Dating Site Profiles

[Krumbeard]

Is it a free site?

It is. Or you can pay for supposedly better results.

I'm for sure not impressed.

I'll give it a few more weeks and probably hang it up and go back to the old fashioned "hope to meet someone in real life ".

 

[TabinRivCA]

It is. Or you can pay for supposedly better results.

I'm for sure not impressed.

I'll give it a few more weeks and probably hang it up and go back to the old fashioned "hope to meet someone in real life ".

On a show I watch 'House Hunters' w/couples looking for homes, many of the couples say they met online. I'm pretty sure they must have cost them to register. E-Harmony and live chat on YT are two sites I know where people met their spouses.

 

[Krumbeard]

On a show I watch 'House Hunters' w/couples looking for homes, many of the couples say they met online. I'm pretty sure they must have cost them to register. E-Harmony and live chat on YT are two sites I know where people met their spouses.

I don't doubt it works. My sister in law and her husband met online. And I know of others too.

We shall see!

 

[Edgar82]

It's been a while since I've been here. Hello!
So recently, I joined a christian dating site. I was nervous and apprehensive about doing so for quite some time.

Well, now I have no idea what I was nervous about. There are only a handful of people there that I would want to talk to, based on their profiles. There are so many that are very generic. A few lines that are very vague about who they are and what they are looking for.

Here are a few examples...some paraphrasing since I cannot remember them word for word.

"God fearing woman looking for a God fearing man." (What does that mean? Could it be any more vague?)
"Looking for my best friend that could lead to marriage" (A little better, but still nothing to make me want to message them.)
"Here is a recent pic of me (suggestive profile pic) message me if you like what you see." (Highly likely a scammer. Also scammers are very common. They give me the most activity.)
"I'm looking for a man who puts God first in his life and someone that I can spend the rest of my life with." (Good things, but it's a christian dating site. Aren't most of the people there looking for that?)

So those are a few examples of what I'm talking about. There are some that are really informative and makes me want to ask more questions and get to know someone more, but they haven't logged on in 6 months or more.

I have to be honest, I am hardly impressed with it so far.

so if you ever join one, if possible, tell about yourself and give some idea of who you are. I mean, those examples of descriptions above...they have to more interesting than that! They cannot be that boring, can they?

I am not trying to be mean, so if that is what it seems like...sorry.

I actually find it a bit amusing.

I joined a Christian site and on the second day I had a woman add me requesting financial help. I’ve heard of scammers on these sites but I felt guilty turning my back on this person. Luckily the very next day a couple people exposed her. God has a devine plan for his children, we just have to be patient thru prayer. Hopefully thru our journey we’ll meet our significant other.

 

[Lanolin]

wonder if those dating sites say you will find someone or your money back.

sounds a bit scammy to me though.
The other option is to go on one of those tv dating shows, cos your date would get paid for by the tv network, only caveat is that your date will be televised for the entire tv watching population to see, but you just might have a fun time. Order the lobster.

I wonder why the christian dating sites just dont say 'plenty of singles available at xxx church, come on friday nights as its singles date nite' dress up and have a fun time, and give you the address.

 

[Tararose]

I have been on several Christian dating sites. One had a chat room which was frequented by both sincere folks and scammers alike. I made really good friendships - male and female- through the chat and met a couple of people. I did get caught o it by a scammer, thankfully no funds involved i don’t go on now as it was never very good for actually finding a partner but I know a couple who were married through there, fusion101 which is a free Christian site, also Christian cafe did result in a few positive experiences for me. I only had a few feee trials with them and never paid to stay on though. The chat on fusion101 was taken down years back so I came off there as it was harder to get a feel for who people were from just profiles and I wasn’t getting anywhere anyway. I Gave up on finding romance and so moved over to the Christian social network they made, and also landed here It’s far less stressful and I think healthier to just get to know people generally and leave the rest to God. That’s just me though and I do know it had worked for some. (I also know people who have had Creepy stalkers Lurking in their gardens and following them to work every morning in their cars etc. soooo you do have to be mega careful!)

 

[Tararose]

I forgot to add my response to the initial post lol sorry - I hate writing dating profiles. Honestly! It feels so unnatural to go on about oneself and having to paint yourself in a positive light for total strangers. It feels like a sales technique so I can see why people go for generic responses. It really is so much more natural to meet someone in real life and just see them for who they are. That’s my 10p worth anyhow. I tried being creative and I found honestly hardly anyone seemed to bother reading what I wrote anyway lol maybe I was just not cut out for it all. I hope you find someone though as I said before I know it is possible To succeed on these sites, just not overly common.

 

[Encouragement]

I have been on several Christian dating sites. One had a chat room which was frequented by both sincere folks and scammers alike. I made really good friendships - male and female- through the chat and met a couple of people. I did get caught o it by a scammer, thankfully no funds involved i don’t go on now as it was never very good for actually finding a partner but I know a couple who were married through there, fusion101 which is a free Christian site, also Christian cafe did result in a few positive experiences for me. I only had a few feee trials with them and never paid to stay on though. The chat on fusion101 was taken down years back so I came off there as it was harder to get a feel for who people were from just profiles and I wasn’t getting anywhere anyway. I Gave up on finding romance and so moved over to the Christian social network they made, and also landed here It’s far less stressful and I think healthier to just get to know people generally and leave the rest to God. That’s just me though and I do know it had worked for some. (I also know people who have had Creepy stalkers Lurking in their gardens and following them to work every morning in their cars etc. soooo you do have to be mega careful!)

Hi Tararose (great profile name by the way)
Great reading your comments here.Injust has to react to the end part of what you were saying...MY GOODNESS...
Stalking them and being in their gardens??
What are some of these people doing..
Yet it can freek someone out and even be potentially dangerous..Prayer for Gods protection seems the right approach before going onto any dating website.

 

[true_believer]

If you meet someone online, maybe a polygraph and background check are necessary to be safe?

 

[true_believer]

Most of my relationships were with women I met in person. Some I met through social media. I never used a dating site to meet anyone.

 

[tourist]

If you meet someone online, maybe a polygraph and background check are necessary to be safe?

I met my wife on this site who is also a member shortly after I joined. No polygraph or background checks were performed. It all worked out great and we will be celebrating our 6th anniversary in November.