Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Meet Real Men - Online Dating #3

"Meet real men."  Really?  As opposed to the fake ones on other sites?  Or is the reason I've not found a long-lasting relationship from online dating (to date) that the men aren't really...real?  That's how one site is choosing to advertise itself...on another dating site, none-the-less.

And guess what?  I went ahead and added my profile back onto a fishy site.  Yup.  I'm going to give you the low-down on as many of the (free) aspects of these sites as I can.  Heck, if they want to pay me...or if somebody else does...I'll buy a membership and give the the low-down on that side of each as well.  But for now, let's be penny pinchers, shall we?

There are some cool aspects about being a fish, but the layout of the site isn't the greatest.  Since having canceled my first membership a few months back, they have added a "Quick Message" aspect to each user's profile, conveniently next to their photo box.  The inbox seems a bit messy now; when I was trying to reply to some users, it kept trying to tell me I was sending a quick reply and not an actual reply to the original message. 

I had a few messages right away...used a few of the same pics from other sites...and totally copied and pasted part of my cupid profile and just added a couple of sentences at the end.  I felt the additive was needed since my last boyfriend was from that site; I don't want the same this time around, so I wanted to clarify right away:

I want you to want to spend a lot of time with me, but still want to do things on your own sometimes as well...you have to like hanging with my friends and I have to like hanging with yours...etc. Once in a relationship with me, I will put you first, but only if you put me first...and if we're both putting the other first, then we're both well taken care of!


LESSON OF THE DAY:
To increase your visibility, you should log on during the week between 8:30pm-9:30pm.  Even if you aren't actively at your computer, showing up online during this time seems to be when the main male traffic is also online.  (This is true for all the sites, so far!)

I already have one man who would like to meet up for a mutual, casual, social event on Thursday....from re-joining that sea - he was the first to email (within 5 minutes of posting my profile) and is actually cute.

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