Has anyone seen the happn app? Looks like a tinder type thing but tells you who youve been near during the day.
Guess you may find a fellow mtb'er if you used it in the hills. Not something im needing to try atm but thought people may like to have a go
Has anyone seen the happn app? Looks like a tinder type thing but tells you who youve been near during the day.
The vast majority of people I was near today, I'd rather not know anything about them! But then I guess that's what I get for having to walk through the middle of Manchester on a Saturday...
Ha ha v true!
Met Mrs Ratadog, 17 years ago, because she was lodging with my landlord when I rented a house. Not sure anyone had heard the words internet and dating in same sentence at that time.
I was asked by aforementioned landlord why I was single and said that it was because I was waiting for my perfect woman who I defined as a Swedish Claudia Schiffer lookalike with brains and pots of money.
My wife claims that she scores 0 out of 4 on that scale, although I claim she scores 1 for brains and a half for not UK citizen. She also points out that she had to significantly lower her expectations as well.
The young lady that I met up with for a few dates seemed to have bags of potential..
She was very cool, attractive, interesting and fun, but the dynamic between us was lacking a certain je ne sais quois in my opinion so it's back to the drawing board for me..
Sod Strava, I'm now in the top 25 most viewed male, cycling-related profiles on Fitness Singles! Woo! Get in!
Thing is, there's no eligible ladies on there within 100 miles of me! Shows what a good profile pic can do tho eh?
POF is coming up with best results at the moment. A few irons in the fire...
100 miles? Easy 4 hour ride that is, get typing!
Still going strong here. She's coming to watch me [s]kill myself[/s] er, race at the QECP Enduro on Sunday..
Nothing much here yet. A lot of coffees, a few 2nd dates, no 3rd dates yet. Trying to keep hopes up.
I think the problem is that you get to know them BEFORE you meet them. If there's no spark when you finally meet, it's such a disappointment!
Considering speed dating, anyone tried it? How does it work? Hints, tips?
Met my now wife on match.com 🙂
It's worth using the paid sites, most people on free sites are just trying it out and aren't serious about finding someone. People who have paid £60 are more keen to get their monies worth. 😉
It's great that this is being discussed on here without everyone trolling. Well done singletrack forum for being so grown up. 🙂
Nearly 8 months in here 🙂 so it can work, but I'm not sure that I actually enjoyed the experience at the time...
Six months on Sunday 😀
I met my wife on match.com.
Wow, was there ever an argument.
Been going since May (if you can't tell from this thread!) - met on a (the?) free site. It's cool because neither of us were expecting big things from internet dating. I don't think the site makes any difference, just gotta keep hunting for the right one. Go by the interests, not just looks!
I'm trying okcupid again, seems to be some ok women on there.
Considering speed dating, anyone tried it? How does it work? Hints, tips?
Its a laugh but very random, don't expect to meet someone.
I really can't be bothered with it anymore.
Been going 6 months now, was obvious we "clicked" right from the start. I met a couple of weirdos who had ended up on POF for a reason.... but this one is a keeper.
Well, a few stories there to keep my spirits up, thanks chaps. I've had 2 'coffees' so far this week. Almost managed to land a very attractive, fit mountain biking lady but there were a couple of deal breakers on each side - gutted! A road cycling lady yesterday but cycling was the only thing we had in common. I've got one more this afternoon and another one tomorrow. I'm seriously processing them! For some reason, all my email contacts suddenly want to meet up! I've still got a couple to get booked in for next week.
I'm not some sort of man-tart, I'm just seeing if there's a spark and to make subsequent text-based communication more meaningful. I used this 'industrial processing technique' to fantastic effect 4 years ago. I met the woman of my dreams but let her go... Idiot!
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QC at an earlier stage might help you 😉
(Just jealous that you can find that many dates really!)
A female friend was on Match.com. She is ok looking, but said she was fed-up with the never-ending requests.
I've heard the male to female ratio on Match is 5-1, but the sites don't like to publish this.
They also then tried to entice her back with a free account.
So if you have found your partner online, well done! You've beaten the House.
I met a couple of weirdos who had ended up on POF for a reason....
I met a few on various sites. Worth going to bed with, purely for the experience. 🙂
*dons flame jacket*
Would like to get my money back from Match and Fitness Singles, but PoF came up trumps for me. Quite happy 6 months down the line. 😀 thing was I was inpsired by comments on here in a wholly indefensible voyeristic impulsive manner to see the "monsters" (sic) on PoF, so just goes to show... good luck if you are still hunting.
[i]in a wholly indefensible voyeristic impulsive manner to see the "monsters"[/i]
I bet you don't miss them though eh?!
UPDATE:
I have just arranged a mountain biking date for Sunday... We're meeting for the first time with our bikes and setting off! Cool eh?
yea Dez - quite happy to be out of the game.
Hey, surroundedbyhills, you're the example we're all trying to follow. I'm sure my date on Sunday will be riding a BSO but hey, it's biking...
