Should I take a break?

[Anonymous]

Craigslist is swamped today with lonely people looking for snuggle partners during this snow spell. Check it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feeling very discouraged about online dating. Been dating on and off for two years now. Had one serious relationship and two not so serious ones. Met a lot of nice people. But just feel down that I still haven't met someone for the long term. Single mom so hard to meet men other ways.

Wonder if I should take my profile down and take a break for a bit. Feel like it's the same folks on there...

As a man, for cripe's sake, I cannot understand how any woman can have trouble meeting men unless they are looking for a hedge fund manager who looks like George Clooney. Women in my office we are totally average are inundated with messages on Match - they could have two dates a day for a month without a sweat. OP, you are saying they are nice so WTF is the problem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Feeling very discouraged about online dating. Been dating on and off for two years now. Had one serious relationship and two not so serious ones. Met a lot of nice people. But just feel down that I still haven't met someone for the long term. Single mom so hard to meet men other ways.

Wonder if I should take my profile down and take a break for a bit. Feel like it's the same folks on there...

As a man, for cripe's sake, I cannot understand how any woman can have trouble meeting men unless they are looking for a hedge fund manager who looks like George Clooney. Women in my office we are totally average are inundated with messages on Match - they could have two dates a day for a month without a sweat. OP, you are saying they are nice so WTF is the problem?

It is not as easy as you think for women. I'm not sure what is happening with the women in your office, but it's definitely not easy. Yes, I (woman) could 'theoretically' have a date/day (not sure if it would be 2/day, but easily one) if I responded to every message I got. Those messages include gems like (and these are direct quotes of messages I have received, but some are sanitized b/c this is the non-explicit forum):
[list]Help me make this thick 9' squirt XXX all over baby
[list]Like most people here I am looking for something special for good friend on the side as my marriage does not fulfill every need and is very limited that way to be honest.
[list]Hey sweetie wanna chat baby princess???
[list]Wanna experience a younger man inside you?
[list]How's it going? I'm Jason. You are so beautiful. Do you like young hung guys?

Even IF I responded to messages like these I would still not likely wind up on a date/day, because people lie, fade, chicken out, message you from foreign countries, etc.
So yes, it's easier for women online dating in terms on quantity. But as the messages above prove, just because you do not want to date most of the men who message you does not mean you are holding out for a George Clooney lookalike hedge fund manager.