Restrictive Profiles (143)
Restrictive profiles are probably more honest, but look bad when you see all the restrictions.
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mollybaby: Are restrictive profiles good or bad?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
I think it is good to be open Molly,
Limiting yourself ,could mean that you could miss out on someone special,
I think that age difference, say a 10 to 15 year difference, doesn't really seem
like that when you meet up.
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mollybaby: Are restrictive profiles good or bad?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Difficult question Molly??
I think people would have a better chance of success
leaving it open as long as they're prepared to go and meet their soul mate on the other side of the world and also willing to relocate?
If not then some specific criteria is needed.
If only looking to make friends then it's best to leave it open...like I have...as I don't really care what colour age or religion they are!
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Sometimes all the restrictions are swept under the carpet if there is a visual attraction...
But I have witnessed some very restrictive profiles that make you feel better, as you didn't have to waste time with people far from your liking (characteristically) ...
Honesty is best even if it temps you to ridicule the provider...
But I have witnessed some very restrictive profiles that make you feel better, as you didn't have to waste time with people far from your liking (characteristically) ...
Honesty is best even if it temps you to ridicule the provider...
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mollybaby: Are restrictive profiles good or bad?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Is pics excluded?
...... " open to anything that comes along " You are very liberal minded, butdon't sell yourself short.
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@Track, I agree some profiles can seem very off putting
@Anna, you sound like you met somebody you like outside of your criteria
@Daniela, I'm sure some people have restrictions wen when they are looking for 'friends' only
@ Krema, real-life visuals or profile pics? And yes, proliles can be off putting for the right reasons too
@Anna, you sound like you met somebody you like outside of your criteria
@Daniela, I'm sure some people have restrictions wen when they are looking for 'friends' only
@ Krema, real-life visuals or profile pics? And yes, proliles can be off putting for the right reasons too
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pedalguy59: Is pics excluded? ...... " open to anything that comes along " You are very liberal minded, but
don't sell yourself short.
don't sell yourself short.
Pics? Whatever do you mean, young man??
I often wonder though, how a man who has 18-99 on their profile would react if a 99 year old woman wheeled up to their date...
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mollybaby: Pics? Whatever do you mean, young man??
I often wonder though, how a man who has 18-99 on their profile would react if a 99 year old woman wheeled up to their date...
I often wonder though, how a man who has 18-99 on their profile would react if a 99 year old woman wheeled up to their date...
Being as I have the world blocked here, the question is moot. It was just a quick choice of age range
for me.
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pedalguy59: Being as I have the world blocked here, the question is moot. It was just a quick choice of age range
for me.
for me.
The world apart from North America I presume? I seem to remember we can't block our own areas,
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mollybaby: The world apart from North America I presume? I seem to remember we can't block our own areas,
And SA by the look of it?.
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daniela777: And SA by the look of it?.
We can unrestrict anybody we want by PM
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mollybaby: Hi Krema, yes I agree.
Online is more like a fast food joint than a sit-down restaurant.
Re. Pics, I honestly would prefer if there were none at all up. I finds 7th distracts me.
I have met up with pic-less people in real life that I had gotten to know and like based on their personality alone.
If they had pics up, I'd probably have started picking holes in them negatively. .nose too big, head too bald, etc
Online is more like a fast food joint than a sit-down restaurant.
Re. Pics, I honestly would prefer if there were none at all up. I finds 7th distracts me.
I have met up with pic-less people in real life that I had gotten to know and like based on their personality alone.
If they had pics up, I'd probably have started picking holes in them negatively. .nose too big, head too bald, etc
Absolutely right you are, Molly...
I have also met in person mostly people who didn't have profile pictures...
Boringly truthful but we are visual creatures...
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KremaP: Absolutely right you are, Molly...
I have also met in person mostly people who didn't have profile pictures...
Boringly truthful but we are visual creatures...
I have also met in person mostly people who didn't have profile pictures...
Boringly truthful but we are visual creatures...
That we are
I'll be the first to admit I am superficial
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That would depend upon what 'good' and 'bad' are.
Although I do take some small delight in replying to mail with, "I'm sorry, but I don't meet you're requirements." when the requirements are, shall we say, unrealistic.
Although I do take some small delight in replying to mail with, "I'm sorry, but I don't meet you're requirements." when the requirements are, shall we say, unrealistic.
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mollybaby: The world apart from North America I presume? I seem to remember we can't block our own areas,
Very true, but my personality blocks the remainder.
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mollybaby: That we are
I'll be the first to admit I am superficial
I'll be the first to admit I am superficial
I am happy to take the second place...
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mollybaby: Are restrictive profiles good or bad?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?
I don't think it can be classified as good or bad in general.. it depends on why a person has chosen to be restrictive or open.
For example.. I know for sure that sometimes people have restrictive profiles simply because they want to avoid spammers coz, let's face it, they do tend to belong to certain areas more than others (although definitely not restricted to those areas). But by doing so they might be limiting their chances of finding whatever they're looking for yet also avoiding a lot of potential nuisance.
Then there are people that (for whatever personal reason) know exactly what they want and restrict their profiles to reflect that.. again absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Its really just all too subjective to capture in a comment.. at least for me.. well I tried..
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I realize I just touched on the location criterion only but obviously there's a whole lot of other stuff that can be a matter of personal choice.. again can't really be classified as good or bad for chances of success.. Its more a matter of fate IMHO.. And its not like you can't go back and change the settings as your experience enriches your mind.. 
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Mathematically it might make sense to have the least amount of restrictions to find someone.
But it is not a largest numbers game nor does this one has any interest to find just 'someone'.
While I have absolutely no idea what she should be like, I'm very sure what she shouldn't be.
And that would be the majority of people that I have no interest in.
So filtering it is, one way or another.
And sure there might be opportunities missed but I rather throw the whole haystack out the door to find that needle than to sieve the whole pile. On a windy day that is.
But it is not a largest numbers game nor does this one has any interest to find just 'someone'.
While I have absolutely no idea what she should be like, I'm very sure what she shouldn't be.
And that would be the majority of people that I have no interest in.
So filtering it is, one way or another.
And sure there might be opportunities missed but I rather throw the whole haystack out the door to find that needle than to sieve the whole pile. On a windy day that is.
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Profiles vary considerably between people who are looking for anybody from 18-99, of any size, height, religion, living in any country of any marital status,
to those who only want a person of one race, one colour, one area, one culture, one size, one age, etc.
Is it better to be open to anything that comes along or to be circumspect from the beginning?
Which has the better chance of success?