I've officially given up on one of the dating sites I've had a profile on. It was recommended to me by a couple friends last summer, but it's been pretty terrible. There seem to be very few people on it because I consistently see the same men on the site. Then the site's matches are ridiculous. This is the site I wrote of before that matched me with a gay man.
Recently I've received multiple messages from men from overseas.
Last week I received a "Hi" message from 'patux73'. Those one-word messages always irritate me, but then I was rather baffled when I clicked on his profile and it stated that he lives in Portugal. I mean, cool, I'd love to see Portugal one day, but not by going to have a first date you know?
Just yesterday, 'Cornelly1' messaged me:
" u r gorgeous
i wish i was in toronto :)) "
I thought maybe he was elsewhere in Ontario. A quick click at his profile revealed he is in Istanbul, Turkey.
Why users in Portugal and Turkey are viewing my profile (when I clearly state in my settings and preferences that I'm looking within a 75 kilometre radius - the smallest radius offered on the site), I have no idea. But I must be popular with men in Turkey, because 'turksir_74' is also from there. He wrote:
"Hi from Istanbul Turkey. I know you are far away but if you would be open to talking, getting to know each other and dealing with long distance and time difference I would like that. I am looking for a serious woman and interested in marriage and a family. Hope to hear from you soon."
Now I am looking for a serious relationship ideally. But when a man starts out by approaching me from another country and saying he wants marriage, I can't help but feel suspicious.
Or maybe I should just move to Turkey to find a boyfriend.
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