JENNR8R 0 #1 June 9, 2006 Has anyone used internet dating sites? Which ones? How successful were they in finding you a date? My brother met his Russian wife on one. They had never met in person when she left her country, family, job, and condo to come to the states to marry my brother. All of my brother's family and friends warned him about what a foolish thing he was doing. We were all convinced that she was just using him. They have been married for six years now. She has obtained her U.S. citizenship, and they are the most happily-married couple that I have ever seen. It's so cute to watch them together. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 June 9, 2006 QuoteHas anyone used internet dating sites? Which ones? How successful were they in finding you a date? -YES -This one -very successful, been married for almost 2 yearsscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #3 June 9, 2006 very successful, been married for almost 2 years Quote That's a bit of a non-traditional marriage though wouldn't you say?... considering she just had another man's baby... ...what am I thinking? I'm talking to a skydiver. How are ya doin' phissy? Your Mom is wondering how she'll feel about jumping on Saturday after her cutaway last week.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #4 June 9, 2006 you had a cutaway ?? Apaprently "not too bad" as you're posting, and willing to go again.. You should feel great. QuoteThat's a bit of a non-traditional marriage though wouldn't you say?... considering she just had another man's baby... non traditionnal, that's true... just had a baby ?? Come on, Devany was already 5yrs old.. I haven't been skydiving for 5 years yet...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DJL 235 #5 June 9, 2006 When I was in college (VMI when it was all male) we used to get on those because there were few avenues for meeting females. I'm still very close friends with some of the girls I met on there."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites caspar 0 #6 June 9, 2006 ok one thing i hear read is that most skydivers prefer a skydicing partner, totally understand that. why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? seems like a simple thing to set up and i dont see why it couldnt work. there could also be a swingers section. when youre going from DZ to DZ you'll have a new brief "freiend" awaiting your arrival! "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MikeJD 0 #7 June 9, 2006 Quote why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? Because if you want to meet a skydiver your best bet is at the dropzone! I have heard rumours of 'swinging' there, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NlghtJumper 0 #8 June 9, 2006 Dont worry, a thread will break off soon. Starting just that very thing. A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites briguy 0 #9 June 9, 2006 Quote My brother met his Russian wife on one. ..... They have been married for six years now. She has obtained her U.S. citizenship heh. now she has her freedom and will start screwing around with the first russian guy she finds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TALONSKY 0 #10 June 9, 2006 Yes, I used match.com. It was very successful. I met my wife, we have been together for 6 years and married for 3 years. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #11 June 9, 2006 QuoteI met my wife Thats sick... Married people going on dating sites and finding other married people...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cameramonkey 0 #12 June 9, 2006 Just beware... not only do you have scammers on there trying to screw people out of cash (getting them to send $$ for emergencies, plane tix, etc) but there are several lawsuits brewing against some sites. I think it was match.com and yahoo personals (dont quote me on those, I may be wrong) that former employees blew the whistle on "date bait" scams. when they would see users not doing well and about to cancel a paid account, they were told to create bogus profiles (hot and successful of course) in the person's area and then send a message showing interest. that would cause the person to renew thinking they had found a hottie, only to have that person not respond any longer. I have seen that scam firsthand on two different occasions several years ago. fell for the first one, and got smart the second time. Like many internet things (ebay, dating sites, etc) they start out great until they get bigger and asshats find the sites... then it all goes to hell. Just be careful out there. its a zoo.Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #13 June 9, 2006 Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #14 June 9, 2006 Quote Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! So how long did you date her? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ntrprnr 0 #15 June 9, 2006 I started This one. Currently in the middle of an Angel Financing round for it. 15,000 or so members. We've had a handful of success stories so far!_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #16 June 9, 2006 Quotewhy doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? It does! Occasionally there will be an actual personal ad in there, though mostly people use it for housing hookups. I think Bonfire acts as its own personals section anyway."