That Internet dating thing

kerzain · 2010-07-12T16:33:41.000Z

Creole was right, you need to gtfo and create your own thread.

Scrax · 2010-07-12T16:58:47.000Z

Nah, he’s on topic, and I’m interested.

So nyeh.

Zylon · 2010-07-13T07:15:59.000Z

Supersport:

He builds custom kayaks and other watercraft. She works for the state as a parole officer.

He retired early from a shipping executive position. She is a high school teacher.

He is a neurologist. She is a nurse.

He is a meteorologist researcher studying volcanic effects on weather. She is a Japanese translator.

…and together, they fight crime!

Supersport · 2010-07-13T08:53:20.000Z

I really thought this would be a thread where I could talk about our dating experience as semi-poly/swinger lifestyle we have without being attacked. I guess even here we get it just like in our real life. Thanks.

Tortilla · 2010-07-13T08:56:17.000Z

Don’t pout, there’s always assholes everywhere when it comes to making any non vanilla lifestyle choices. People are just insecure and need to give some shit to anyone who dares to be different.

I highly recommend the QT3 ignore list feature coupled with a userscript to completely hide posts from people who aren’t being cool.

Supersport · 2010-07-13T09:01:04.000Z

Thanks Kraaze. Will have to do that.

Eilonwy · 2010-07-13T09:03:05.000Z

Or maybe people want to read about internet dating in the internet dating thread. Perhaps if Supersport shared what internet dating sites he was hitting, people wouldn’t be so annoyed!

Or he can open a ‘Regular Dating/Swingers Club’ thread for people he meets at support groups or bars or whatever.

WarrenM · 2010-07-13T09:06:57.000Z

Eh, it doesn’t stop Guapo from posting things like “I was at a party and met this girl…”. That doesn’t have anything to do with internet dating either but that’s allowed.

Bahimiron · 2010-07-13T09:09:33.000Z

I bought a tire and rim package for a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 advertised on Craigslist.

That’s pretty close to the subject of the thread, right?

Brian_Seiler · 2010-07-13T09:12:56.000Z

The essential problem will be that it’s not internet dating at most of the sites where you would go to pursue what he’s pursuing. You don’t go to AdultFriendFinder to get a significant other (although I actually met somebody that things could have worked out with if I weren’t such a mental deficient that way) - you go there to meet somebody to match genitalia with. They’re different audiences, to the point that you have entirely different sites. It’s sort of like trying to have two conversations about topics that are almost completely identical at the same time - hence the disconnect. I would think that he’d be better served by his own thread myself (because talking about how you and your loving wife are having fun totally fucking other third parties is kind of irritating to those of us who can’t even find one person to fuck, let alone an entire network), but I try not to tell other people how to post.

Mightynute · 2010-07-13T09:15:43.000Z

Brian Seiler:

you go there to meet somebody to match genitalia with.

…that’s not dating?

balut · 2010-07-13T09:15:54.000Z

Bahimiron:

I bought a tire and rim package for a 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 advertised on Craigslist.

That’s pretty close to the subject of the thread, right?

Well, did it help you pick up chicks?

Supersport · 2010-07-13T09:18:14.000Z

mmalloy:

Or maybe people want to read about internet dating in the internet dating thread. Perhaps if Supersport shared what internet dating sites he was hitting, people wouldn’t be so annoyed!

Or he can open a ‘Regular Dating/Swingers Club’ thread for people he meets at support groups or bars or whatever.

I thought I did this already but here is the list I have found so far…

www.OkCupid.com - Which I got from you guys here.

Craigslist - This is what we first started using; not anymore though

www.adultfriendfinder.com - This is what we primarily use now

www.swinglifestyle.com - Another site we use now

www.swingtowns.com - This is the one my wife signed us up for.

www.palipaths.org - the poly group we go too.

If you guys get on adultfriendfinder, look us up at supersport1010.

And another thing, we have run into a few couples that really like having just single men join their fun. Single women are always welcomed it seems. Up to you if you wanted to do that or not I guess.

The thing is, we are not just hooking up and that is it. We are actually dating other couples as a couple. By the time we hook up with them, we have been on several dates or have talked to them for a few weeks minimum and we know they will be part of our lives for years to come. I don’t know what else you would call it other than dating?

ElGuapo · 2010-07-13T09:19:47.000Z

mmalloy:

Or maybe people want to read about internet dating in the internet dating thread. Perhaps if Supersport shared what internet dating sites he was hitting, people wouldn’t be so annoyed!

Or he can open a ‘Regular Dating/Swingers Club’ thread for people he meets at support groups or bars or whatever.

WarrenM:

Eh, it doesn’t stop Guapo from posting things like “I was at a party and met this girl…”. That doesn’t have anything to do with internet dating either but that’s allowed.

It seems like it’s the same few people over and over again that get annoyed when people are having more fun than them.

Mightynute · 2010-07-13T09:20:33.000Z

balut:

Well, did it help you pick up chicks?

The Dodge Ram 1500 has over 6000 pounds of towing capacity, so I’d probably say it could be quite a help.

WarrenM · 2010-07-13T09:22:42.000Z

ElGuapo:

It seems like it’s the same few people over and over again that get annoyed when people are having more fun than them.

You know, you don’t have to respond every single time your name is mentioned.

Mightynute · 2010-07-13T09:26:11.000Z

ElGuapo:

It seems like it’s the same few people over and over again that get annoyed when people are having more fun than them.

WarrenM:

You know, you don’t have to respond every single time your name is mentioned.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-07-13T09:29:02.000Z

WarrenM:

You know, you don’t have to respond every single time your name is mentioned.

You don’t have to respond to every person who quotes you.

Supersport · 2010-07-13T09:31:36.000Z

ElGuapo:

It seems like it’s the same few people over and over again that get annoyed when people are having more fun than them.

If this is true, then my advice to those is to try something outside your box. Go to adultfriendfinder and look for couples looking for single men in your area. No matter what happens, you will experience something new that you have never done before and know yourself better for it. For me, I am a lot more relaxed and easy going because of it and that rubs off on other people. It is a win/win in my eyes.

WarrenM · 2010-07-13T09:34:31.000Z

Demon G Sides:

You don’t have to respond to every person who quotes you.

And there’s Demon, right on time. I think Guapo’s got this one Demon, no need to stand up for your man.