Lincoln Dawson

the first pic is too crowded with animals.

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You also have to overcome the fact that most dating apps have a significantly higher percentage of male users than female users. It can really discourage a guy and make him feel like it’s worthless.

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this is where i am right now.

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I tried a Christian dating app called Upward not really expecting much but I had good success and met my girlfriend on there. I couldn’t believe I actually found someone that I liked on a dating app, but it’s been going really well.

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might be worth a look. my only concern is there might not be a large pool of women, but then again, that might be good that it is a smaller pool in general, i.e., less men too.

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Have you tried going out and actually meeting women?

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I've been on a few dates with one woman over the course of several months. it was great, until it wasn't. i met her through a work connection (she is in sales and supports the company i work for). she ended up having suffered a lot of trauma from two failed relationships. went from extremely hot to frigid over the course of a weekend, after, arguably we had our best date to date. she even said it. she started getting feels and sabotaged it.

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I’m pretty ignorant on how dating apps work but how do you spend 700-800 dollars on them?

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this is over the course of a year so far. they range from about 50 to 75 a month.

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Go to your local farmers markets, antique shops, pumpkin patches and churches

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i am fairly confident in myself, and can carry a conversation. but how on earth does one just start striking up a conversation at a farmers market? should i be holding a large cucumber? haha

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How bout you bang one of them brawds?

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one is a smoker, and she smells like cigarettes.

the other one only likes black men, and she's white. so i am eliminated.

i am so discouraged with dating apps. i have tried tinder and it appears to be nothing but scammers. hinge seems to be the same way, at least from what i can tell. if the female is atheist and liberal, it's a fake account. i suppose i could make my settings to verified only here. and bumble, i get several likes, but then i am never messaged by the female.

I've talked to a couple of co-workers who are female and have free accounts and paid accounts on hinge, and they tell me they get overwhelmed with the number of likes and dms that they just either stop looking or quit which i think sucks for people like myself and others who actually have something positive going for them in their life.

hinge makes me feel inferior. like i mean no one responds. not even to the stupid weekly rose i get. haha.

i'm thinking i need to try and connect with someone through facebook, just scroll and see who accepts me. can't be any worse. personally, i'd rather meet someone through a friend of a friend, but my circle of friends is very small since moving here a while back. is church my best option? or the shopping isle in a grocery store?

certainly i can't be the only guy that is turned off by this? hinge got me because when i had the free addition, i was getting many likes and couldn't see them, so i was very excited. turns out the accounts once i could see them were fake, or at least i think they were. no one responded. and i am talking about like 20 something likes.

fml

wasting too much money on these apps. is match a better option because you actually have to put thought into it?

edited to add. a friend of mine recommended elite singles. i had never heard of it. i can't imagine they have a large talent pool to choose from. she said she was living in california when she tried it, which is maybe why it worked for her.


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i've learned that this is (d)ifferent.

slow sunday? :lol:

i was not really seeking travel recommendations but it turned into that. i was more concerned about the venue and logistics/seating. i thank everyone.

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Then just go and park. Pretty simple. Just seeing if you were planning on getting drunk or doing any other elicit supplements.

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is weed smell prevalent? i really don't drink much, and since i want to drive, i won't. i'll have someone else with me and i want to make sure we get back safe and sound, plus being in an unfamiliar area, i just want to be extra cautious.