3 strike rule imo.

YTF's a lucky guy (NSFW).

you mean someone like Yeti?

ytf - You officially have better "game" than like 90% of OOT.

i said have fun with and converse intelligently with.

plus female.

I don't feel like looking through this entire thread to find if it's been mentioned yet, but Ashley Madison. It's a site made entirely for people looking to hook up who are in relationships.

INCORRECT, Start using the 2 STRIKES RULE!

The 2 Strikes Rule

Thanks, MB.

Frankly, I was expecting an outpouring of congratulations. This was like losing my cherry all over again.

Are you speaking from experience, or from hearing their commercials on SiriusXM?

I just can't imagine the male-female ratio on such a site being less than 98-2.

The latter. Here's an actual reply I received to an ad I posted a while ago:

"I read u n like u. You look very smart n it is good for girls like to talk with u 646xxxxxxx"

I also once made the mistake of agreeing to meet a guy without seeing a pic first, but he assured me he had "a football player's build." Showed up and dude was pushing 400 pounds.

Another guy -- and this was a first-time blind date -- showed up at my house with a bouquet of roses (ok, trying a little too hard, but sweet), took me to *his* house post-dinner/pre-movie, where he still lived with his parents, and introoduced me to his mother, who asked me what I liked for breakfast.

And those are just snippets.

Yeaaaaa YTF!!!!!

Good Going!!!!

I am really happy for you! You are a nice guy and deserve a bit of lovin'!!

youtalkfunny, where are the pics of your conquest?

If you measure in weight, it probably evens out. I think BigBend had a trip report about that site, but used a gimmick and accidentally outed himself.

Haha, best part of that was it got Big Bend to stop posting.

But he was such a good family man trying to stand up to the man!

link is here for yummy goodness:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/62...-tl-dr-523520/

Wow, just wow. Is it OK for a guy to give a single white rose on a blind date?

No it's not...what the **** is this rose **** on a blind date? Save that **** for your girlfriend.

I know what a guy's opinion is gonna be. I want a girls opinion, because quite frankly they are the ones that count.

BTW- A g/f isn't supposed to get a white rose. DUCY?

Matt - Don't be a tool. Unless it's Valentine's Day or something giving a rose on a first date is just weird and will make you look weird.

Micro, I'm not trying to be a tool. I know what guys are going to say.
A buddy of mine owns a florist and he has repeatedly told me that guys that do get a single flower on a first date are that much ahead in the game. He says it shows you are being thoughtful and if there is any chemistry at all, you are scoring major points. He said if there's nothing there, a flower isn't going to matter anyway and it only costs the guy $5. This is why I am asking for a girls opinion.

Flower merchant trying to sell you flowers.

Go figure, huh?

Eh, I gues it's a nice gesture, but it just seems outdated and kind of trying too hard, especially for a blind date. Personally, I'd prefer something like a sunflower from a street vendor on the walk home. Less cliche/more spontaneous, plus I don't have to carry the thing around with me the rest of the night.

I'm already suffering from delusions of her finding this thread, so I can't bring myself to post her pic. Also, she works in the casino biz, and it's just too likely that somebody she knows reads 2+2 and will tell her about this thread.

She's probably an OOT 1 and and real world 3.5. Or, put another way, not quite as unattractive as I am.

By the way, I thought it was amusing when she explained her "You're what I've been looking for," remark. Like I said, we had some communication issues at the start. What she meant was:

--I have a job;
--I'm as clean-cut and neatly dressed in person as I am in my profile pics;
--I can speak intelligently;
--I own a car.

It seems that just about no guy on these websites can pass that elementary examination. That's your competition, fellas.

Your buddy is kind of biased. He is also wrong.

Becca's take is probably similar to that of most women.

And it could definitely screw things up by kind of getting things off on the wrong foot. I can see it doing okay for a few women but his logic that it couldn't hurt is dead wrong. It most certainly could.

YTF,

Stop writing about what you think you look like or what she looks like. If you're feeling it, and she is too, just have fun man. You deserve a lot more credit than you're giving yourself.

Always have enjoyed your stories on here so glad to see you're moving on with your life. Keep it up.

That was funny. Nice one, TC.

Thanks, fellas.