You sound as if you are very confused. Stop letting the grass grow
under your feet. You sound as if you want to be a player from afar.
You need to get serious.
Dale
--- In asianamericanromance@yahoogroups.com, "thx1138wageslave"
<thx1138wageslave@...> wrote:
>
> I am a new member here.
>
> Well for me it is working good so far. I am using a free site that
a
> friend met his wife through. Although I already talked to this gal
> that is here in the U.S. from the Philippines. She is younger than
me
> and so far we are a good match I think for each other.
>
> How long should I wait until asking her out for a date???
>
> I have not dated for 7-8 years. Last date was with a Chinese woman.
> As for my experience, What turned me off about the Chinese gal, was
> she very impatient but other than that I think she would have been
> perfect. I met this gal on a online free site as well.
>
> Hope you all had a Merry Xmas and Happy holiday season!
>
>
>
>
> --- In asianamericanromance@yahoogroups.com, "Khwan" <khwan@> wrote:
> >
> > I curious. How many people here try on line dating?
> >
> > Have any success story can share with Group?
> >
> >
> >
> > KHWAN
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Online dating brings hope and frustration
> >
> >
> > Online dating renews women's hope in love and sex, but can be
just as
> > disappointing as the real-life dating scene, according to new
> > Canadian research.
> >
> >
> >
> > Susan Frohlick, an anthropology professor at the University of
> > Manitoba in Winnipeg, says the women she surveyed gained a sense
of
> > empowerment from their online dating experiences.
> >
> > But they still wanted the man to make the first move and expected
him
> > pick up the tab.
> >
> > "Women are finding it as a useful tool to enter into the dating
> > world, they find that it's safe, they find that they can be a
little
> > more bold than they would in face-to-face relationships,"
Frohlick
> > said of her survey, which looks at how women over 30 view online
> > dating.
> >
> > "But, at the same time, they are experiencing frustration because
it
> > does seem that the Internet in many ways is just the same old bar
> > scene."
> >
> > Complaints include a preponderance of men who are looking for
much
> > younger women, as well as men who misrepresent their looks,
interests
> > or marital status, or who show little interest in moving the
> > relationship offline, she said.
> >
> > "There's not much of a difference between the virtual world and
the
> > real world," said Linda, 33, a Toronto professional who has used
an
> > online dating site on and off, three or four times for a few
months
> > each time.
> >
> > "It's sad and equally as frustrating."
> >
> > Linda says she knows it can work out, noting that a friend met
her
> > husband after spending more than two years on different Web
sites,
> > but she admits she's given up on the game.
> >
> > "At least when you're in the bar, you know what they look like,"
she
> > said, citing examples of meeting bald men whose profile pictures
> > displayed a full head of hair.
> >
> > "A lot more successful, attractive women are using these tools --
I
> > don't think the men match up."
> >
> > Lori Miller, a singles and dating expert for www.lavalife.com in
> > Toronto, says dating via the Web can mimic the bar scene. But it
also
> > gives women the chance to approach and meet dozens of men while
> > knowing a little something about them beforehand.
> >
> > "You're literally thrown into the largest singles bar," she
said. "It
> > is a lot of work, it is the luck of the draw just like being in
that
> > coffee shop and meeting the one."
> >
> > Frohlick's small survey, to be completed in April, is questioning
up
> > to 25 Canadian women about their online dating habits. She hopes
it
> > will become a pilot for a far larger survey of women across North
> > America.
> >
>
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