"so we can be friends and maybe more than friends and possibly plan a meetup date if it works out".

Yea, that's my goal too - lol. The problem (for me) is that most of the local girls in my area are NEVER online anymore. I still send them messages (and I hope that they'll read them someday), but ALL of the "local" girls have been offline for "over a month" at least. I honestly doubt that they'll ever return to this site either... that's what makes this site SO frustrating!!! In my opinion, there's nothing to be gained in viewing someone's profile who is NOT "local"... I mean what exactly is the point in that! In other words, I'm not making a cross-country trip for some blind date, etc - lol. Seriously, does anyone here ever get a real date (in person)?

Yea, this sure is a lot tougher than I ever imagined, but I'm not giving up just yet. I've tried just about everything too. I know that posting a photo of myself would help, but every time that I did, the site would take it down saying that it wasn't "clear" enough. I don't have a smart phone either, so I just gotta wait to borrow my brother's phone for the photo - lol. Yea, I've tried "reaching out" to other locals via messaging, but most of the gals (in my area) could simply care less - lol. Hey, the way that I see it... if they don't even want to attempt to make contact with me... then it truly is their own loss 'cause I'm a really great guy (I'm modest too - lol).