Mine is not going pretty good.
https://medium.com/date-helper/what-have-i-learned-from-2-years-of-online-dating-cfe54d698bbb

I can tell you what the problem is without reading it. Dating doesn't happen online.

I disagree. It can definitely happen online. How do you communicate with your date? where do u meet them?

I date the internet... She is very nice to me... She never talks back and almost always does what I want.

Most want to have sex but they don’t want anything more than putting their fishstick in me.
Some ask if I will do the things that their wife doesn’t want to do. Things like that.
Every now and then I meet a serious, open minded man with values who doesn’t care about my medical history and wants to give me a chance for me. Sadly, usually they are in their 30s and mentally I feel an age-block.

I don’t ever want to date anyone. I don’t ever want to retire. I just want to work until I die.

There could be lots of reasons.
A profile that lacks detail.
How you approach people.
The dating happens in person.

With your opening post,
were you seeking a sympathy date?
Or, were you trying to ward off potential date
with negativity?

We all only get only get one first impression
with people.

Negativity, all but obliterates your chances
in the dating world.

Batting 1000. I am o for everything.

It matters what you are looking for and what dating sites you try. For a man, most are totally useless in that most women are not there to actually date. They are there to socialize and get positive strokes when someone notices them or pays attention to them.

So far I've been having trouble with online dating but I'm willing to bet money on its just because I'm new at this and just can be obscenely awkward

Lies and Deceptions.

I got fed up with it and don't bother with dating anymore. Many seem to think they can control men with sex. That gets old, fast with me.

There is life, beyond dating. The courting crappola is just that. Toss in feminism, and that they want you to guess at what they want, it just becomes a huge mess.

My pining away for some woman days are gone. Go take a flyer, I don't care anymore.

DO you think it is all about app-s to be successful ?

Has nothing to do with you being "new" at it.

Some are perfectly happy with wanking online

How stupid this is, i agree.

I've never dated online.
Every date I have ever had has been face to face in the real world.
Dating sites are a tool to find someone you might date in the real world.
They are not dating.

Not to say you can't date online.
Sims Onlinehttp://sims-online.com/ is a virtual world where you might set up an avatar and go on a date with another avatar. Kinda like the environment in the film Ready Player One (2018).

As far as how well the online, dating tool works...
I have had some success (not as much as I had hoped when I first started using it) but the reality of the person usually doesn't match up with their online persona.
I still have hope of meeting someone that is honest online as to who they are in the real world. That's why I am still here looking.
It requires patience and perseverance.
Most are not who/what they say they are.

Met ppl online and arranged dates. Hope I said that right. maybe if folks weren't so **** about proper (according to them) word use and spelling they might find dates

I have had some really nice Inperson meets from other dating sites.