POF is good if you're a nice guy and keen to meet up. Too many philandering keyboard warriors so the good guys stand out, it just takes a while for the ladies to filter down to you through the twits and liars!
So, In 8 days I will have had 6 dates. 4 off POF, 2 off Match (I complained about the poor Match app and they gave me 3 days free and I managed to get those 2 in the 3 days!).If Strava gave KOMs for dating...
Still, I have to convert one of them into a girlfriend which is now the tricky part as I have to pretend to like talking about things other than bikes!
I too wish to get off the crazy internet dating train. For GOOD!
BOOM! Had a first date yesterday - mountain biking! If you wait long enough...
Second date to take place within 24 hours. I declare a result! Fingers crossed I don't f*ck it up now. Wish me luck STW, I'm going in!
Luck however
POF is good if you're a nice guy and keen to meet up. Too many philandering keyboard warriors so the good guys stand out, it just takes a while for the ladies to filter down to you through the twits and liars!So, In 8 days I will have had 6 dates. 4 off POF, 2 off Match
so 6 date sin 8 days over two sites and you are one of the good guys and not a philanderer 😉
Deveron53
UPDATE:
I have just arranged a mountain biking date for Sunday... We're meeting for the first time with our bikes and setting off! Cool eh?
Did you seduce her with your enormous wheelying skills? 😉
so 6 date sin 8 days over two sites and you are one of the good guys and not a philanderer
I've no idea why, but all of a sudden, all my email contacts wanted to meet up and weirdly, there were no clashes. They all lined up one each day just about... strange, but I'm not complaining!
Did you seduce her with your enormous wheelying skills?
No, but I did a stupid thing. Thinking she would be slower than me, I decided to put the DH tyres on and run them at about 15 psi. She's very fit and was riding a mid-range Giant hard tail with fast-ish tyres on. I was a bit achy in the legs when I got up this morning! Trying keep up with her on the hills and talk was a bit difficult. I was chatting away and suddenly realised I needed to breathe!
Oh well, that lasted 11 days... The same people seem to go around and around on the POF carousel. Got to try something else, too many damaged people with 'issues' to handle.
Any ideas? My cupboard is bare!
Dev making the assumption that you are the same age as me (and 90%of STW) it's highly likely that any new relationship will involve some level of baggage handling, the trick is finding a small regional airport and not Heathrow. Good luck mate.
Hmm, shall I vent on here about menopausal middle aged women and their mood swings? 😆
My relationship died a sudden death.
Not going to be looking again for a while, it's all too much hard work keeping up with someone else's feelings when they are as changeable as the weather.
Fun while it lasted anyway!
Despite shibs fear for me still going strong since Nov ish
They are out there if you keep looking
Have to agree with SBH (which makes a change 😉 )
We all have 'issues', you just have to find someone whose issues fit into your life. I am presently seeing a compulsive organiser - I have never been on so many weekends away / bike bothy trips / hill walks... Life is hectic but its pretty darn good 😀 Take a break maybe, but don't give up!
Thanks for the support guys! I'm going to leave the dating scene for a while, I shall continue with my personal improvement projects.
yeah, what junky said.
4.5 years here, met my gf through match (4 days from the end of my year's paid access and I'd given up trying, basically!).
i decided i was too picky, but was unable to compromise on most of the dealbreakers i'd set. so i stuck to my guns and figured i was just destined to a life of solitude, then up popped someone who turned out to be a perfect match for me.
keep the faith, gents!
I have weakened and have POF, Match and Fitness Singles Profiles but am sticking to my guns on 'dream woman' criteria. Thing is, there are a lot that fit my criteria but are either in Edinburgh or Glasgow. NE Scotland is a loooong way from there.
Going strong after nearly 5 months; she's even started riding.
This is good because she can come riding with me, but bad because she's claimed my bike as her own and has meant I've had to buy another.
She likes the downs, but not the ups which is good because I can quite happily piss-off on an XC ride at my pace cos she's got no interest in coming along, but bad because of the need to spend a small fortune on body armour.
She's dead fit and massive pervert, which is good for obvious reasons and bad for no reason I can think of 
Good on you mate. Glad someone is making it work.
My love life on the other hand, looks a bit more like this.
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back on the chain gang (sigh), gonna try real life, can't be any worse than online dating. Well, might try FS as a maximum.
OKCupid is my favourite site - it's just a shame there's not many on there close to me.
Tinder's worth a go too - Even though it's supposed to be a hookup app I've found a lot of folk are looking for more. And funnily enough, they're usually more refined than those on POF! (This is based on Cumbria, YMMV!)
Ref online dating, My Experience: http://uberhumor.com/tinder-has-taught-me-a-lot-about-the-new-generation-entering-the-dating-pool
[i]My Experience: http://uberhumor.com/tinder-has-taught-me-a-lot-about-the-new-generation-entering-the-dating-pool [/i]
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