# Is there a problem with being an online dating addict? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 11, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-being-an-online-dating-addict/801267 "2017-11-11T00:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-being-an-online-dating-addict/801267/27 "2017-11-11T05:01:13Z")
You just finished a twelve page thread on the same thing. > [@Men in their 40's or above, how do you stay attracted to women your own age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623/533): > > What we are talking about here is different though. It is a competitive game and you can’t tell who is going to screw you over until you get blindsided. I was supposed to have a date with someone in Newport, Rhode Island today. She just dropped communication for no reason and never called me back. I don’t do that to anyone because I think it is disrespectful. Like I said, that isn’t just women. Male friends have done it to me as well. What they don’t realize is that I consider anything like that a blatant lie and I will hurt you for it. It may take months or even years but I will strike when the opportunity arises. I have done it to bunch of people with no regrets and I will happily do it again. Consider reading it again and taking the comments to heart. What it comes down to is that you are a player who is not mature enough for a real relationship. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-being-an-online-dating-addict/801267)._