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I was reading a thread about how people met their S.O. and it seems that a lot of goons have met people online. My Life tldr; Moved away for 6 years for college and a failed relationship, don't know many people, lovely work hours. Please enlighten me to the wonders and terrors of internet dating. I do want advice, but I would love to hear all of your stories. I have read that OKCupid is the best free site. Tinder is also popular, but I get the feeling that is mostly for hookups. I know a lot of these sites are oriented towards what you want out of the relationship, like a quick hookup or over 50, or Christians, or amputees, or whatever. Free sites, Pay sites, the "facebook of fuckbuddies" I want to hear about them all!
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Jan 1, 2015 04:00
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Didn't we have an online dating thread? In any case, I met my wife on eHarmony. The site you choose definitely depends primarily on what you're looking for - eHarmony markets towards those looking for a long-term relationship. I also tried out Match.com, but I preferred answering questions about myself to writing about myself, so I might not have gotten as much out of Match as I could have. My wife was the first (and only) woman I met in person. I got past the icebreakers stage with maybe a half-dozen, and was in the process of setting up meeting another woman before I met my wife, but she called it off for whatever reason. If you go for a pay site, definitely try to find a coupon or deal, though. That poo poo gets expensive.
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Jan 1, 2015 05:38
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Go to OK Cupid, fill out a profile, answer as many questions as you feel like, then upload 3-5 good pics of yourself. "Good" = not a mirror selfie, not a webcam shot, not fuzzy, decent lighting. One should be mostly your face, one should be an action shot of you doing something hopefully fun or interesting, and at least one should be a full-body shot. Try to have at least one where it's obvious you're outside your house with other people. DO NOT: be self-deprecating, lie about your height (guys do this A LOT*), be long-winded, fill the thing with lists. *I'm assuming you're a guy, sorry if that's not the case. Income level is not necessary to fill out. Just leave it blank. If you can't think of a decent answer for any section, leave it out. The following are the most typical answers, avoid them: "I like all kinds of music!" "I love all kinds of food!" "I love travel!" "On my typical Friday I'm either staying in or going out!" Don't put water/air/oxygen/food/your computer/family/friends as any of your "Six Things I Can't Live Without". This was all based on the most common train wrecks in the old OK Cupid thread. Yes, goons actually had to be told to take photos outside with other humans and to not be wearing Zelda shirts in every single photo. Then, message some ladies. Do not be discouraged if you don't get many replies. Women on dating sites get BOMBARDED with messages, so please try to understand that. It's normal to get 60+ messages a day if you're even an average looking lady in a populated area. Just keep trying. Use OK Cupid if you want dates, Tinder if you want hookups/dates, Plenty of Fish if you want herpes, and a paid site if you want to get married. hooah posted:Didn't we have an online dating thread? Yes. And then due to goon creepiness the thread was gassed and deleted and we're not allowed to make online dating profile threads anymore. Here's the old Online Dating Trainwrecks thread, which was not deleted but also locked because it too devolved into bullshit: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3469304 There is a long and sad history of online dating threads going horribly wrong here. Scudworth fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Jan 1, 2015 |
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Jan 1, 2015 05:57
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The success of a dating site also depends on where you are. Some are more popular in certain areas than others. You mentioned Tinder and you're not completely wrong about it being for hookups but it isn't just that. It feels like most guys are on there to hookup and most girls are on there for something more substantial. Either way you'd get a date out of either.
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Jan 1, 2015 22:20
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There's a general online dating thread in E/N which you may enjoy (although I use that term loosely): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3615544
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Jan 1, 2015 23:01
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FlyFishinInnuendo posted:There's a general online dating thread in E/N which you may enjoy (although I use that term loosely): http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3615544 Decided to at least download the tinder app. Thought I was downloading it, but I clicked the wrong thing and started playing the advertisement for it.  Has there ever been a meaningful relationship established via tinder or just dirty nasty sex regrets?
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Jan 2, 2015 00:15
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Well poo poo, here goes nothing. There's a free weekend on match (somehow friday to wednesday means weekend). Closed
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Jan 2, 2015 03:05
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