Plenty of Fish in the Sea but........ (109)
KNenagh: Eh, thanks Wade, that sounds like some really sophisticated date...
i'll pay
scriobhneoir: No offence Wade but I know when I'm making an effort and when I'm not. In any profiles where the woman made an effort, I replied directly to the points they were making. Unfortunately a lot of people don't bother their holes giving you anything to go by which means you basically are left with nothing else to say but your profile is nice blah blah blah etc, I would like to know more, if you want a chat drop me a line.
Dont give 'em the option, instead of saying that, simply say 'chat soon!' or 'I'll eagerly await your response!
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You're mailing a lot of ladies, thus the chances of you being dissapointed are greater, personally (and maybe I'm incredibly picky, which, you gotta be, right?) I dont mail that many, just the ones that I am pretty sure are well grounded and worth the effort and it usually proves to be the case. You can tell a genuine person, even from their pics, how they compose their profile, hell, even the use of punctuation!! Seriously!!
scriobhneoir: Ahem read the thread. I'm talking about a different site. One where I have a photo oh and I only took my photo down here the other day.
Oh right
Sorry Bud.....
Green_Sleeves: Dont give 'em the option, instead of saying that, simply say 'chat soon!' or 'I'll eagerly await your response! '
You're mailing a lot of ladies, thus the chances of you being dissapointed are greater, personally (and maybe I'm incredibly picky, which, you gotta be, right?) I dont mail that many, just the ones that I am pretty sure are well grounded and worth the effort and it usually proves to be the case. You can tell a genuine person, even from their pics, how they compose their profile, hell, even the use of punctuation!! Seriously!!
You're mailing a lot of ladies, thus the chances of you being dissapointed are greater, personally (and maybe I'm incredibly picky, which, you gotta be, right?) I dont mail that many, just the ones that I am pretty sure are well grounded and worth the effort and it usually proves to be the case. You can tell a genuine person, even from their pics, how they compose their profile, hell, even the use of punctuation!! Seriously!!
Yeah
I'd go along with all that. Very good observations/advice.
scriobhneoir: Not beating myself up over it at all, just think it's funny more than anything else.
Fair enough
jenny68: Well fair play its nice to see a success story...Does she live here now...sorry just asking cos you said she was from SA....
Thanks Jen
Yeah tis going great. She's not living here yet, but all things going as well as they are after 9 months, we hope she'll be living here by next September.
Cheers
Vulpine: Thanks Jen
Yeah tis going great. She's not living here yet, but all things going as well as they are after 9 months, we hope she'll be living here by next September.
Cheers
Yeah tis going great. She's not living here yet, but all things going as well as they are after 9 months, we hope she'll be living here by next September.
Cheers
well I hope it works out...if you are both determined enough it will...but it does remind me of the old expression, if you want to know me come live with me...I have a friend who met a guy from Canada several yrs ago and eventually he moved here...It was hard at the start adjusting to the reality of it all...not just online anymore but there every day with all that comes with it...After the initial honeymoon period they went thru a lot of crap but are doing great now and recently got engaged
jenny68:
generally Irish men do it for me
generally Irish men do it for me
Snowy seems pretty keen to do it for ya and I'd say Phoenix would be easily convinced if you rubbed his belly and gave him a bowl of Pedigree Chum
banned !
WESTERNSTAR1: banned !
Pernament ban I reckon! Been nice ka-nowing you ya filthy scoundral!!
Green_Sleeves: Pernament ban I reckon! Been nice ka-nowing you ya filthy scoundral!!
getting sick of this place anyway 
WESTERNSTAR1: getting sick of this place anyway
WOnt be the same without you!!
Who else is gonna understnad the cosmetic beauty and perfect symetry of bladder racks and gum boots?!!
Green_Sleeves: WOnt be the same without you!!
Who else is gonna understnad the cosmetic beauty and perfect symetry of bladder racks and gum boots?!!
Who else is gonna understnad the cosmetic beauty and perfect symetry of bladder racks and gum boots?!!
found me self a nice little country town out the back of god only knows where,boots up,eye candy and all the tractors a star could count,oh and the odd bottle of clear stuff 
WESTERNSTAR1: found me self a nice little country town out the back of god only knows where,boots up,eye candy and all the tractors a star could count,oh and the odd bottle of clear stuff
I shall take my leave of you good sir, see you in the afterlife
I havn't read the whole lot but I get the gist of things....
Free sites are unlikely to be the place to make that serious connection...Because its free, many (and im not generalising here) of the users have little invested in making any proper effort to communicate and find a relationship of substance...Sure, you have only to read the 2,3 and 4 line profiles and general 'couldn't be botheredness' to get a handle on it, but in contrast there are some fantastic profiles written that involve and engage the reader, these are 'manna from heaven', and they do yeald results (you know who you are!), and you will really get the hang of a person by their forum contributuions, the real meat on the bones so to speak...
Pay sites by nature sugest more of a comittment to finding a mate or partner than free sites...However, finding someone here, on Fish or the other site (god knows, i cant remember its name now) is still a possible...
Im no looker, im not wealthy, I dont have power or influence...I can talk freely and confidantly, I am respectfull, and I do make every effort to see my friends are looked after in whatever way, shape of form that might be...
I have had plenty of dates from here and fish, Ok, none have lasted to date, thats the way things go, people are diffo in real life to their 'interlives', but if i have not met the person I will engage in with an LTR, then I have at least made some friends, and had some good times along the way...
