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Mooseface said:
I don't mean procrastinating type interaction and find out every single thing about them type of information - just a bit of friendly good humoured get to know you interaction. So you know whether you actually could have something to talk about if you meet. And then if you might - meet in person because that is different again than emails/message boards etc even if you spark in writing. Actual relationships happen (mainly) in real time and eyeball to eyeball.
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i do try to ask them out in the first few messages. because like you said relationships happen eyeball to eyeball. i mean i don't ask them straight away, but maybe a few messages after that.
 
Sorry to hear you struck a dud date, I would imagine that is probably common? People get nervous I would think.
I have several friends happily married that met their partners on Eharmony/rsvp one of those.

You know what is good for meeting people, volunteering, there is a wide variety of types of stuff you can do.
You meet the nicest people and feel good:)
Local op-shops are like community centres and a great place to try.
Or you do more intellectual stuff, Red Cross and other big international charities etc, often need researchers, admin help and stuff.


Try a dance class, men are at a PREMIUM, women will always outnumber the males, and a lot of the males are useless, nothing to fear and it is good exercise.

And @Mooseface where are you in Germany? Anywhere near the border with Switzerland?
My boy is doing gigs in Biel/Bein, Switzerland, close to the borders of France, Germany
 
@kxk, do you think those paid dating sites would be better for finding a relationship rather than on a free one like okcupid where people might not be that invested.
 
Do you have to pay for the ones I commented about?
I have no idea about any of that online dating stuff, just that my friends are really happy, and seem really well suited.

And I would keep trying free first if it was me, will ask my friends next time I see them.

I do know another sneaky way to meet people, Church, join/attend and get involved.
An old grandpa I knew (not mine), who had been a sailor during the war, told me he avoided all the sailor/soldier dances, and other crap - and just go the Church, nicer girls.

Dancing - with partners, anything with partners. latin/swing/ballroom/rock & roll/square dancing/disco, whatever.
Melbourne has heaps of free stuff outdoors during summer, and cheap indoors stuff, huge swing dance parties, latin is big too.
I love tango.

What happens at Toastmasters, friend making?
 
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kxk said:
Do you have to pay for the ones I commented about?
I have no idea about any of that online dating stuff, just that my friends are really happy, and seem really well suited.

And I would keep trying free first if it was me, will ask my friends next time I see them.

I do know another sneaky way to meet people, Church, join/attend and get involved.
An old grandpa I knew (not mine), who had been a sailor during the war, told me he avoided all the sailor/soldier dances, and other crap - and just go the Church, nicer girls.

Dancing - with partners, anything with partners. latin/swing/ballroom/rock & roll/square dancing/disco, whatever.
Melbourne has heaps of free stuff outdoors during summer, and cheap indoors stuff, huge swing dance parties, latin is big too.
I love tango.

What happens at Toastmasters, friend making?
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if you want to get the full advantages of those sites (messaging profies), then yes you do have to pay.

church sounds like an idea. but i am not religious in any way shape or form. so that might be a bit of a problem.

dancing does sound like fun.


what happens at toastmasters is speechmaking, as well as a bit of socialising. so yes, friend making is a part of that too.
 
kxk said:
Sorry to hear you struck a dud date, I would imagine that is probably common? People get nervous I would think.
I have several friends happily married that met their partners on Eharmony/rsvp one of those.

You know what is good for meeting people, volunteering, there is a wide variety of types of stuff you can do.
You meet the nicest people and feel good:)
Local op-shops are like community centres and a great place to try.
Or you do more intellectual stuff, Red Cross and other big international charities etc, often need researchers, admin help and stuff.


Try a dance class, men are at a PREMIUM, women will always outnumber the males, and a lot of the males are useless, nothing to fear and it is good exercise.

And @Mooseface where are you in Germany? Anywhere near the border with Switzerland?
My boy is doing gigs in Biel/Bein, Switzerland, close to the borders of France, Germany
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Hi kxk. Not that near, really. 442 km away from Biel! By gigs you mean music? What took him to Biel for them?
 
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Dear Mooseface,
What are you grateful for?
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Well today - for having this adventure/opportunity rambling round Germany. For my (strange) job and my generous boss and the kind people I have met here. For some provoking reading by George K Simon (the Judas Syndrome) and Connie Zweig (Meeting the Shadow). For friends and family back home and here and around the world.
 
Mooseface said:
Well today - for having this adventure/opportunity rambling round Germany. For my (strange) job and my generous boss and the kind people I have met here. For some provoking reading by George K Simon (the Judas Syndrome) and Connie Zweig (Meeting the Shadow). For friends and family back home and here and around the world.
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very good.

i am grateful for eveyone, both big and small, who have touched my life.
 
That is him in my avatar, and his soundcloud is in my sig.
He is being flown there, and will be doing stuff in Denmark, Belgium, and possibly France. he wants to visit Amsterdam.
He is a music producer DJ, and is doing amazing stuff, dj name is Nikelodeon, from Nick:)
He has a lot of fans in Europe, Israel, Asia, all over.
He is collaborating with a French guy and an Indian guy at the moment.

He has worked very hard, plays lots of gigs here and interstate. Started out playing Melbourne Bounce, he is a leader in PsyTrance now, more complex music.

He studied music at school, is a talented drummer, and he used to rap. He has acted like a DJ since he was 2.

This is his music, promo for Switzerland, his music playing.
https://video-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/h...=301ea0f150948d99d41d92d6f0aebab2&oe=56D97C13

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=465195210332765
 
Do a google search with that question @reepbot someone is bound to have done research/checks, whatever, it is a service so Choice has probably done a comparison.
 
reepbot said:
do you think that paid dating sites are better than free dating sites in terms of finding someone?
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I think you get more noise from time wasters on free sites and people making multiple accounts. The fact that there is some commitment prior to meeting reduces the amount of noise. If I were trying, I probably would pay a small amount to reduce some lowest common denominator riff raff. Alternative, just be prepared for false starts and talk a bit beforehand or take measures to vet.

I was involved in phone carrier billing systems in the WAP days (quasi internet) so saw and analysed usage data rather than dated using them. There were many more avatars than unique phone IDs ;)
 
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