| Over the past couple of weeks I have been trying a variety of different strategies.
Currently, I am on
Match.com
POF
AdultFriendFinder
Match.com I have had almost no success with so far, but it's still early. I have had a few scammers try to contact me, but that doesn't count. Seems Match.com attracts ... more serious(?) and older ladies.. People with money, anyway.. A 19 year old college kid with no cash isn't going to sign up for an expensive dating site.
AdultFriendFinder I just signed up for earlier this week, for the sole purpose of getting laid / finding an F-buddy.. Had a lot of hits/flirts, but nothing serious so far. No messages exchanged, except for the occasional scam artist. Again, too early to tell.
POF I have been on for a LONG time, but only recently updated my profile and started actively pursuing some interests. I have # closed 2 girls, have continued contact with one of them, and have interest from a third.
I also signed up on POF using a fake picture/profile. I grabbed a picture of some male model from the internet and posted it on there and made my profile as short and cut and dry as possible. I got a lot more "Views" than I do on my "Real" profile. 2 girls actually took the initiative to message me. I found I was more likely to get responses, but ONLY SLIGHTLY..
My biggest success on my "Real" POF profile has been through being funny. If I message a girl with a fairly playful but forward message like, she will usually read my profile and the profile is what "Grabs" her, IF she has a sense of humor.
Once that happens, she will message me telling me she digs my sense of humor, then I take off from there.
I am NOT the "A-Typical" Stud.. IE - Tall Dark and Handsome. I'm 5'9", thin, fair hair/skin.. My strengths are intelligence/charm/sense of humor.
In my experience (which is not the most.. but hope it helps), here are a few tips:
1. Exposure. The more you women you get to view your profile, the better odds you have.. It's a #'s game like anything else.
2. Play to your strengths. If your strengths are your looks, it's easier.. because people judge with their eyes first on dating sites. If your strength is intelligence, don't SAY you are intelligent/funny/whatever.. PROVE it by making your profile the essence of that.
3. Do not get stuck on 1 girl. Keep searching. No matter how serious 1 gets, you want to keep your options open.
4. Do not get deterred by rejection or negative comments. Let that shit slide off your back and even make a joke out of it. I had a girl tell me she wasn't interested, so I made a smartass remark and let her chill for a couple days.. Then randomly messaged her about a week later and asked her how she was doing.. She responded and we've continued talking.
5. Know that 1 of 2 things apply to these women.. either 1. They are horny. or 2. They are not getting as many dates/potential suitors as they would like. In other words: THEY are there for the same reasons as we are. Do not put them on a pedestal. If they're on a dating site, they ARE attainable.
Not sure if the more experienced PUA's agree with me on these points. Just putting it out there.
Good luck.
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