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L.J.
08-15-2005, 09:20 AM
I thought I'd share.
My girlfriend has been doing online dating, so I caught the bug too and put up a profile. I was optimistic since I had met such a great guy online last summer!

The first guy I MSN'ed was really compatible....sounded great. We had some great conversations on MSN. We talked about getting a coffee & I said we should talk on the phone first. Well, when he called it was HORRIBLE! I couldn't get off the phone fast enough. When I asked how his day was going he said, "Well, it's awesome now that I'm talkin' to such a sexy lady like you." He also managed to say something about wanting to take me away somewhere great (with a jacuzzi) for the weekend. DELETE

The next guy to MSN me asked if I was interested in a male slave. He said he would come be my little love slave for the summer. He's clearly 10-15 years my junior. When he asked me if I lived with roommates or had my own place.......DELETE

The last guy, we had some great MSN conversations. We had some really fun phone conversations. He offered to take me for brunch yesterday. Now my standard rule has been to ONLY have a coffee. If it's bad, I can leave within 20-30 minutes. But, I must admit, I was a little caught up in the idea of "brunch" in one of the most scenic places in my city! So, I caved and met him. He was okay at first. We seemed to chat easily. Then.....the trouble began.

He didn't have a reservation. I said, "oh, that's okay, we can go somewhere else." Then he looked at me and said, "Oh, I'll get us in. And then puffs up his chest and says "I'll make a scene if I need to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" YIKES and double YIKES!!!

At this point I felt like running (although I was wearing heels) and I started praying that they wouldn't get us in so I suggest McDonald's and be out of there in 20 minutes. The host suggested we come back in 10 to see if their last few reservations cancelled and if so, he'd likely be able to get us in. So we waited.

So, when we do get in, all he did was talk about himself. :blah I realize he may have been nervous, but in the hour and a half, he never asked once about me, what I do, where I live, anything about my kids, anything I like to do, etc. It was just all about him. I even had to completely cut him off just to add a comment or two!

Well, I nearly sprinted for the door. And was relieved to be gone!

The good thing was that I had an AMAZING brunch. The food was absolutely spectacular and the view was FANTASTIC. Most of the time I stared out the window while he droned on and on and had to stop myself from laughing at the funny things I was thinking in my head.

Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. At least I had a fantastic meal (company excluded).

By the way, my profile is now off again. I've decided I'll look in the grocery store again for prospective dates! At least I'll know if they like organic or not!

Just thought I'd share!!!!!




ExuberantDaffodil
08-15-2005, 10:06 AM
Oh L.J. that was funny! (Not to laugh at your misfortunes, though!) I know what you mean about a few of those... I did an online profile several months ago, and got the whole, "oh you sexy thing" a couple of times, which made me roll my eyes as far back in my head as they could go. I mean, get real, I am not naive.... anymore. :wink

I am glad you got a nice brunch though!

L.J.
08-15-2005, 12:15 PM
Oh L.J. that was funny! (Not to laugh at your misfortunes, though!)

Don't worry, I'm :LOL :LOL :LOL about it all too! It has been really funny.

the sunshine
08-15-2005, 12:52 PM
LOL!

At least they were just annoying, not dangerous! People are so lucky when they actually meet someone decent through those things.

Do you think guys are mostly looking for sex on those, or is that just a stereotype?

trinity6232000
08-15-2005, 01:16 PM
Oh L.J. totally feeling for you. Laughing too, I have SO been there.
My best friend once told me that I should write a book on all my dating
adventures, that if I wasn't her best friend she wouldn't even believe
me.

Dating reinforces my belief that most people are partnered up for fear
of loneliness, rather than love. Not that I view all dating people, or
married people as desprite. But that to find a person who really gets
you, and you get them, it's not a everyday thing.

Hey if you want some company picking up men in the organic section....
call me...:LOL

trinity6232000
08-15-2005, 01:24 PM
Do you think guys are mostly looking for sex on those, or is that just a stereotype?


Aren't all men looking mostly for sex? IRL or the net? :LOL

Actually my last post I said I had some really strange experiences
meeting men in dating sites. I have met very few, usually cut them
off during the phone conversations like L.J. did. You can learn a lot
from phone conversations. But I have met 4-5 men in the past 5
years for a coffee, or short date. 3 I never spoke to again, and 2
I had short relationships with (3 months, and 8 months). Both were
very fine men, just not the man for me, or woman for them. One
is still a friend, he found a nice woman, and they are getting married.
He asked my dd to be a flower girl.
So I would imagine that yeah many are looking for sex, but aren't
we all. :bouncy Then there are some nice guys, looking for a nice
girl, and many are too shy to walk up to women IRL, so the net is
a nice way for them to meet people.

L.J.
08-15-2005, 01:37 PM
I agree that there are some nice guys out there. But you REALLY have to look for them! Apparently....I haven't quite found them! :LOL

Some guys are looking for sex. They are easy to figure out and usually within the first few emails and definitely on the phone, they'll turn things into some form of sexual talk very quickly.

