Text Dating

Nebb

What in the hell? There has been this commercial airing on my radio stations - you text Guy or Girl to a number, and local singles start texting with you.

Who in their right mind would do this? Why would you want random horny people youve never even seen texting you? I feel the same way about telephone chat lines, who does that? I can imagine back in the day before internet dating sites became popular, it made sense, but it makes no sense for 2010.

Does anyone have insight into this?

[Deleted User]

I saw a true life episode that was about people being addicted to sex. It talked about how the guy used the chat lines to find random people to have sex with. It was actually really sad. I would assume that the texting would be used for the same purpose.

beatlesgirl25

Um, yeah this sounds more like "talking off" and less like "dating." I would never start up something via phone unless I was a horny old man, which most of the customers probably are. Even for internet dating, I would at least need a face to go with the communication.

We have those commercials here too for "LiveLinks" or something, with some skank dressed up for the club lounging on her bed on the phone, because she "would rather stay in and talk to you." So cheesy.

Nebb

Eww, that just seems so gross to me. Who KNOWS what you would end up getting (person wise and disease wise!)

beatlesgirl25

Plus it is really unsafe to meet up with random strangers like that, especially for something that makes you that physically vulnerable.

Nebb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_text-dating?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:33611a39-2d80-490c-a6cf-585e188c09b0Post:878ea22f-56ee-4882-8953-55cbb5c09ab7">Re: Text Dating</a>:
[QUOTE]We have those commercials here too for "LiveLinks" or something, with some skank dressed up for the club lounging on her bed on the phone, because she "would rather stay in and talk to you." So cheesy.
Posted by beatlesgirl25[/QUOTE]
We have those, but its called something else. They always roll around on the bed twirling the cord in their fingers (who still has a phone with a cord?!).

[Deleted User]

I think the point is that most of the people that use it really don't care what the people look like or what kind of diseases that have. That why I think it's so sad.

beatlesgirl25

Apparently only ladies of the night who like to chat on the phone. I'm surprised they don't have the girls fondling the phone in the commercials. They're kinda phallic-shaped.

beatlesgirl25

Cew, also sad is how people use this form of connecting in the LGBT community, because they don't always feel safe trying to find hookups in person (especially transgender individuals). So they find people online who are aware of their orientation or transition status, then meet up in private to have sex. Sometimes they will invite people to their homes, which is very unsafe and also sad that they feel that constricted in being able to find companionship in the outside world.

[Deleted User]

beatles - I didn't even think of that. That is really sad as well. I hate that it's that dangerous for them.

Nebb

This whole thread is just sad, I dont know why I didnt assume this stuff before.

beatlesgirl25

I know, it's like they'd rather risk an attack in private than a hate crime outside. That's why it bugs me when gay, lesbian, and transgender people get stereotyped by "unsafe or provocative" sexual behavior, because a big part of that is how heteronormative our society is. Alright, I'll step off my soapbox.

Also, I tried to quote cew and it took me to the Weddingchannel website. Weird.

RachNRich

This is how I met Rich.

katiewhompus

Scandelous Rach :P

I think the porn/sex chat/live chat have been suffering lately. Now they are running commericals for porn "on demand" and adult channels on channels like Bravo, Spike and I believe I saw one on Discover. And they aren't running them super late either, like, maybe 10pmish.

RachNRich

bahaha--not really, of course--but wouldn't that be a fun story for the grandkids!?

katiewhompus

Hey, I get the "so how did you and Scott meet?"

Oh he was my boss.

beatlesgirl25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_text-dating?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:33611a39-2d80-490c-a6cf-585e188c09b0Post:32478e6c-e371-4d75-865b-44297a0695a4">Re: Text Dating</a>:
[QUOTE]This is how I met Rich.
Posted by RachNRich[/QUOTE]

Wow, I really took it literally when you told us he was your teacher. ;)

thesuninherhead

I always wonder how many of these 'people' on the other end are real singles. I figure that there must be a lot who are just some random fat guy who owns the business and is out to make some money by charging you three dollars per text.