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Do people take "Here for community" seriously? Do people even look in profiles to see what the person is looking for or not looking for?

I get the impression that a lot of members think this is exclusively a dating site and everyone is looking for someone. The "here for community" folks seem to be in the minority. I'm here for friends, fun chats, and flirts only, but I've gotten messages for men looking for a long term monogamous relationship. They chat me up for awhile then get very angry when I say I'm not interested in that kind of relationship, like I wasted their time. Last night and this morning I got messages from someone telling me I'm a beautiful angel and exactly what he prayed to God for!!!!! Yikes!!!

Is it too much to ask for to be allowed to be here just to make friends, enjoy fun play, read and comment on posts, participate in polls, share experiences with like-minded people, may be debate issues, etc.? Don't get me wrong. I do love chatting publicly and privately with many of you about all kinds of subjects. And thank you for understanding and respecting my preferences.

Pardon me for the rant. May be it's just because I had to block another person today and I really prefer not to block people.

graceylou 8 Aug 28
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There was a post earlier today that I am guessing was talking about the same person. Apparently, he has said that exact thing to several women on this site. I doubt he will be here much longer. He definitely wouldn’t be here if people reported and/or blocked.

My profile is pretty clear about my intentions. I have been here since January. I have had only a couple of people be flirtatious at all in private message and none that were obnoxious.

You have every right to be flirtatious yourself... And there will always be people who misinterpret playful flirting as intention or interest.

As for me, I am unashamed of how quickly I will block idiots like that. As soon as two or three women say that someone is behaving like a troll, I prophylactically block them. Like @AMGT mentioned, and as I wholeheartedly agree, it can greatly improve one’s experience here.

I will try to look for that earlier post to see if that might be from the same guy. Then the person might need to get reported.

@graceylou Starts with an A.

@BlueWave hmm. I don’t think it was. I think it started with a K.

@graceylou Yeah, my brain slipped. Last name was A. ?

@BlueWave yup. Likely same guy.

@graceylou Just looked him up. “Inactive”

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I will visit profiles generally as a result of a like or a comment. People visit mine as well. I have sent some messages to a couple of people and have had some wonderful conversations. If I am going to be out and about I have announced that usually If anybody wants to hang out for a bit. I may ask someone if they would like to have lunch. Don’t read more into that than it is. It’s just lunch and conversation. If anybody is visiting my area and they want to go out I will do my best best to make that happen. Again please don’t read more into it that it is. Now if you were to message me and want to go fishing in the ocean, then I will get excited and try to arrange a nice charter. If anyone just wants organize a meet up. I say the more the better. That being said I am a bit on the shy side and mean no I’ll intentions for my visits or messages. If I were to misbehave I expect to be called out for bad behavior. But I don’t think that is likely. So if your in the area and want to bend a rod I say I’m in. ?

May be I won’t ever go fishing in the ocean but I might go whale watching or swim with sharks.

@graceylou whale watching is cool. Swimming with sharks naw had my share of that diving.

@Mikeb56 I’ve done both but would definitely want to do more of those.

@graceylou back in my coast guard days we would count individuals in pods while we were flying and turn the data in to NOAA. Hearing them underwater was cool as well at first I thought my regulator was bad. ?

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Ha. I guess I obviously can't speak for everyone but yes.
Of course I actually don't really view this as a dating site either.

Sorry about your unfortunate need to block people but do what you must to make it enjoyable for you. That should be all that counts

Most people are nice enough to back off the dating interests when I explain to them why I'm here. It's just the few who get angry and aggressive that I have a real issue with. And the believers. Why are they even here?

@graceylou Maybe some quota of conversions they need to fill or hopefully to learn that we aren't all lawless immoral unethical assholes...er, not that they recognize them anyway because they go listen to them every week and give them money.
No need for angry aggressive people at all. Wonder if the mods/admins can see how many people block certain users...might be worth their time to check and make the place a bit safer for all

@maxhyde If they are aggressive enough we can always flag or report them. I reported a post last night that suggested violence.

