Thanks, alea.
I'm definitely not looking for a super model. I go by matching interests
and compatability not women who seem fake and put on a show. I'm not
trying too hard. I don't need to.
I generally look for women within a few miles of me and for friends. If
someone is a musician, I add them because of that and I tell them I like
their music. What's wrong with that?
Now, Grant Wilson is a semi popular tv star on Sci-Fi's Ghost Hunters
and is also a talented musician and he is on my myspace and I'm sure he
gets hundreds of requests and emails.
I'm just trying to network and make new friends if at all possible.

It has only been recently since I have started to search online for
dating and friends. I have emailed several different women but they
never respond. On plentyoffish, you can see if they have read their mail
you sent and all of them have and then deleted it.
I don't say stupid stuff or come on to them strong. I basically tell
them that I like thier profile and would like to get to know more about
them. I have even had my (girl) friends tell me what to write on a
couple of occasions and still nothing. I add girls on myspace and they
don't accept.
I'm really getting pissed off. I think it's rude.
The reason I'm online is because I have trouble making the first move -
I can't think of anything to say. I am seeing two very attractive girls
right now - both 21 and both asked ME out but nothing's serious.
What's wrong with replying to someones mail and what's wrong with at
least being acquaintances or friends instead of blowing someone off like
they were a discusting perv or something?

I have a fairly new myspace account but it's generally for my music
myspace.com/stevejacksonmusic and I have done a little searching on
there for women in my area and it still seems hard to meet somebody for
dating/friends. It seems that if a woman suspects that you are adding
them as a friend for the purpose that you are interested in them for a
future date then I get rejected. I'm sure this is all my imagination but
that's just the way I'm feeling.

Yeah, I agree. The free sites are the way to go although you still have
to fish through scammers and webcam promoters.
Even someone who owns a free site can make good money. Plentooffish
makes close to $500,000 a month just in Google ads.

Well I found out that this site (among others) it copying profiles from
other sites.
My gut instinct was that it was a scam but I just wanted a second
opinion.

It's not just "she" it's about a dozen other women who have very
realistic profiles that live in different small towns withing 50 miles
of me.

Happy New Year! It was fun but now it's pouring down rain.

Besides this site, I've signed up for a handful of others including paid
sites.
There is one site which I'm not a paid member of that I'm getting almost
once a day a message from a female that likes my profile or wants to get
to know me etc. Todays said "I saw your profile and pic and decided you
were what I was looking for."
Now, like I said, I'm a member of other dating sites and get nothing
even the worlds largest free dating site where anybody can email me for
free and get nothing not even hotlisted.
Do you thing that this is a scam from that particular dating site to get
me to pay $29.95 to become a paid member?
What would you do?
If I become a paid member and respond to these girls and get nothing
then I will be very let down.

Thanks
Steve

When searching singles profiles, like most of us, I tend to search
within a few miles of where I live. Although it is more convenient to
drive to a date in less than an hour, for the right person, I would
travel much further; How far? That would depend.
How for would you be willing to travel for the right person?

Our constant need for acceptance tends to make us act like and dress
like people we are really not. She has found a crowd that she thinks
will accept her because they dress the same way. She has to learn on her
own that this does not have to be the case. The worst thing you want to
do is persecute her for this for that may cause her to rebel and it will
make things much worse for you and her. You don't have to support how
she looks, just keep it to yourself but definately support her as your
daughter and keep good communication with her so she can trust talking
to you about those things adolescence go through. You may even let her
friends come over so you can better understand them too.

A chat room would not be hard to put on this site. The hardest thing is
to write the script to retrieve the login information from the database.

You must not have been to the Old Country Buffet:)
I have a classifieds website catered to a huge retirement village and
you would not believe how active they are. They have two town squares
where they get drunk and dance around like idiots.
It's pretty interesting to see.

My good friend owns http://www.DeathOfKurtCobain.com where you will find
the truth to it.
I believe he was murdered.

Yes. I write/compose music and I have alot of music w/o words that need
it.
Thanks
Steve

Florida seems to be the new theme of this forum. I live in Ocala. I just
signed up and just like most of here insanely seeking that perfect
match.

Steve