Anyone joined a dating site what are your experiences?

I think you are a beautiful person and soul, @hollydolly! Your avatar is wonderful! If you use this photo in your search, I think you will do well. I have attempted online dating years ago and went out (with my son by my side, haha). It was fun and I met all kinds of people, and I could tell after the first meeting if I wanted to continue or not. Usually I was the one breaking it. They seemed to want to continue. Did stay with someone after a few dates, and we became platonic friends, and then Covid hit and we sort of lost touch. Oh well.

But if you don't try, you won't know. I think you have a good chance. Go for it!!
 
timoc said:
Now then, all you young senior ladies that still have your juices flowing, be warned, just because this older, older senior always comes second in a race with a tortoise, doesn't mean that he is out of the game, well, in truth I think he is, which is such a comfort, because if he went out on a date now, he'd likely fall asleep half way through the coffee. 😊
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And another thing, I'd be mortified if I embarrassed a lovely lady in a crowded restaurant by passing wind loudly. 😊
 
palides2021 said:
I think you are a beautiful person and soul, @hollydolly! Your avatar is wonderful! If you use this photo in your search, I think you will do well. I have attempted online dating years ago and went out (with my son by my side, haha). It was fun and I met all kinds of people, and I could tell after the first meeting if I wanted to continue or not. Usually I was the one breaking it. They seemed to want to continue. Did stay with someone after a few dates, and we became platonic friends, and then Covid hit and we sort of lost touch. Oh well.

But if you don't try, you won't know. I think you have a good chance. Go for it!!
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awwww... thank you for the compliment Palides.. that's humbled me ... 🤗..and for sharing your experience.

I haven't signed up to any yet.. I'll have to have a day looking through a few , getting feedback about them, etc..before I decide which one.. :D
 
Tips to improve chances on a dating site (supplied by my hair dresser today).

Remove hats and sunglasses.

Be honest…without giving away personal details.

Lies are a no no

Supply a picture of what you look like right now, not ten years ago!

If the gods smile on you and someone is interested, and wants to meet…you may not be able to do so because you will look completely different to what he/she expected and they will turn and head for the hills.

Finally…if you want an interesting man or woman you have to be interesting yourself!
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hollydolly said:
awwww... thank you for the compliment Palides.. that's humbled me ... 🤗..and for sharing your experience.

I haven't signed up to any yet.. I'll have to have a day looking through a few , getting feedback about them, etc..before I decide which one.. :D
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Well if you find a guy who has the good sense to date you, you may as well tell him up front that if screws you over, the members of SF will form a vigilante mob, hunt him down, tie his legs up behind his ears, shove a cherry bomb up his ........ well you get the picture. (Oh, and in case this post is ever used as evidence of the crime .... I was just kidding ;))
 
Tip #3 - Don’t over do the height requirement. I‘ve known ladies who indicated they want a man who is at least six feet tall. Often the ladiesare 5’6” at the most. Sometimes much less. In our generation of 60+ years of age, only 10% of the males are 6 feet or taller. You are cutting out 90% of the available guys. Not a great idea, IMO.

If you are on the tall side, trust me, the taller guys will seek you out. Dancing with a short gal, no matter how good she is, can be a real trial for tall guys. OUCH! There goes my back! Look at the great dance couples. They are almost always within a few inches of each other. Save the tall guys for your taller sisters.
 
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Brookswood said:
Tip #3 - Don’t over do the height requirement. I‘ve known ladies who indicated they want a man who is at least six feet tall. Often the ladiesare 5’6” at the most. Sometimes much less. In our generation of 60+ years of age, only 10% of the males are 6 feet or taller. You are cutting out 90% of the available guys. Not a great idea, IMO.

If you are on the tall side, trust me, the taller guys will seek you out. Dancing with a short gal, no matter how good she is, can be a real trial for tall guys. OUCH! There goes my back! Look at the great dance couples. They are almost always within a few inches of each other. Save the tall guys for your taller sisters.
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I'm not tall.. I've never been interested in tall guys.... I've been a dancer all my life, so I know the importance of having someone near your height.. however at this stage in my life, I'll just be happy to find someone who is interested in dancing.. :D
 
Absolutely. Dancing can work magic for the soul. Sometimes it defies explanation, but your mind and body just immerses itself in rhythm, music, and words. It often breathes new life into your tired body, and can turn sadness into joy. Quite simply, it improves your quality of life.
If you go anywhere there is dancing, you see hips twisting, arms pumping, and heads bobbing, and people are smiling because it's so much fun that you even forget about the long list of health benefits associated with it. People tend to stay with an exercise they actually enjoy. Dancing is the perfect solution.
 
bobcat48 said:
Absolutely. Dancing can work magic for the soul. Sometimes it defies explanation, but your mind and body just immerses itself in rhythm, music, and words. It often breathes new life into your tired body, and can turn sadness into joy. Quite simply, it improves your quality of life.
If you go anywhere there is dancing, you see hips twisting, arms pumping, and heads bobbing, and people are smiling because it's so much fun that you even forget about the long list of health benefits associated with it. People tend to stay with an exercise they actually enjoy. Dancing is the perfect solution.
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absolutely correct... (y)..whatcha doing Saturday night ?:sneaky::D
 
Over 10 years ago I went to the truck stop to buy fuel and spoke to a lady getting fuel also about her dirty boots, now going on 11 years still best friends and very close to one another, so dirty boots did it, she also drove a diesel 4x4 truck since the attack on her she is now handicapped for life ( will never walk again) I have become her primary carer. Oddly both of us had joined the same site unowingly.
 
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JustDave said:
Don't be so sure. I met a couple gals on the road who were much younger than I am that where headed a couple of hundred miles to attend a NASCAR race. When I mentioned to them I didn't think that many women were that interested in racing, they confessed that they were just looking for guys. I can't say that women generally go to races for that purpose, but women are where you meet them, and that's where you meet them; Grocery stores, gas stations, hiking trails, ski hills, whatever. And apparently NASCAR.
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tbh..I'm a big Formula 1 Fan....
 
I have been on and off dating sites for years, but not in the past five years. Mixed results for sure but always had the best results from Match.com. I never tried the sites geared toward seniors, so can't comment on those.

Meeting new people can be interesting and bizarre, so approach every meeting with zero expectations. Also I would advise first meetings to be a simple meet and greet, don't commit to anything over an hour.

Since you like to dance maybe consider a dance group, check Meetup.com or whatever version you have in the UK. Or you could do some community goodwill and volunteer to dance with the old guys at the senior center, of course that may result in more action than you could handle.🤪
 

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