Kiprobalhato wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
Kiprobalhato wrote:
i was planning to meet someone from here and he bailed on me when he found out i wasn't a girl
i've lost track of how many people on this site have messaged me only to stop when they found out i'm not actually female
complaining about being lonely and whatnot but turns out they just want sex.
do people only want to meet girls or what? guys like me don't deserve a chance huh?
I've had people here message me and seem very friendly, but eventually ask about my relationship status, saying it's just out of curiosity, and then stop chatting with me when I tell them I'm a nonromantic asexual. So yes, it does seem like a good number of people are actually looking for romantic relationships, not friendships. I wish they'd at least be a bit more upfront about it so I didn't keep thinking I've made a friend when I haven't really

well i mostly look for friendships here since i know any hope of finding a partner here is a pipe dream. i agree people should disclose their intentions early since i was really looking forward to having coffee or something with another person from here. this guy was planning to drive two hours to meet me so he wasnt all that local either.
there was only one person on this website that's from around here. that i know of.
she got banned and most of us here know who she is.
also i hardly think that romantic relationships and friendships are mutually exclusive, you can't really have a meaningful relationship with someone you can't be friends with first.
I agree on that. I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of ever having a romantic relationship (since my development is off, it's entirely possible I just don't want one
yet), and if I do, that's how I picture it - starting as a friendship first. I think that's probably the best way to form a solid, lasting bond. And a good, healthy, lasting romantic relationship seems to also be part friendship - it seems to work best when people can be both friends
and lovers.
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-H. P. Lovecraft, "The Outsider"