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re: Is anyone else extremely paranoid about dating apps?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:34 am to athenslife101
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:34 am to athenslife101
I only started reading a few posts to this thread and it disappoints me. Is this what beautiful, successful, amazing women have to go up against?! [I can be rather confident… ;-)]
I am on Bumble now only after spending three month membership on Match to have 25% success. I say 25% because I had 2 decent dates, 1 in which we connected really well and "dated" for about 6 weeks. I figured about this point I would ask about exclusivity, just to be turned down. "I'm not looking to jump into a relationship." I wasn’t going to invest in someone who didn’t have the same path as me. Although I beat myself up for being the 'common denominator' for failed dating life, however I still think I am pretty freaking awesome. Maybe I AM looking for love in all the wrong places. Nonetheless, I sure hope to not match up with any of the negative posters on here. I still try to keep an open mind with online dating, because I do see success with them. I can easily count five couples I know whom have met on online dating sites.
I would agree that first impressions are BIG! However even attractive men share the wrong pictures. And it’s an immediate turn off. On a personal preference, I think that shirtless mirror pictures give off that he is looking for more of a sexual encounter, and that’s not what I am after. Or that he’s full of himself and has to blast his “masculinity”. I like pictures with smiles and cute candid shots where I can see his face, body language, and sense of style. After that, a creative short profile bio is effective.
But who am I to critique men’s online dating profiles, because in the long run I am still single too!
I am on Bumble now only after spending three month membership on Match to have 25% success. I say 25% because I had 2 decent dates, 1 in which we connected really well and "dated" for about 6 weeks. I figured about this point I would ask about exclusivity, just to be turned down. "I'm not looking to jump into a relationship." I wasn’t going to invest in someone who didn’t have the same path as me. Although I beat myself up for being the 'common denominator' for failed dating life, however I still think I am pretty freaking awesome. Maybe I AM looking for love in all the wrong places. Nonetheless, I sure hope to not match up with any of the negative posters on here. I still try to keep an open mind with online dating, because I do see success with them. I can easily count five couples I know whom have met on online dating sites.
I would agree that first impressions are BIG! However even attractive men share the wrong pictures. And it’s an immediate turn off. On a personal preference, I think that shirtless mirror pictures give off that he is looking for more of a sexual encounter, and that’s not what I am after. Or that he’s full of himself and has to blast his “masculinity”. I like pictures with smiles and cute candid shots where I can see his face, body language, and sense of style. After that, a creative short profile bio is effective.
But who am I to critique men’s online dating profiles, because in the long run I am still single too!
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:52 am to dcs930
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I like pictures with smiles and cute candid shots where I can see his face, body language, and sense of style. After that, a creative short profile bio is effective.
Every single picture I used was candid
Also its hard to take what you have to say without knowing how old you are
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:05 am to dcs930
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dcs930
Post pics here. You'll be inundated with date offers.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:21 am to dcs930
quote:you sound unattractive fwiw
dcs930
Sticking with that until proven otherwise
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:37 pm to dcs930
Your picker is broken. You need to sit down and reevaluate what you're looking for and your selection process. A lot of girls are like that. Hell, I know two that have been cheated on by damn near every boyfriend they've had
With your 25% success rate, how many legitimate guys messaged you vs how many did you ignore?
With your 25% success rate, how many legitimate guys messaged you vs how many did you ignore?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 4:15 pm to dcs930
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I figured about this point I would ask about exclusivity, just to be turned down.
One thing I've learned is you have to communicate and you have to do it early. As an example, I have a rule that I would never get married without dating for two years first. I have this rule because my ex and I got married after one year. However, I think people don't really totally open up until that second year. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my deal. Anyway, I will tell women on the first date that I'm all for marriage, but I won't rush into anything. And the only reason I do this is because some of the women I've dated previously have put the full court press on to get married early in the relationship. Basically, what I'm saying is don't be afraid to ask questions and tell guys what you are looking for.
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