I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
I can appreciate your thoughts Bear, but surely you have made friends on here, male &/or female, would your new significant other not be able to appreciate that fact without jealousy? Would you be able to live with that jealousy knowing that your friendships here are only that & nothing more? Could you, yourself, live with that if your 'friend' had friendships here that he felt unable to give up?
Cervatilla: I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Thoughts please.
Everyone should have their own reasons for staying or leaving. No group think allowed. Tilla it is interesting you found the forums mean and nasty years ago. Several current posters sometimes speak of the good old days and how much fun it was back when, implying it is worse today. All and all I think it is not that bad currently.
...not many friends left for me here... -to me it`s more a walk down memorylane... and I come and go as I please... -never accually thought about this as a datingsite... I`ve never been on a date in my life. I just meet people, or I don`t... -but I do miss some of the carakters that used to be regulars here... I guess they just burned out like I did.
Miwagi: Everyone should have their own reasons for staying or leaving. No group think allowed. Tilla it is interesting you found the forums mean and nasty years ago. Several current posters sometimes speak of the good old days and how much fun it was back when, implying it is worse today. All and all I think it is not that bad currently.
Hi, Miwagi, there was one lady from mainland Spain in particular who was very sarcastic, she would interrogate every newbie & then check out their photos on tin eye to see if they were real or not. Some people just stopped posting because of it. One other from Dublin was a real dragon particularly if anyone posted anything remotely religious, she really upset a good friend of mine at the time Having said that, yes, they were good old days in the main, there were some real characters on here that would make a thread so much fun you would be on here all day. Pity they all left. But there are still some here who are great. Times & people change
viking67: ...not many friends left for me here... -to me it`s more a walk down memorylane... and I come and go as I please... -never accually thought about this as a datingsite... I`ve never been on a date in my life. I just meet people, or I don`t... -but I do miss some of the carakters that used to be regulars here... I guess they just burned out like I did.
-ore met somone for real...
Ah, Viking/Baltus, yes, it is a stroll down memory lane most of the time & no, there are no friends left from then - but you still have me as a friend Some of the characters were fantastic to read even if you only watched from the sidelines. No, I've never been on a date from here either & I don't reckon I ever will really.
I remember Rebel & Leo in particular & Morgenulv of course who went off to live happily ever after with a lady from here (at least I hope it's happy ever after for them) Maybe some of the oldies did meet someone after all. I know the guy from Denmark met his lady from here too
Cervatilla: I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Bearwoman: If I was involved with someone I would close my account.
I haven't been 100% involved for 35yrs ... so not being rude, i would close one of my accounts (not telling which one) so that she wouldn't think she left me a porpous
Cervatilla: I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Thoughts please.
8 years ago I was quite active in this site and I made so many good friends here but then I met someone and close my account. Not because my partner was jealous, but it was because I kept on getting messages from people with no profile pics telling me to get out of this site since I was not looking. After a few thoughts, I decided that maybe it was the best to close my account, I wanted to respect my partner back then by not being around in a dating site. Now that I am back single, I'm ready to go back mingling here..
Bearwoman: If I was involved with someone I would close my account.
Bear, definitely. The guy I feel will have a right to be jealous if u stay on. To me it says ur not happy with what u got, after talking to everyone, else they can use e-mail and skype to stay in contact. This is after all a dating site in the end.
SweetnFunnyChicSharjah, United Arab Emirates374 posts
There is no harm as long as the partner is aware of it and knows he does not have to worry about anything. Plus it should be mentioned in the profile that the person is no longer looking.
SweetnFunnyChicSharjah, United Arab Emirates374 posts
Noonaya: 8 years ago I was quite active in this site and I made so many good friends here but then I met someone and close my account. Not because my partner was jealous, but it was because I kept on getting messages from people with no profile pics telling me to get out of this site since I was not looking. After a few thoughts, I decided that maybe it was the best to close my account, I wanted to respect my partner back then by not being around in a dating site. Now that I am back single, I'm ready to go back mingling here..
I guess it would be whatever my partner and I decided between the two of us....if it was a problem then I definitely would....my partnership would always come first....I have everybody blocked so I cant even get messages anyway....
Cervatilla: I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Thoughts please.
Well, I stopped creating polls because I ran out of good ideas for questions.
Miwagi: Everyone should have their own reasons for staying or leaving. No group think allowed. Tilla it is interesting you found the forums mean and nasty years ago. Several current posters sometimes speak of the good old days and how much fun it was back when, implying it is worse today. All and all I think it is not that bad currently.
I agree.
Back in the 'good old days' I found many 'popular' posters boring, self-opinionated and pompous
There's always room for change, new members and fresh insights
Cervatilla: I was just looking at old threads/polls & this question came up a few years ago - 'should you leave CS if you start a relationship?
years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not? Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Thoughts please.
C I never see any reason why it is necessary to leave this place provided like you said, it is not a cause first of all any rift between you and your partner. Second you are not looking and cause any fraudulent impression to the crowd that are on here finding theirs.
I have been very active and like you said, it is like in RL, there is no difference. My love only comes in and read once in a while. He closed his account and it is his choice. I respect that and he respects my reasons.
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years ago I was on this site but I found the forums to be particularly nasty from some of the people here then so I left, a lot of those people seem to have gone now so maybe this time I won't be accused of having a fake profile!! A while ago I came back & have concentrated on the blogs side but I am still drawn to the forums.
Do you think the same as the members at that time that you should leave CS if you find someone you feel would be a permanent partner or not?
Personally I don't see the harm in staying as long as your partner realises that you are not 'looking'. CS is great for chatting & making friends & jealousy should not come into it, after all we chat to many people in RL so what is the difference?
Thoughts please.