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I decided to create a profile on a dating website. My first objective is simply to meet people, however, I want to keep in mind the possibility of dating the people I meet. So I made a profile, took some pictures, answered 100,000 questions, and then browsed my matches.
The first problem I noticed was that there seems to be no provisions for limiting matches to my town only. So my matches are chock full of beautiful women from Vancouver, BC, and a small handful who actually live in my town. And after seeing this, holy cow, all the beautiful women are in Canada, apparently.
The second problem: I went through every single one of my matches (the ones in my town) and there wasn't a single one I found attractive. I even just did a search for my town, whether the results were decent matches for me or not. And there were a few I found physically attractive, but they were terrible matches for me.
So...I guess my only hope is there's one I missed? Or did I just waste a couple of hours? I guess I'll check the site occasionally to see if anyone new has signed up, but otherwise it seems there's no reason for me to contact anyone.
Last edited by Lamplight; 12-29-2011 at 07:38 PM..
If you can't operate such a simple site with basic search filters, I can certainly now understand how so many wives are able to bust their husbands jerking off porn
I decided to create a profile on OKCupid. My first objective is simply to meet people, however, I want to keep in mind the possibility of dating the people I meet. So I made a profile, took some pictures, answered 100,000 questions, and then browsed my matches.
The first problem I noticed was that there seems to be no provisions for limiting matches to my town only. So my matches are chock full of beautiful women from Vancouver, BC, and a small handful who actually live in my town. And after seeing this, holy cow, all the beautiful women are in Canada, apparently.
The second problem: I went through every single one of my matches (the ones in my town) and there wasn't a single one I found attractive. I even just did a search for my town, whether the results were decent matches for me or not. And there were a few I found physically attractive, but they were terrible matches for me.
So...I guess my only hope is there's one I missed? Or did I just waste a couple of hours? I guess I'll check the site occasionally to see if anyone new has signed up, but otherwise it seems there's no reason for me to contact anyone.
Yep!!!
I've never done online dating. I shudder to think at what I would have missed out on in my SO had we never met the way we did and he was just a "mug shot" on a dating website. I would have gone right on by. He is a cutie but not typically what I'd look for, but his personality ramped up his attractiveness to me a million times over.
Are you really saying that everyone who was a good match for you was not appealing? Would there be any harm in meeting any of these women for coffee just to see?
I decided to create a profile on OKCupid. My first objective is simply to meet people, however, I want to keep in mind the possibility of dating the people I meet. So I made a profile, took some pictures, answered 100,000 questions, and then browsed my matches.
The first problem I noticed was that there seems to be no provisions for limiting matches to my town only. So my matches are chock full of beautiful women from Vancouver, BC, and a small handful who actually live in my town. And after seeing this, holy cow, all the beautiful women are in Canada, apparently.
The second problem: I went through every single one of my matches (the ones in my town) and there wasn't a single one I found attractive. I even just did a search for my town, whether the results were decent matches for me or not. And there were a few I found physically attractive, but they were terrible matches for me.
So...I guess my only hope is there's one I missed? Or did I just waste a couple of hours? I guess I'll check the site occasionally to see if anyone new has signed up, but otherwise it seems there's no reason for me to contact anyone.
Get a passport and head on up to Canada!!! Whoo Hoo!!
My brother has come down for the holidays. He lives in the Toronto and the Ontario suburbs alternately. And sometimes works from British Columbia.
His words:
"I've never seen so many pretty women accumulated in one location"
We've been running around NYC and Connecticut. Last time he was here, I was in Charlotte. NC. We went downtown and he made a similar remark. I'm not buying this Canadian moose p!$$
If you can't operate such a simple site with basic search filters, I can certainly now understand how so many wives are able to bust their husbands jerking off porn
The smallest radius it allows from my location is 25 miles. Now, Vancouver is more than 25 miles from my town, so I'm not sure why it's included, but it is. And 90% of my matches are in Vancouver. Very few actually live in my town.
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Originally Posted by Liberty2011
Are you really saying that everyone who was a good match for you was not appealing? Would there be any harm in meeting any of these women for coffee just to see?
The ones that the site claims are good matches for me are either incredibly unattractive physically, or after reading their profiles they seem like they actually would not be good matches for me. In short, I couldn't find a single one who was appealing to me enough to bother messaging. I'll keep looking, though.
Yup. Tons of attractive, nice women from/live in Canada.
Based on my experience, yes there are a ton of great women here in the U.S., but on average, Canadian/European women tend to be in much better shape and are generally more laid back.
I decided to create a profile on OKCupid. My first objective is simply to meet people, however, I want to keep in mind the possibility of dating the people I meet. So I made a profile, took some pictures, answered 100,000 questions, and then browsed my matches.
The first problem I noticed was that there seems to be no provisions for limiting matches to my town only. So my matches are chock full of beautiful women from Vancouver, BC, and a small handful who actually live in my town. And after seeing this, holy cow, all the beautiful women are in Canada, apparently.
The second problem: I went through every single one of my matches (the ones in my town) and there wasn't a single one I found attractive. I even just did a search for my town, whether the results were decent matches for me or not. And there were a few I found physically attractive, but they were terrible matches for me.
So...I guess my only hope is there's one I missed? Or did I just waste a couple of hours? I guess I'll check the site occasionally to see if anyone new has signed up, but otherwise it seems there's no reason for me to contact anyone.
just have fun and get to know some girls in your town. sometimes people aren't photogenic but look attractive in person.
you don't have to make every date a search for "the one". Just meet some girls, get to know them, have a good time together... (I don't mean that in a sexual way). But basically just have fun getting to know some people in your town.
I think you're trying to make this way more complicated and definitive than it needs to be. Are you planning to get married in a month and are searching for your future wife? Didn't think so.
just have fun and get to know some girls in your town. sometimes people aren't photogenic but look attractive in person.
you don't have to make every date a search for "the one". Just meet some girls, get to know them, have a good time together... (I don't mean that in a sexual way). But basically just have fun getting to know some people in your town.
I think you're trying to make this way more complicated and definitive than it needs to be. Are you planning to get married in a month and are searching for your future wife? Didn't think so.
Good advice! Another thought, what if you meet someone, it doesn't work out, but she knows of someone you might be suited to...?
just have fun and get to know some girls in your town. sometimes people aren't photogenic but look attractive in person.
you don't have to make every date a search for "the one". Just meet some girls, get to know them, have a good time together... (I don't mean that in a sexual way). But basically just have fun getting to know some people in your town.
I think you're trying to make this way more complicated and definitive than it needs to be. Are you planning to get married in a month and are searching for your future wife? Didn't think so.
Probably true. I was originally just planning to do it simply to meet some new people (even just to be friends), since I've only lived here a few months and haven't really met anyone yet. And I suppose if someone wants to meet me I may give it a shot, even if I don't find her attractive. But at the same time, I'd hate to lead a girl on if I was fairly certain there was no chance I'd be attracted to her.
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Originally Posted by Liberty2011
Good advice! Another thought, what if you meet someone, it doesn't work out, but she knows of someone you might be suited to...?
Hmm...I didn't think of that.
I just searched through my matches again, and came across several women I didn't see the first time. Do they not show you all of your matches every time? The whole Canada thing is annoying. I'd say for every match from Bellingham, there are literally 20 or more from Vancouver, and quite a few of those I actually do find attractive, even after reading their profiles. Maybe I'm actually a Canadian?
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