I’ve got mixed feelings about online dating.
Back in the early days of the internet it was a bit different. In the early(ish) 2000’s we had Lycos and I went on that on a whim.
There were chat sites that were basically dating sites in disguise…and then there were dating sites which I never really seriously used. Sure, I created a profile on one or two but I couldn’t be arsed with trawling through all the dross to find the gems.
While everyone was swiping right and left, I was staying well clear, other than the time I downloaded Tinder to see what all the fuss was about.
I matched my mates ex-girlfriend on there. The funny thing about that is she must have swiped right on me, then she reported me to her ex boyfriend. What kind of weirdo does that?
I didn’t even know I’d matched with her until her photo flashed up because I got bored and swiped right on everyone until it told me I had to stop, due to being maxed out on indiscriminate likes. ha ha.
I sort of decided that the internet isn’t real life and that everyone on dating apps are basically lunatics. Even the seemingly normal ones have just been discharged from a mental ward.
Of course, again I am half joking, but here’s something else I will tell you about…
My cousin was on dating sites all the time. Every other week he was meeting a new woman and there was no shortage of them lining up for whatever it was he was offering.
I said to him one day, “What do you say to all these women you meet from online dating sites?”
He said, “I just ask them if they want to come out and they say YES!”
I replied, “That’s all you say? Do you want to come out?”
He replied, “Yes.”
Simple is as simple does.
lol who said romance was dead. You just go, “Do you wanna come out then” and they fall over themselves not to end up with a pen-pal.
I can imagine the conversations:
Mandy: “I’m just started talking to this bloke on an online dating site”
Mandy’s Friend: “Yeah? Another pen pal?”
Mandy: “No. He wants to meet in real life. You know, like normal people used to?”
Mandy’s Friend: “Say yes quick, before he ghosts you”
There’s this other guy I know that has women chasing him down online like he’s some sort of rare commodity.
I quizzed him as well, “Do you go on dating sites or something?”
He looked at me like I was mad. “No. I wouldn’t go on one of them”
“You message all these women on social media then? What? Instagram? Facebook?”
“Nah. I’ve never messaged one. I wouldn’t chase after anyone. They all contact me”
I found this very intriguing so I reverse engineered exactly what he does and it’s so easy I could sell the blueprint to men who struggled to meet women.
I’m not going to do that though and I won’t be revealing anything on here either as knowledge is power (it’s also worth $$$). As with most things in life, the genius is in the simplicity. This guy wasn’t a genius though, he stumbled across this method of attraction by accident.
These dating sites are a complete waste of time. Sure, you’ll meet people on them but you’d have to strike really lucky to snag a good one.
As for sites like Tinder, they are good for hook-ups I guess, if you’re into that sort of thing. When I went on it I knew half of them in real life. lol. I don’t like that sort of thing – I’m the same in shops, I’d rather go shopping and not bump into people I know. At the supermarket by one gym I go to (I go to two ya see), I never see anyone I know and it’s a beautiful thing.
It’s the same reason I like Lanzarote. You can walk around without bumping into Ken next door.
As for true love/romance etc etc I think one of the worst things you can do is go looking for love online on dating sites when there are much easier ways to get a date with someone you want to be around.
Just typing out aloud and there ends another post which I can count towards my 100 where I sail off into the virtual sunset (maybe).
I’m going to play this one out with “On A Ragga Tip” by SL2 for absolutely no reason other than it’s a tunnneeee. Thanks for reading and have a good weekend…