I agree that most men are typically looking for sex. Some just have more patience and are willing to wait for a month or so, others want it and want it now!

I was feeling a little "desperate" and I'm pretty sure that's why I broke some of my cardinal rules. Like, keep the date short and sweet. I also had a few indications that this guy may be a little self-absorbed from our phone conversations.....but I must admit that brunch thing really enticed me (I'm a sucker for great food & ambiance!!!!)

Lesson learned. Feel free to join me in the organic section at the grocery store anytime!!!!!

StephandOwen
08-15-2005, 06:42 PM
:LOL That's funny! I agree though- at least none of them were dangerous- just creepy.

I put up a profile a few months back. There are some creepy people out there! LOL! I just wanted to curl back up in my hole after talking to some of them :flipped There was this one guy who emailed me. He was almost 50 (I'm 21). Now age is not that important to me but yes, I do take it into consideration (when he's older than my dad, I don't consider that a good thing). I decided what the heck, I'll email him back. His next email was a TON of questions about my DS. Now just a few questions like "how old is he" type of questions but really personal ones that just sent up HUGE red flags. There was one guy I was talking to for a few months but he just kinda disappeared. My immediate thought was "How rude!". After all the time we spent talking he didn't even let me know he wasn't interested in talking anymore. Whatever. :blah

I have since taken my profile off. I couldn't deal with the loonies anymore :p

Teryll
08-18-2005, 11:25 AM
I only :LOL at your experience because I too have been there, done that. Fortunately I've met a pretty decent amount of nice guys, too, we just didn't "click."

I'll tell you what, though, a date with a harmless blowhard is worth a fine brunch (I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE brunch!) and a new experience. If the meal was bad then it would've been a total loss.

I too tried the online dating thing because most of my girlfriends met their hubbys that way, but...eh...it was too much of an effort for a depressing return.

BabySlinger
08-18-2005, 04:48 PM
The next guy to MSN me asked if I was interested in a male slave. He said he would come be my little love slave for the summer. He's clearly 10-15 years my junior.

And the problem with this one was...????

I mean, unless he objects to a kitchen with no-dishwasher/no-disposal, SEND HIM MY WAY.

ExuberantDaffodil
08-18-2005, 04:57 PM
I mean, unless he objects to a kitchen with no-dishwasher/no-disposal, SEND HIM MY WAY.


:rotflmao I'll fight ya for him!! :laugh:

Jilian
08-18-2005, 08:19 PM
Yeah, online dating is errrrr ...... interesting. I put up a profile on singleparentmeet.com about 9 mos ago. I got a lot of responses - from men 50+. I am 26 and said that 34 is the oldest I am interested in. I got e-mails with pictures of boats, expensive cars, jewelery....you name it. It kind of made me feel hopeless about meeting anyone decent. I did find an e-mail friend who lives in Canada. Great guy, we still chat on e-mail here and there. As friends only.

There just seemed to be all sorts of weird guys on there. Some were too quick to want to meet (mentioning it in the first e-mail and giving me their #) some were only in town for the weekend (can you say "invitation for a one night stand"?) and some were rich old horny men. The thing I found most interesting were the men on there without children. I mean, it is called single parent meet Doesn't that imply that you should be a single parent? Then there were the ones with 5+ kids with zero custody and no interest of custody and it seemed like they were using the fact that they were dads to lure women in. :shake

So, I never ended up meeting anyone in person. Or even talking to anyone on the phone. It could just be because I'm a guarded person. Or maybe all the good ones were just too far away. But it certainly was interesting :LOL

yogini3
08-20-2005, 11:24 PM
Oh my gosh, LJ, that is so funny - and so ironic you would post that - b/c I had lunch with a guy I met online just today! Big secret - i didn't tell *anyone* ... even lied to my new friend I went hiking with this a.m. when she asked me what else I was doing today. I was too embarassed to tell her - and then, you know - what if I really hated him, LOL - then I'd have to explain that later. I really think your idea of *only coffee* is a good one - no obligations ... So - you said you met such a nice guy last year - what happened to him?

My lunch was nice - he's really very nice, and attractive - but 15 years my senior - and I just don't know if I can get past that - Plus - he lives 45 minues away, and is pretty 'planted.' Pretty big obstacles.

***

BTW... I'm doing well ... In all serious honesty, for some reason this site - the forums - is SOOOOOO insanely slow to load for me - and I'm on a cable modem, that it really puts a damper on how often I post. but, just so you know I"m still alive and kickin'. :)

*** do not want to hijack your post to talk about something else - just wanted to say hello. :)

Oh - yeah - I'm thinkin' that just setting up a rental spot - a little chair, a table, get some good coffee - in the organic section in the market, might be a good idea! :LOL

koofie
08-21-2005, 12:35 AM
Oh - yeah - I'm thinkin' that just setting up a rental spot - a little chair, a table, get some good coffee - in the organic section in the market, might be a good idea! :LOL


I wonder if it would work? LMK if you try it out :thumb :wink