tangochef is offline tangochef Post #11  September 4,2011, 9:54am
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Well, summer time people go out more, and do more things with friends etc.. I always have some sort of beach related thing going on every weekend.

So, one does not feel lonely. Now comes fall, the weather gets colder days are shorter. People's days are not as full other than work.

Hence, they realize that something is missing, and start looking around.

As far as the Spring is concerned, people could be looking for the boyfriend/girlfriend for the Summer. Though it could be the other way around as well. Some years ago when I used to live by the beach (boardwalk was in front of my house), I made sure I was single so I could date the single women that were coming for a week of fun all summer long.
 
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If there is some truth to higher signup rates at certain times of the year, you can beat the eH and other sites have the stats to back it up. I doubt they would share this info though, as they don't want people waiting till high volume times to signup. However, just like Christmas retailers lower prices/ run specials when the volume is highest to beat out the competition. So, if you want to know when people are signing up the most, pay attention to the the 'free communication weekends'.
Since August, I've been receiving frequent "deals" from eH that are better than ones I had bad been receiving sporadically earlier in the year.
 
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Well, I suppose people are transitory and disposable in the grand scheme of things. Western culture praises the god of "individual specialness" and everyone wants to believe they are the most important thing that ever happened to the earth. And really, I think it's way better to treat each other this way - as if we are all very special, because we are certainly unique and its a more optimistic way of looking at life. But sometimes I think we should stop taking ourselves so seriously.

In terms of the online dating cycles - I think you guys have it figured out pretty well. Late summer/early fall people start getting more serious about finding someone. But the whole thing about sticking with someone just to "have a date for the holidays" is not something I understand. Is that a guy thing?

A DJ on the radio said something a while back that stuck with me. He said "men are always looking to trade up and women are always looking at the one who got away." Interesting...
Imho, there are people who never want to be alone. So, when they break up with someone, they have someone else the next weekend. Don't know whether insecurity, loneliness, or they don't like their own company are the reason(s) for this, but I do have a couple of friends that do this, 1 male, 1 female. Btw, they are both married, but not to each other-yet. And they are on their 3rd, and 5th. marriages apiece.



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Wow, who in... hell.. would marry someone that it was going to be their 5th time.
 
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October in my opinion is the best month to put yourself out there. There's plenty to choose from as people gear up for the holiday.
 
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I don't break up with people on a schedule, nor, I hope, do they break up with me on a schedule. Thinking back on most of my more serious relationships, they started at various times of the year. Here is my breakdown:

January - 0
February - 0
March - 0
April - 1
May - 1
June - 2
July - 1
August - 2
September - 1
October - 1
November - 0
December - 1

Hmmmm..wait. Maybe there is a bit of a pattern there. Spring, Summer and Fall are more the months I score big, rather than the winter months. Maybe because I wear fewer clothes in the warmer months.
 
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Don't put this off on the women -- it smacks of a generalization that women are shallow and only want a guy around for holidays. It is cyclical for men too, as many people have been advising me since I'm pretty new to eH. I am definitely looking for a real relationship, and don't care if it's in the dead of winter or the height of summer. My question has been: where are the guys?
 
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niqht wrote :
Wow, who in... hell.. would marry someone that it was going to be their 5th time.
I have to say 1 thing about her, she did have a husband pass away-obviously no one plans on that happening when you're both young.


Hey, as long as they're both happy, what does it matter? And Mickey Rooney is on his 8th or 9th? marriage, and this last one has lasted over 20 years-so far.




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I've noticed ever since I have been a member that the spring and fall are the busy times and winter (and especially summer) are the slow times.

People already have activities planned out during the summer and mothers (which encompasses the vast majority of female membership(would say single but some of these mothers aren't single)) have their kids at home.
 
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scully98 wrote :
I don't break up with people on a schedule, nor, I hope, do they break up with me on a schedule. Thinking back on most of my more serious relationships, they started at various times of the year. Here is my breakdown:

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Wow, you remember the starting point of 10 serious relationships. I have a problem remembering their names.
 
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