Normally I avoid all dating sites...but the person who created this one has been one of my favourite web designers for a while now. I think he is the only designer who ever made a Web 2.0 site that was not only NOT ugly, but really DOES look fabulous. All his sites do.

I also appreciated that this is free. That the "premium" or "pro" or whatever version isn't something you need to subscribe to or the site totally becomes worthless. I put profiles up 3 years ago on about 3 other sites and all of them were that way. Wastes of time suck. But this is cool.

Please excuse me, for a moment, though, I have a rant that needs screeding...

Why is it that everyone seems to always put exactly the same things on their profiles? For one thing why are people's lists of interests always padded with lots and lots of outdoorsish stuff...always there's this over-representation of sports and exercise activities. I thought at first maybe it was because the user had a mindset of suggesting activities that could be done on a date, but somehow, I think perhaps it's more immediate a reason that the user wants to slip a bit of a hint of "see...I'm less likely to be flabby, I'm into exercise!" But that's not all.

What in the Sam Hill is it with the "walks on the beach" thing? Attention: The Clue Train is now boarding...Get your ticket ready please...

Let's quit it with putting "I like taking long walks on the beach" on your profiles. It's just a stupid attempt to look romantic. It doesn't. All it tells me that you couldn't be bothered to take five minutes to think of something you actually do regularly and are known to enjoy...rather than cribbing from that annoying "Pina Colada" song. It says nothing...you might as well put "I like breathing and drinking water" on there. Who doesn't like to take walks on the beach? Assume that this is a "given" and move on...

If I see that again, I am going to scream so loud it causes all the letters in the font it uses to explode, de-kern themselves and turn to a cloud of little pixels.

Actually, I won't do that. But come on people can't we stop copying other people's copies of someone else's personality profiles?

///end rant///

welcome



Tammy

What I'd like to know is why new people often start out in the forums by whining about others?

It's simple, though. If you don't like someone's interests, move on to the next person .

Welcome to the site.

But, I really do like long walks on the beach.

But, according to this person, it's a stupid attempt to look romantic! That must mean no one can really like it .

Welcome to this site, and hope all goes well for you while your here!

Well, I do like long walks on the beach.
And, I love being suprised with flowers at work!
Yeah, I am a softy at times.

Hey I like it when they say that, it allows me to cull the "wheat from the chaft". I can move on to the next one quicker. Cookie cutter profiles lets me know right quick that the person isnt for me.

I'm a little tempted to put that I enjoy short walks on the beach in my profile now.

I actually have that I don't like long walks on the beach in my profile. But that doesn't mean I don't like beaches.

I prefer bareback riding on the beach. Horses, you perverted minds!

I see "I love taking long walks on the beach" in Arizona. Geez there are no beachs here.

A thought just accrued to me as I read your post...

If the earthquakes keeps up...you just may end up with some "beach front" property there in Arizona!

Just think of what that would do for property value!

Just kidding with ya!

LOL people are always talking about that, and the song.

I guess it's an age thing on my end, but a song?

I might know what song your talking about...but (see, I can blame it on age) it slips my memory!

George Strait sang a song about it. I think the titles called Ocean Front Property. "I've got ocean front property in Arizona..."

George Strait "Ocean Front Property" I do not know the year, it is on the radio alot.

Oh wow, two posts, sorry about that

They do it for the same reason that...oh, lets see...about every two weeks or so, someone comes along and post this very same sentiment about others putting how they like long walks on the beach into their profiles is lame...but that's alright, your argument was so much more original. I'm sure you just spawned a mass deletion (is that a word?)so thanks for the tip......

Oh yea...now I remember...that is a pretty good song.

Now that you mentioned it, I can hear it in my head!

That's another sign of age...trying to keep the music and ringing separate!

I have a collection of over 23,000+ plus music files on the puter...all types of music...you'd think I would have remembered that song.