I've always been a huge Match.com guy and have had incredible success on that site since the early 2000's. I used to have this awesome "loophole" that was literally a pussy paradise for about 5 years (say from 2002-2007) . Back when there was still more of a stigma towards online dating, quality girls would be really embarrassed to be on the site, so they wouldn't post pictures. And since most guys are dumb as rocks and would never consider "wasting time" emailing a girl with no pictures, a quick body-type search, profile review, etc. would yield girls that were falling through the cracks with a pretty decent percentage they'd be hot, from wealthy families, or both. I was dating chicks from upper crust, old money families (very tough circle to break into) constantly and my loophole strategy was 100% the reason why (I had good logistics even back then - condo, downtown, etc).
Sadly, there aren't any loopholes like that these days, and what's worse is that the girls on Match are clearly becoming flakier (or maybe it's just all girls 28 and under now) than they used to be. Match used to be the site where you'd exchange 2-4 emails over the course of a week to two weeks, and then once you got the number you were pretty much guaranteed a date, seeing as you both had made this time commitment, had exchanged several meaningful and witty emails, etc. Now it's transitioning to more of a "heres my number", instant email (instead of girls strategically waiting 24-48 hours to reply to appear cool), and less meaningful dialogue before initial date. Then the flake rate on first dates has soared from 10% to at least 50%. I have the same pictures as last year when it wasn't like this, so I doubt it's me. I do know that Tinder and OKC have exploded here in the past year or two - I'd not have signed up for either because it doesn't fit my personna as much as the strategic slow-approaches on Match. My methods haven't changed, but maybe they should.
I'm wondering if I should focus more women in the 33-39 age range for a bit to escape the flakiness and end my drought (had been buried in new job for the past 6 months - I literally have only had sex one time during that period, my longest drought since high school).
Any thoughts? Does anybody else feel guilty about dating chicks in the 33-39 year range when you know that you're not interested in a long-term or kids? That's been my main reason for avoiding that group in the past.
Sadly, there aren't any loopholes like that these days, and what's worse is that the girls on Match are clearly becoming flakier (or maybe it's just all girls 28 and under now) than they used to be. Match used to be the site where you'd exchange 2-4 emails over the course of a week to two weeks, and then once you got the number you were pretty much guaranteed a date, seeing as you both had made this time commitment, had exchanged several meaningful and witty emails, etc. Now it's transitioning to more of a "heres my number", instant email (instead of girls strategically waiting 24-48 hours to reply to appear cool), and less meaningful dialogue before initial date. Then the flake rate on first dates has soared from 10% to at least 50%. I have the same pictures as last year when it wasn't like this, so I doubt it's me. I do know that Tinder and OKC have exploded here in the past year or two - I'd not have signed up for either because it doesn't fit my personna as much as the strategic slow-approaches on Match. My methods haven't changed, but maybe they should.
I'm wondering if I should focus more women in the 33-39 age range for a bit to escape the flakiness and end my drought (had been buried in new job for the past 6 months - I literally have only had sex one time during that period, my longest drought since high school).
Any thoughts? Does anybody else feel guilty about dating chicks in the 33-39 year range when you know that you're not interested in a long-term or kids? That's been my main reason for avoiding that group in the past.