# Match.com (Dating sites) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 13, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934 "2015-03-13T21:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/1 "2015-03-13T21:08:45Z")
Are 50% possibly the greatest thing to ever happen to a 45 year old guy (or thereabouts) and 50% going to f your life up so bad… Right now it’s the latter winning out. What the hell have I got myself into? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/2 "2015-03-13T21:22:02Z")
What’s the percentage of [those looking for money rather than romance](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=751334)? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/3 "2015-03-13T21:22:44Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Are 50% possibly the greatest thing to ever happen to a 45 year old guy (or thereabouts) and 50% going to f your life up so bad… > > Right now it’s the latter winning out. What the hell have I got myself into? How do you see them f-ing up your life? I mean, there’s a definite risk of disappointment, but that’s the chance you take no matter how you meet someone; can hardly blame the site for that. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/4 "2015-03-13T21:39:43Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > What’s the percentage of [those looking for money rather than romance](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=751334)? 0 for me right now. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/5 "2015-03-13T21:45:27Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > How do you see them f-ing up your life? I mean, there’s a definite risk of disappointment, but that’s the chance you take no matter how you meet someone; can hardly blame the site for that. My fault entirely. Haven’t done this before. I had a date last night, two tomorrow (back to back), one Sunday, and two next week. I do believe I have overdone it. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/6 "2015-03-13T21:47:13Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > My fault entirely. Haven’t done this before. I had a date last night, two tomorrow (back to back), one Sunday, and two next week. I do believe I have overdone it. Nah, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/7 "2015-03-13T21:49:44Z")
> [@Stuffy](#): > > Nah, probably not. Yeah, you’right. But it’s more than I’ve had in the last six months by the regular means… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/8 "2015-03-13T21:55:37Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Yeah, you’right. But it’s more than I’ve had in the last six months by the regular means… Nah, that’s fine. Date around. It’s good practice. I met my wife after a sequence of a number of dates using Match for the first time (and, like you, more dates than I was typically used to, including 4-in-a-row back-to-back, day-to-day.) It’s fun, but I understand that it doesn’t work for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/9 "2015-03-13T21:57:39Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Nah, that’s fine. Date around. It’s good practice. I met my wife after a sequence of a number of dates using Match for the first time (and, like you, more dates than I was typically used to, including 4-in-a-row back-to-back, day-to-day.) It’s fun, but I understand that it doesn’t work for everyone. I think **Stuffy** was being sarcastic. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/10 "2015-03-13T21:58:35Z")
I’m signed up for a few myself and I used to think the same thing. But really, doing it that way is probably optimum. Get yourself out there and enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/11 "2015-03-13T22:04:52Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > My fault entirely. Haven’t done this before. I had a date last night, two tomorrow (back to back), one Sunday, and two next week. I do believe I have overdone it. Six dates? Even when I was on match, that would have been a pretty full year for me. ETA: A stealth bragging thread, and I fell for it. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/12 "2015-03-13T22:05:31Z")
How old were you? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/13 "2015-03-13T22:08:45Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > How old were you? Me? Late-30s through mid-40s. 49 now. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/14 "2015-03-13T22:11:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Me? Late-30s through mid-40s. 49 now. Do it now ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/15 "2015-03-13T22:12:07Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > How old were you? I’m 46. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/16 "2015-03-13T22:16:22Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Do it now I was. Met someone fantastic last fall (on [match.com](http://match.com), in fact), dated through the end of the year, now I’m trying to figure out if I’ve been dumped. I’ll probably try the site again, if necessary. I still don’t expect six dates in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/17 "2015-03-13T22:18:47Z")
Somebody stop me… ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/18 "2015-03-13T22:36:18Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I was. Met someone fantastic last fall (on [match.com](http://match.com), in fact), dated through the end of the year, now I’m trying to figure out if I’ve been dumped. > > I’ll probably try the site again, if necessary. I still don’t expect six dates in two weeks. My personal record is three maybe four, four feels correct, but I wasn’t trying very hard. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/19 "2015-03-13T22:49:23Z")
> [@Stuffy](#): > > My personal record is three maybe four, four feels correct, but I wasn’t trying very hard. In two weeks? ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934/20 "2015-03-13T23:15:12Z")
Sure. For various reasons (most being I’m a busy nerd) I’m on a hiatus of dating right now but I typically would make two per week, one mid-week and one weekend. Sometimes this would be Friday and Saturday. I could get laid at will if I was a shitty dude; however I’ve become something of a sapiosexual. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/match-com-dating-sites/714934.md?page=2)