As luck would have it, I have met a charming woman from this site, and Im happy to say, things are very good indeed, and heres the rub, we wrote about 10 e-mails total over a year period, with no agenda, just jibba jabba, as ya do...We met at the Bunratty meet in the middle of the year, and 'just clicked', quite the comfortable so it was...It was 6 weeks later we met up again for a 'catch up' and a curry!...and here we are, happy out!...It was not arduious hard back breaking sweat inducing toil, it just happend in an unforced and nautral way all by itself!, whats not to like there?...
Scroibs, however much one would like to 'move the process along', its gotta be said, unless you have a fistfull of aces, the whole 'relationship thang' is organic, I could offer up any number of platitudes, but being a smart fella, you already know 'whats what and whats not'...
As some have probbo already said, there are a lot worse things in this life than being single...Enjoy your life, enjoy yourself, be carefree and thankfull for the friends you have...I really cant add much more to that to be honest...
In closing, CS serves a purpose, it gets people away from the telly for a while and creates a bit of 'Panto' for the crowds, not so sure i can say the same of Fish or the other site which i still cant remember the bloody name of....
Ok so, have a good day, catch ya later...
Got to go "Im having a friend over for dinner!".....(fava beans, chianti...dunno!)....
AB.... ....
Free sites are unlikely to be the place to make that serious connection...Because its free, many (and im not generalising here) of the users have little invested in making any proper effort to communicate and find a relationship of substance...Sure, you have only to read the 2,3 and 4 line profiles and general 'couldn't be botheredness' to get a handle on it, but in contrast there are some fantastic profiles written that involve and engage the reader, these are 'manna from heaven', and they do yeald results (you know who you are!), and you will really get the hang of a person by their forum contributuions, the real meat on the bones so to speak...
Pay sites by nature sugest more of a comittment to finding a mate or partner than free sites...However, finding someone here, on Fish or the other site (god knows, i cant remember its name now) is still a possible...
Im no looker, im not wealthy, I dont have power or influence...I can talk freely and confidantly, I am respectfull, and I do make every effort to see my friends are looked after in whatever way, shape of form that might be...
I have had plenty of dates from here and fish, Ok, none have lasted to date, thats the way things go, people are diffo in real life to their 'interlives', but if i have not met the person I will engage in with an LTR, then I have at least made some friends, and had some good times along the way...
As luck would have it, I have met a charming woman from this site, and Im happy to say, things are very good indeed, and heres the rub, we wrote about 10 e-mails total over a year period, with no agenda, just jibba jabba, as ya do...We met at the Bunratty meet in the middle of the year, and 'just clicked', quite the comfortable so it was...It was 6 weeks later we met up again for a 'catch up' and a curry!...and here we are, happy out!...It was not arduious hard back breaking sweat inducing toil, it just happend in an unforced and nautral way all by itself!, whats not to like there?...
Scroibs, however much one would like to 'move the process along', its gotta be said, unless you have a fistfull of aces, the whole 'relationship thang' is organic, I could offer up any number of platitudes, but being a smart fella, you already know 'whats what and whats not'...
As some have probbo already said, there are a lot worse things in this life than being single...Enjoy your life, enjoy yourself, be carefree and thankfull for the friends you have...I really cant add much more to that to be honest...
In closing, CS serves a purpose, it gets people away from the telly for a while and creates a bit of 'Panto' for the crowds, not so sure i can say the same of Fish or the other site which i still cant remember the bloody name of....
Ok so, have a good day, catch ya later...
Got to go "Im having a friend over for dinner!".....(fava beans, chianti...dunno!)....
AB....
....In response to: Seemingly none of them want me, ouch! I know I said yesterday I'm not going to go ott looking for someone and that's still true, but yesterday for the hell of it I went on Plenty of Fish and sent no fewer than 25, yes 25 messages to women and got not a single reply. That's right, 0. Now I no it's all a bit of fun but talk about striking out.
Yes it was largely a social experiment, but also partly boredom. Not saying I'd object if any of them got back to me and something happened, but it wasn't a concerted effort to form a realtionship, or even just to get my hole. Apart from one profile that genuinely made my jaw drop, I can't say I was overly pushed. Probably not a good idea to admit that here when a lot of women use both sites, but I stopped taking this seriously a long time ago anyway.
scriobhneoir: Yes it was largely a social experiment, but also partly boredom. Not saying I'd object if any of them got back to me and something happened, but it wasn't a concerted effort to form a realtionship, or even just to get my hole. Apart from one profile that genuinely made my jaw drop, I can't say I was overly pushed. Probably not a good idea to admit that here when a lot of women use both sites, but I stopped taking this seriously a long time ago anyway.
Maybe the womens are picking up on that, 'this fella aint really interested, its just an experiment of his; why bother, I want someone who's serious about this!'. Just saying like
Green_Sleeves: Maybe the womens are picking up on that, 'this fella aint really interested, its just an experiment of his; why bother, I want someone who's serious about this!'. Just saying like
Na I doubt it. Nothing in any of the mails to suggest that.
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Back to you Scriobs - I agree with Vulpine on the pic. Hope it works for you in 2013.
As I say, I have a pic on POF. I took it down here as I haven't been using it much for dating. I always put it up when I am genuinely trying to approach women.