This is what I was thinking, too... plus if someone *did* "fall" for another member, not only would we all see the back and forth leading up to it, but we'd also hear the fallout if someone flew off to Japan and had a miserable time with the "date."
On dating sites, it's private and everyone else doesn't get to see the exchanges like on a forum.
I agree with you 100%. it is hard enough to meet someone in your own area, let alone someone online that is a long distance away and to make it work out that is another can of worms. I am not saying it would never happen, because it could but the chances are quite slim.I think it would be great if it could work, but the major obstacle I see is geographical. The odds of you finding someone on here that lives within 100 miles of you is pretty remote (At least from what I've seen), and even if that unlikely occurrence were to happen, the odds of you both being a great match would be a miracle. If a person is into long distance relationships, I guess that's another matter, but for the most part, it seems daunting.
Lol, we could all book a cruise together, however, when the cruise was over, you would still be faced with the same problem. But then again, what happens at sea stays at sea
I wasn’t suggesting a separate thread or section due to single people getting lonely. I was just adding it as an after thought. Even if members can’t meet in person, they might enjoy chatting with each other privately. It was just another reason for agreeing with the idea. It was being supportive of the idea. It’s not something I’m interested in but I think there’s a lot of people here who would like it.
I thought of that too.This is what I was thinking, too... plus if someone *did* "fall" for another member, not only would we all see the back and forth leading up to it, but we'd also hear the fallout if someone flew off to Japan and had a miserable time with the "date."
well..I think it would bring it's own problems tbh having a dating site as part of the forum.... people on here can choose to become more friendly, and perhaps become couples if they wish.. behind the scenes... this has already happened on here to my knowledge with at least 4 couples..in the years I've been here
Good idea Patty!
I can't speak for Matrix, but I'd bet the farm that a dating forum will never happen, no matter how many members are interested.
Thanks @Bella, and everyone for your inputs! Just to be clear, I wasn't interested in starting a dating forum for me. This was a general idea, that just popped into my head, given what I saw happening here and in other threads.
I viewed your post as just wanting to extend the conversation but I can see where it might become a problem.
New to this site and I hope someone male or female responds so I can see how this forum works. Trying dating site now. Sometimes I just want a male perspective on things.
Well that didn't take long.
Hi and welcome. This was just a discussion brought up about the possibility of adding a dating section to this site. This forum is not a dating site though. As discussed in previous posts though, if two members strike up a conversation and it so happens to take off in private messages and even further than that is fine, but nothing is formal.
Thanks so much for your reply Monica and I do understand what you mean by formal. So how can I get to private messages if needed. Is there a section here to help newbies navigate the forum.
It's the little envelope icon just to the right of your name in the upper right.
Thank you!
Got you Scsusan... welcome to the forum...
Monica just joined the forum yesterday so like you she's new to all this... any questions you need answering just ask.. we'll all help.. in the meantime you can read this...
This is a forum for over 50 seniors only. We create threads to discuss various topics. It’s not a dating site. This thread was created by one of our members who is or was curious or interested in joining a dating site . She opened this thread to get a response from others to see how they felt about it.
Great post, Patty... I agree with all of it except the thread or section for "other" relationships.... those are a dime a dozen all over the 'net and apps. This place would change so much and already there have been inquiries... since just yesterday! I think the mature people who frequent this board know how to contact each other privately for friendship, or whatever without advertising it.
Perhaps they'd have better luck on one of the dating apps? Just a thought... using SF as a private messaging hub only... doesn't feel right... because then there will be members joining ONLY for the PM'ing and that would basically make it a hook-up site after all.
