Venting! Too many nutjobs on OLD

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Registered: 08-13-2006
Venting! Too many nutjobs on OLD
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Sun, 12-03-2006 - 11:54am
Okie, I must have creep magnet plastered across my profile. So far two crazy psychos have followed me to another site. What am I doing wrong?? I wonder if other people think I'm creepy :P.



Edited 12/3/2006 11:59 am ET by reggielicious
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Registered: 03-27-2004
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 12:09pm

Nah, don't think that. There just are tons of nut jobs out there. When I lived in the middle of a large city, my girlfriends used to call me the nut magnet. I had every homeless person following me home and wanting to be my friend.

I think lunatics are drawn to people who seem kind. At least that's what my friends said. They said I was approacable and didn't seem to be judgemental. Not sure if that's a good thing when you are surrounded by nuts.

Hang in there. I think I've finally found someone really good. I haven't met him yet, but he seems like someone I would just adore. So don't give up. I could write a book with all of my online dating stories!!

Chick

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Registered: 08-13-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 12:18pm

You're so lucky, I hope that person works out for you.

Well at least these crazies make it interesting, I'll give them that. Its just nuts. They even look creepy. Its not how their picture is but something creepy emits from their looks....I must be nuts. LOL.

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Registered: 03-17-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 1:10pm

I get what you're talking about. Part of me feels like I'm being too picky, maybe? OLD is a hard thing to get into, in my opinion. There was one great guy whom I was emailing, but his replies have gone from almost immediate to slower and slower.

I think it's better to be picky than not? I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way... and yet I wish neither of us were! :OP

Pink

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Registered: 06-30-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 7:26pm
Think of OLD as another chapter in your life experiences and have fun with it, but keep your eyes wide open and learn how to weed out the crazies. You recognize these guys as "nut cases" from the get go, but a lot of the guys appear to be perfectly normal and soon their true craziness becomes evident. Trust me, there is NOTHING you are doing wrong, maybe you look like easy prey because you are pretty, who knows what these guys are thinking! I have been keeping a journal of all the guys I've met in person, and even some of the ones that I've only had email/phone conversations. Everyone should keep a journal and we could write a best seller with our experiences with OLD! Who knows, it could help the next generation of OLD'ers!
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Registered: 08-13-2006
Sun, 12-03-2006 - 11:27pm
Thats a great idea - I should start writing a journal. The pages would already be completely filled up. I should show you all the emails I get from older men professing their undying love and proclaiming I'm 'the one'. And I specifically state in my profile that I want men close in age to me! GRRRR... LOL.