Wow

Online dating is sure hit or miss hey? Or in your case, all misses? Blah. It sucketh either way.

Remind me again why you wanted to sign up for Jdate?

They sound like they’re 16 and 17 years your junior.

Heh, “that’s for damn sure” made me laugh aloud. You should start using that yourself in your J-date correspondence.

Your courtesy is wasted on the stupid. What would be the fallout if you simply disregarded the emails from those you’re not interested in? Is that a Jdate breach of etiquette?

JDate is BACK!!

I, too, laughed OUT loud at “That’s for damn sure.”

How is that even an applicable response?

P.S. They sound like they’re 16 and 17 PERIOD.

It amazes me at how most guys are CLUELESS!
Good luck on your search, not every guy is such a chode. Wow! Is that really the best these guys can do?

I recently signed up again for Jdate and I am beginning to regret it. There is really no point in responding to people you are not interested in because they become hostile even if you politely turn them down. Best to get out there and meet people in person. Sincerely, someone who knows.

Oh my. Makes arranged marriage seem civilized and reasonable.

haha! i HATE jdate. trying to get out of a date tonight, i keep getting myself into time wasting terrible dates! urgh.

I just signed up for Jdate.
What have I gotten myself into? Seriously 2 days and I am so disappointed that these guys who I would never even consider in real life have looked at my profile and have not flirted or thumbs up or whatever it is Jdate does to connect Jews. I can’t imagine that a website is going to properly convey how awesome I am…I assume the same goes for you (excluding your blog of course!).

My co-worker is having great luck with PlentyOfFish.com, which is free. Maybe something to consider?

I use the same exact ‘thanks, but no thanks’ email and I have yet to get any response like you did. I did, however, get someone who challenged my use of the word “think” and decided it gave him an opening because if I only “thought” that we weren’t a good match but didn’t actually “know,” he still had a shot. I think he was wrong.

JDate is useful for entertaining blog stories but beyond that, I’m not entirely convinced yet.

So. I’ve just entered the brave new world of internet dating - not Jdate but Match.com. - And its overwhelming! It feels like a full-time job!
I signed up about 1 1/2 weeks ago, have been viewed about 200 times, of which around 25% have translated to contact (maybe 40% winks, 60% messages). I am not sure how this compares to dating in the US - I’m based in London and not sure whether internet dating or indeed any kind of dating is quite as common. - its different over here!

A lot of the guys seem nice, but boy i’ve had 30 emails in the last week and am I overwhelmed with trying to conduct an email correspondence with even 10-15 guys (that would make it past first glance)!

Any pointers for a newbie? Thank you!

I also get some random emails from way, way older guys. It is creepy and I am offended on behalf of the more age-appropriate women.

My friends and I talk about this alllll the time… when you’re new on J-date, the amount of e-mails you get is overwhelming! Don’t hesitate to be selective. Also, I don’t bother responding to initial e-mails that I’m not interested in.

I almost never respond to “winks” - if a guy can’t be bothered writing a one-line e-mail to me, I can’t be bothered responding.

Nanette (above) suggested the free site PlentyofFish.com — while I found most of the guys on there to be not my type, I’ve met a wonderful guy on there — been dating nearly two months. So you never know!