Kicked off a dating site for being trans.

[Annwyn]

All I can say is....



OMG ROFLMAO LOLLERCOPPERZ!



Seriously.

tsdating.com

That site is the shiznit.  I've got like 5 good boyfriends off of there already.

[Ellieka]

Seriously.

tsdating.com

That site is the shiznit.  I've got like 5 good boyfriends off of there already.

uhh, yeah, lol no thanks.

I went there and the first thing I see on the home page is a picture of a man in panties with his penis hanging out. Not what I'm after.

[Janet_Girl]

BTDT.  I am leaving all sites.  Of course I am entering into a relationship and don't need them any more. 

Janet

[V M]

uhh, yeah, lol no thanks.

I went there and the first thing I see on the home page is a picture of a man in panties with his penis hanging out. Not what I'm after.

With a crude pic. like that on their homepage. Makes you wonder about the rest of the site. A little racy...OK. Blatantly crude? No thanks 

[Mister]

The site is set up in a fairly crappy way...   there are men, women and the all-encompassing category of TS/TV/TG. 

[finewine]

That's what I'm saying.  Those who do not have ISP accounts have no ISP email addresses from which to register for your imaginary TG dating site.

Well it was just an example of a non-anon email.  It could be a work address or something.  Presumably they must have one because you need an email address to register for any of the free-mail addresses, so it's unlikely there are many, if any, people who have anon addresses without any form of non-anon address.

[tekla]

Blatantly crude?

Subtle works about as well on the net as it does in Rock and Roll, which is to say, not at all.

[Mister]

Well it was just an example of a non-anon email.  It could be a work address or something.  Presumably they must have one because you need an email address to register for any of the free-mail addresses, so it's unlikely there are many, if any, people who have anon addresses without any form of non-anon address.

How many men are going to use their company email addresses to sign up for a TS dating site?  Answer: Only the IT guy because he knows no one else is reading his mail.

[finewine]

All I can say is....



OMG ROFLMAO LOLLERCOPPERZ!



Seriously.

tsdating.com

That site is the shiznit.  I've got like 5 good boyfriends off of there already.

Heh, I know it.  There's f-all dating (in the romantic sense) going on.  Plenty of escorts, punters and ->-bleeped-<-s though.
Post Merge: July 23, 2009, 01:04:49 PM

How many men are going to use their company email addresses to sign up for a TS dating site?  Answer: Only the IT guy because he knows no one else is reading his mail.

*shrug*  If they don't want to do that and don't have any other form of non-anon address, then too bad.   You're right that there's an extra wariness when signing up to a dating site but perhaps it's better to have a small number of serious, targeted customers than a wide open catch-all and spend all the time weeding (standard marketing technique - it's conversions, not clicks, that really pays).

That said, it's only a suggestion.  I'm not hung up on it.  There are other ways to skin this cat

[Annwyn]

Seriously Cami, you're being in all sincerity a stuck up (censored).

There's people on the site who wanna shag and there's people on there who wanna find love.

I've found both.

[Lisbeth]

There are so many dating sites out there that the world can do without another one...but I do wonder if there would be value in a dating site run by the TG community for the TG community (i.e. focus on TG folks, not excluding non-TG suitors).  There's probably a bunch out there already though.  I wouldn't know...never needed to look

I guess I still have an account on OkCupid, but I haven't looked at it since I got together with Ell. That seemed to be an okay place to meet people.

Blatantly crude?

Subtle works about as well on the net as it does in Rock and Roll, which is to say, not at all.

If that's all you want out of a relationship, then go for it. Not for me, though.

I actually got more interest by posting this anti-personals ad. That's where you try to make yourself as unappealing as possible while not looking like you're trying to do that.

Hi, how's it going? I am an oh-fur-cute, dumpy (and lumpy) woman, have midback-length, unmanagable blond hair and blue eyes seeking a gorgeously amazing looking human who is rich, athletic, IQ of at least 180, sexy, has a great sense of humour, is well traveled, well read, loves philosophy, mathematics, books, science, history, between the ages of 30-65, and is humble but self-confident.... What do you get in return... an amazingly sulky, neurotic, introverted, boring, frump (inside and out), that--uff dah--I promise you will be high maintenance! I am open to different options at the moment as long as you pay for the travel and room. And the chocolate. I am very curious to get to know you, don'cha know?

[tekla]

If that's all you want out of a relationship, then go for it. Not for me, though

I know I'm silly, but since I don't want a relationship to pay me (I have a job for that) and because I want one that is real, I tend to like start with, oh say, real people from the start.  But I'm an idiot.

[V M]

If that's all you want out of a relationship, then go for it. Not for me, though

I know I'm silly, but since I don't want a relationship to pay me (I have a job for that) and because I want one that is real, I tend to like start with, oh say, real people from the start.  But I'm an idiot.

Hmmmm, I must be an idiot also

[Mister]

If that's all you want out of a relationship, then go for it. Not for me, though

I know I'm silly, but since I don't want a relationship to pay me (I have a job for that) and because I want one that is real, I tend to like start with, oh say, real people from the start.  But I'm an idiot.

I wouldn't mind a sugarmama, but i'm not expecting it.  i'd be a damn good house boy. 

[Ellieka]

Seriously Cami, you're being in all sincerity a stuck up (censored).

There's people on the site who wanna shag and there's people on there who wanna find love.

I've found both.

Well let me lay it out for you.

My first wife and I were locked in a nasty custody battle about 5 years ago and she nearly lost the case. Why? Because my attorney found her on one such site. It was a site where, like you said, some were just looking for sex and others were sincerely looking for love. But just by the nature of the site and the suggestive pictures of some of the members and a few other things the court deemed her and unfit mother.

The only reason my children are still with her is because at the time I did not have a stable permanent place to live and she got some professional help. If I were to go back to court now, and I just might if she starts screwing up again, I would win custody hands down.

Now I would hate for her attorney to turn around and pull the same stunt on me. Being trans is already one nail in my coffin... I don't need another. I care about how people perceive me and I don't want to come off looking like a lascivious man with a fetish if I ever have to go back to court.

[V M]

I want to visit a nice dating site. Not a porno site 

[FairyGirl]

I actually got more interest by posting this anti-personals ad. That's where you try to make yourself as unappealing as possible while not looking like you're trying to do that.

lol Lisbeth I love your ad 

[Zelane]

I should have say it sooner. But Cami, you are too good for that crappy site.

Their lose.

[Lori]

I wonder if have a "request for contact" feature would be helpful? When a member wishes to make contact with another member they would need to request permission from the site admin/moderator to initiate contact with other members. That might help deter predators and fetishist. Or would that be an excessive moderation burden?

Maybe some don't mind being contacted? I think it would have to be setup so that those that didn't want to be contacted without a screening process could have that and the others that didn't care could be left wide open.  Of course, we should be able to contact who we a want so if we wanted to initiate contact we could.

[Ellieka]

I should have say it sooner. But Cami, you are too good for that crappy site.

Their lose.

Awww! thanks hun.

I think it would have to be setup so that those that didn't want to be contacted without a screening process could have that and the others that didn't care could be left wide open. 

That's not a bad idea... hmmmm. *camis' brain is smoking*