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    • CommentAuthoramacoo21
    • CommentTimeApr 16th 2006
     

    Like many lonely people in the world I am looking for "Mr. Right". My best friend suggested that I try an online dating service. I checked into them and was surprised by what I found. 63% of all married couples that met in an online dating service were married and divorced within one year of meeting...11% of those married within one month of meeting online. Just a heads up to anyone that is thinking of marrying someone they met online...

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      CommentAuthorTaed
    • CommentTimeApr 16th 2006
     

    Another bit of information is that according to the FBI, nearly half of all serial killers caught since the year 2000 have had one or more accounts on the major dating web sites.

    That's what really sent me off the web sites and back to the bars!

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    My Dearest Amacoo

    Perhaps this is an improper time to broach the subject, but let it be known to all that I am available for dating.

    I realized that there is a substantial age difference between us, however I am told that I look much younger than my true age of 77.

    I enjoy long walks on the beach, dinner, dancing, going to concerts, and getting my "mack on"..

    Please let me know when you would like to meet for cocktails.

    With great affection,
    Prof. Winston Astor-Cabot

    • CommentAuthoramacoo21
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2006
     

    I appreciate the compliment and while I do enjoy the company of older men, I would prefer that their bedtime not be before 6 pm... Good luck on finding Ms. Right!

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeMay 13th 2006
     

    Nothing beats just getting out with your friends. Online "dating" is really only good for quick local sex.

    • CommentAuthorClaynoik
    • CommentTimeMay 13th 2006
     

    Apologies for seeming crass, but with regard to the 'nearly half of all serial killers caught since the year 2000 have had one or more accounts on the major dating web sites' statistic, I think the relevant figure is the percentage of victims lured via online dating websites.

    This figure might then be contrasted with those who fell victim as a result of attending a bar. IMO people are generally more careful when arranging a meeting online than they are when going to their local pub.

    Of course, another way of viewing that statistic is 'most (i.e. more than half) serial killers do not use online dating websites.' It is important to establish the relevance of a statistic - but then I know it was intended just as an FYI :)

    (I should point out I've not used online dating before, and that I rarely attend bars. In fact, I really should get out more.)

    C

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeMay 13th 2006
     

    The problem with actually dating online is that people can mask and change their personalities at will.

    For example, you have an email conversation with a girl and she replies with quite a witty and sexy response. If that was in real life you would know that that was genuinely her, but online you don't know how long she took to come up with that or whether she has sources unknown to you etc etc. My friend did a psychology PhD on exactly this subject, the disparity between online and real personalities. Largest difference was in self-esteem.

    Plus it's more fun wandering around a club asking random girls if they want to fuck.

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    Dear Amacoo

    I understand your reservations regarding my age, however, please do not forget that I am a scientist, and thus, I am privvy to some of the greatest pharmacuticals before they are available to the public at large.

    For instance I am able to "stay up" longer than you would believe, and because of advanced "life-extension" treatments, I am celebrated throughout the world as being the most rigid and erect 77 year old man on record!

    TTFN (Tah Tah For Now)
    Dr. Luv

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    Woah there, Professor. Let's keep this family friendly!

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2006
     

    Amacoo: just remember Anna Nicole Smith.

    Now, whether you take that as a warning or a nudge is totally up to you....

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2006
     

    don't be a whore. seriously low.

    • CommentAuthoremporer1
    • CommentTimeMay 21st 2006
     

    The problem with actually dating online is that people can mask and change their personalities at will. - Mr. Fingers

    Sounds to me like Professor needpills may be exagerating here, or down there.

    • CommentAuthoramacoo21
    • CommentTimeMay 22nd 2006
     

    Unfortunately, Anna Nicole Smith is NOT one of my heros...I appreciate that you are putting yourself out on the line Professor...But I am not interested...

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeJun 7th 2006
     

    Claynoik,

    I have taken up the gauntlet, so to speak. Or I took it up, rather. It seems that research indicates a couple of things:
    The internet is being used more and more by predators, naturally.
    For repeat stalkers, the number of those using the net to find people to stalk is growing, but still down at 24%. Their use of the 'net as part of the stalking, however, is over 80%.
    Single-time stalkers tend to do it all "the good old-fashioned way." Only 7% use the internet at all.

