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Topic: Mingle2 Regulars........
sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Tue 09/13/11 10:12 PM
also here a long time since my join date but I have deactivated several times for as little as a few weeks to more than a year one time I will post frequently at times and then go for weeks posting maybe once or twice a day or not at all still I am pretty much a regular overall and not that happy about that - I did not join with the intention to stay here and really have been thinking that I wonder if online is going to work _ I know it works for some, but hasn't for me I sometimes wonder if the rumors I read about the sites not wanting you to succeed because then their members leave is true In my experience, this is more of an issue for the pay sites, who don't want to lose your $24.95 a month if/when you find somebody. That would make sense to me. I doubt that's much of an issue here though. Just look at how many regulars are here and not single/looking. However, if this WAS a pay site, I'm sure the vast majority of them would be gone. makes sense to me as well in that perspective and when I say I'm not happy to be here - what I mean is that I did not intend to be here long term - but to find a partner & get on with life....I feel like my life is just this big holding pattern....anyway, now that I like so many in the forums I prolly would stay even after i found someone - it's being single that I am not happy about - not the site

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Tue 09/13/11 10:18 PM
also here a long time since my join date but I have deactivated several times for as little as a few weeks to more than a year one time I will post frequently at times and then go for weeks posting maybe once or twice a day or not at all still I am pretty much a regular overall and not that happy about that - I did not join with the intention to stay here and really have been thinking that I wonder if online is going to work _ I know it works for some, but hasn't for me I sometimes wonder if the rumors I read about the sites not wanting you to succeed because then their members leave is true In my experience, this is more of an issue for the pay sites, who don't want to lose your $24.95 a month if/when you find somebody. That would make sense to me. I doubt that's much of an issue here though. Just look at how many regulars are here and not single/looking. However, if this WAS a pay site, I'm sure the vast majority of them would be gone. When I was doing some research (last year) for the dating site book, I ran into some pay-site stories that would make most people think twice about even considering a pay site. One site was famous for sending out bogus messages (from beautiful eligible females, heh heh) urging the male members to stick around and talk to them. It was alleged that the beautiful eligible females were actually site staff members (possibly male) whose job it was to pretend to be regular members and pretend to be interested in the guys on the site. There were several sites with really bad reputations for not letting people leave -- in some cases, a member would request to have their account deleted, and the sites not only would ignore the request, but would keep on charging their credit cards for months afterwards. The bottom line for pay sites is they get the majority of their revenues from paying members. So the retention of those paying members is their first priority, which directly contradicts the ostensible purpose of the site in the first place. So, if it comes down to a choice between making truckloads of money or helping some people find happiness, which do you suppose is going to triumph? I've only tried one pay site ever, and that was for 3 months in early 2006. I will say that, of all the sites I ever tried, that was the one where I got the most correspondence -- I was contacted by 174 of their members, almost all of them local. I never sent out a first e-mail. I don't know how many of those were bogus members, if any -- I wasn't interested in meeting any of them, so I never really followed up. And the site didn't give me any problems when I wanted to leave after three months, so I guess I got lucky that time. I tried a paid site too for about 1-2 months - had no problems canceling but was experienced enough from the free sites to recognize that most contacts were bogus funny at one point I actually thought mingle used paid ambassadors and asked a member here if he was a paid ambassador because he messaged all the time , but seemed to have no interest in anything else so it did occur to me that he might be a site ambassador TBH oh and TBH - that would have been OK w/ me - a friend is a friend - I just wanted the truth - instead he blocked me....hmmmmmmmmm

Ice38 Joined Wed 10/15/08 Posts: 25272	Tue 09/13/11 10:35 PM


pennyg281 Joined Thu 11/08/07 Posts: 4348	Wed 09/14/11 05:50 AM
Ive been on this sight since 07. Ive also tried other free sights,but never a paid sight. Of all of them mingle is my favorite . .I love the forems. The only thing I Dont like is that the majority of guys who do contact me are from other countries. . Maybe someday that will change.

