Watermelon rind pickles are my favorite. Getting harder to find the old fashion rind melons because buyers seem to be wild for the petite melons.

Been my experience when men ask for God fearing women they usually are looking for submissive women that will ultimately fear them for one reason or another.

Lot of phoney Christians that selecti ely pick what biblical intructions that are there to have a true Christ centered marriage and skip the ones that they don't like.

Don't think thiscc profile is in your best interest.

Given some of the things you posted I would do a serious edit. I NEVER promote lying but there are a te and place to share some facts.

Focus on the current pluses about your life and you can kick the can around how some don't have a the maturity or experience you have later.

I think you would do better with a different lead shot. You are a good looking guy but you are not connecting and the background is distracting. Add more photos that tell some of your date worthy interests. Make it easy for someone to want to have fun with you.

That doesn't preclude someone liking that you are an entrepreneur. Or you are medically separated vet. Not sure that always computes to civilians but it sure does make the scammers lick their chops.

Good luck.

Will check back and see if your tune up is better. I will bet your results will be.








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As the profile and picture is posted currently you are pretty much striking out.

Read this forum and learn some how to improve tips,apply, and you could have a much better rating.

Welcome to Mingleland.

Good luck.

And your cologne is taking my breath short just like it did when we were kids.

Hi Honey,
Heart of my heart; how are you doing? Think of you each day and been behaving myself. Getting used to this,trying to, this solo thing so you need to get in gear and see the home I am making here. We got a puppy that sure is cute. We will save you plenty of snuggles and kisses. Stay sweet when it is time we will have so much fun.
Saving my love for you...Star

Happy Double Nickle Birthday !
And many more.

Congrats on the teaching position.

Nope I am not that crazy. ::)

Oooooh this is a tough one

I try to be so honest with my reactions to someone. How I feel about them.

But telling them that feeling I often know very early in I am VERY tight lipped. I figure my actions speak louder than words.


And because I have seen a lot more guys get tore up by someone saying "I love you" prematurely and then get cold feet I don't want to be the one who causes that kind of pain.


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Because it is a great way to develop a relationship with superficial acquaintance from the real world or meet even more people you have something in common with first in tame Mingleland where there are great moderators .

I have time for a relationship what I don't have time or desire to do is drag out that early dating process that is expensive and much more uncomfortable that chatting by email while I can do chores, spend time with my pet, or lets get real wear comfortable clothes.

Only if they post in rate my profile and then if it's bad well it's bad.

Beauty is subjective. Maybe to them you are beautiful.

I don't know what's in them stogies you are smoking but clearly wondering if you might want to stop because sounds like it is depriving your brain of oxygen.

If these societal revelations are a new thing you might want to see your doctor because paranoia is one of the early symptoms of Traumatic Brain Infarcations leading into a massive stroke or dementia or death common to smokers.

I just tap on the mini pic (which before eye surgery were almost impossible to see; lol so rarely about looks to me) and you get profile.

A quick minute lowdown on their stats. These aren't right guys you are spitting in the wind. No answer I will tell you later BS delete. If I have to do a profile and pic to hear from you so do you.

Profiles are a very good reason to up your chances by knocking off smoking and drinking. It might sound more macho/social to say you have and occasional drink but for a lot of people the non-drinker gets bumped up the list fast.

And answering every question truthfully. One lie comes to light and your done. Don't kid yourself daters chit chat in private and your reputation proceeds you. And now days any woman able to sign on dating sites gets a list of how to find the verification sites And demographics show most free site daters are on at least one paid site also.

A member that says they made a mistake and can't change it is a scammer. Or has so many profiles they
Can't keep their personas straight.

WORD TO THE WISE This is common for the single but shacked up or married. Why some excuse on line messing around as fantasy or just they are leaving me alone so I don't care but some ignore their partners parallel cheating because divorce is NOT going to be an option so you are not getting the jump on the "next newest single" with married unhappy or so called separated. I digress.

For me not match to my stated basic criteria I know they haven't read my PROFILE and I go back to forums.

Contrary to many on site daters belief stating basic criteria is a courtesy. READING profiles saves wasting your time and energy for nothing. If someone can tell me why they want to be told not interested that I actually want to know. I don't get setting yourself up for rejection. Is it like getting shot at paintball?

