little bitch who can't land a woman so he has to cry about it. He was probably that kid growing up who would just shed tears everytime he wanted something and then he got it. Now that he's in the real world people aren't responding to his immaturity and it's left him 40 and ALONE, haha. I also know a ton of people who have had success with online dating. One of my best friends who I lived with for 2 years met his soon to be wife online. I can probably think of at least 5 couples I know personally that met online. It's very common. The only problem is it's a lot like dating in the real world, it doesn't help the losers, whiners, and creeps get any farther with a girl than they normally would.
Imajerk17 Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Been there done that, didn't work. Sorry <shrug> That was because someone already made a suggestion by saying, "You're description of your hobbies are too short, elaborate a bit more on what kind of hobbies you partake in". Seems everytime I take a suggestion, and if it didn't work someone else would COUNTER it. LOL It's kind of funny really. That's the beauty of this message board.....this isn't my target audience. You make your profile specific, and your emails short. Try for no more than 3 lines total. And stop going through her profile line-by-line trying to convince her that you are a great match for her! Every guy does that. You'd be better off asking her an insightful question about something she wrote about herself and/or a picture of her. Ask her something smart and if your profile picture is good, she'll look at your profile. And if she likes your profile, she might actually write you back. I am in my late 30's and 5'8", and I live in a smaller town. The girls I date tend to be athletic, cute, late 20's to early 30's. You know, the ones whose inboxes are flooded. Then again, I write good emails, my profile is well-written, my pictures are pretty good. (I keep myself in very good physical shape.) It's not magic, and I'm not some sort of super-stud either. I just do the fundamentals well. Edited March 9, 2011 by Imajerk17
Imajerk17 Posted March 9, 2011 Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) THANK YOU! IRC is basically a whiny little bitch who can't land a woman so he has to cry about it. He was probably that kid growing up who would just shed tears everytime he wanted something and then he got it. Now that he's in the real world people aren't responding to his immaturity and it's left him 40 and ALONE, haha. I also know a ton of people who have had success with online dating. One of my best friends who I lived with for 2 years met his soon to be wife online. I can probably think of at least 5 couples I know personally that met online. It's very common. The only problem is it's a lot like dating in the real world, it doesn't help the losers, whiners, and creeps get any farther with a girl than they normally would. Thanks for the kind words, bro. Yeah, irc would be a lot better off if he spent all of the energy he does griping on here doing something constructive. If he did something that involved pushing his limits and growing, women might actually find him more attractive. And irc, if you really live in a bad area for meeting women, cripes dude, why don't you move? You can also meet women in real life. I personally do my grocery shopping several times a week during the evening, where there are a lot of women. Thing is, you have to keep your eyes open, have some stones and social skills. You can learn those things, but it takes some practice. Edited March 9, 2011 by Imajerk17
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