OK, so I've got 3 dates this week, now what?

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I'm not posting this to brag about what a "stud" I am (I am as nerdy as they come..), but just to show some of the guys here what can be done with just a little effort.

I signed up for Match.com and OK Cupid about 10 days ago. So far I've got 4 confirmed, scheduled dates with available, intelligent, attractive women. I've even had scheduling conflicts and have actually turned one woman down as obviously incompatible.

Of course having a few dates is a long way from where I want to be, but it's definitely a start.

Although I am trying not to overanalyze the situation (must...not...make...spreadsheet) my Match.com profile has been viewed 229 times as of this writing. This means my "success rate" (ratio of profile views to actual dates) is in the 1-2% range. Meaning 98-99% of women pass me by, and yet I've got more dates than I can handle.

It really is a numbers game, if I can maintain this level of activity I will be complaining here about how my girlfriend doesn't understand me in no time.

Why don't you guys try it, if it works or me it will work for anyone

Also, profile critiques are appreciated: http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Lost-in-OC

Well, Match.com is a scam. OKCupid is a good site. I never got a date with anyone though. So good luck with your dates.

Depending on the flow you are looking for, I would suggest trying to put a smile picture as your primary. I had one on my OKCupid profile and it worked (well).

You sound well off in your life, that is going to be a major factor in getting dates. There are a lot of gold diggers out there, but I am sure with due diligence you can find a quality woman.

I tried OKCupid for a while but became disenchanted. I live in a relatively low population area (500,000 in 50 mile radius or there abouts, many "economically disadvantaged" aka "dumping grounds for LA's unwanted section 8", yippie!. My major issue was most girls, particularly around my age, are in a fantasy land to where no matter what they look like, they want 6-pack abs, a lifted truck, and unlimited free manicures... (broad generalization but it really captivates the point).

I am currently on plentyoffish.com, just in the last day or so actually. I've sent a half dozen emails most of which are 'unread'. I hope for better luck on a new venue, though half or more of the girls have a verbatum profile on OKCupid so its not entirely new as I'd hoped.

I think you've done well in the contents of your profile. Just enough, not to much info, which leaves room for curiosity on behalf of your viewers.

I hope you don't mind if I leech onto your thread to seek my own critique.. below is the link for my plenty of fish profile. I am countering my own advice with a non-smile photo, but I wanted to try to weed out the girls who are incapable of 'looking deeper' for qualities they seek. If that doesn't work, within an unknown time frame, I will add a smile picutre as the primary.

http://www.plentyoffish.com/viewprofile ... d=24053693

I wish you luck with your endeavors!

I did Match for a while and the only advice I can offer is to be careful, depending on your limitations, not to over-schedule yourself. I know that with Match it can be very much hurry-up-and-wait, but if you spread yourself too thin then you get overwhelmed. If not, then I say go all out!

I wish you luck. I didn't have any success with Match, but that's due to my own limitations.

Without putting too fine a point on it, the person you've described in your profile is not at all like the person I experienced when I dated you. I know you're supposed to put your "best foot forward" in those profiles, but you come across as a fun-loving, hyper-social, free-spirited guy with a lot of money and an equal amount of flexibility. Those traits may legitimately be part of your personality, but in my experience, they're not in your comfort zone.

You must be aware that you can't maintain that persona for very long, so you need to think this all the way through: what happens when you can't do it any longer? You'll have attracted a woman who wants and needs and expects that fun-loving, hyper-social, always-up-for-new-things guy, and you won't be able to deliver him. You've been through this before - there weren't any happy endings. How could this approach possibly end any other way?
I don't know how you could change it to better represent who you are. But if you don't, I believe you will be back here complaining about how your gf doesn't understand you - because you made her fall for a guy who doesn't exist. How would you feel if someone did that to you?

Thanks for the critique and of course you're welcome to "leech" on the thread, I don't have any pictures of me smiling because it's not something that I naturally do often and don't feel comfortable being photographed doing. I tried to explain it away in my profile.

Yes, I've managed to attract a few gold-diggers but they are super-obvious and I just ignore them.

I really think that these sites are a good option for us, there's no way in a million years I would have this much potential if I relied on just accidentally bumping into someone on the street, it's nice to have an alternative way to introduce myself to people in a way which avoids the misunderstandings my Aspie-ness causes IRL.

Good luck!

I googled it once. Scam came up. I think there was an article about how a Match.com employee went on a fake date with someone, and something else about not giving your money back, and screwing with your credit card if you try to cancel. But hey, that was about 2-3 years ago that I looked that up. Maybe they changed it to stay in business. After all, word spreads fast on the Internet.

Congrats. I am not sure the measure of success is in the number of dates scheduled, but rather should be the quality of the time spent. The difficult part is still ahead. Keep us updated

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Hey, good for you - you're on a roll. Good luck on your dates, keep up the good work!

Just be prepared for a possible harsh reality check when online turns to in-person. I've been doing dating online for years, and generating interest and dates is rather easy over the computer. However, texts, emails, and profiles fall short of painting the whole picture. They're brief on-paper descriptions of who a person is, often highlighting thier best qualities as preselected by themselves. The prospective partner is, of course, hopeful, and believes everything in the best possible light and fills in any information voids as such. This leads to many first impressions that do not meet expectations.

For example, I met a girl online who was into music and liked seeing local bands. Seemed awesome, because I did the same thing, and we had lots to talk about. In fact, there was a show close to both of us we could both make it too!! We met and quickly found out our compatibility only went as far as the music. Her version of going to a show was paying little attention to the band and being on her feet socializing 90% of the time. Mine was to sit in one spot, listen, and maybe have a few idle conversations between sets. We mixed like oil and water.