But yes didn't take long to learn to just not answer is often the best answer. I think the only exception is if someone is close to my age which;duh, guys is on the profile, I am NOT 48, I might say Sorry not a match. I doubt people who just click on pictures ever go back to the profile and read why but they are speed daters and get speed right off my list.

I used to in person GI's trying to negotiate a female response by multiple approaches but at least most of them actually figure out something more intelligent than the blather about looks or why? Blow up my screen after a "Not interested" and I have no problem reporting and blocking.

But I do read and consider most profile text that is at least marginally structured around the "I am, I like. Looking for." This isn't master's thesis writing I am looking for but short and NO WHINING. All the people who do the "people tell me" get my Judge Judy equivalent of that's hearsay and delete.

But AGAIN any marginally literate person should be able to get the gist of a profile in two minutes.

Then hopefully the message is at least a respectable introduction.

Time appropriate greetings are nice. Even if I open it later I see where and when it was sent. If it is when you should be working or when I was dating guys with kids when they should be having parental attention I generally noticed. Just like the guys who are married and post in the middle of the night. It is old school but a gentleman/lady usually do first introductions an date during civilized hours.

Stating a first name is plenty and polite. Demanding the other person's is aggressive scammer move. Screen names are still names and abbreviateing them is rude. Another WORD TO THE WISE challenging a person's name is culturally in appropriate and social suicide. When I share my Native name it is not only a great respect to the elder who gave it to me but an invitation into my
World beyond the screen.

Referencing a post is not a bad move. While yes I enjoy posting and learn a lot reading forums I do get this is a dating site. And if you are smart enough to share one of yours I am more than likely going to look that up before I respond to your message. Choose wisely. Post wisely.

WORD TO THE WISE For those of you that are just bored newbies, walking wounded, post under the influence, TRASH previous relationship once in MINGLELAND you want to play nice because it is right on your profile. And I for one select or ignore people by their own words/actions before anything else and I don't think that makes me an exception.

For those people who do send messages chill out and don't get your drawers the in a bunch if you don't get an immediate answer. No answer after three days yea sorry your dead fish but I am not glued to my message board. For one thing if a person like me posts a lot they get hundreds of emails to sift through. You get uptight the response I may be contemplating gets round filed. If you do get a message back and you are busy (which the men I pick usually are) just acknowledged that got it and when you can reasonably respond.

Then you are past hello but you have to keep your word and keep the ball rolling. Respond and continue to check your mail. Most adult daters are NOT playi g around if they are exchanging mail with you seberal times a week. I generally back up if it is EVERY day in the begining but come on if you are really interested after a couple of weeks you should be signing off with a " will hope to write again (____).

If you are not interested don't make a big drama out of it just stop communicating. This is an adult site and the no answer is an answer and the normal ones get it.

I think most of us have a message that would someone past hello. I would like to hear what works rather than giving trolls even more ways to be trolls.

A big one for me is a completed profile which I read before I even consider opening mail.

You want cheeze or carmel coated popcorn Beach


I think I got to pass on someone that by nature reacts mostly from the gut specifically the bowels. Thinking man is just more sexy in the long haul.

Disappointing profile.

Pushing thirty, substantial training and professional employment and you can not put even a simple profile text together?

This is a world wide site and you are doing yourself no personal or career favors.

The photos seem to have a spoiled brat attitude that any self respecting woman from a good family would pass but the scammers should find irresistible.

This profile is disappointing.

Employed never married Dad. Smoker and a drinker and looking a little out of it in your second picture will scare off many.

The lighting in both photos doesn't
Help. Almost erases the fact that you have a nice barbered haircut/facial hair and good complexion.

The squatted position in the lead is a rude introduction to a good woman and just emphasized the soft middle instead of the big shoulders.
ZERO smile and hand sign makes the viewer wonder what you are you are here and skipped.

The text is bound to attract a lot of scammers and turn off the good black women pretty fast even though you have on date worthy clothes.

Your choice but your past being a kid and more than people just looking to party will see this profile.

This be the goal but realizing that both are mear humans and can only aspire on the days we are human and celebrate those golden days when rise to our best selves together.

AND THIS^^^^^^^^^