Match.com (Volume 6)
Discussion
gregs656 said:
Well that all went a bit weird.
I am back on tinder, having been on it briefly about a year a go.
3 differences - I had a friend do the pictures and set it up with me, I now live in a major city and I've opened it up to men as well as women.
Completely different experience this time. More matches, lots more chat, people wanting to actually meet up - much better all round really. I think I am in a better head space for it which helps of course.
So, you're bisexual? Takes some balls to admit it.I am back on tinder, having been on it briefly about a year a go.
3 differences - I had a friend do the pictures and set it up with me, I now live in a major city and I've opened it up to men as well as women.
Completely different experience this time. More matches, lots more chat, people wanting to actually meet up - much better all round really. I think I am in a better head space for it which helps of course.
No wonder you're getting more matches.
Don1 said:
The latest Match.com advert says they now offer 3 hours baby sitting? Is this their target demographic?
i misunderstood the offer at first... i thought it was saying that if you meet someone, stay together, have kids, then they'll keep 3 hours childcare in the bank for 5-10 years, so you can then cash it in!!Blown2CV said:
Don1 said:
The latest Match.com advert says they now offer 3 hours baby sitting? Is this their target demographic?
i misunderstood the offer at first... i thought it was saying that if you meet someone, stay together, have kids, then they'll keep 3 hours childcare in the bank for 5-10 years, so you can then cash it in!!soad said:
So, you're bisexual? Takes some balls to admit it.
No wonder you're getting more matches.
Yes I am. No wonder you're getting more matches.
And you're not wrong about matches. I reckon the guys out match the girls by maybe 15/1 - plus they are significantly more likely to start a conversation and seem to be more engaged when they are having them.
It's been quite interesting.
Plate spinner said:
It’s school hols time also
Riiiight yeah it must be a piss take. I've had this profile 9 years or what ever just to say I am bisexual as a joke. Muppet.gregs656, you’ll notice we posted at the same time.
Might comment was related to the chat I was having about why match.com was offering babysitting services in its advertising, not directed at you.
It’s about the only time in PH history where referencing ‘school holidays’ was genuinely relevant rather than being used as a put down
Might comment was related to the chat I was having about why match.com was offering babysitting services in its advertising, not directed at you.
It’s about the only time in PH history where referencing ‘school holidays’ was genuinely relevant rather than being used as a put down
Plate spinner said:
gregs656, you’ll notice we posted at the same time.
Might comment was related to the chat I was having about why match.com was offering babysitting services in its advertising, not directed at you.
It’s about the only time in PH history where referencing ‘school holidays’ was genuinely relevant rather than being used as a put down
Gotcha no worries Might comment was related to the chat I was having about why match.com was offering babysitting services in its advertising, not directed at you.
It’s about the only time in PH history where referencing ‘school holidays’ was genuinely relevant rather than being used as a put down
Well Lawdy Lawd, I've been moved to tell Match.com a home truth or two.
My choices are £39.99 for one month or 6 x £19.99 for 6 months. OK, I thought, I'll
get six months and cancel before month 2 rolls around. No I won't as I'd have to front up
nigh on £120. For a number of 'no...s' or a comuunicatus interruptus? No ta.
Ce soir, a new member appeared. Very cute and from York, where I lived for 21 years.
So I thought I'd have a word, especially because it said (and I quote), 'No personal ad at the
moment... But nothing prevents you from contacting xxxxxxxx 999!'
Oh really? Well, being taken to the messages page to read, 'Don't wait to contact xxxxxxxx 999. Subscribe!'
Strikes me as a fairly sound bit of prevention.
In and between, I've tried Googling about free trials. Erm, 'About 199,000,000 results (0.38 seconds) '.
Funnily enough, every road leads, not to Rome but to the subscription page. And I know it's free to
look around - I've been douing so for ages.
So now, Match.com have been told that they're alienating folk like me. I'm not tight but I am
pretty damned potless - have been since the divorce from Hell.
Lastly, someone on here said look at the free sites. I have. With respect, a high percentage
of the members are saddled with sprogs and, how can I put this? Many of there mums are in my league.
So I've told Match and I doubt anything will come of it.
Nomex willy warmer duly donned.
My choices are £39.99 for one month or 6 x £19.99 for 6 months. OK, I thought, I'll
get six months and cancel before month 2 rolls around. No I won't as I'd have to front up
nigh on £120. For a number of 'no...s' or a comuunicatus interruptus? No ta.
Ce soir, a new member appeared. Very cute and from York, where I lived for 21 years.
So I thought I'd have a word, especially because it said (and I quote), 'No personal ad at the
moment... But nothing prevents you from contacting xxxxxxxx 999!'
Oh really? Well, being taken to the messages page to read, 'Don't wait to contact xxxxxxxx 999. Subscribe!'
Strikes me as a fairly sound bit of prevention.
In and between, I've tried Googling about free trials. Erm, 'About 199,000,000 results (0.38 seconds) '.
Funnily enough, every road leads, not to Rome but to the subscription page. And I know it's free to
look around - I've been douing so for ages.
So now, Match.com have been told that they're alienating folk like me. I'm not tight but I am
pretty damned potless - have been since the divorce from Hell.
Lastly, someone on here said look at the free sites. I have. With respect, a high percentage
of the members are saddled with sprogs and, how can I put this? Many of there mums are in my league.
So I've told Match and I doubt anything will come of it.
Nomex willy warmer duly donned.
davhill said:
Well Lawdy Lawd, I've been moved to tell Match.com a home truth or two.
My choices are £39.99 for one month or 6 x £19.99 for 6 months. OK, I thought, I'll
get six months and cancel before month 2 rolls around. No I won't as I'd have to front up
nigh on £120. For a number of 'no...s' or a comuunicatus interruptus? No ta.
