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HoleInTheRoof said:
I disagree with this completely.

Well maybe, and I'll explain.

I'm tall, have a great career, and in great shape.... but as far as looks, I'm average. I was a lot better looking before that damned male pattern baldness forced me to rock a shaved head. Nevertheless, I've not ever had much problem matching with, talking with, and dating women off of Tinder, Match, Bumble, etc....

But yeah if by 'average joe' you mean the typical jort and New Balance wearing, pudgy beer gut having, balding but in denial guy you see everywhere, then I can see where attracting womens attention would be a challenge.


Where I think those apps have ruined the dating scene is it makes it so hard to find someone and it evolve into something real. This is because it is so easy to match, and talk to different people, and even date multiple people at once. Hit a rough patch, who cares? You got 25+ other matches in your que to chat with.

And women have it worse. I've gone on dates with women and we've talked about the apps and laughed at some of our matches, etc. I've gone out with women who have 700+, 1k + plus guys messaging them.
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That sounds depressing to me.
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
I disagree with this completely.

Well maybe, and I'll explain.

I'm tall, have a great career, and in great shape.... but as far as looks, I'm average. I was a lot better looking before that damned male pattern baldness forced me to rock a shaved head. Nevertheless, I've not ever had much problem matching with, talking with, and dating women off of Tinder, Match, Bumble, etc....

But yeah if by 'average joe' you mean the typical jort and New Balance wearing, pudgy beer gut having, balding but in denial guy you see everywhere, then I can see where attracting womens attention would be a challenge.


Where I think those apps have ruined the dating scene is it makes it so hard to find someone and it evolve into something real. This is because it is so easy to match, and talk to different people, and even date multiple people at once. Hit a rough patch, who cares? You got 25+ other matches in your que to chat with.

And women have it worse. I've gone on dates with women and we've talked about the apps and laughed at some of our matches, etc. I've gone out with women who have 700+, 1k + plus guys messaging them.
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Serious question, are you not apprehensive about dating online. If I were dating someone off line, I would be paranoid.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Real talk "bored" is a **** way to describe any relationship. If you grow bored then you likely shouldn't have been together to begin with and I am positive the warning signs were there almost immediately.

I think dating around is completely acceptable, would encourage it even. Hell if you are both up for it have sex, I don't care about that.

My only advice is to set yourself a 3 date rule, 1 date for fun, 1 date that forces you to talk, 1 date around her close friends or family. If those all go well then you can fool around...I say this cause STDs & Children don't go away...and it's never worth the risk to have either with a stranger.

Also would probably suggest not getting married before 25...lol
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Heck, I was married and had my first kid before 25!
 
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Smokeytom said:
Damn all this marriage talk is adding some serious years to my internet friends.

I’m 25. Thought most on here were +/- 8 years from me. Seems like I might be one of the youngin’s on this board.
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I always assume it's people my age (41) on these forums because it seems like FB groups or Twitter or whatever else app is out there I'm not familiar with, seems to attract more of the younger people.

I used to help run a fan forum for an NFL team I used to like. We started it around 2004 and it's still in existence today (although I no longer gaf about that team so I rarely visit) and 80% of the member base is guys who have been posting there since the beginning. We used to try various ways to recruit new members, but all anyone cared about was twittering. Which if you think about it, is almost the same thing as being on a message board except you can interact with players/coaches/media personalities/etc.
 
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bkbasketball said:


Wow. Good for Justin.
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HoleInTheRoof said:
I disagree with this completely.

Well maybe, and I'll explain.

I'm tall, have a great career, and in great shape.... but as far as looks, I'm average. I was a lot better looking before that damned male pattern baldness forced me to rock a shaved head. Nevertheless, I've not ever had much problem matching with, talking with, and dating women off of Tinder, Match, Bumble, etc....

But yeah if by 'average joe' you mean the typical jort and New Balance wearing, pudgy beer gut having, balding but in denial guy you see everywhere, then I can see where attracting womens attention would be a challenge.


Where I think those apps have ruined the dating scene is it makes it so hard to find someone and it evolve into something real. This is because it is so easy to match, and talk to different people, and even date multiple people at once. Hit a rough patch, who cares? You got 25+ other matches in your que to chat with.

And women have it worse. I've gone on dates with women and we've talked about the apps and laughed at some of our matches, etc. I've gone out with women who have 700+, 1k + plus guys messaging them.
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Tall, Great Shape, Employed isn't average at all...FYI


Average is more like 5'9"-11" overweight, ok to good job
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
I always assume it's people my age (41) on these forums because it seems like FB groups or Twitter or whatever else app is out there I'm not familiar with, seems to attract more of the younger people.

I used to help run a fan forum for an NFL team I used to like. We started it around 2004 and it's still in existence today (although I no longer gaf about that team so I rarely visit) and 80% of the member base is guys who have been posting there since the beginning. We used to try various ways to recruit new members, but all anyone cared about was twittering. Which if you think about it, is almost the same thing as being on a message board except you can interact with players/coaches/media personalities/etc.
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I love this place because of the people here are Vols and interesting, and I've gotten to actually know and like most everybody (yes even you) in a way. I have said it before..this place is like an online version of "Cheers" to me.
 
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Aesius said:
Lol nope. But the dating market is pretty terrible for average Joes these days. Tinder and dating apps have made it easier than ever for women and really handsome dudes to get laid or find dates. They’ve done studies where women only find something like 15-20% of men attractive and the numbers are even worse on dating sites.
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Well I'm in big trouble if I ever get a divorce. The whole dating thing is probably..
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