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Thu 02/19/26 02:22 PM



Hi everyone, I'm new here and excited to meet someone who knows what they want. I'm big on loyalty, effort, and respect. If you're ready for something real and not just passing time, let's have a conversation.

41 words

I got 37 (42, if you count the title), what you including that I'm not, Don?
Maybe he is counting the contraction words as two words? Maybe the extras twos he was using to count that high were ticklish so they were hard to keep track of them...lol

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Wed 02/18/26 08:18 AM

I also think there's something underneath it that has to do with lack of confidence. But then quite silly to make that worse by sending such messages?
The reason it kind of P me O is that I feel a sense of entitlement in there. Maybe not meant that way, but it feels like that to me. I guess that's my pet peeve. Based on women not having had a say in their love life for centuries. To then get a message that doesn't respect my free will & choice rattles my cage.
I do get such messages quite regularly. Really weird.

I have never been on the woman's side (except a few times when I am mistaken for a woman because of the hair...lol) but like most guys there is a confidence thing. Some guys never get over it, some guys over compensate, but guys on the internet I think feel safer...or there might have been some liquid courage involved there...lol

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Tue 02/17/26 05:05 PM
I can see why a normal guy would write that, but then there are plenty of Ehmad's out there to knock the good guys down a peg or two...lol

Maybe he just wants to talk to you but he wants to be up front so there is no confusion or leading on?

He might also be fishing, like when someone says how ugly they are but they really want others to tell them how good they look, maybe he is hoping that you say that you travel near him?

Maybe he got cold feet while writing to you, so he is turning himself down before you turn him down?

I am sure there are other reasons but they all seem to be a lack of confidence on his part that I would guess, nothing to get pissed off about...lol Although I do not even get pissed off with all the scammers and fake profiles on here, it is just part of the online world that we have to deal with to be here I guess...

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Fri 02/13/26 05:06 PM
Scammer seem to want the easy/quick return on their time and effort. But there is also the old fashion gold diggers still out there looking for their sugar daddy to support them...lol

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Fri 02/13/26 04:59 PM

There is no option to check the people who are in online, that's disabled. why???????
It is there for me...

https://mingle2.com/search/whos_online

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Thu 02/12/26 05:56 PM

With definitions out of the way, I don't think that a relationship can work unless you and the other person can regularly and easily meet face to face.

Yeah, that is why I was trying to ask about the relationship part also. From the other threads it seems that a lot of people think a long distance relationship can be with someone that they meet online but never in person. To me that is more of a pen-pal and not something I would consider a relationship...at least not a one like I am thinking of as a typically relationship. So if it is just a pen-pal type relationship then there should be a lot less problems with the distance...lol

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Thu 02/12/26 01:15 PM

Are you okay with that or not, and why?
There are a bunch of threads on here about this topic if you wanted to read through some of them. But to me it never seems to last.
First off, let me clarify that to be in a long distance relationship to me means that you have met in person but live in different cities that are a ways away. If you have to think about stopping at gas stations or getting on a plane to see each other then I would call that long distance. I do not consider just talking online to be a relationship, that is more of a pen-pal thing.

Now I say it does not work because you are not able to spend enough time together to have a close relationship. Even if you were together for a long time and one had to move away, it seems like either jealousy or just a simple disconnect happens. But that is just me...

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Wed 02/11/26 10:29 AM

If the profile is a paid subscriber then the red "Like" button makes your odds go WAY up that they are real & not some fake scammer profile - thus increasing the likelihood they will notice you and respond, if interested at all.

I am beginning to think that this site is being run on the scammers that pay, that is why the site lets SOOOO many stay on here...lol What is a couple bucks to a scammer if it makes them a lot more?

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Tue 02/10/26 04:17 PM

To permanently lock it in, hit the red heart-shaped "Like" icon &/or the yellow "Nudge" icon.
If you also hit the blue "Chat" icon and send a message that profile will remain available via your "Mail" tab.

It is best to do the nudge (but you only get 5 a day) or the best option is just to send them a message. Likes usually have your profile picture blurred out and letters missing from your name so it is hard to get back with that person.

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Mon 02/09/26 01:15 PM
"Serious minded man"? I think that will eliminate most guys since women think none of us are ever serious...just little boys in bigger bodies...lol

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Sun 02/08/26 05:19 PM
'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' is a good documentary series where she reports on the black market stuff and the global scams. Anyone on this site should watch the romance scams and the other online scams to see how they can change the video and voice with their computer...lol

https://abc.com/show/dea93955-7cd5-43cb-b8b3-00042fd0d6ff

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Tue 02/03/26 02:11 PM

If some type of disaster hit your area and you had to pack one suitcase, besides socks and underwear, (the most asked for items in homeless shelters), and needed I.D.s passport etc., what would you pack?

