online dating

jay432 · 19-12-2022 10:55pm #1

I'm an attractive Irish woman who cannot get a date. Everyone keeps asking me how am i single and I dont know why. i am constantly matching people and they never talk or ask me out. I have also dated numerous men for months and then they ghost me or say they dont want a relationship. I dont know what to do?!

ED E · 19-12-2022 11:42pm

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Are there any single women in their 30s worried about finding someone and having kids? Has anyone noticed that irish men are awful at making an effort? They dont ask you on dates just squeeze u in for an hour for coffee if you're lucky. I've dated foreign men and they make an effort and always talk. I'm thinking of moving abroad!

Both OPs you're suggesting its them not you. Perhaps you need to re-evaluate that.

riclad · 19-12-2022 11:43pm

Maybe you are matching with immature men who just want to have casual sex or are not ready for a serious relationship

Or maybe you are too serious or maybe too smart eg some men are put off by a woman who is strong intelligent with her own career

There want someone sexy who is not their intellectual equal or you be more successful in your career than the average man

Men sometimes want to be in charge and not be challenged in any way

Even if they say theybelieve in feminism

See the old 70s song Don't go changing by Barry White

Eg I don't want smart conversation

I don't want to work that hard

I just want someone I can talk to

End quote

Eg he does not want a woman or girlfriend who is smarter than him he wants just to relax and chill out

Maybe write in to newstalk I'm only an adult Sean moncrief show and you might get good advice

Most relationships are not completely 50 ,50

There's usually someone who is stronger or in charge of things like where to go out to what programs to watch

Also some people work hard so when they get home they just want to relax

Watch TV not go out etc

Ubbquittious · 19-12-2022 11:51pm

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I will go on a date with you.

Tinder has gone besh1t since covid. Or else I have got fierce ugly relative to everyone else on there, not sure which

sniperman · 19-12-2022 11:56pm

those online dating sites have alot of scammers and fakes,i met a good few,

Ubbquittious · 20-12-2022 12:16am

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Don't let the bastards grind you down

pgj2015 · 20-12-2022 12:21am

There are as many crazy women on the dating sites as there are men, fact. I know from experience. Anyone who is on it years is just a timewaster.

Commoner · 20-12-2022 12:44am

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Guys will often go for younger ladies. I won't go into the detail but a 30 year old woman goes for a 30 year old man, but he's probably looking for someone that's 24-26; that same guy would have jumped through hoops for the same woman when they were both 25 though.

Purple Mountain · 20-12-2022 1:03am

I think the answer to your problem lies in the title..

Why are you limiting yourself to only meeting men online?

What happened to trying to meet people in real life?

The Real President Trump · 20-12-2022 5:58am

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Factors are :

Age,

Meanness / generosity,

Your effort in bed - lying there is the death knell - you must be interactive - oral is a requiremet - you must do it without having to be asked. Also dress attractively / wear lingerie

Think of all the things you want well they should also be all the things you are providing

I Blame Sheeple · 20-12-2022 1:25pm

Ever think maybe you're just beat down.

Dial Hard · 20-12-2022 1:34pm

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And how in God's name is the OP supposed to establish all that before she even goes on a date? Put "I give head" on her profile???

Nonsense post.

Mister Vain · 20-12-2022 3:51pm

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You say you can't get a date yet you've dated numerous men for months? 🤔

Also if you're constantly matching people and they're not asking you out, then you could try asking them out.

Ruxjit · 20-12-2022 5:58pm

What are the best sites for online dating now? Tinder is full of Instagram influencer wannabe, which is fine but I'm not into it. Plenty of fish used to be good 10 years ago there used to be some genuine women there looking for relationships, all the dating sites feel very scammy now.

Dial Hard · 20-12-2022 6:00pm

Bumble is the only one I'd bother with these days. Met my better half on it back in April.

BaywatchHQ · 20-12-2022 6:12pm

The dating market for women is like a banquet for a king whereas for average or low tier men it is like queuing up at a soup kitchen begging for scraps.

This story always sticks in my head, I heard it from a man at the job centre a few years ago and he seemed to be autistic. He met up with his date and when he got to the restaurant she went to the toilet she texted him and asked him to leave.

That's the brutal reality of the situation for men like us. I swallowed the black pill aged 25 and never even look for a woman, I wouldn't put myself through it.

Mister Vain · 20-12-2022 6:14pm

Hinge is the better one from my experience. Bumble and Tinder just seem to be an extension of Instagram.

Thelonious Monk · 20-12-2022 6:30pm

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I'd imagine "low tier" women have as much of a hard time too no? Blanking and humiliating the other sex isn't exclusive to women either. Chin up!

Esho · 20-12-2022 6:39pm

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Holy moly! Really?

There is a Netflix miniseries in that.

Hillwalking clubs _Breezy,if you have half a day at the weekend. You'll never meet an eejit on the side of a mountain, plenty of time to talk too.

Wanderer78 · 20-12-2022 6:49pm

get off the internet, online dating is truly awful, clubs and interests will probably yield better results, best of luck

Commoner · 20-12-2022 6:59pm

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Dating gets exponentially easier for men in their 30s compared to their 20s. It's a phenomenon that so many people talk about: the Dating Power Flip at Age 30.

Guys who have found that dating gets easier in their 30s. All women have the misfortune of being on a biological timer and a lot of over-30's are upset that they have little/no time left. Its ingrained in human biology, women cant reproduce after a certain age and evolution has made men aware and cautious of that.

20-12-2022 7:09pm

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fair dues.

20-12-2022 7:16pm

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you gave up at 25? if you wanted to be a sports success or a job success would you give up so early. how many dates before 25

it was a pretty mean thing the woman did i agree

pgj2015 · 20-12-2022 7:53pm

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Did he leave? why would he I wouldn't. let her leave. You sure it wasn't the woman that was autistic?

Thelonious Monk · 20-12-2022 7:54pm

I never really relate to these threads I thought online dating apps were fantastic, if a little frustrating at times, but then you take a break. Being able to go out with different women all the time when you don't have a social life like you did in your 20s was great for me. I miss it a little!

pgj2015 · 20-12-2022 7:55pm

The worst ones are the ones with no pictures. ok so you chat with someone, then they ask for a picture and if they dont like it, they will probably ghost you. You are just asking for rejection that way in fairness.