Dating websites…your personal experiences

It's good to see some people have had success with them. I do wonder what the future of dating will be like and whether these apps/AI will change the way people connect.

I'm old fashioned and met my mrs long before dating apps. The good old days when you acted like you weren't a **** for long enough to hook them in and then by the time they found out they loved you enough to look past it.
 
supercity88 said:
Regarding the "just the two of us" comment - she was 100% looking for a boning pal. But as soon as you tried to clarify it she was obviously going to dial back. She's only a piece of meat on her terms!
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It was honestly such a letdown. All her family were Blues (so she said anyway), she was mutual friends on Facebook with a couple of people I'd gone to college with, she wasn't from Stockport (where I grew up) but she knew the area well enough only being from Glossop. I was willing to overlook the Manchester anxieties on the expectation that they would eventually calm down - the Arena attack left a lot of us, especially in the city centre, with some complicated emotions and it was fair enough to afford people the time to work through them. But coupling that with the way she went utterly mental at me just double-checking about the terms of our first meet-up, I just thought "Nah, headcase" and got the hell away from her, lol.
 
A lad at work got into all the apps after he split from his partner, we used to come in on shift just to listen to his stories, the amount of women out there who just want a shag is unreal, all different types, he’s had them all, they all try to come across as prime and proper to their mates but secretly are shagging loads behind closed doors. Nobody knows.
 
youngbob said:
Then another girl I matched with refused to come into Manchester after the Arena attack due to fears about being killed. I thought she was being a bit of a wimp, but I said fair enough and offered to travel to Glossop to meet her for the date instead. She said "I'm dog sitting for my sister that day - come over, it'd just be us two". I said that was alright, but I double-checked to see if she was implying anything by saying "it'd just be us two".

I'll be honest, I'm not an instant hook-up/one night stand type of person. I've had precisely one of those experiences in my life with a friend I'd known for years and, truthfully, it was a depressing incident that really damaged our friendship. I've regretted it ever since. I checked with this new girl if she was implying anything by saying "it'd just be us two" because I didn't want to end up in a situation where she was expecting something on our first meet-up.

All I said was, "I'm more than happy to come over and hang out but you saying it'd just be us two... just checking, you're not expecting something to happen, are you?"
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We’re very different people, you and I, matey.
 
Not touched them for a about a decade but did have a stint on them. I found all the steroetypes to only be true if that is what you're after. If you're just after a shag, you can find it if you put the time in to just burn through potential matches and go for the percentages. if you want a proper bird, you can find one on there too if you give more attention to individuals. Found both on there in the past.

When I was last on them, they were just starting to be overrun with bots, I can only imagine how bad that has become, have to imagine AI has turned it into a bigger shitshow too not to mention all the onlyfans girls promoting their sites.
 
i signed up to dating app got talking to one lady everything was going great pictures exchanged long long lonely chats and giggles i thought bingo she's the one then i mentioned i had electric bike boom she flipped out saying i was weirdo and a deviant wow i said guess a fumble is out the question the she deleted me :)
 
dadnlad said:
i signed up to dating app got talking to one lady everything was going great pictures exchanged long long lonely chats and giggles i thought bingo she's the one then i mentioned i had electric bike boom she flipped out saying i was weirdo and a deviant wow i said guess a fumble is out the question the she deleted me :)
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Another story from @BlueMoonRisin’ eh?
 
I was on a dating site for a while after my divorce.
Had a few "One night stands", and they were always at the ladies' instigation.
Some dates made a pleasant evening out, but no real connection.
Shortest date was, when on first meeting she said "Didn't realise you were so short". She was at least three times the size of her 'photo. Annoyed, I responded "Do you really want to talk about body shape". She left.
One thing I did learn though. First date, make it a drinks evening. Sitting through a lengthy meal with someone you are not responding to can be awkward.
 
I met a woman from Blackpool off a dating site - she was a bus driver but also training to be a private investigator. I was still living in Barrow so we met at Lancaster station and the plan was to go for a meal etc and see how it went.
When I got off the train and met her she looked great - nice and classy. We walked to her car and then she opened the boot up put my coat and her bag in - with perfect timing the wind blew and up went her skirt to reveal suspenders and a thong! Obviously I’m thinking my look is in but she then says “I know it’s a bit late to tell you but my childcare let me down so my daughter (4 years old) is in the car.
Trying to be decent I says “No problem, we can take her somewhere then eat together”.
We wound up at one of those indoor play areas with ball pools etc and the girl is playing while we try to get to know each other. Fast forward to meal time and the girl picks Pizza Hut - not what I’d pick but fair enough. They bring the girl the colouring sheet with crayons etc and before you know it she’s saying “Will you colour this in with me Daddy?” Her mum just smiles and lets it all happen while I’m getting more bewildered. Pretty soon it’s established that I’m Daddy and we’re all a happy family!
After the meal we went back to the station and the woman walks with me to the platform (leaving her child in the car alone again) and as my train pulls in she grabs me and sticks her tongue in my mouth while the packed platform pretends not to watch.
Didn’t see her again but definitely won’t forget it!

Also met my incredible wife on a dating site (E-Harmony) so the sites aren’t all bad I guess :)
 
BLUEYESTU said:
I met a woman from Blackpool off a dating site - she was a bus driver but also training to be a private investigator. I was still living in Barrow so we met at Lancaster station and the plan was to go for a meal etc and see how it went.
When I got off the train and met her she looked great - nice and classy. We walked to her car and then she opened the boot up put my coat and her bag in - with perfect timing the wind blew and up went her skirt to reveal suspenders and a thong! Obviously I’m thinking my look is in but she then says “I know it’s a bit late to tell you but my childcare let me down so my daughter (4 years old) is in the car.
Trying to be decent I says “No problem, we can take her somewhere then eat together”.
We wound up at one of those indoor play areas with ball pools etc and the girl is playing while we try to get to know each other. Fast forward to meal time and the girl picks Pizza Hut - not what I’d pick but fair enough. They bring the girl the colouring sheet with crayons etc and before you know it she’s saying “Will you colour this in with me Daddy?” Her mum just smiles and lets it all happen while I’m getting more bewildered. Pretty soon it’s established that I’m Daddy and we’re all a happy family!
After the meal we went back to the station and the woman walks with me to the platform (leaving her child in the car alone again) and as my train pulls in she grabs me and sticks her tongue in my mouth while the packed platform pretends not to watch.
Didn’t see her again but definitely won’t forget it!

Also met my incredible wife on a dating site (E-Harmony) so the sites aren’t all bad I guess :)
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It's a good job you didn't meet her at Carnforth railway station as it literally would have been "A Brief Encounter".
 
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