OldFeller
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It's a dating site not a magic lamp. LOL.
It's more like scrouging around a dumpster looking for a meal. You get what you get.
Anyone joined a dating site what are your experiences?
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It's more like scrouging around a dumpster looking for a meal. You get what you get.
hollydolly
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what are you on?...put it down and walk away from it whatever it is....
New Banksy
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Been musing about whether to try online dating again. Had such a bad experience last time that it put me off the online route for years. My daughter thinks i was just unlucky.
hollydolly
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well according to everyone I've spoken to here in th Uk.. who've tried online dating, there is no-one with anything psitive to say about it...so I havn't bothered with it ..
Georgiagranny
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Haha. I'm not really looking ever. It's too much bother.
I see this thread was started a couple of years ago. But this is something of continued interest to many it seems. I have been on and off dating sites for many years and have never had a bad experience. But I talk to a guy for some time before giving out personal information and I always meet them in a public place. I've met a lot of nice guys but just never the one... That is when I was looking for the one. Now I'm just looking for someone to talk to / Hangout with.
I've become disabled in the last almost 2 years due to the side effects of cancer treatment, so it's quite a different experience for me now. Understandably much more difficult to meet someone since I need a walker for every move I make! But I'm still on the dating sites just in case, we never know what's around the next corner or message.
As I'm sure many of you know there's a lot of them out there but my personal preference is POF and Match.com. And there's also over70 dating.com I haven't checked but I think most are worldwide. Good luck to everybody in finding whatever it is you're hoping for on this journey.
HAPPY TRAILS...
I've become disabled in the last almost 2 years due to the side effects of cancer treatment, so it's quite a different experience for me now. Understandably much more difficult to meet someone since I need a walker for every move I make! But I'm still on the dating sites just in case, we never know what's around the next corner or message.
As I'm sure many of you know there's a lot of them out there but my personal preference is POF and Match.com. And there's also over70 dating.com I haven't checked but I think most are worldwide. Good luck to everybody in finding whatever it is you're hoping for on this journey. HAPPY TRAILS...
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I'm sorry to see that so many people in this forum have had bad experiences with dating sites, that has never been the case for me. My experiences have always been positive. And you can usually spot lies and scammers before ever meeting them! Or I always could anyway.
hollydolly
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It's not only this forum, so many people here where I live had had the same experiences... The women genrally say that the men are usually married, and looking for extra marital sex... or they're very embittered divorcees, who never stop talking about their exes...
hollydolly
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it's funny you should say this because everywhere I look, people say the worst scammers are on POF....I see this thread was started a couple of years ago. But this is something of continued interest to many it seems. I have been on and off dating sites for many years and have never had a bad experience. But I talk to a guy for some time before giving out personal information and I always meet them in a public place. I've met a lot of nice guys but just never the one... That is when I was looking for the one. Now I'm just looking for someone to talk to / Hangout with.
I've become disabled in the last almost 2 years due to the side effects of cancer treatment, so it's quite a different experience for me now. Understandably much more difficult to meet someone since I need a walker for every move I make! But I'm still on the dating sites just in case, we never know what's around the next corner or message.
sorry to hear you've suffered so much due to the cancer treatments... I hope that your health is improving.. you certainly have a positive outlook
Funnily enough..I started this thread ..I hadn't realised it was 2 years ago, but the Irony of it all is that my divorce became final this very day !
POF has changed over the years as far as their being 100% free etc, but it's always been my favorite.
Yeah a lot of people have negative opinions about dating sites, but I can only go by my own experience. And like I said I've been on dating sites off and on for many years... actually since the mid-90s. Only off of them because I get bored. Haha So I have a bit of experience. Lol Even got married once, from a dating site. I think that one was OK Cupid. Unfortunately there are liars and scammers everywhere even when you meet in person, doesn't have to be on a dating site. You just have to use your intuition and brain, it's always gotten me through this crazy little thing called life.
Thank you regarding the good wishes regarding my health. Well it's like life Holly, it is what it is and you deal with it. The alternative is just simply not for me, not ready for that!
Sorry about your divorce, that is never fun. But thank goodness we survive and life does go on and we find reasons to smile again.
Disgustedman
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It's been about 15 to 20 years ago but there was a group in Portland and what it was, they were having memberships and you pay in say $75 to $100 a month.
What they would do is have activities every month and people would sign up to go to these activities and it was a singles club and obviously for matrimony or just building friendships.
Sadly enough I guess that they faded out after a couple of years so obviously there wasn't a lot of interest for some reason
I'm not sure if congratulations is the right thing to say when a divorce is final but Holly I'm glad you've finally closed that book, I know it's been a major source of stress in your life. Best wishes moving forward!
hollydolly
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Lol Beezer! Well I certainly understand your thinking on men and women and what they're looking for. But I don't really think it's fair to generalize because I am a woman and I am not looking for a purse or a nurse, even with my physical disability!
Also everybody is different and looking for different things. 
Ladybj
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I admire your confidence in moving forward despite your disability. As you stated, you never know. Priceless!!I see this thread was started a couple of years ago. But this is something of continued interest to many it seems. I have been on and off dating sites for many years and have never had a bad experience. But I talk to a guy for some time before giving out personal information and I always meet them in a public place. I've met a lot of nice guys but just never the one... That is when I was looking for the one. Now I'm just looking for someone to talk to / Hangout with.
I've become disabled in the last almost 2 years due to the side effects of cancer treatment, so it's quite a different experience for me now. Understandably much more difficult to meet someone since I need a walker for every move I make! But I'm still on the dating sites just in case, we never know what's around the next corner or message.