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Post by hotwheels77 on Nov 6, 2016 18:11:30 GMT -5
Might add it's often hard to follow ones own advice! 😂
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Post by Sir Paul on Nov 7, 2016 12:55:35 GMT -5
I think that you guys might be right about these dating sites being a waste of time and energy. I'm stubborn though and I like looking at pretty pictures, so I'll probably continue to torture myself!
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Post by strawberrybubblegum on Nov 7, 2016 14:22:59 GMT -5
My boyfriend spent almost 10 years on and off a dating site before we met there. During that time he only had one relationship with someone else from that site and a couple of dates.
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Post by hotwheels77 on Nov 7, 2016 19:09:00 GMT -5
I think that you guys might be right about these dating sites being a waste of time and energy. I'm stubborn though and I like looking at pretty pictures, so I'll probably continue to torture myself! True lookin at all pretty ladies in strategically flattering positions does pass the time!
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Post by Sir Paul on Nov 7, 2016 21:47:38 GMT -5
True lookin at all pretty ladies in strategically flattering positions does pass the time! We're like hamsters on a wheel. We just can't stop!
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Post by AlrightyAphrodite on Nov 7, 2016 21:51:45 GMT -5
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Post by itsmurdocksfault on Nov 8, 2016 11:03:20 GMT -5
My sister met her husband in a dating site, as did a few of her friends. She also dated several men that she met through the site.I don’t know the name of the site and I think it wasn't free. I must admit though that my sister is pretty hot and she's very outgoing, so that might have helped her getting the dates and getting second dates, but she does have a slight limp and a very scarred leg. I asked her once if that affected her when she met new guys (because she was going out on all these dates and I thought it didn't) and she told me that a few guys were put off by it, but not the majority.
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Post by Maurine on Nov 8, 2016 13:14:32 GMT -5
If I were single and a date from a dating site turned out to have a limp and a very scarred leg, I'd be very pleasantly surprised.
There are normally more men than women on dating sites. To counteract this, some of them are free for women, but not for men. I met my bf within the first hour I spent on a dating site. This was partly luck, but if you're a young woman, you get tons of messages there. However, most of the guys only wrote one-word messages or were awkward in an unpleasant way. My boyfriend was one of very few who asked me about my interests, studies, taste in music and stuff like that, which quickly led to longer conversations. I'm his second girlfriend he met on that site. He also got a few dates on there. I'm not sure if he met more women online or IRL.
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Post by Sir Paul on Nov 9, 2016 15:32:37 GMT -5
Barely nerdy! I think the article reinforces what we know already, that women get overwhelmed by the amount of attention on the standard dating sites. This is a major turnoff and has given these sites a bad reputation. Bumble sounds interesting in that women must send the first message. I have a girl friend that had success there and recommended it, though she's gorgeous by most standards and appearances rule in online dating. Thanks for the read, AA!
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Post by AlrightyAphrodite on Nov 11, 2016 7:45:49 GMT -5
Looks like there really is a match out there for everyone. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/10/501585226/cant-hurry-love-rare-snail-finds-romance-after-global-search?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2037A genetic fluke stood in the way of love for a lonely, unique garden snail named Jeremy. But against all odds, and thanks to a global search, Jeremy has hopefully found a mate (or two). Jeremy is a "lefty" snail, meaning his shell swirls counterclockwise and his sex organs are on the left side of his head. He's a mirror image of other members of his species — and he wouldn't be able to mate with normal snails because their reproductive organs wouldn't line up. He could be one in a million, evolutionary geneticist Angus Davison of the University of Nottingham tells The Two-Way, though scientists are now thinking it's a trait likely found in one out of every 100,000 snails. Davison's team is working to determine the gene that makes Jeremy's shell swirl to the left — and studying his offspring would be helpful for their research. Incidentally, Jeremy is named after Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party who also has a fondness for gardens. They put out a call asking the public "for its help in finding the lonely mollusc a mate," and spread the word using the hashtag #snaillove. As Popular Science charmingly says, "even snails use online dating." Almost immediately, Jeremy, who was originally discovered in a London compost heap, became a media sensation in the U.K. and beyond — a "shellebrity," as Davison puts it. "We didn't really know how big a hope it would be, or the chances of success, to find one," he says. "But it worked — we found two."