I live in Arkansas, we have tornadoes all the time so one of the things I have is an emergency backpack that is a kit with the blankets, water pills, first aid, etc. But I also travel a lot so I usually have a bag that is ready for about a weeks worth of clothes and what ever else I need.

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Tue 02/03/26 02:03 PM

There is also the daily activity on your profile
which would show the likes, maybe about 30 of the
most recent..upper right on profile.

For us free users the Daily Activities only shows who has liked us, not who we liked.

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Tue 02/03/26 02:01 PM
AOL had some of the best chat rooms...lol Get that 30 day free trial disk so each month you had a new screen name...lol

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Sun 02/01/26 03:27 PM


I have met girls online that I felt a connection with. But most of them did not last long because who they were online and who they were in real life did not match up.

what if... just throwing this out there.. their personality in real life matched up with theirs online.. am I to assume then that you've never met anyone like that?
Personality differences I can understand, when you are typing out what you are trying to say it is easy to delete and rephrase. In person it can sound like rambling...lol Or you might have someone who is more outgoing online but in real life they are a little shy.
What was referring to was differences like physical or age wise. People will use a 'modified' version of their picture and when it does not look like them in person they claim it is just their avatar picture...lol Or when you meet someone who said she was 29 (back when I was 38) but as you get to know them in person that ages comes down a few years. Then you meet her mother who says she is only 19!...lol (She looked good for 29, but not so good as 19). I am sure I am not the only one with 'catfish' stories...lol

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Sun 02/01/26 12:39 PM
No.

However, I have heard people say that even though
they have 'unliked' someone they tend to reappear
in the rotation of people to check out.

Yeah, there does not seem to be an official way, but I have seen a few that came back as soon as just a few hours later (same web address and all, not just the same picture).

I have not figured out the reason, if any, that they bring them back. But if they are going to do that then at least have a reason like the profile liked your profile or they have a new profile picture or something...lol

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Fri 01/30/26 08:03 PM
As a kid I had an old record called Wacky Westerns. It was a great album and every once in a while one of those songs pop in my head...lol

You can hear it on spotify, probably other places but this link came up first in google.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oVvX2eDQWHW8R2VRobyE4

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Fri 01/30/26 01:09 PM

My Funniest Tech Fail is when I Hooked Up a 12 Volt Car Battery to the Game of "OPERATION"
and Played With My Drunk Fellow Military Buddies explode oops shocked
I think I would just use a 9 volt so you can hide it better inside the game...lol

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Thu 01/29/26 02:35 PM

message box won't scroll up to where "send" is functional
Did you try resizing your screen, zoom in or out where the "Privacy - Terms" CAPTCHA does not line up with the send button?

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Thu 01/29/26 02:16 PM
We’ve all heard about “love at first sight”… but what about love at first chat?

You know that feeling when you’re talking to someone online for the first time and suddenly it feels different… like they just “get you”?

Maybe it’s the way they reply instantly… or the way they use emojis just right… or the way you end up talking for hours about absolutely nothing, but it still feels amazing.

I’ve experienced this once — started with a random conversation about coffee vs tea, and somehow ended with sharing life dreams at 2 a.m. We never even met in person, but it felt like I’d known her forever.

So I’m curious…

1. Have you ever felt a real connection with someone just through chatting?

2. Did it turn into something real, or did it fade away?

3. And… do you think online chemistry can be stronger than real-life chemistry?

Be honest — your stories might just make someone believe in it again. :speech_balloon::heart

I think there is a difference between love and attraction. Attraction is what you feel at first sight, it pulls you to them to find out more about them. Love is a deeper feeling, it is what keeps you together even in the rough times.

I think you can be attracted to someone by just chatting with them, but it might be just a step above the feelings for someone in a good novel you are reading. Most people know that a character in a novel is fictional so they can pull back their feelings, but when you are chatting then you hope it is not a fictional character that you are talking to (scammer).

Yes, I have met girls online that I felt a connection with. But most of them did not last long because who they were online and who they were in real life did not match up. One did last for about four years, but unfortunately we just grew apart.

I do not think that an online chemistry is stronger than an in person chemistry because online you only see what they want you to see so it is not really real. In person, you can see all the good and the bad...if you love them after seeing all of them then it is a deeper connection.

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