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Wed 09/14/11 06:37 AM
Some of my friends still look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about all of you as if we are all really friends. They just don't understand....we are!

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Wed 09/14/11 06:38 AM
Btw, I am worried about Skyhook. Anyone hear from him? I know he was very sick and not expected to live long.

pkd1220 Joined Thu 05/24/07 Posts: 8318	Wed 09/14/11 06:40 AM
Some of my friends still look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about all of you as if we are all really friends. They just don't understand....we are! Yes, we are and I have met several from here-so they are really REAL.

pkd1220 Joined Thu 05/24/07 Posts: 8318	Wed 09/14/11 06:42 AM
Been on here since May of 2007 when it was called Just Say Hi. I have met wonderful friends from all over. While I've never made any love connection on here or really met many men- I wouldn't give away the friends I've met for the world. There's not a better place than here for that.

ladyliz1417 Joined Wed 12/27/06 Posts: 51463	Thu 09/15/11 05:43 PM
Been on here since May of 2007 when it was called Just Say Hi. I have met wonderful friends from all over. While I've never made any love connection on here or really met many men- I wouldn't give away the friends I've met for the world. There's not a better place than here for that. Yep, what she ^^ said except I've been here since 06

blueeyeslargo Joined Sun 07/10/11 Posts: 1	Thu 09/15/11 05:53 PM
hello all!

manOfewwords Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 29908	Thu 09/15/11 05:59 PM
hello blue

luv2roknroll Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 30367	Thu 09/15/11 06:55 PM
Im going on 4 years here, and im crazier than ever! Im like a bad rash, that just wont go away. I live on Mingle, its my home! Im here everyday, no I dont have a life, or a job! Although being 6 different personalities here, is work! And might I add, THERE IS NOTHING REGULAR ABOUT ME.

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Thu 09/15/11 06:56 PM
Im going on 4 years here, and im crazier than ever! Im like a bad rash, that just wont go away. I live on Mingle, its my home! Im here everyday, no I dont have a life, or a job! Although being 6 different personalities here, is work! And might I add, THERE IS NOTHING REGULAR ABOUT ME. Try eating more fiber.

lionsbrew Joined Tue 08/22/06 Posts: 14232	Thu 09/15/11 07:55 PM
I remember when it was just say hi. Those were some fun days. I still cant believe its been more than 5 years for me since i joined.

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45349	Thu 09/15/11 08:00 PM
Some of my friends still look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about all of you as if we are all really friends. They just don't understand....we are! Pffffft. Those weird people in the real world.

manOfewwords Joined Wed 10/22/08 Posts: 29908	Fri 09/16/11 01:32 AM
Some of my friends still look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about all of you as if we are all really friends. They just don't understand....we are! Pffffft. Those weird people in the real world. there's a real world ?

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Fri 09/16/11 06:05 AM
Some of my friends still look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about all of you as if we are all really friends. They just don't understand....we are! Pffffft. Those weird people in the real world. there's a real world ? No. I used to think there was. Now I'm convinced there is not.

SilentlyScreaming Joined Mon 09/10/07 Posts: 10681	Fri 09/16/11 06:11 AM
I remember when it was just say hi. Those were some fun days. I still cant believe its been more than 5 years for me since i joined. yeah those were the good ol' days!!

tombraider Joined Wed 09/12/07 Posts: 5042	Fri 09/16/11 08:17 AM


singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Fri 09/16/11 08:26 AM
I tried a paid site too for about 1-2 months - had no problems canceling but was experienced enough from the free sites to recognize that most contacts were bogus funny at one point I actually thought mingle used paid ambassadors and asked a member here if he was a paid ambassador because he messaged all the time , but seemed to have no interest in anything else so it did occur to me that he might be a site ambassador TBH oh and TBH - that would have been OK w/ me - a friend is a friend - I just wanted the truth - instead he blocked me....hmmmmmmmmm I've never heard the term paid ambassadors before. I message people here all the time that I'm not looking for anything else with other than friendship and chatting, so I can see why others do it as well.