What are your thoughts on online dating vs real world dating?

Buzzybee90

I personally wouldn't try internet dating, not my cup of tea.

SailorSam

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I personally wouldn't try internet dating, not my cup of tea.

You don't know what you're missing.
You could get a date with Kingslayer.

Buzzybee90

SailorSam wrote: »

You don't know what you're missing.
You could get a date with Kingslayer.

I'm set thanks, Sam!

P.s. He wouldn't date me anyway, I have a degree and am therefore way too mannish for him

lulalola

I see online dating as just an extension of "real-world" dating - it's another way to meet people.

Its advantages are that you know everyone there is looking for someone; when you get chatting to someone in a pub, at a party etc. you don't always know if they are available/looking. However I think it can remove that aspect of serendipity to meeting someone; my current boyfriend is someone I met in a pub and he is younger than the age range I set for my matches on the sites, so I wouldn't even have seen him in my matches if he had been on the sites too.

Mike86d

kingslayer wrote: »

Me: "Hi HPoirot, excuse me, this is really random, but i saw those shoes you were wearing and they look great on you."

HPoirot: *smiling* "Oh, thank you!"

Me: "That was all, have a good day"

HPoirot: "Yes, you too" *still smiling*

This made me lol is he really that deluded? HPoirot i would double check your doors are locked

Lily-Rose_3

kingslayer wrote: »

Me: "Hi HPoirot, excuse me, this is really random, but i saw those shoes you were wearing and they look great on you."

HPoirot: *smiling* "Oh, thank you!"

Me: "That was all, have a good day"

HPoirot: "Yes, you too" *still smiling*

Mike86d wrote: »

This made me lol is he really that deluded? HPoirot i would double check your doors are locked

:rotfl::rotfl: I agree. It made me LOL too. H poirot *smiling*

And then after Kingslayer says 'have a good day,' she is *still smiling* :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It's just so WEIRD!

So weird, that the word 'weird' deserved to be underlined, bolded, AND in italics!

purpleshoes_2

Lily-Rose wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl: I agree. It made me LOL too. H poirot *smiling*

And then after Kingslayer says 'have a good day,' she is *still smiling* :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

It's just so WEIRD!

So weird, that the word 'weird' deserved to be underlined, bolded, AND in italics!

I think she'd probably be thinking, who is this effing nutter and how hard can my lovely shoes kick him in the gonads/where's the nearest police station.

I remember someone made an attempt to chat me up in a swimming pool of all places, years ago but Ive never forgotten it, some random bloke swam up to me and asked me did I want to start chatting to him because he liked the look of me, he got the evil death stare and I got away from him as soon as I could.

You don't practice your chat up techniques on women in the street. Thats not real life dating, thats just mental. You dont know what someones marital status is as Im sure someone said earlier and you don't know what someone's relationship baggage is either, someone who has escaped an abusive relationship for example, do you think they want some stranger coming up to them complimenting them on their hair/shoes/teeth

Weird doesnt cover it, its just totally bonkers.

Georgiegirl256

purpleshoes wrote: »

I think she'd probably be thinking, who is this effing nutter and how hard can my lovely shoes kick him in the gonads/where's the nearest police station.

I remember someone made an attempt to chat me up in a swimming pool of all places, years ago but Ive never forgotten it, some random bloke swam up to me and asked me did I want to start chatting to him because he liked the look of me, he got the evil death stare and I got away from him as soon as I could.

You don't practice your chat up techniques on women in the street. Thats not real life dating, thats just mental. You dont know what someones marital status is as Im sure someone said earlier and you don't know what someone's relationship baggage is either, someone who has escaped an abusive relationship for example, do you think they want some stranger coming up to them complimenting them on their hair/shoes/teeth

Weird doesnt cover it, its just totally bonkers.

When I worked in retail, I used to get chatted up (or rather they attempted to!) by guys all the time when I was serving them. I had some really creepy ones that made me feel really uncomfortable at times.

I had one particular guy who thought he was gods gift to women and that all women would just fall at his feet. Well after about 5-10 minutes of personal questions and general smarminess I told him to quit with the chat up lines, I was there to advise him on a product and nothing more and if he didn't, I would get another SA to serve him. His mate burst out laughing, he went bright red and stormed out.

So kingslayer, I would have a rethink once again about your approach to Women, because that is not the way. You think you're being complementary and smooth. Women think you're being creepy and it makes them uncomfortable.

tea_lover

giantmutantbroccoli wrote: »

You'll need to try something a bit less formulaic than "That's a smashing blouse you have on"

Hehe, chat up lines from Bottom, I love it :rotfl:. Although tbh, even that seems a bit advanced for kingslayer.

arbrighton

kingslayer wrote: »

I didn't create this thread to talk about me, anyway.

Oh, we're developing the use of irony this week are we?