Chatrooms for seniors living alone, good or bad? In my case...:(

Rindee

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Being a senior + T-Girl, and living alone with no family left, no friends left to speak of, I have often joined many dating/friendship and chat sites for seniors, not to mention other sites for music, fitness/bodybuilding and countless others.
I have always been among those who posted real pictures, along with video clips if the site has that capacity.... but found myself among a sea of faceless, no name, no pictures or fake profiles, who bombard me with unbelievable requests. Now, how can I communicate with someone who has a fake picture, or no picture at all?
Then despite my profiles clearly stating I am only looking for friends and communication, here they come trying to get my phone number, wanting to meet immediately, fall in love, MARRY ME (omg)!
They see me but I cannot see them, yeah right, I'm gonna marry someone who is afraid to show their face lol? They keep trying and trying to get more from me, and I keep refusing, and end up blocking them. I can't understand why anyone would try to force me to do something I don't want to do!?
Also, they never read anything. One man who communicated with me for weeks, finally, in a message, told me he was not interested in me anymore after finding out that I am a T-girl, (which it clearly stated in my profile which he did not read lol!).
He only looked at the pictures.
"Not interested in what?" I asked him, ...."we are just online friends chatting, and that's all we will ever be." I told him. Poof! He was gone like prunes through a goose. This happens time and again to me. To seniors living alone, hey, chat rooms can be great, you can make online friends, communicate, keep in touch, etc. It could be a great experience for you....but unfortunately for me, this has not been the case. :(
 

Most of them sound like scammers - all forums and chat rooms have them - the sort that try to prey on gullible members and then get money from them
Romance scammers they are called. Block any and report to Admin.
Exactly, and that is exactly what I do. Although I am not gullible, many of them think I am. Their biggest mistake is not thinking that I am stupid but thinking that I am as stupid as they are lol!
 

just watched ozzie doco of Indigenous women with half a dozen adult daughters jailed in Japan for carrying or importing drugs in a suitcase which she didn't realize for her new boyfriend who claimed to live and work in Japan but came from one of the African countries - how can you be so gullible??
 
Being a senior + T-Girl, and living alone with no family left, no friends left to speak of, I have often joined many dating/friendship and chat sites for seniors, not to mention other sites for music, fitness/bodybuilding and countless others.
I have always been among those who posted real pictures, along with video clips if the site has that capacity.... but found myself among a sea of faceless, no name, no pictures or fake profiles, who bombard me with unbelievable requests. Now, how can I communicate with someone who has a fake picture, or no picture at all?
Then despite my profiles clearly stating I am only looking for friends and communication, here they come trying to get my phone number, wanting to meet immediately, fall in love, MARRY ME (omg)!
If you're looking for friends rather than romance, why go on dating chat sites? Or post photos of yourself? Or care if posters don't use their names, photos and concoct fake profiles?

If they can intelligently discuss music, fitness, bodybuilding and other topics you find interesting, does it matter whether they actually live in Minnesota rather than Florida? Or if they're male, female, married, single, or aged 75 not 45?

Dating sites are well known as treacherous waters heavily populated by professional scamming sharks. Innocents who dip their toes in may soon have them bitten off.
 
If you're looking for friends rather than romance, why go on dating chat sites? Or post photos of yourself? Or care if posters don't use their names, photos and concoct fake profiles?

If they can intelligently discuss music, fitness, bodybuilding and other topics you find interesting, does it matter whether they actually live in Minnesota rather than Florida? Or if they're male, female, married, single, or aged 75 not 45?

Dating sites are well known as treacherous waters heavily populated by professional scamming sharks. Innocents who dip their toes in may soon have them bitten off.
No, I had written that I had joined a few dating sites, for the purpose of finding one perhaps. But the regular chat sites for friends were just about the same. And many sites required age and picture verification to weed out the fakers. Go back and read again what I wrote and have a better understanding of what I was meaning, because I can see that you don't.
 
No, I had written that I had joined a few dating sites, for the purpose of finding one perhaps. But the regular chat sites for friends were just about the same. And many sites required age and picture verification to weed out the fakers. Go back and read again what I wrote and have a better understanding of what I was meaning, because I can see that you don't.
I did read it. You said:
I have always been among those who posted real pictures, along with video clips if the site has that capacity.... but found myself among a sea of faceless, no name, no pictures or fake profiles
I repeat: If you're only there for online chat friendship and communication, why does it matter if the people you're chatting with feel safer faking some profile details and not posting photos?
 
I wonder if anyone met a future spouse here?

By the way, the photo of me is at age 86 and that is why I selected a handle of Mitch86. I'm 90 now.
 


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