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Post by Inigo Montoya on Nov 11, 2016 8:40:35 GMT -5
Looks like there really is a match out there for everyone. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/10/501585226/cant-hurry-love-rare-snail-finds-romance-after-global-search?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2037A genetic fluke stood in the way of love for a lonely, unique garden snail named Jeremy. But against all odds, and thanks to a global search, Jeremy has hopefully found a mate (or two). Jeremy is a "lefty" snail, meaning his shell swirls counterclockwise and his sex organs are on the left side of his head. He's a mirror image of other members of his species — and he wouldn't be able to mate with normal snails because their reproductive organs wouldn't line up. He could be one in a million, evolutionary geneticist Angus Davison of the University of Nottingham tells The Two-Way, though scientists are now thinking it's a trait likely found in one out of every 100,000 snails. Davison's team is working to determine the gene that makes Jeremy's shell swirl to the left — and studying his offspring would be helpful for their research. Incidentally, Jeremy is named after Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party who also has a fondness for gardens. They put out a call asking the public "for its help in finding the lonely mollusc a mate," and spread the word using the hashtag #snaillove. As Popular Science charmingly says, "even snails use online dating." Almost immediately, Jeremy, who was originally discovered in a London compost heap, became a media sensation in the U.K. and beyond — a "shellebrity," as Davison puts it. "We didn't really know how big a hope it would be, or the chances of success, to find one," he says. "But it worked — we found two." Threesome!
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Post by Dee Dee on Nov 13, 2016 20:03:03 GMT -5
Looks like there really is a match out there for everyone. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/10/501585226/cant-hurry-love-rare-snail-finds-romance-after-global-search?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2037A genetic fluke stood in the way of love for a lonely, unique garden snail named Jeremy. But against all odds, and thanks to a global search, Jeremy has hopefully found a mate (or two). Jeremy is a "lefty" snail, meaning his shell swirls counterclockwise and his sex organs are on the left side of his head. He's a mirror image of other members of his species — and he wouldn't be able to mate with normal snails because their reproductive organs wouldn't line up. He could be one in a million, evolutionary geneticist Angus Davison of the University of Nottingham tells The Two-Way, though scientists are now thinking it's a trait likely found in one out of every 100,000 snails. Davison's team is working to determine the gene that makes Jeremy's shell swirl to the left — and studying his offspring would be helpful for their research. Incidentally, Jeremy is named after Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party who also has a fondness for gardens. They put out a call asking the public "for its help in finding the lonely mollusc a mate," and spread the word using the hashtag #snaillove. As Popular Science charmingly says, "even snails use online dating." Almost immediately, Jeremy, who was originally discovered in a London compost heap, became a media sensation in the U.K. and beyond — a "shellebrity," as Davison puts it. "We didn't really know how big a hope it would be, or the chances of success, to find one," he says. "But it worked — we found two." Great story, I´m happy for Jeremy and his mates
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Post by Dee Dee on Nov 13, 2016 20:06:53 GMT -5
If I were single and a date from a dating site turned out to have a limp and a very scarred leg, I'd be very pleasantly surprised. There are normally more men than women on dating sites. To counteract this, some of them are free for women, but not for men. I met my bf within the first hour I spent on a dating site. This was partly luck, but if you're a young woman, you get tons of messages there. However, most of the guys only wrote one-word messages or were awkward in an unpleasant way. My boyfriend was one of very few who asked me about my interests, studies, taste in music and stuff like that, which quickly led to longer conversations. I'm his second girlfriend he met on that site. He also got a few dates on there. I'm not sure if he met more women online or IRL. Maurine, you´ve been almost unbelievably lucky
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2016 17:48:16 GMT -5
Dating sites.....man have I had the worst luck. Ever.
When I do finally get involved with a typical AB, I usually later find out Im the "other guy". SURPRISE!
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Post by wheelzoffortune on Dec 7, 2016 0:08:46 GMT -5
My experience with dating sites has been fairly awful, so I'd advise to stay away from them.
I agree with those that mentioned getting involved in activities that will cause you to meet people interested in similar things.
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