I believe the question was serious. then it degrades into jokes. i see that a lot as I look at forums. there is a time and place for jokes. maybe start a joke topic, but original poster was serious.

I joined recently, upgraded to mingles2 (bad move) I'm just about hanging on here as I've a month or so membership left.
I will not be paying again!
its not impatience for me, its all the scammers asking for cash, they try various ways.

I'll come and visit you but send the taxi fare
my phones damaged please send money for a new phone or I won't be able to talk with you anymore.

etc

whats the point?

I very much liked the fact that Mingle tends to delete your data when you leave...

Unlike other sites that say they will hold onto your data in case you change you're mind (that's just BS since data is probably the most valuable commodity that can be resold over and over again)...

Hi BirdWatcher, thank you pointing out the degradation, but for me it's quite fine, I don't mind a little humour as long as it doesn't become personal or offensive to other members...

I like photo of the gecko too,

Hi Kevin, yeah I hear you, with the excuses the scammers and/or fakes put out... It might make you laugh to know I believed all that bull crap the first time I came across it ...

I actually sent money and went to the airport with flowers ...

Naturally, she was a no show... And it took hours before I realised I'd been scammed, I was young and stupid then... Now I'm just old and half stupid 🤣

This site is not honest with its subscribers. It claims to be a site for people over 50 but the filters only go to age 65 and once I joined, discovered that the site tells me there is NOONE over 65 in all of Mexico, no matter what city I put in the filter. So, basically Mingle 2 is a complete scam, Dont waste your money.

Hiya Susan, welcome to Mingle and good luck....

I'm sorry I can't comment for the site owners, but when I joined Mingle about 100 years ago it was a super place with lots and lots of genuine nice people, seeking their other half / soulmate, it's changed a little, but the forums are nice and STILL free too,

I did join another site, but it was very expensive, I spent over £100= just on buying messages (so I could reply and chat to prospective cuties) in the end I thought its just a waste because I could spend that money on a date and at least have a face to face meeting...

So yeah it's not all bad here, and a simple question in one of forums "is it worth getting paid membership? “ might have saved you from a lot headache..


Good luck anyway...

Forums are ok like games, however, I am not into playing games for very long. It is great to be able to come and go on M2. Crowd is pretty much same for Years.

Yeah I hear you ToodyGirl, I can't say I'm into the games too much either, although when I'm totally bored I may post a response in one here and there, once in a blue moon...

Yes it's nice to be able to throw your thoughts out there on any topic of interest and find what other sane people think about it...

It's nice also to throw a joke in there now and again, and have a laugh, but not take/make it personal...

I couldn't imagine life without a smile or laughing, neither a life without a frown or a tear...

Gosh, I'm feeling very phylosophical lately 🤣

To give a newbie perspective :

Someone has tried to catfish me twice and I've had a user try to sell me nudes.

Im not here for that. I can see why people don't hang around tbh.

Too much political talk.

It's understandable that newbies don't feel comfortable with all the fakes and scammers...

What I found useful was the help from many of the existing members (you may notice it especially in the New Members Welcome Area) they can spot the fakes and scammers and more experienced member's responses usually inform other members of a fake / scammer... I found it very useful in weeding out the time wasters...

Welcome to Mingle and good luck too....

I don't like the politics threads which are about the politicians I like... Otherwise I just read them and carry on browsing, mostly because I don't know anything about politics

Occasionally I may add some of my mad thoughts to the fray... 🤣

I am definitely new here. It hasn't really felt all that welcoming. Lots and lots of fake accounts / bots. Nothing like logging on to see a dozen fake accounts that "match"... all being 20-somethings from Florida and Cali with zero info on the profiles.

Some social sites are very unwelcoming I'd say Mingle is very welcoming and most of the genuine and nice people can be found in the forums...

Thats not to say there's no nice or genuine members who don't post in the forums, there's just less or maybe we assume there's less because we never hear from them...

As most people say,
if it sounds too good to be true....

I like winding some of the people up on those threads, by pointing out the facts about America, which some people on there try to gloss over and ignore, but I don't. Next thing they're biting like a Fish on a hook, but all I'm telling them is facts! 🤣🤣

Yeah it's fun to laugh with our near and far friends, I just think about all the dolphins swimming in the brain (endorphins )... And it must be stated (for the paperwork) that facts are facts

Am I right to sense a sarcastic but accurate reply to the "fact telling" claim?

No it's not meant to be sarcastic any way...

You cannot dispute facts... I think everyone should laugh more and the world would be a more happier place...

If I sign up for free, and 63 people "like" me in the first 12 hours, but I have to PAY on a FREE site to see who they even are, I'm not thrilled. In fact, I'm LESS than thrilled, I'm PISSED. Because I was LIED TO! The ads ALL say completely FREE. It's a flat out lie, so if the site is lying to us, why would the users be any different?

I've scanned through all the guys within my qualifications within 100 miles and there's nothing I'm interested in. Should I drop another chunk of change and keep checking back daily or what? I'm NOT desperate. and I definitely am not looking for a hook up.

No reason to stick around if there's nothing I want.