@graceylou I was more curious about globally blocking people because they may be repeating a pattern with more than one woman on here...in fact it is likely.
Nobody wants or needs that kind of hassle

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What ... stop say what. He prayed for you? Well thats a funny turn.

Maybe not for me specifically.

@graceylou he prayed for a woman like you . On agnostic.com

@Bigwavedave he did yes. And he said he believes in God. I asked what he was doing here.

@graceylou weirdo

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I laughed when I read this. I just visited a page where a woman said she was only here for community then said she liked to be spanked and has always wanted to have sex in a beetle. Some pretty mixed signals. I think your dilemma is not unique to this site. As a man it is always a little confusing to approach a woman or not and what is a brush off/how to read body language. A never ending battle/game for sure.

My issue is not that I have a problem with being hit on. I don’t have a problem with people who want to chat, flirt, play (I will leave that undefined), whatever. It’s the guys who out of nowhere get serious and desperate, and aggressive when I explain that I’m not here for dating and I’m not looking. I’m pretty easy going and I’m not easily offended by men sending me messages that are a bit risqué or even pics. I get that a lot of people here feel lonely and are really looking for a life companion but getting angry and aggressive at someone who tells them she’s not likely to be what they’re looking for is not acceptable.

@graceylou I hear you. I have never understood that either. Guys who chase a woman and beg for attention has always been a mystery to me. Getting angry with a woman who does not want attention is also a mystery. When I was 18 and working in the Wyoming oil fields three women asked to sit with my friend and I, so we obliged and bought some beer. The husband showed up with a rifle punched me in the chest with the barrel and told me "buddy you are going to die". I made it out but took years to feel comfortable in talking to women in public again.

@Aquaeyes Wow that is crazy. I talk to everyone here, except the believers. I presume people know to check my profile and look at what I'm here for. Most are very courteous and would ask me first if I would be interested in chatting about certain more "involved" topics. And usually I have no problem, and it's a lot of fun. I do appreciate the majority of the members here.

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Men are horny assholes

I don't mind horny men at all. It's the ones wanting a long term monogamous relationship with me that are the problem. LOL.

@graceylou -which is odd for guys-i figured more would like he idea of a non-monogamous relationship

@CalvinJoe I think some people are genuinely looking for a life partner. I am not it!!!

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I take it very seriously when a profile says "for community only". I'm not going to go after someone if they are not looking for a relationship. I feel that is a violation of their privacy and is just like harassment. I'm not going to put anyone through that no matter how attractive the person is. I wouldn't want this to happen to me so I'm not going to do it to someone else.

@Malia360 Thank you.

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I have had the same experience. They even tell me they liked my profile which states I am not interested in any type of commitment and still they try. They do not seem to care who I am or what matters to me either, unbelievable and reeks of desperation!

@Charity It kind of shocked me at first. I thought men were the ones that had commitment phobia.

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What do you expect when posting on a dating site? People here are interested in finding a real person. To act so haughty is simply bullying men.

It’s a community site that added a dating component at some point. This isn’t a dating site exclusively. A lot of us are here for other purposes.

@graceylou agreed- I am here to chit-chat with non-religious people. We talk politics, art, philosophy. I don’t view it as Match.com.

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I think it is how this site is advertised. It said that it was a "dating" site, and when I got here it seemed that is a bit inaccurate. 🙂 This looks more like a forum, which is fine, and if forum members start dating, that's bonus, right.

It’s advertised for dating and for community. People are free not to participate in the dating component. Anyone can easily see if someone is here for community by hovering or visiting their profile.

@graceylou Yes. I saw that. It totally makes sense. I am happy to have found an internet community of rational (relatively I suppose) thinking people.

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If you are not here for dating kindly and politeness i Deliverance of rejection is the only compassionate response. Also early delivery to avoid attachment syndrome.

I’m kind and polite but when they get aggressive I don’t stay nice too long. And if they are a believer they get what they deserve.

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That's sucks, sorry for your ill experience. I hope you continue to enjoy yourself. You contribute some interesting perspectives and are quite witty and playful. Hope you have a better day darling

Thank you. You are very sweet. For the most part I have fun here. Only now and again I get a few desperate sounding people who need a life partner now!!! Since I list myself as here for community I don’t feel the need to lay out all my personal and relationship information in my profile. Those who get to know me will find out more of that by getting to know me as friends or more.