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yamtx73 0 #17 June 9, 2006 Actually I've tried several of them... as far as success goes... well, I'm still single and currently not dating... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallinWoman 1 #18 June 9, 2006 Dz.com....the greatest dating site ever. Met Skymedic here over four years ago....almost five.... We have been married just shy of a year now. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #19 June 9, 2006 [reply why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? seems like a simple thing to set up and i dont see why it couldnt work. Because Sang is good at math. 85-90% of the sport is male. Doesn't make for a good matchup market. I've never done much with Match. I'm too much of a chicken when it comes to the whole dating thing. But I had a co-worker who used it for awhile but stopped because he got tired of doing better with hookups and dates when he was playing games. It was just too much work for him. But as long as you're careful I don't see how you have anything to lose but time by trying them out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #20 June 9, 2006 I think if you look at it as "just another way to meet people" it can be okay. Assume that the odds are that most people you meet are probably not going to be your soulmate (and really, that's no different than any other way of meeting people) and it could be fun. Manage expectations, be safe (casual date, public place for the first meetup), trust your instincts and enjoy it."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PRSKY71 0 #21 June 9, 2006 I met an ex-boyfriend using AOL chatroom in 1996 and we were together for approximately 1.5 years. My current SO and I met through Match.com. It's coming up on one year next month and is going well. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yamtx73 0 #22 June 9, 2006 QuoteI met an ex-boyfriend using AOL chatroom in 1996 and we were together for approximately 1.5 years. My current SO and I met through Match.com. It's coming up on one year next month and is going well. I'm glad to hear that Sarah... I tried Match.com, as well as a few others, with rather poor results... I guess I'm just too "unique"... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #23 June 9, 2006 QuoteBut as long as you're careful I don't see how you have anything to lose but time by trying them out. *** Manage expectations, be safe (casual date, public place for the first meetup), trust your instincts and enjoy it. Quote Oh, I wasn't asking because I was thinking about trying it. I just wanted to hear about other people's experiences. A few years ago, I registered on three sites. I only had one man express an interest in meeting me. He was a self-expressed couch-potato intellectual who was looking for a wife. I declined to meet him because I just wasn't looking for a marriage partner, and I didn't think it would be fair to him. I love to hear about success stories like my brothers. I know a few friends who have had good experiences too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NlghtJumper 0 #24 June 9, 2006 I only use it to find people I normally wouldnt. My keeps me constantly traveling, so why only look in specific areas? With the internet, I can check all over the US for women I might be interested in... A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PRSKY71 0 #25 June 10, 2006 Well, one of the things that did it for me this time around was the skydiving!! I had wanted to try it years ago and meeting him was just a "sign". Well, now Mr. Bruce, I doubt you'll have any trouble what with your new official skydiver status and all!!!! 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piisfish 140 #4 June 9, 2006 you had a cutaway ?? Apaprently "not too bad" as you're posting, and willing to go again.. You should feel great. QuoteThat's a bit of a non-traditional marriage though wouldn't you say?... considering she just had another man's baby... non traditionnal, that's true... just had a baby ?? Come on, Devany was already 5yrs old.. I haven't been skydiving for 5 years yet...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #5 June 9, 2006 When I was in college (VMI when it was all male) we used to get on those because there were few avenues for meeting females. I'm still very close friends with some of the girls I met on there."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caspar 0 #6 June 9, 2006 ok one thing i hear read is that most skydivers prefer a skydicing partner, totally understand that. why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? seems like a simple thing to set up and i dont see why it couldnt work. there could also be a swingers section. when youre going from DZ to DZ you'll have a new brief "freiend" awaiting your arrival! "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #7 June 9, 2006 Quote why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? Because if you want to meet a skydiver your best bet is at the dropzone! I have heard rumours of 'swinging' there, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NlghtJumper 0 #8 June 9, 2006 Dont worry, a thread will break off soon. Starting just that very thing. A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites briguy 0 #9 June 9, 2006 Quote My brother met his Russian wife on one. ..... They have been married for six years now. She has obtained her U.S. citizenship heh. now she has her freedom and will start screwing around with the first russian guy she finds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TALONSKY 0 #10 June 9, 2006 Yes, I used match.com. It was very successful. I met my wife, we have been together for 6 years and married for 3 years. