MarlyStar Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 You know how they spend out Federal tax dollars... I read a Federally funded study that said if you date 100 people, you will find your someone. Of course some find their partner on the fifth person they date and some don't until person 72, but the study said if you get to the 100th person you will find your partner. Okay fine. I've dated 3 in the last year. The boring electrical engineer, the feeder (who I'm not sure all those lunches were really a date) and another guy who was smaller than me, delicate, and at age 56 about to go back to school to learn a new career because his transcription business dried up. 97 to go.
fishtaco Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Yup, it's all a number game. Although I'm disappointed my tax money went into that. I think I already screwed up "The One" -- my ex girlfriend that I mentioned in the regret thread. So I'll probably have to start from zero and find the next "The One". I'll start my counter from September last year, because that was when I finally got over my ex. So far 6 attempts, 3 dated, 1 seriously, 0 LTR -- so I'm at #3 also.
Knittress Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Cheer up! It likely means 100-in-your-lifetime and not just within the past year or so. So, for me that's like... 10. Crap.
Annoioso Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Don't worry, in less than three decades the only way the population of America is going to grow is through immigration by people who have their priorities straight and don't need 100 dates to find someone. In fact some of them need no date or one date at most. 100 dates...absolutely ridiculous. Why would I want to hook up with a girl who is incapable of bonding with a guy for the long term.
daphne Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Holy crap! I'm winning! I've dated 17 people in the last year. Including all of the other guys I've dated in my lifetime (which may well add up to another 17 - I guess I was a late bloomer) I'm a THIRD OF THE WAY THERE. Good news indeed. But if I have to do all of this dating online, I think I'll shoot myself.
Crazy Magnet Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Is it people we have been on one date with or we had to go on multiple dates? I'm counting just one date...6 in....94 to go. uuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
thatdog Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Is it just dates? How about people you hang out with and formed 'something' but never dated? or how about people you slept with? One Nighters? FWB? NSA? Rebounds?
Cerpin_Taxt Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I've been on five dates in the last five years. I might be behind the curve a bit. Now if the government would only supply me with these other 95 dates...
somedude81 Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Oye, I've been on first dates with four girls. 96 more to go??
Mrlonelyone Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Really. I do recall having computed that on my journal here. So my saying that only 1 % of people will be compatible with me was totally reasonable. Maybe I need to try about 10 to 15 speed dating events. Edited April 8, 2011 by Mrlonelyone
LonerGirl Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 That is depressing news. Maybe at number 100 people just give in. Now how do I make sure that hot guy down the street is my 100 the same time I am his 100?
thatdog Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Really. I do recall having computed that on my journal here. So my saying that only 1 % of people will be compatible with me was totally reasonable. Maybe I need to try about 10 to 15 speed dating events. I don't think that's true. If 1% f the population were compatible then I would think you might need 5-10 dates tops to find the girl of your dreams. It's not like you get the urge to ask out every girl you see. from initial contact alone you should be able to weed out at least 80-90% of unsuitable canddates.
Mrlonelyone Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 1% is 1/100 10% is 1/10. Hence date 100 random people one will be a near perfect match. No wonder some folks never meet that match.
welikeincrowds Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Maybe you could rent out an auditorium or something and pass out some flyers and get, like, 50 out of the way in one night.
dreamingoftigers Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Maybe you could rent out an auditorium or something and pass out some flyers and get, like, 50 out of the way in one night. Don't forget the punch and pie.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfiM_7kWNrs&feature=autoplay&list=PL75B74BED316DE1C6&index=41&playnext=2
Eeyore79 Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I read a Federally funded study that said if you date 100 people, you will find your someone. Do you have a link, or the title of the study? It sounds interesting.
P&R Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 1 date did it for me bwahahahahaha.....! Take that study.
daphne Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I'm so sick of dating that I think date # 35, whoever he is may be the lucky number. I guess I'd better pick very carefully.
PinkInTheLimo Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Couldn't it be that people are so fed up and exhausted after 100 dates, they just start a relationship with whoever they meet then... I've had quite some dates over the last years but I am still far away from 100... Maybe there is still hope.
Sanman Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 100 over a lifetime? Do you have to be interested in a serious relationship with them or do those college dates count? If so, I'm somewhere in the 70-80 range. If not, it is more like 50-60 while relationship hunting.
carhill Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I have a male friend who's a couple years younger than me and has likely dated ten times the women I have in my life, yet I've had 3 LTR's and one ten year M. The difference? He's good looking, successful and *very* picky; 50 and never married and I daresay far, far beyond 100 dates. Myself, an 'average' guy, maybe 25-30 dates (over 30 years) and I didn't date all that much. Probably half to two-thirds of those dates were from online dating, mainly back in the 90's. Two datapoints
orangelady Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 You know how they spend out Federal tax dollars... I read a Federally funded study that said if you date 100 people, you will find your someone. Of course some find their partner on the fifth person they date and some don't until person 72, but the study said if you get to the 100th person you will find your partner. Okay fine. I've dated 3 in the last year. The boring electrical engineer, the feeder (who I'm not sure all those lunches were really a date) and another guy who was smaller than me, delicate, and at age 56 about to go back to school to learn a new career because his transcription business dried up. 97 to go. Babe, my problem, is, I can't seem to find even 3 men to date. And a lot of guys here like to shoot me down by saying "Oh, did you ask EVERY man on planet earth to date you?" I think that means the 58 year old janitor, the illegal immigrant who doesn't speak English, and perhaps a 19 year old who has no clue what love is and has his nose buried in textbooks all day.
sumdude Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 I'd bet that statistically only one out of 100 people has ever come close to dating 100 people. I'm 43 and maybe dated 20... sooo the nurse by my deathbed might be the one!
jlola Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Not to sould sarcastic. But I guarentee if you would just marry anybody and have an affair withj the fisrt person willing to date a married person you would find your soulmate! That seems to be the norm if you read the infidelity boards. Single person is tired of dating. settles and gets married. But as soon as they are taken BINGO!!!!! Soulmate shows up. But seirously, I agree. You do have to kiss a lot of frogs or frogettes to meet the right person these days. There are so many selfish,immoral,clueless folks out there it is hard. It's hard to find someone who you can trust with your heart. So many broken people out there who are unwilling to look inside for answers so they can be whole and then find a relationshp. But rather search externally for someone to fix them and make them happy.
sumdude Posted April 8, 2011 Posted April 8, 2011 Not to sould sarcastic. But I guarentee if you would just marry anybody and have an affair withj the fisrt person willing to date a married person you would find your soulmate! That seems to be the norm if you read the infidelity boards. Single person is tired of dating. settles and gets married. But as soon as they are taken BINGO!!!!! Soulmate shows up. But seirously, I agree. You do have to kiss a lot of frogs or frogettes to meet the right person these days. There are so many selfish,immoral,clueless folks out there it is hard. It's hard to find someone who you can trust with your heart. So many broken people out there who are unwilling to look inside for answers so they can be whole and then find a relationshp. But rather search externally for someone to fix them and make them happy. UGH, I resemble this remark.. except it was my ex wife who found someone else as soon as we were married. As far as those broken people.. yeah they're the emotional vampires and there's a lot of them out there. They'll drain you dry to fill up the emptiness inside of them. As soon as you're exhausted and run out they move on to the next source of energy leaving you wondering what you did wrong for a while.
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