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Dating through personals
Jul. 12th, 2006 08:15 pmSo, I've decided that in spite of my tendency towards discomfort with this medium, it's time for me to try something new: meeting people through personals such as PMM and OKC.
For those of you who have done this, what advice can you offer me, other than the obvious "meet in public, make sure that someone knows where you are, make sure your date knows that someone knows who you're with/where you are"?
Some things I'm confused about:
-how do you decide who to message? Ie. how picky are you, and if you aren't very picky, how successful has that been for you?
-how long do you usually chat with someone before you meet in person?
-do you usually end up meeting all the people you contact, and if not, what fraction of the people you contact do you figure you end up meeting? (ie. very few, some, most, all)
-when you meet in person, how often do you quickly find that you aren't interested, and how awkward is that for you?
For those of you who have done this, what advice can you offer me, other than the obvious "meet in public, make sure that someone knows where you are, make sure your date knows that someone knows who you're with/where you are"?
Some things I'm confused about:
-how do you decide who to message? Ie. how picky are you, and if you aren't very picky, how successful has that been for you?
-how long do you usually chat with someone before you meet in person?
-do you usually end up meeting all the people you contact, and if not, what fraction of the people you contact do you figure you end up meeting? (ie. very few, some, most, all)
-when you meet in person, how often do you quickly find that you aren't interested, and how awkward is that for you?