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #11 June 9, 2006 QuoteI met my wife Thats sick... Married people going on dating sites and finding other married people...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cameramonkey 0 #12 June 9, 2006 Just beware... not only do you have scammers on there trying to screw people out of cash (getting them to send $$ for emergencies, plane tix, etc) but there are several lawsuits brewing against some sites. I think it was match.com and yahoo personals (dont quote me on those, I may be wrong) that former employees blew the whistle on "date bait" scams. when they would see users not doing well and about to cancel a paid account, they were told to create bogus profiles (hot and successful of course) in the person's area and then send a message showing interest. that would cause the person to renew thinking they had found a hottie, only to have that person not respond any longer. I have seen that scam firsthand on two different occasions several years ago. fell for the first one, and got smart the second time. Like many internet things (ebay, dating sites, etc) they start out great until they get bigger and asshats find the sites... then it all goes to hell. Just be careful out there. its a zoo.Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #13 June 9, 2006 Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #14 June 9, 2006 Quote Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! So how long did you date her? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ntrprnr 0 #15 June 9, 2006 I started This one. Currently in the middle of an Angel Financing round for it. 15,000 or so members. We've had a handful of success stories so far!_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #16 June 9, 2006 Quotewhy doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? It does! Occasionally there will be an actual personal ad in there, though mostly people use it for housing hookups. I think Bonfire acts as its own personals section anyway."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yamtx73 0 #17 June 9, 2006 Actually I've tried several of them... as far as success goes... well, I'm still single and currently not dating... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallinWoman 1 #18 June 9, 2006 Dz.com....the greatest dating site ever. Met Skymedic here over four years ago....almost five.... We have been married just shy of a year now. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #19 June 9, 2006 [reply why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? seems like a simple thing to set up and i dont see why it couldnt work. Because Sang is good at math. 85-90% of the sport is male. Doesn't make for a good matchup market. I've never done much with Match. I'm too much of a chicken when it comes to the whole dating thing. But I had a co-worker who used it for awhile but stopped because he got tired of doing better with hookups and dates when he was playing games. It was just too much work for him. But as long as you're careful I don't see how you have anything to lose but time by trying them out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NlghtJumper 0 #8 June 9, 2006 Dont worry, a thread will break off soon. Starting just that very thing. A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briguy 0 #9 June 9, 2006 Quote My brother met his Russian wife on one. ..... They have been married for six years now. She has obtained her U.S. citizenship heh. now she has her freedom and will start screwing around with the first russian guy she finds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #10 June 9, 2006 Yes, I used match.com. It was very successful. I met my wife, we have been together for 6 years and married for 3 years. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #11 June 9, 2006 QuoteI met my wife Thats sick... Married people going on dating sites and finding other married people...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #12 June 9, 2006 Just beware... not only do you have scammers on there trying to screw people out of cash (getting them to send $$ for emergencies, plane tix, etc) but there are several lawsuits brewing against some sites. I think it was match.com and yahoo personals (dont quote me on those, I may be wrong) that former employees blew the whistle on "date bait" scams. when they would see users not doing well and about to cancel a paid account, they were told to create bogus profiles (hot and successful of course) in the person's area and then send a message showing interest. that would cause the person to renew thinking they had found a hottie, only to have that person not respond any longer. I have seen that scam firsthand on two different occasions several years ago. fell for the first one, and got smart the second time. Like many internet things (ebay, dating sites, etc) they start out great until they get bigger and asshats find the sites... then it all goes to hell. Just be careful out there. its a zoo.Two wrongs don't make a right, however three lefts DO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #13 June 9, 2006 Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #14 June 9, 2006 Quote Here is what I found on Yahoo Personals! So how long did you date her? