The Masked Tulip Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Olga_1974 just emailed me on POF. Seems a lovely girl. Says she is Russian. Second email she wants my email address because she has trouble talking on POF and she can send me some pics. That's very nice of her. What is going on here - email address harvesting? Just wants to email me some viruses to hack my bank details or is the KGB putting together some massive database of POF photos and email addresses - wouldn't just surfing FB be easier for them? She is probably just a lovely girl who wants me to take my clothes off on Skype. Fool me 943 times, fool on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDavola Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 16 minutes ago, The Masked Tulip said: Olga_1974 just emailed me on POF. Seems a lovely girl. Says she is Russian. Second email she wants my email address because she has trouble talking on POF and she can send me some pics. That's very nice of her. What is going on here - email address harvesting? Just wants to email me some viruses to hack my bank details or is the KGB putting together some massive database of POF photos and email addresses - wouldn't just surfing FB be easier for them? She is probably just a lovely girl who wants me to take my clothes off on Skype. Fool me 943 times, fool on me! It'll be someone trying to extract money from you - spend a few weeks 'getting to know' you and then hit you with a crisis that she's having that you can help by sending her a load of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, JoeDavola said: It'll be someone trying to extract money from you - spend a few weeks 'getting to know' you and then hit you with a crisis that she's having that you can help by sending her a load of money. She claims to be in Doncaster. I am sure she is genuinely interested in blokes in West Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If it looks too good to be true (e.g. a pert young Russian hottie), it invariably is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, Errol said: If it looks too good to be true (e.g. a pert young Russian hottie), it invariably is. Of course it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, Errol said: If it looks too good to be true (e.g. a pert young Russian hottie), it invariably is. Shes not pert. Shes not young. I can just see the scamsters sat in Moscow, putting the profile together. 'OK, we've got a stock photo, bit of back story. Right, now we need to pick the right town. One that gives the impression of wealth and aspiration ....... Doncaster sounds good.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Lol. They forgot to add that she made a fortune in the Doncaster pickled herring & associated tractor factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMartinSanchez Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, The Masked Tulip said: What is going on here - email address harvesting? Typical romance scam. She falls in love with you within days. She needs money to get her sick mother to hospital. Please send £££ via untraceable Western Union account. Apparently it's a booming business too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38678089 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, DrMartinSanchez said: Typical romance scam. She falls in love with you within days. She needs money to get her sick mother to hospital. Please send £££ via untraceable Western Union account. Apparently it's a booming business too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38678089 'Judith Lathlean, 68, a university professor living in Hampshire, fell victim to a fraudster when she tried online dating in 2015, using the website Parship. She matched with a man calling himself John Porter from London, who said he was an interior designer. He said that he too was a Christian, and his profile emphasised honesty and trust. But he contacted Ms Lathlean from what he said was a business trip in South Africa, claiming he had lost his passport and saying he would lose a contract as a result. "The emails started getting a bit frantic, and the phone calls - 'I'm really worried, I'll lose the contract and this is going to be awful because it's very valuable'," she said. "And I immediately, because I was so believing in him, said, 'Don't worry John, I can loan you some money'. There was a total eventually of £54,000 for that particular part of the scam."' And: http://www.winchester.ac.uk/research/health-and-wellbeing-research-group/people-profiles/Pages/professor-judith-lathlean.aspx ' Professor Judith Lathlean is a behavioural and social scientist with first, Master's and Doctorate degrees from Cardiff, Brunel and Oxford in economics, social studies, public and social administration and nursing education. She has an extensive research background in mental health, including in prisons, professional education, public and user involvement in research and evaluation of the organisation of health and social care services. ' So, not worth the paper they are printed on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, DrMartinSanchez said: Typical romance scam. She falls in love with you within days. She needs money to get her sick mother to hospital. Please send £££ via untraceable Western Union account. Apparently it's a booming business too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38678089 I only send daughters money if their mums look like Christine Brinkley and they are open for a bit of girl on girl action - scrabble usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMartinSanchez Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, spyguy said: So, not worth the paper they are printed on? You'd be surprised. Some smart sophisticated people are extremely overconfident. They think "No one would try this on me". And then fall for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahoo Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If that picture of Olga was taken in 1974....she won't look the same today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Allegro Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Got divorced a couple of years ago and swore that it was it for me - no more dating, no more 'relationships' except, as Milton eloquently put it, the 'bought smiles of harlots'. However, after sampling the 'paid' stuff a few times, it just all seemed almost as much effort, if not more, than dating, and the requirement to perform to order because I only had 30 mins or lose £100 was a total turn off. I wouldn't, however, for a moment judge anyone involved in that either as provider or client - it just doesn't seem to be to my taste. Anyway, I started having a look at some dating sites. I guess I felt a bit lonely, try as I might to stave that off. Dear God, things hadn't changed much since I did that about ten years ago - still a parade of hatchet faced harridans with a list of demands as long as your arm! One even accused me of being 'dishonest' because my main photo was an arty black and white professional one, and the others were everyday non-posed shots. She was no oil painting herself! However...I got chatting to this woman same age as me (mid forties) but who had a nice smile and no list of demands. We met for a drink and got on quite well. The weird things was although she was older and not as good looking as her pics, there was still something attractive about her - sort of a like a young version of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel from 'Open All Hours'. I've had this before with one or two girlfriends, and the fact that I shy away slightly from them because I'm unsure of whether I fancy them or not seems to attract them even more. Anyway we're meeting again this weekend so who knows! I think it helps if you give up all caring really, drop any ideas of relationships, love etc and just enjoy