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Making the Effort  

tresennui 69F  
2842 posts
9/26/2019 4:26 pm

Last Read:
2/9/2020 5:32 pm

Making the Effort

Do you hold back from contacting people because you just don’t want make the effort? Do you hold back from contacting or responding someone instead of going for it? I used think wtf just go for it, but not so much anymore. Jaded, bored, being too cautious, avoiding disappointment? Why do you think so many of us become this way?


Tresennui
Succumbing to Curiosity...read me at tresennui


missthee 58F  
4511 posts
2/7/2020 1:13 am

Now that several years have gone by, I think it's a combination of my having become jaded (lost the initial enthusiasm of being here) and the realization a lot of men don't bother to put any effort into showing their current or real self (that is, their profile text or picture is the same as it was 5 years ago).


proteus_2a 58M
7979 posts
10/1/2019 5:38 am

We all have spells we keeep away my lady
Disappoinment, routine, etc may keep us
at a distance , and we fade away

As for me , I'm usually a migarting species
- always here for the summer

Cheers -P


tryusfororal2019 67M/57F
134 posts
9/27/2019 7:42 am

depends what your looking for


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
9/26/2019 10:48 pm

I'd say repetitive disappointments have filed away the competitive urge to just keep trying.
Ya got nothing to lose... Do you? Except for a few minutes of your life. What else ya gonna do? Watch TV?
The urge to be comfortable... is greater than the urge to find someone to play with.
Put the switch on and go play... or continue doing what you're doing.
Especially if you're happy doing it.
No? 🤔
It's a cycle that one has to break. And it's one that requires some effort. It's not easy. Is it?


Spacemanfrearth 40M

9/26/2019 8:31 pm

Effort is hard.


Bakouncut 61M  
102 posts
9/26/2019 8:29 pm

Maybe you just get tired of the flakes that are on here. Or maybe you are one of those flakes. Who knows, sometimes it just isn't worth the effort.


positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
9/26/2019 7:22 pm

Not just you. I’ve gotten lazy. Maybe no trust, no attraction, too leery. I


hereforthefun202 32M

9/26/2019 6:18 pm

very nice very nice.


pickapiedpiper 37M
36 posts
9/26/2019 6:15 pm

because as humans we dont like the feeling of being disappointed so if it happens more times than not. We all protect ourselves from getting hurt by not engaging


JustlomesumMe 69M
679 posts
9/26/2019 6:11 pm

I seem to be in a void area as there are very few single women close to my age and within an hour of me. The only option is meeting some one on a weekend. Or if I wanted to meet you on a road trip to a Sox or Cubs game.

We hear it from all the women here about the emails form the idiots that contact them just become the want sex. Which makes it hard for us trying to make friends and a possible relationship here.

Just another thing the internet has ruined in our life.

So nice to be insane; no one asks you to explain.


s2ndegree 65M
9800 posts
9/26/2019 5:59 pm

Because expectations are so far out of touch with reality

Using more than all the road!


nvrenf62 53M
78 posts
9/26/2019 5:13 pm

I dislike constant rejection so I wish to not encounter again, so I enjoy being contacted instead


purpleman2986 50M  
133 posts
9/26/2019 4:59 pm

I agree. I try and try and then get shot down. Sometimes it’s just too discouraging. But I don’t want to stop trying


justaguyinalaska 57M
879 posts
9/26/2019 4:54 pm

It is certainly NOT "just" you.

We are all bombarded (undoubtedly more so for women than men) with *views*, *flirts*, *hot-listings* and even messages from all corners of this community, many of which are time-wasters if not outright scams. It can all be exhausting and feed into a cynical perspective regarding the time we spend on this site.

I note that many long-term bloggers have taken *sabbaticals* but eventually found their way back. Hitting *pause* and taking a *leave-of-absence* may be just the thing to reboot your enthusiasm.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
9/26/2019 4:43 pm

Not just you. Often for the reasons you mentioned. Some of it may be "over thinking" the situation.

Also, on dating sites, there is the distance thing. It can be made to work but it isn't necessarily "easy". Wanna try

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


tresennui 69F  
2482 posts
9/26/2019 4:27 pm

Is it just me?

Tresennui
Succumbing to Curiosity...read me at tresennui


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