Recommend me a dating website. Please?

[TheLifeOfRiley]

I am bored, it's my birthday, I have no plans and feel bored and lonely (one friend gone abroad, one forgotten, other one is male - came round for a quick visit as we are trying the platonic thing).

So I think I will give internet dating another go. I joined POF a bit ago but freaked out and deleted profile.

Any suggestions?

I quite like eharmony as it matches you based on a personality profile.Only downside is that their is no instant messaging.Guardian soulmates is also very good.But avoid Single With kids.

The thread where have all the fit,interesting and available men gone? is very good.We are all at various stages in dating and some are already in relationships.

BNM, I just got a flea in my MN ear suggesting coming on the Fit thread

LifeofRiley, I wil second BNM re Single with Kids - does my head in. GSM ok, haven't dared POF (not thick enough skinned) and eHarmony won't take me as I am 'only' separated

Any views on MySingleFriend? None of my RL friends has dared put me on there yet (on pain of death0

on the online dating is crap thread I should clarify

Thanks I will check those out. Why is singlewithkids bad? I've never heard of it before but have heard of the other two.

I have been on that thread before but find it takes a lot of keeping up with

I maybe spead too much time keeping up with that thread

SWK is crap because there are loads of blokes who don't have kids - which strikes me as odd, but apparently it is a site that has links to members of other sites which are nothing to do with families. The other thing, they have a function called 'ice breaker' that enables you to send a generic email to loads of people - my inbox is endlessly full of those, with only a tiny handful of ones specific to me. Oh and they all have terrible spelling, grammar etc

you did ask

Yes SWK is linked with loads of other sites including POF.Is full of weirdos i only had one vaguely normal message out of a hundred odd.I hasten to add of those hundred the vast majority were ice breakers so not personally directed to me.

Mily i love the fit and interesting thread.Think its a must for anyone dating.

TheLifeOfRiley so sorry just realised it is your birthday.Happy Birthday

Happy birthday my lovely! And look how far you've come compared to this time last year.

My Single Friend is pointless because (myself included) everybody is on there for free so can't message. And (I'm guessing) not going to pay until they get approached. Some attractive men though, but with the usual hilariously unrealistic expectations - divorced man with two kids looking for 25 year old with no children etc.

I'm currently on datingdirect.com which I'm not very impressed with, I was on match.com last year which was a bit better. However I'm too busy, not thick skinned enough and not bothered enough to have any real results.

My friends (who met online) rewrote my profile last weekend and nagged me into contacting a bunch of men and widening my requirements. I got loads more views, but no actual interest. Out of about ten e-mails I sent, I got one thanks but no thanks and a resounding silence from the rest.

Sure that cheered you up! Give that lovely boy of yours a hug.

FFS Lifeof, can't believe I missed the Birthday Wishes bit, sorry!!!

Many Happy Returns, if nothing else you see you are not alone

I have just depressed myself by sneaking a peak at the women on MSF in my area and they are all gorgeous

maybe I won't join after all......

Happy Birthday...

POF worked for me....

happy birthday miss riley:o!!

you could try mn - ive met a few women here - tho not with this name

happy birthday:o!

I could write a book about the old internet dating (I expect most people who've tried it could!)
I tried match but didn't really like the blokes on there. As most of my smug married friends were either horrified or jealous at my need to have a relationship after ex left (apparently I should have just given up and dedicated my life to my children and celibacy - "Why don't you just buy yourself a nice magazine?") they all refused to recommend me on mysingle friend. So I joined guardian soulmates and after a couple of semi disasters I met a lovely bloke and I'm still with him a year on. Definitely the best site for quirky, fairly intelligent folk.
Give it a go. Dating is scary after a break up and especially when you have kids but if you feel lonely there's nothing wrong with the internet, especailly if you don't want to go out on the pull (my days of doing this were well and truly over). It's no different to any other form of meeting the opposite sex and you will still meet some crap people but you would meet then in a pub or a club too. Good luck - everyone deserves someone to love em

I have tried a few free dating sites, and met a lot of toads tbh. I think next time I will pay for one that is a bit better quality, and maybe has men who are more serious. My experience of Plenty of Fish and Freedating.com have been mixed, but most men on them are either weirdos, sexual predators, or no hopers. I'd like to meet a vaguely intelligent, responsible, funny man who can hold down a decent job (ie, something with a future that pays more than nmw), and knows how to be lovely to a girlfriend without being a total pushover. Am I asking too much, maybe?

I have also tried eHarmony, and had the same problem as someone else mentioned. I made the mistake of being honest and telling them I am separated, and they won't allow you to join until you can provid proof of your divorce (wtf!). I haven't been with xh for about 4 years!!!!!

Sorry I'm only just returning to thread and thanks for birthday wishes .

Did my profile thingy on eharmony and there is only one match within about 80 miles of me

Most of the time I feel like queenof, not that fussed, not thicked skinned enough and not enough time. But I am getting to the point where I need something more, I have a few good friends thankfully but I am beginning to miss affection and regular adult company.

I am leaning more towards paying for a site like match in the hope that there will be less wasters on there.