Random thoughts... - by Tocky
CZmeltdown on 5/1/2024 at 23:05
This one time a couple years ago I left my lighter at a rehab facility, haven't seen it since. :(
Sulphur on 14/1/2024 at 17:03
Randomly, I'm not looking to resurrect the mayo debate, but I wanna say that while some regard it as merely lube, if you make it at home, it can absolutely be full of flavour. I added some garlic to punch it up along with an extra hit of mustard, so it's technically some sort of semi-aioli, but it works so well with potato wedges and such that it's worth the effort (all of five minutes with an immersion blender). It won't last as long as a jar of Hellmann's or whatever, but that's just a good excuse to use it on everything.
Fire Arrow on 17/1/2024 at 19:22
Today I used Tinder for the first time, after years of hearing bad stories about it. It was a thoroughly underwhelming experience.
Also, is it just me or does it seem like there are a lot of accountants and nurses?
Azaran on 17/1/2024 at 22:14
Quote Posted by Fire Arrow
Today I used Tinder for the first time, after years of hearing bad stories about it. It was a thoroughly underwhelming experience.
Also, is it just me or does it seem like there are a lot of accountants and nurses?
OK Cupid is the way to go
Fire Arrow on 17/1/2024 at 22:20
Quote Posted by Azaran
OK Cupid is the way to go
New to this, Google told me OK Cupid was for hook ups (Did google lie to me!?). Also Ireland might be different from other places. Like for example I have a lot of family in the UK who found long term relationships on Bumble, meanwhile virtually no one seems to use it in Ireland. Any advice appreciated. I'm bored of being single.
Harvester on 17/1/2024 at 22:22
I never had the courage to try Tinder. Props for trying it out Fire Arrow!
But I am trying to meet people. Saturday I’m going on a third date with a woman I met on a Facebook community for widows and widowers. I will be meeting her 3 boys for the first time. She’s asked what they want to do and what they’d like to do the most, apparently, since they heard I’m a gamer, is play games with me on their PS4 and afterwards make dinner for us. Sounds good to me and regardless of what we end up doing I’m thankful that they’re open to the idea of their mom meeting someone new, that they don’t have a hostile attitude.
Concerning Bumble, the previous woman I was trying to meet (didn’t work out, now we’re just low-key friends) has just entered a relationship with a man she met on Bumble. Seems a bit more serious than Tinder.
Azaran on 17/1/2024 at 22:29
Quote Posted by Fire Arrow
New to this, Google told me OK Cupid was for hook ups (Did google lie to me!?). Also Ireland might be different from other places. Like for example I have a lot of family in the UK who found long term relationships on Bumble, meanwhile virtually no one seems to use it in Ireland. Any advice appreciated. I'm bored of being single.
It's the other way around. Okc you have a ton of filters and compatibility tools, it's more designed for relationships. Trust me, that's where I met my current girlfriend
Fire Arrow on 17/1/2024 at 23:10
Quote Posted by Harvester
I never had the courage to try Tinder. Props for trying it out Fire Arrow!
To be fair I wouldn't be able to do it if I wasn't on anti-anxiety medication. Still, at least now I'll know it wasn't my lack of confidence that's responsible for my crippling awkwardness.
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But I am trying to meet people. Saturday I'm going on a third date with a woman I met on a Facebook community for widows and widowers. I will be meeting her 3 boys for the first time. She's asked what they want to do and what they'd like to do the most, apparently, since they heard I'm a gamer, is play games with me on their PS4 and afterwards make dinner for us. Sounds good to me and regardless of what we end up doing I'm thankful that they're open to the idea of their mom meeting someone new, that they don't have a hostile attitude.
Good luck!
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Concerning Bumble, the previous woman I was trying to meet (didn't work out, now we're just low-key friends) has just entered a relationship with a man she met on Bumble. Seems a bit more serious than Tinder.
I've heard good things about Bumble. I matched and chatted with a woman on Bumble, but I got paranoid I was being catfished because I saw a very similar account on Tinder. Talked about it with someone, it turned out there's two ways of saying the same name.:sweat: Oh well, still early days.
Quote Posted by Azaran
It's the other way around. Okc you have a ton of filters and compatibility tools, it's more designed for relationships. Trust me, that's where I met my current girlfriend
I'll have to give it a shot.
Anarchic Fox on 19/1/2024 at 14:51
Quote Posted by Azaran
It's the other way around. Okc you have a ton of filters and compatibility tools, it's more designed for relationships. Trust me, that's where I met my current girlfriend
I've had great success with OKC in the past. Earlier this week I started a new account only to find that the site has declined severely. Many of its best features have either been discarded or made hard to find, in favor of a simplistic mobile-phone interface.
mxleader on 19/1/2024 at 17:27
I deleted all my dating app accounts just over a year ago and I have been sooooo happy. They were fun before and during Covid, and I even went out on dates during that time. Then when things opened back up all the sites declined severely. Then TikTok came along and there have been some crazy trends where it was just back and forth bashing between men and women about dating and that had an effect on my dating experience even at my age (51). They are literally just sites for emotional validation these days and I would avoid them altogether. I have found that going out and doing things that you like to do is better for meeting people and getting good dates.
All that being said I think different dating apps are for different income brackets and social circle types. I've had the most dates from Facebook dating than all the rest. The one date I had from OKC was interesting... I've never hooked up with anyone on Tinder for some reason. The craziest thing though is that I would get a very large quantity of women hitting me up on dating apps who were teachers. I'm not sure what it is about teachers wanting to date me and it sort of became a joke at my former job. I even created a Bumble account on vacation and the very first connection I made was a woman who was a teacher.
Anyway, here's my list of sites and quick opinions that nobody asked for:
OKC - Good for dating if you don't make a lot of money. Also, lots of catfishing. Sort of the WISH.com of the dating world nowadays.
Facebook Dating - Fairly safe in regards to not getting catfished. So far the most promising but man there are a lot of teachers.
Bumble - Good for working professionals and you should dress well for your photos. Kind of middle class.
Tinder - Same old Tinder that it's always been: a hookup site.
Hinge - It was pretty decent in the beginning and I connected with a lot of fairly smart women with decent educations, careers and interests but the app is very annoying and I rarely went on any dates. Being one of the newest a lot of people gravitate to those and so you get a lot of 'gotta have the latest and greatest thing' type people which can be both good and bad.
I don't recall trying any other apps than those listed above but that has been my experience in the last four years. I'm more prone to becoming a hermit these days and just staying and reading books after my online dating experiences.
