Comments on: 10 Things I Hate About Online Dating

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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:22:04 +0000

[...] I’ve talked before about the negative impacts of men using email/text messaging/IM as primary forms of contact, and I’ve made no secret of my dislike of online dating [...]

By: LL

LL — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:56:47 +0000

Hmm…. paying money to advertise myself on the internet in order to solicit the attention of strange men who claim to be looking for a “relationship” requiring “chemistry”?
No thanks.

By: Celina

Celina — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:17:03 +0000

On Line Dating – I’m glad I’ve tried it but personally it’s been more hard work than anything.

Meeting sooner rather than later is a must. Building up rappore on the phone or via email doesn’t necessarily mean there is chemistry when you meet. It’s so disappointing what is great on paper doesn’t even come close.

The dates I’ve been on have all gone well and was pleasant enough but it was just a formality. I trust my instinct and if there’s no chemistry it’s the first and last date.

Ignore the weirdos or the one’s who send irate emails because you didn’t reply back immediately.

Always read the age limit on their profile. A 40 y.o. man with a range between 18-60 isn’t a quality I’m looking for. Apart from the obvious, what can a 40 y.o. man have in common with an 18 y.o woman?

Men who you haven’t even met claiming undying love or who is far too serious than they should.

Women tend to lie about their weight. Men lie about their height!

Things will happen when they happen whether meeting naturally or on the internet.

By: Mims

Mims — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:32:02 +0000

Glad to know I’m not the only one who (now) finds online dating on par with yanking my own hair out strand by strand. I’ve never felt so rejected, dismissed and “nexted” as I did when I tried an online site. One charming man said it was just a “process of elimination”– gag how sad is that? So the point isn’t to get to know people but to eliminate them? That’s not the attitude I want to have when I interact with people.

I’m convinced people are seriously deluded with their “find my soul mate” mentality.

By: cheekie1969

cheekie1969 — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:29:06 +0000

Ah, not a fan of the online dating world at all.
Too much fantasy, not enough reality.
Be whoever you want to be, and when you meet, bam, nothing there.

More bad experiences than good for me, and I have tried a few of them…I think the guy to girl ratio is so ridiculous that guys go right for the pounce sometimes.

Which is too bad, cause I know a lot of ‘real life’ people who are online dating and not having any luck.
But they would meet someone if they walked away from the computer and actually tried something new in reality…

By: Hot Alpha Female

Hot Alpha Female — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:56:57 +0000

Hey great post! Online dating, there are so many things wrong with it, its not funny. But you forgot to mention the part where you whole family finds out that you have an online profile somewhere and then bombards you with letters that include all the horror stories of online dating. But hey i can only speak from personal experience.

Yeh there are a lot of psychos out there, but you walk out on the street and go shopping and you’ll still find them out there in the real world too. They are just better dressed, thatâ€™s all =)

With that said, provided that you majorly filter out all the crazy, horny, old, fat, ugly people you should be fine. I tried online dating, got masses of responses and so it was a GREAT ego boost. If you want to call it that.

I did go on dates, but i made it really hard for them to get me out on one. I was constantly testing these guys (not like we donâ€™t do that with your average guy anyways). Anyways didnâ€™t end up finding someone to date seriously, but i made a shite load of guys friends who are completely normal and hot (might i add) as well as a best friend who i talk to everyday and see on a weekly basis.

There’s good and bad to it I spose =)

Hot Alpha Female

http://www.hotalphafemale.blogspot.com

By: jane

jane — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:06:27 +0000

I agree with much of what has been written and would still be willing to give it a try. However after considering online dating and reviewing a series of possible sites, why is it that men most commonly are looking for women 10 or more years younger than themselves? Further why, is it that men in 45-50 age group still want to have kids?

As far as I can tell men outnumber women on sites 4:1, is this real? If it is then there are a great many men between 35 and 50 who haven’t gotten it together and don’t know they haven’t done so!

Confused but not really surprised,
jane

By: Eryn

Eryn — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:13:09 +0000

I say there should be another Penis Parade soon.
I find the whole online dating thing to be ridiculously contradictory.
No matter how adorable the website, how happy the couples on the commercials look, or how romantic the profiles of those who ‘e-woo’ the unsuspecting lady, the unsolicited d*ick shots still come out of the woodwork after the initial meet and greet via chat room.
Personally, I think there must be a more creative way to approach dating.
I met my boyfriend in the emergency room of a hospital.
Desperation is perhaps the problem that fuels this hassle of lechury.

By: WomanlyAdvice

WomanlyAdvice — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:42:11 +0000

So there aren’t plenty of annoying drunks at the bar as much as they are online? You just gotta turn that filter on high sometimes…

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:45:20 +0000

Why you are paying for lies and weirdoes to make their way towards your inbox. Might be into your life! Get rid of those rusty services. Kisscafe.com (www.kisscafe.com) is providing cool dating services. Just go for it!

By: brain dancer

brain dancer — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:36:11 +0000

What, I’m not the only one who gets unsolicited d*ick shots? See my post: “Why do you think they call them mushrooms?” for an “indepth” analysis.