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I joined in the hope of dating, but I stayed because of the community. It's great fun being on here and talking and laughing with like minded people. I hope this doesn't sour you on the site too much. And I have a feeling that this happens a lot more with attractive women, sadly.

No. I’m not discouraged from staying in the community. It’s just that something like that might ruin my mood for the day. I’m really enjoying myself here otherwise, especially in the groups.

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Perhaps it’s because I’m a man, but I haven’t had that experience here. I have 9 sisters and completely understand your plight. If you’re an attractive woman it is especially difficult to get through nearly anything without being hit on. I’ve just never understood why a guy would act so put out just because you’re not interested...especially if you made it clear that you aren’t looking for a relationship. Sorry for your trouble graceylou ?. Just know that there are plenty of decent people on here that are more interested in your mind.

Yes, there are many wonderful people here I enjoy chatting with and getting to know. I’m not looking for a relationship but I have formed some relationships here, just not THAT type most people are looking for when dating. But absolutely, the majority of the members here are decent, exceptional, intelligent, funny, brilliant, creative, witty. And literate enough to read profiles.

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Your expectations are reasonable. They even ask if you are lookin for dating or not. I am married and like you just looking for meaningful dialog with people of the same beliefs.

I was a little apprehensive joining this site because I wasn’t sure if it’s primarily a dating site but reading the info it seems it was just a community site with dating added because members wanted it. I joined because of the option to say no to dating.

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I'm here for fun, for friend and all other kinky stuff ??

Me too!!!

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really he prayed to god thats hilarious he thought someone who identifies as atheist would find that an ok statement fuck me some people are beyond stupid

Right? I asked him if he believes in god why is he here. Sheesh. If I were looking I wouldn’t go for a believer infiltrating an agnostic/atheist site. And if he prayed to god and god sent him me, that should be enough for him to ditch religion. LOL.

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Will you marry me? <JK> LOL!

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The whole God thing makes me wonder if such things don't come from bots. While it has never happened on here, I do sometimes get contacts from "women" saying that I am just the man they are looking for but it is clear that they never read my profile and am very much NOT their ideal match. Catfishing, phishing, Nigerian Prince and IRS scams... these are annoyances of the internet age.

It is also true that there are quite a lot of really attractive women on here, made more attractive by being intelligent, thoughtful and not full of strange ideas that were never even theirs to begin with. Although I am in a happy relationship and am not looking to date, sometimes I secretly wish that I were free to date, or wish that I had found this place when I was dating.

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What about one night stands or flings? Lol

I don’t think so.

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I've always had the view that 'here for community' just means not actively looking for "love" or whatever, but that doesn't exclude making friends or connections with others. I think it would be mistake to assume that here for community-ers are secretly looking for a relationship or some affair of some kind. If they are looking for that why not just say so. As a here for community-er, if I were really looking for that I wouldn't conceal it.

Exactly. And people can choose whichever option they like without judgement from others or assumptions. Most people are great whatever they choose. Some people though....

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♥ I have a rant post similar to yours. Lol! A lot of guys don't care what you want or what's in your profile. I sometimes block someone every time I log in. Believers are the worst and you should report them. What makes it worthwhile is once you get the losers blocked and out of the way. You get to interact with all the really cool people on the site. Xoxo .

Most people are great. I don’t have too many blocked. If I can politely explain that I’m not looking to date I would choose that. If they bring out god or get aggressive they are gone.

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Playing hard to get eh?
Just kidding, that must cheapen an otherwise great site

Yeah, I'm really really into believers and I'm just here to get my rocks off with folks from the dark side.

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If you want guys to stop hitting on you, change your profile pic to something hideous - like Church Lady. I'm surprised anyone is talking to me at this point.

Yeah. I’m not going to make changes for or because of other people.

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Post a pretty thumbnail & that will happen.

That would be like saying if I wear a short skirt I want to be hit on. It’s a picture of me. I can’t be anyone else. I don’t have another face.

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