Dating, In General, Is Pure Luck


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greg75 is offline greg75 Post #1  June 16,2010, 4:58am
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Yep, it's true! You have to be in the right place at the right time. I really don't think the scientific approach to dating works any better than just being lucky. I'm going out with a woman this weekend who seems to be pretty awesome so far. She's smart, attractive, funny, close to my age, and comes from a great family. I did not meet her on eHarmony or Match.com. I "met" her on a free dating site. And she just emailed me out of the blue. I joked with her and said that I thought she was another one of those Russian scams, because her profile seemed too "perfect". Her emails have been very intelligent and witty, and she has been very down to earth to talk to over the phone.

Wow, could this actually be the first date Greg has went on in about six months? Hhhhmmmm......
 
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Great news, Greg! Glad to hear you've met someone interesting, and I hope the date goes well. Keep us posted!
 
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Awesome! Congratulations and yes, a whole lot of dating is sheer chance and luck of meeting the right person at the right time in life.
 
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Good for you, Greg! Chance is much of what life is about!
 
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Thanks ya'll! Even if this just turns out to be a one date thing and that's it, I still say it's just a chance thing, something you can't force. Doesn't mean you don't take advantage of the opportunity if it presents itself. It just means that it happens when it happens, and you have to keep plugging away at your other aspects in life until it does.
 
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Hope the date goes well.
 
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Hope you enjoy the date (I'm rooting for you). Yeah, I think a lot of dating is luck. All the various strategies such as using online dating, joining groups etc. are things that just increase the odds a bit of 'getting lucky'.
 
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greg75 wrote :
Yep, it's true! You have to be in the right place at the right time. I really don't think the scientific approach to dating works any better than just being lucky. I'm going out with a woman this weekend who seems to be pretty awesome so far. She's smart, attractive, funny, close to my age, and comes from a great family. I did not meet her on eHarmony or Match.com. I "met" her on a free dating site. And she just emailed me out of the blue. I joked with her and said that I thought she was another one of those Russian scams, because her profile seemed too "perfect". Her emails have been very intelligent and witty, and she has been very down to earth to talk to over the phone.

Wow, could this actually be the first date Greg has went on in about six months? Hhhhmmmm......
Awesome Greg! I mean... Awesome, Greg! Just make sure she is not the Ukranian chic -- you know, the one who is better at playing "anglo" than the russsian chic.

Have fun and hope everything works out! It was about time, huh?
 
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Awesome Greg! I mean... Awesome, Greg! Just make sure she is not the Ukranian chic -- you know, the one who is better at playing "anglo" than the russsian chic.

Have fun and hope everything works out! It was about time, huh?
It definitely is about time! If anybody deserves to finally have a chance for a date with a decent girl, it's me.
 
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Good for you, Greg! I hope it goes well.

Luck? I don't know. I think it's all about timing. You know--are you ready to get off your duff and make a move? Is the other person ready to receive & reciprocate? Blah, blah, blah.... (Ha! can you tell I'm a disgruntled dater?)
 
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