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    As for online couples having large divorce rates, that may be true, but my good friend met his wife on the internet and they just recently celebrated their 5th anniversary, and they have a baby on the way. Just goes to show you that statistics can fail to mention successes.

    It may be worth noting that my friend has been seeing a mistress for about 4 of those 5 years

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    Did he meet his mistress online, too? If he did, it's just another example of how we're truly becoming a wired society.

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    Unfortunatly he did not meet his mistress online, she was his wedding cake decorator.

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      CommentAuthorTaed
    • CommentTimeJun 8th 2006
     

    So perhaps the best place to pick up a wife is online, but for a mistress, you have to wait for the wedding...

    • CommentAuthorZen
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2006
     

    Hi,
    This blog post of mine should serve as a causionary tale to anyone considering online dating. The short of it is that there are some emotionally dishonest women -- men too, I guess -- and it makes it diffilcult to know if what she's saying is honest.

    See:

    http://zennie2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/yahoo-personals-crazy-making-affair.html

    Or if that does not work then this

    • CommentAuthorcats.pal
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2006
     

    And now I'm off to announce the biggest downfall of online dating.

    58% of all online profiles are misleading or incorrect in some degree.

    So that woman you all thought was slender...could be...well...not.

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2006
     

    Or you could be like me... a girl asked me a/s/l online. I told her "Today, I'm a 6'2" black man from Dallas."

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeAug 8th 2006
     

    Too bad I didn't think of that one when I was on AOL! I always just ignored them! :)

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      CommentAuthorMrFingers
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2006
     

    The problem with online dating is that by the time it comes to the rejection or acceptance decision you have already invested a fair amount of time, which is almost always not the case in the real world, and even if it is you already have a very good idea which you and her are going to choose. Certainly I'd far rather be rejected by a random pretty girl who I just noticed 1 minute ago, than some woman I'd been building a relationship with for god knows how long.

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    MrFingers on May 13th 2006"

    "Nothing beats just getting out with your friends. Online "dating" is really *only* good for quick local sex. "

    I don't understand why you say "only".

    SG

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    peace out:smile:

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeSep 1st 2006
     

    Athene has a sexy personal at match.com.

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeSep 1st 2006
     

    I do?? It's gotta be someone else!

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    Do you know what Athene's screen name is on Match? I am just curious...

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      CommentAuthorAthene
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2006
     

    Sorry, Professor, I'm taken... :wink:

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      CommentAuthorUdoboy
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2006 edited
     

    GreekGoddess766412

    Quit being coy, Athene.

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      CommentAuthorGeog
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2006
     

    Oh, Udoboy's just jealous 'cause Athene wouldn't fall for his day of making a bunch of posts about her with her name boldified.

    • CommentAuthorakula682
    • CommentTimeOct 8th 2006 edited
     
    Posted By: amacoo21

    Like many lonely people in the world I am looking for "Mr. Right". My best friend suggested that I try an online dating service. I checked into them and was surprised by what I found. 63% of all married couples that met in an online dating service were married and divorced within one year of meeting...11% of those married within one month of meeting online. Just a heads up to anyone that is thinking of marrying someone they met online...

    That’s just because they just jump in both feet first and you can’t do that... although I’ve gotten the short end of the deal once or twice. One woman in San Fran (thank god I’m not there anymore) almost slipped some cocaine in my drink when we went on a trip to Tahoe. Other than that the most common discrepancy that I come across is the “body type” category. Everyone has their own opinion as to what “a few extra pounds” actually is.

    • CommentAuthor5010
    • CommentTimeOct 9th 2006
     

    Yeah, I remember reading about that divorce rate. What I found really interesting was when they compared lifestyles through random interviews with the successful couples (lasting more than 1 year). Some of the couples mentioned that they realized early on they were able to fix communication problems by networking the house and chatting with each other from separate rooms as a part of their foreplay.

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      CommentAuthorFact totum
    • CommentTimeFeb 15th 2007
     
    Posted By: MrFingers

    it's more fun wandering around a club asking random girls if they want to fuck.

    You misheard my advice. it was "randy" girls you should be asking.

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      CommentAuthorHaoest
    • CommentTimeFeb 21st 2007
     

    with all that monthly fee you pay, why not make a trip to mexico? NOo.bs!

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