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Post by Twice-Shy on Apr 1, 2003 14:39:18 GMT -5
Has anybody had any good or bad experiences with a blind date. Or any good / bad dating experiences.
I had a bad experience with somebody I met through a dating agency. I phoned her and we agreed to go to the cinema. Inside the cinema, waiting in the cafe, I noticed that she had a 'Hanson' teeshirt on . I said I thought they were rubbish - trying to make a joke to break the ice. She got up and walked out on me.
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Post by NewOrleansLady on Apr 1, 2003 20:54:55 GMT -5
LOL I don't mean to laugh but, that was a funny story. So I guess me serenading you with "Ummm Bop" is out of the question, huh?
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Post by spitzig on Apr 2, 2003 1:16:59 GMT -5
Might not be inaccurate about Hanson--isn't it kid's music? But, it might've been a bit difficult to tell it was a joke.
The first girl I fell for was a blind date. Didn't really hit it off at the date, but it wasn't bad. It was a double date with the couple who set us up. Really hit it off talking the next couple of nights. Three and four hour phone conversations--longest I'd ever had.
I tried one of those dating services. I thought I hit it off one the phone with a couple of women. Two or three of them kept saying they'd call me, but I always had to call them, so I figured their not calling me was a sign of lack of interest, though. Also, sometimes, it seemed like the matches were completely random. A friend's roommate worked at one, and said they often were random. But, non-Christian and a fundamentalist Christian PROBABLY won't make a good match.
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Post by Tiff on Apr 2, 2003 14:45:13 GMT -5
Might not be inaccurate about Hanson--isn't it kid's music? But, it might've been a bit difficult to tell it was a joke. The first girl I fell for was a blind date. Didn't really hit it off at the date, but it wasn't bad. It was a double date with the couple who set us up. Really hit it off talking the next couple of nights. Three and four hour phone conversations--longest I'd ever had. I tried one of those dating services. I thought I hit it off one the phone with a couple of women. Two or three of them kept saying they'd call me, but I always had to call them, so I figured their not calling me was a sign of lack of interest, though. Also, sometimes, it seemed like the matches were completely random. A friend's roommate worked at one, and said they often were random. But, non-Christian and a fundamentalist Christian PROBABLY won't make a good match. Atleast you hit it off with some of them though! I haven't tried dating services. Although some of my friends did try and met some nice people and one friend of the family met her husband through a video-dating service..you put yourself on tape..etc. To be honest, since I haven't dated really EVER (I'm excluded my guy friends..since those aren't dates..they're friends)..only in the past 6 months did I have two actual dates, one guy at work and one guy I met via the web mutual interests. I guess I could take it or leave it as far as dating goes. I don't fall for every guy, it takes a certain something. |
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Post by spitzig on Apr 3, 2003 4:01:23 GMT -5
Atleast you hit it off with some of them though! I thought I did. They never actually DID anything that showed any interest in me, like actually call me. They said they would, so I don't think it was an old-fashioned "only guys call girls" thing. I mean, I guess continuing to talk to me was just being polite. As opposed to being nice, and telling me we wouldn't be a good match. I just don't trust my ability to judge whether women are interested in me, anymore. |
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Post by Tiff on Apr 3, 2003 5:24:45 GMT -5
I thought I did. They never actually DID anything that showed any interest in me, like actually call me. They said they would, so I don't think it was an old-fashioned "only guys call girls" thing. I mean, I guess continuing to talk to me was just being polite. As opposed to being nice, and telling me we wouldn't be a good match. I just don't trust my ability to judge whether women are interested in me, anymore. Yeah it is hard to tell whether they are interested in you. I always thought guy just knew when girls were interested in them...but us women are very subtle and assume you guys get the hint...and I've learned alot of times you guys don't! lol Sometimes one guy in particular will start flirting with me and everything for months and I think he is interested in me, but then...it just stops..out of the air. Perhaps still nice to you but all the flirting is gone (at this point I will he either had or has a girlfriend). Alot of time flirting can just be trying to be friendly and I misinterpret it and I get hurt. That's why I don't flirt too often. |
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Post by unionjackattack86 on Apr 3, 2003 12:25:45 GMT -5
I've met a few people of the Internet if that can be classed as a blind date? even for the ones i've seen pictures of beforehand, you still never know what to expect and it is a first time meeting them in person.
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Post by spitzig on Apr 3, 2003 12:46:38 GMT -5
If internet dates count, I've had several. Two that went well. One of them, lasted several months and I eventually fell for. I was initially attracted to them. I've also had several where I wasn't especially attracted, but saw possibilities. I went out with them sooner though, also. Not "bad dates", but no real attraction, after the date, either.
I think the situation has changed, though. All of them are pay, now. Also, porn sites seem to have gotten hold of them and just use them to advertise. The male female ratio is pretty high, but I think that was always the case.
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Post by Twice-Shy on Apr 4, 2003 14:15:50 GMT -5
How many off you out there have signed up with our dating section? I tried it out just to work through the system and it really is good fun. You should really give it a go and its free.
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Post by spitzig on Apr 6, 2003 1:43:47 GMT -5
How many off you out there have signed up with our dating section? I tried it out just to work through the system and it really is good fun. You should really give it a go and its free. I signed up. It seemed to say it was free, but it never mentioned that only referred to looking at profiles, and sending messages. To read messages, you had to pay. Also, after three days, you can't even send messages, I think. Also, I seemed to get a large number of emails from foreign women who never said anything about anything in my profile. I always kind of thought this meant they were porn advertisements. I know that match sites have become feeding ground for those. |
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Post by unionjackattack86 on Apr 6, 2003 17:50:32 GMT -5
If internet dates count, I've had several. Two that went well. One of them, lasted several months and I eventually fell for. I've had a few Internet dates too, most of them are pretty complicated to go in to detail and if I tried, id probably confuse you so I won't bother. I've arranged to meet 6 people alltogether from off the Internet and only 2 were sucessful meet ups. One meetup actually gave me my first girlfriend. I suppose its hit and miss really, you might get lucky, you might not, personally i'm not to keen on them anymore, it entails alot of risk as people are very different in reality from what they are online. Then there's the fact, there's alot of dodgy people on the Internet such as stalkers and paedophiles so its probably better trying to meet someone in the conventional way. Other problems include: there might not be the physical chemistry [if its needed] and its very difficult to meet up with someone you've never seen before particulary if you've never seen a picture of them as desciptions mean nothing as far as i'm concerned. A girl I was going to meet once gave me a description of her and I must have seen 10 possibles. As for organised blind dates, i've never really had one but I would class an Internet date as being one. |
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Post by NewOrleansLady on Apr 6, 2003 19:15:14 GMT -5
I would be a little skeptical of internet dating as well. I'm sure that it is possible that a person could meet somebody with potential but, there are too many wierdos these days. It's a shame that we have to be so careful of our neighbors but, I guess that's something we have to live with.
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