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #15 June 9, 2006 I started This one. Currently in the middle of an Angel Financing round for it. 15,000 or so members. We've had a handful of success stories so far!_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #16 June 9, 2006 Quotewhy doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? It does! Occasionally there will be an actual personal ad in there, though mostly people use it for housing hookups. I think Bonfire acts as its own personals section anyway."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #17 June 9, 2006 Actually I've tried several of them... as far as success goes... well, I'm still single and currently not dating... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #18 June 9, 2006 Dz.com....the greatest dating site ever. Met Skymedic here over four years ago....almost five.... We have been married just shy of a year now. ~Anne I'm a Doll!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #19 June 9, 2006 [reply why doesnt dz.com have a new section to the classified's? the personal classifieds section?? seems like a simple thing to set up and i dont see why it couldnt work. Because Sang is good at math. 85-90% of the sport is male. Doesn't make for a good matchup market. I've never done much with Match. I'm too much of a chicken when it comes to the whole dating thing. But I had a co-worker who used it for awhile but stopped because he got tired of doing better with hookups and dates when he was playing games. It was just too much work for him. But as long as you're careful I don't see how you have anything to lose but time by trying them out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #20 June 9, 2006 I think if you look at it as "just another way to meet people" it can be okay. Assume that the odds are that most people you meet are probably not going to be your soulmate (and really, that's no different than any other way of meeting people) and it could be fun. Manage expectations, be safe (casual date, public place for the first meetup), trust your instincts and enjoy it."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRSKY71 0 #21 June 9, 2006 I met an ex-boyfriend using AOL chatroom in 1996 and we were together for approximately 1.5 years. My current SO and I met through Match.com. It's coming up on one year next month and is going well. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #22 June 9, 2006 QuoteI met an ex-boyfriend using AOL chatroom in 1996 and we were together for approximately 1.5 years. My current SO and I met through Match.com. It's coming up on one year next month and is going well. I'm glad to hear that Sarah... I tried Match.com, as well as a few others, with rather poor results... I guess I'm just too "unique"... The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #23 June 9, 2006 QuoteBut as long as you're careful I don't see how you have anything to lose but time by trying them out. *** Manage expectations, be safe (casual date, public place for the first meetup), trust your instincts and enjoy it. Quote Oh, I wasn't asking because I was thinking about trying it. I just wanted to hear about other people's experiences. A few years ago, I registered on three sites. I only had one man express an interest in meeting me. He was a self-expressed couch-potato intellectual who was looking for a wife. I declined to meet him because I just wasn't looking for a marriage partner, and I didn't think it would be fair to him. I love to hear about success stories like my brothers. I know a few friends who have had good experiences too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NlghtJumper 0 #24 June 9, 2006 I only use it to find people I normally wouldnt. My keeps me constantly traveling, so why only look in specific areas? With the internet, I can check all over the US for women I might be interested in... A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PRSKY71 0 #25 June 10, 2006 Well, one of the things that did it for me this time around was the skydiving!! I had wanted to try it years ago and meeting him was just a "sign". Well, now Mr. Bruce, I doubt you'll have any trouble what with your new official skydiver status and all!!!! Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
NlghtJumper 0 #24 June 9, 2006 I only use it to find people I normally wouldnt. My keeps me constantly traveling, so why only look in specific areas? With the internet, I can check all over the US for women I might be interested in... A man will do anything for the right woman, and when that woman destroys him, that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRSKY71 0 #25 June 10, 2006 Well, one of the things that did it for me this time around was the skydiving!! I had wanted to try it years ago and meeting him was just a "sign". Well, now Mr. Bruce, I doubt you'll have any trouble what with your new official skydiver status and all!!!! Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
