[Closed] Dating websites

I think I'd struggle with online dating. I'm not photogenic and I write 'ugly'. I am however hung like a powerful Shire Horse.

*Reads hora's post*

*Leaves thread*

JHJ, in that pic of you jumping are you wearing jeans and smart shoes?
popped down the dirt track after church perhaps....

Every day is holy in the Church of Shred!!

Dressed casual for a date n that, eh...

Can't of done. A month later riding before the metal was even removed I went and took a small saw to it, payback!!

I've been riding there since around 1988 so it was probably just a seed then

bongohoohaa
I also like taking revenge on any trees and bushes that have wronged me.

If i did that^^^ this is what my local woods would look like:

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😉

Anyone had any luck on DatingDirect, if its still going?

Beach holidays are boring as hell but I'm going to whistler next year so I'll add that.
Children. No thank you that's why I split from last partner.
Wine glass. No thanks I'm practically T total.

bit late to the party, but hello!

It was a pretty small sapling Tbf. Hadn't been there that long and was pathetically small but at that speed the bars getting snatched in opposite direction doesn't end well.

Golf chick - do I look ok?

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It was a pretty small sapling Tbf. Hadn't been there that long and was pathetically small but at that speed the bars getting snatched in opposite direction doesn't end well.

I've done similar on that bright orange "safety" netting around building works, amazingly effective as a brake when the end of your bar gets caught in it.

Golf chick - do I look ok?

You look like someone called Eddie, [url= http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/29-inch-action-shot-picture-thread-350519-post3668640.html#post3668640 ]from 2007.[/url]

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Funnily enough, I used to go on MTBR and kinda knew the guy, so recognised the picture.

hora - Member
Golf chick - do I look ok?

JEEEEZZUSSSS..

You'd go faster laying down and rollin....

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They see me rolling....

You're a local?!

It's a good job for you I'm in a happy relationship otherwise I'd be asking you out for a rohypocinno

What's Peter Griffen doing on a mountain bike?

It's never gonna end well!

You're a local?! haha only for local people.

Hora, you look pretty fly for a white guy. Thats the first thing that popped into my head so I'm going with it!

Married yet, OP?

Yeahhh thats how fast it works! Married with kids already.....

I N R A T S

Has anyone got their hole yet?

Yeahhh thats how fast it works! Married with kids already.....

Well, they do call it speed dating.

god I'd never go speed dating!

Should hope not if you're married... think of the kids!!

Those poor kids 🙁

It's getting pretty annoying, couple of people have sent msgs but I've not paid for the service so although I've managed some fairly cunning googling so far Im running out of ideas. It's not cheap you know!

It's not cheap you know!

A female friend of mine advised me that actually it was very cheap. Once you're past the monthly subscription fee, it's a good way of getting lots of free meals and nights out - at least, that's what she used it for!

FWIW, I used Fitness Singles a few years ago, worked out alright at the time.

Once you're past the monthly subscription fee, it's a good way of getting lots of free meals and nights out - at least, that's what she used it for!

And, on the other side, many of the chaps I've known who have used online dating have said, and I paraphrase;
"Buying the odd dinner here and there to get laid is cheaper and safer than hookers."

you're not really selling the whole experience to me! I pay my own way as far as meals are concerned so I'd not get any free dates out of it.... maybe I'm a dying or rare breed?!

[i]It's not cheap you know![/i]

You're using a dating site that charges to read your messages?
Er, why?
As I always said, if I was going to pay for it, I'd make sure I got my money's worth!

...maybe I'm a dying or rare breed?!

If that is the case, then the onus really is on you to go forth a prosper.

Maybe avoid anyone who knows CaptainFlashHeart, as they sound like right charmers.

You're using a dating site that charges to read your messages?
Er, why?

because it weeds out the insolvent and gold diggers.

[i]because it weeds out the insolvent and gold diggers.[/i]

Oh yeah, cos these can easily fool you into forming a relationship with them on the free site(s)! 🙄 😆

DezB, why not tell the OP what free sites you recommend, rather than getting into an argument on the internet?

C'mon people, this thread is about the luuuurve.

Argument? Where's the argument? You're mad.

Only have to look at the first page to find the obvious free dating site. If you/they haven't already heard of it.

POF needs to come with a sodding health warning. Inundated by random people, one whose profile said mtbing, apparently he doesnt mtb anymore due to bad knees, well remove it off your sodding profile. And no after 5 messages I do not want to give out my number. Im thinking a life of celibacy!

5 messages! Thats a lifetime in there.

Hey - don't knock PoF, just treat it as a game (bit like here 😛 )
Either that or pop on to Tinder - loads of women use it now as you can't message without matching.

I had a quick glance at Tinder and didnt like the look of the superficial idea, daft I know and the fact they could be nearby just waaaaatching you!

POF is fairly amusing to see what utter cr@p they can come out with in the space or two messages. Cant see how anyone can meet anybody genuine from there tbh!

[i]Cant see how anyone can meet anybody genuine from there tbh![/i]

Plenty have.
As I said previously, it's a massive site and there's the full range of
normal -> completely barking. And that's no different from Match et al, just you can sieve through the shite without paying.

Many hits do you reckon you've had on your profile in the last six days !

+1 hit........... 😉

Hey @GC I met quite a few nice girls/ladies/burds via PoF and struck lucky with one of them, so it can be done! She and I are looking to buy a house shortly. Though I have it on authority that every girl gets about 30 times as many hits as blokes do!

If I was an outdoor kinda guy (which I am) looking for an outdoor kinda girl (which I would be if I wasn't already married) then I'd be more likely to click on a profile with an outdoor picture. Slightly more targted marketing 🙂

206 post and 1 week later.......