Ce soir, a new member appeared. Very cute and from York, where I lived for 21 years.
So I thought I'd have a word, especially because it said (and I quote), 'No personal ad at the
moment... But nothing prevents you from contacting xxxxxxxx 999!'
Oh really? Well, being taken to the messages page to read, 'Don't wait to contact xxxxxxxx 999. Subscribe!'
Strikes me as a fairly sound bit of prevention.
In and between, I've tried Googling about free trials. Erm, 'About 199,000,000 results (0.38 seconds) '.
Funnily enough, every road leads, not to Rome but to the subscription page. And I know it's free to
look around - I've been douing so for ages.
So now, Match.com have been told that they're alienating folk like me. I'm not tight but I am
pretty damned potless - have been since the divorce from Hell.
Lastly, someone on here said look at the free sites. I have. With respect, a high percentage
of the members are saddled with sprogs and, how can I put this? Many of there mums are in my league.
So I've told Match and I doubt anything will come of it.
Nomex willy warmer duly donned.
You've told Match you're cross that they aren't providing you with introductions for free? They're alienating you? You won't subscribe, so what have they lost? You get that Match couldn't give a toss about your future happiness? My choices are £39.99 for one month or 6 x £19.99 for 6 months. OK, I thought, I'll
get six months and cancel before month 2 rolls around. No I won't as I'd have to front up
nigh on £120. For a number of 'no...s' or a comuunicatus interruptus? No ta.
Ce soir, a new member appeared. Very cute and from York, where I lived for 21 years.
So I thought I'd have a word, especially because it said (and I quote), 'No personal ad at the
moment... But nothing prevents you from contacting xxxxxxxx 999!'
Oh really? Well, being taken to the messages page to read, 'Don't wait to contact xxxxxxxx 999. Subscribe!'
Strikes me as a fairly sound bit of prevention.
In and between, I've tried Googling about free trials. Erm, 'About 199,000,000 results (0.38 seconds) '.
Funnily enough, every road leads, not to Rome but to the subscription page. And I know it's free to
look around - I've been douing so for ages.
So now, Match.com have been told that they're alienating folk like me. I'm not tight but I am
pretty damned potless - have been since the divorce from Hell.
Lastly, someone on here said look at the free sites. I have. With respect, a high percentage
of the members are saddled with sprogs and, how can I put this? Many of there mums are in my league.
So I've told Match and I doubt anything will come of it.
Nomex willy warmer duly donned.
They want your money. If after giving them your money, you gain some future happiness, then that's entirely incidental to Match's interest in you. If anything they'd prefer you didn't find anyone, because you're more likely to give them more money.
I have already highlighted the most cost effective way to use match these days, but I will do it again step by step anyway.
Set up a profile for free.
Browse for a couple of weeks, any profiles you take a shine to just put into your favourites, so far its cost you nothing, and the bonus is you will then have a ready supply of girls who have already checked out your profile once you can actually message them, after you have subscribed.
Match then after a few weeks will send you various offers directly by email such as 30% off the one month only price, which last time I tried worked out at £30, so a pound a day. It used to be 50% off.
On the 28th day if you want to keep using the site, go into your profile and go though the unsubscribe process to stop them auto renewing your account at the full price.
A box pops up asking why you want to unsubscribe.
Tick the one that say its to expensive.
They will then offer you a two for one deal, so two months for the price of one.
Off you go again, then rinse and repeat before the next expiry date if the woman of your dreams is still hiding on there.
The quality of members on match is far higher than the free sites, the level of mental however if pretty much the same :-)
Oh and stop fooling yourself that just because a hot new profile appears on there that she will be begging you for a date. None of them have to try very hard to get a ready supply of blokes chasing them.
Set up a profile for free.
Browse for a couple of weeks, any profiles you take a shine to just put into your favourites, so far its cost you nothing, and the bonus is you will then have a ready supply of girls who have already checked out your profile once you can actually message them, after you have subscribed.
Match then after a few weeks will send you various offers directly by email such as 30% off the one month only price, which last time I tried worked out at £30, so a pound a day. It used to be 50% off.
On the 28th day if you want to keep using the site, go into your profile and go though the unsubscribe process to stop them auto renewing your account at the full price.
A box pops up asking why you want to unsubscribe.
Tick the one that say its to expensive.
They will then offer you a two for one deal, so two months for the price of one.
Off you go again, then rinse and repeat before the next expiry date if the woman of your dreams is still hiding on there.
The quality of members on match is far higher than the free sites, the level of mental however if pretty much the same :-)
Oh and stop fooling yourself that just because a hot new profile appears on there that she will be begging you for a date. None of them have to try very hard to get a ready supply of blokes chasing them.
They say that "you can't chose who you fall in love with," so by that token online dating shouldn't work. I know a couple of people it has worked for though, one is now married, but they were people who like/needed female company.
I set up a very basic POF profile, just so I could see what was out there, but I doubt if I set it up properly and went out with all of the women on there that I'd really find the one.
I feel you only meet those kind of people a handful of times in your life by circumstance. Are you going to genuinely find them on a dating site, or are people desperately convincing themselves, throwing money at web sites, that they are going to be there. I am not sure.
I set up a very basic POF profile, just so I could see what was out there, but I doubt if I set it up properly and went out with all of the women on there that I'd really find the one.
I feel you only meet those kind of people a handful of times in your life by circumstance. Are you going to genuinely find them on a dating site, or are people desperately convincing themselves, throwing money at web sites, that they are going to be there. I am not sure.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 24th August 20:49
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