I have about 200 matches, not a single one of them is a real person, every single one of them is fake... (other sites/apps not only have the same problem, but even the VERIFIED accounts are fake, because ai can get thru the verification like a hot knife through soft butter). I caught one who asked for my picture offline, turns out they thought I was a girl so he became a man (unaware that we met on mingle), so the fakes are both XX and XY, and using multiple sites; or whenever I call instead of text, the other side always pretends that theres something wrong with their phone and they cant hear me so they keep repeating "hello? hello?" (or else they just had throat surgery (not kidding - as most of you know) so theres something wrong with their voice so they cant talk). if they have two names, or use their last name, or their city doesnt match their state, we already know theyre fake... why dont we as a real, human, community spread the word of how we're going to identify ourselves, first with maybe a code word in our profile, and then we all agree that when we move to offline we're going to send identifying photos (point down in your photo, or hold up 2 fingers, or take a picture outside your window, etc). I wish I kept my conversation of someone who was able to discuss specifics of my profile, agreed to talk and meet offline (but just like all the rest, only wanted to use whatsapp), but "her" profile was pulled so our emails disappeared: ai is getting smarter! I could tell she was fake but the conversation was much smoother and she didnt call me "dear," she described her family in a very human manner (2 boys, 12 and 14), but she kept repeating "we'll chat a bit then go from there" and then the whatsapp only was the confirmation. how many seconds after posting will my topic be taken down...........

Blah blah blah
That is all we see with a rant so long, specially
with nothing but old news.

M2 has been more than clear about going offsite,
that is a scammer and even being asked to go
off-site is a probable scammer.

You should be able to spot them without ever
returning an email.

yeah i get it, not everyones an english major so reading a couple of paragraphs can be a struggle, so I'll help out: my post had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with scammers offline, so no, making plans to MEET offline CANNOT POSSIBLY = scammer (unless of course you plan on staying alone and single forever)

but HOly SMOKES is your profile right?? youre 76!?? the oldest girl ive kissed so far was 62 when I was like 48, but I wouldve gone higher! where were you when i was in portland!??

As it happens, I was an English major, hence the difficulty.

".. and then we all agree that when we move to
offline.." your words, above..and you
probably meant "off-site", like WhatsApp,
as you mentioned.

Never in Portland, life goes on ;-)

From another former English major here's a hint.

Most folks on here dismiss long rants about fakes and bots on the site after the first sentence, if they bother to start reading them at all.

uh, noooo i knew exactly what i was saying when i said offLINE. that means IN PERSON. as in, bots pretend to want to meet in person, but make endless excuses. but REAL people DO want to meet offline, so we should create a society within our little fake-plagued society of body snatchers

so yo whatsUP? we got planes.... ever been to privata? ckkkk

apparently im delusional about my writing skills... i thought i was more like that cat we read in college or maybe it was high school, that wrote two page sentences, but managed to not only keep his readers entertained but went on to win prizes and sell more mandatory school copies than he could ever keep up with if he had still been alive. faulkner maybe? prob not......

I is a Collage Gratuate.
I have read Friedrich Nietzsche
and Beavis and Butthead.

meeda fwahjew tokeen avou

wait, no, nevermind, youve never been to portland

Well, I learned something interesting today.
I have a newer profile that was working almost too well, then suddenly it went into "security review" & several promising long-running conversations became inaccessible.
Being of average intelligence I was able to mitigate some of the damage by reverting to this old profile from a year ago, that was very unsuccessful, and resume a couple of the interrupted conversations, albeit neither of them have yet returned a response to this profile.

In the process of appealing this lock-out I noticed a spate of matched female accounts have been "deactivated" - which I interpreted as having been completely deleted and they left for good.
But apparently you can deactivate to take a break for a while and reactivate if circumstances change.

This is a relief because one particular woman sparked something in me that I haven't felt for YEARS, and suddenly her account is deactivated but not "deleted".
It's a relief to know I didn't scare her away from here permanently or something - not that I did or said anything untoward but self-doubt is always a factor - and there remains a possibility she will return and we can resume where we left off.

Ever the eternal optimist today's outlook is much brighter than it was 24 hours ago.
Now here's to hoping she isn't one of those scammer accounts, which is ever-present when someone seems almost too lucky to be true.
But, hey, I was pretty handy at charming the ladies a half century ago & hope I haven't completely lost any "game".

You always have to hope for the brighter side of things, otherwise what's the point of going on?

i cannot say the same; chicks hate me
but bots do love me