I've had some good experiences with OK Cupid, but that's probably because I'm a guy. My not-guy friends, as with all the other sites with a free tier, get constant filth and requests for skype sex. PoF seemed a bit shit; I tried Match around 2010 and it was a desert.

If you want to write a good profile, avoid:
"I like going out, and I like staying in too"
"I love to travel"
"I like all kinds of music really"
"I love my family and friends"

Basically all true of nearly everyone, and everyone says these things (usually in the same ways), so they tell people almost nothing about you. People are way too verbose, even though they probably know most people decide on attraction with the pictures. If people respond because of profile text it'll be because of a genuine shared interest or because you're funny. The best profile I've seen had the answer "Cans and mither" for "Typical friday night". The worst began "I've been single since 2007" and ran on for another few million words.

GolfChick - Member
It's getting pretty annoying, couple of people have sent msgs but I've not paid for the service so although I've managed some fairly cunning googling so far Im running out of ideas. It's not cheap you know!
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Having done a bit of time on a few sites, I got "liked" by a lady who had a quite quite awful, almost "block"able profile pic.
She liked me late one night. So I liked her back.
I was a paid site member. She wasn't.

She then used a bit of Google. A bit of local knowledge. And emailed me.
And I used that info to google her. And find some far more nicerer pics of her.

After a hiccup we met. And have been together for two and a half years now. And I'm slightly drunk in Old Gate so I'd better head home and finish her tea for when she gets in.

hi,another laydee doing the on-line dating fiasco at mo,im on POF at mo and can sympathise with golf chicks comments,ive been getting rakes off half hearted how are yous?and even a few sending semi naked piccys from the off.. 😯
would be nice just to have nice normal convos and dates with people who aren't hung up on their ex,s either.. 🙄

I'm so happy that I decided to jack in the date sites. If it happens I'll meet some-one "normally" if not, then **** it, at least I don't have to ask if it's OK to drag the dirty bike inside 😆

if anyone i meet gets invited to my house the first thing that will happen is that they will trip over my bike on the way in as it lives in the kitchen near the door,and im afraid that's where its staying.. 😉

*note to self: create STW spin off site. SinglesTrackWorld*

I'm with nickc, just up there ^^^. I tried a few dating sites when I was first single, and it was just cringe-worthy. I think I'm a bit old-fashioned, too, in that I'm predisposed to be sceptical of what people say or claim on there.

So I did a bit of soul searching and kinda committed to be single for now. Have to say that I've learned more about myself in the last two years than I did in the wp years before them.

And I now feel that, whilst I'm quite open to the possibility of meeting someone at some point, I no longer "need" to do so - I'm pretty self sufficient, and know myself to the point that I maybe have more confidence about what I would and wouldn't want to compromise on.

Not sure what that adds to the party, but hey ho...

Loving the OK Cupid profile questions:-

"Would you ever sleep with a serial killer?"
"Do you avoid exposure to sunlight?"
"In a certain light, wouldn't nuclear war be exciting?"

and many, many more 😆

i think getting myself out and about is what im planning to do a bit more and just meeting more people,
that's bit bizarre tho,serial killer,?in jest i take it? 😯

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that's bit bizarre tho,serial killer,?in jest i take it?

They're a set list of questions which each member gets asked (and can either answer or leave unanswered).

Others include "Would you ever have sex in a graveyard" and "Under the right circumstances, would you allow a partner to lick your anus?"

😯

So, if you're looking for a serial killer to lick your anus, in a graveyard, while bathed in the glow of a nuclear explosion. Then OK Cupid is the way to go.

Only problem is most of my getting out and about time involves biking and running, not exactly the best attire to meet people in!

Only problem is most of my getting out and about time involves biking and running, not exactly the best attire to meet people in!

Depends what you're wearing.

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oh i dunno ha ha,depends on what you're wearing yes..though with helmet and glasses on and whiskin by at speed sweating like a glassblowers arse isnt always a good look i suppose. 😆

I'd disagree, blondy - some of us might think that's more attractive than overly manicured "perfection"...

gawd,
*makes note to stay away from that site then,thought pof was bad.*

aye i suppose fadda,ive had people wanting to see me in my weekend work gear,which is normally dirty jeans,steel toe caps and looking generally unkempt,whatever floats yer boat i suppose. 🙂

most of the people who like that look wont approach us and say 'you look nice fancy a drink' is the problem though. My bike isnt quite an obstacle but it sits next to my dining table!

ha ha so does mine,you can hang yer coat on it when you have dinner,not been on it much lately due to working loads and having an operation and i may have to have another soon.. 🙁

One of my bikes hangs on the wall in the dining room. I don't even need to keep it there, I just like how it looks 😆

fadda
One of my bikes hangs on the wall in the dining room.

Unfortunately this Enduro trend for 800mm bars means i keep nearly taking my eye out with mine........ 😉

Well this thread has prompted me to throw myself back into the world of Tindr and OK Cupid and it really reminds me that living in a small town is a bit crap for all of this. I know nearly every lass that rides a bike and about 70% of them are friends with my ex....

Anyway all fun and a strange mix of excitement and soul destruction all at the same time 🙂

Anyway what the single ladies of STW need is a holiday, did I say how nice Tasmania was this time of year?

there's an awful lot of golfchicks on POF, ALLEGEDLY.. Which one are you? Its quite a scary site at first

I'd reckon hora is 6 of them....

Come on Snake, it ain't exactly hard to find her!

(hint, she's the one with all the MTB photos on her profile..... 😉

Took less than 20s......

Nice Ink BTY 8)