the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDavola Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 44 minutes ago, Austin Allegro said: Got divorced a couple of years ago and swore that it was it for me - no more dating, no more 'relationships' except, as Milton eloquently put it, the 'bought smiles of harlots'. However, after sampling the 'paid' stuff a few times, it just all seemed almost as much effort, if not more, than dating, and the requirement to perform to order because I only had 30 mins or lose £100 was a total turn off. I wouldn't, however, for a moment judge anyone involved in that either as provider or client - it just doesn't seem to be to my taste. Anyway, I started having a look at some dating sites. I guess I felt a bit lonely, try as I might to stave that off. Dear God, things hadn't changed much since I did that about ten years ago - still a parade of hatchet faced harridans with a list of demands as long as your arm! One even accused me of being 'dishonest' because my main photo was an arty black and white professional one, and the others were everyday non-posed shots. She was no oil painting herself! However...I got chatting to this woman same age as me (mid forties) but who had a nice smile and no list of demands. We met for a drink and got on quite well. The weird things was although she was older and not as good looking as her pics, there was still something attractive about her - sort of a like a young version of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel from 'Open All Hours'. I've had this before with one or two girlfriends, and the fact that I shy away slightly from them because I'm unsure of whether I fancy them or not seems to attract them even more. Anyway we're meeting again this weekend so who knows! I think it helps if you give up all caring really, drop any ideas of relationships, love etc and just enjoy the moment. Yep I get this, and I actually can empathize with women on this - a sane woman will find a man more attractive if he's not putting her on a pedestal right away. The same thing happened to me a few years ago on a first date - wasn't sure if I was attracted to her, then quickly became a bit too keen and turned her off. Hey ho. The paid stuff can be great but it's basically a very upmarket form of porn, in no way replaces a good relationship. But I think society would be healthier if it was legalized - single men or those in sexless marriages would be able to get the occasional bit of fun. Would probably do many men's mental health some good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Allegro Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, JoeDavola said: Yep I get this, and I actually can empathize with women on this - a sane woman will find a man more attractive if he's not putting her on a pedestal right away. The same thing happened to me a few years ago on a first date - wasn't sure if I was attracted to her, then quickly became a bit too keen and turned her off. Hey ho. The paid stuff can be great but it's basically a very upmarket form of porn, in no way replaces a good relationship. But I think society would be healthier if it was legalized - single men or those in sexless marriages would be able to get the occasional bit of fun. Would probably do many men's mental health some good. Someone once said that women are like cats. If you rush at them and grab them, they scratch you and run off. If you just sit by them and ignore them, they'll gradually start rubbing themselves against you then sit on your lap. Men are like dogs - they bound around declaring undying faithful love to women at the first sign of any affection from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDavola Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Just now, Austin Allegro said: If you just sit by them and ignore them, they'll gradually start rubbing themselves against you then sit on your lap. I'll try that in Starbucks later. I'll bring a crusty roll as a back up plan though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgul Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 17 minutes ago, JoeDavola said: Yep I get this, and I actually can empathize with women on this - a sane woman will find a man more attractive if he's not putting her on a pedestal right away. The same thing happened to me a few years ago on a first date - wasn't sure if I was attracted to her, then quickly became a bit too keen and turned her off. Hey ho. The paid stuff can be great but it's basically a very upmarket form of porn, in no way replaces a good relationship. But I think society would be healthier if it was legalized - single men or those in sexless marriages would be able to get the occasional bit of fun. Would probably do many men's mental health some good. Prostitution is legal in the UK. [It is the 'associated' stuff, like running a brothel, kerb crawling etc, that is illegal. I'd suggest that most of this should be illegal, but a properly run, inspected, etc brothel should be allowed, otherwise the law on prostitution itself doesn't make sense. Not that I use such things -- happy to be educated* by someone knowledgeable on such matters] [*probably not in the carnal sense] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDavola Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 minute ago, dgul said: Prostitution is legal in the UK. [It is the 'associated' stuff, like running a brothel, kerb crawling etc, that is illegal. I'd suggest that most of this should be illegal, but a properly run, inspected, etc brothel should be allowed, otherwise the law on prostitution itself doesn't make sense. Not that I use such things -- happy to be educated* by someone knowledgeable on such matters] [*probably not in the carnal sense] So it's completely legal for a woman working independently then I take it. For some reason I still think of it as illegal because it's not publicly advertised - strange that you can have a woman working on her own in a flat, but a bunch of them working in a brothel, which will be safer for them, is illegal. It was made illegal a couple of years ago in Northern Ireland, but that's because our politicians are backwards idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectrumFX Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 37 minutes ago, JoeDavola said: So it's completely legal for a woman working independently then I take it. For some reason I still think of it as illegal because it's not publicly advertised - strange that you can have a woman working on her own in a flat, but a bunch of them working in a brothel, which will be safer for them, is illegal. It was made illegal a couple of years ago in Northern Ireland, but that's because our politicians are backwards idiots. But soliciting is illegal, so she can't legally ask for money for sex, nor is it legal to offer money for sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man o' the year Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If we are talking Greek letters I would suggest this guy is an iota, as in not an iota of self respect or manhood about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Quote The same thing happened to me a few years ago on a first date - wasn't sure if I was attracted to her, then quickly became a bit too keen and turned her off. Hey ho. Joe unfortunately this is me to a T. Rush in at the fit ones, (I never learn) and the ones I don't care about can't get enough. I suspect I am not the only one. When I do get a girl I am going to pretend I am not that interested. I've tried to do that time and again though and failed, just thinking with my ***** rather than my head, not even that just rush in. Just gotta be more mature I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichB Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 16 hours ago, JoeDavola said: So it's completely legal for a woman working independently then I take it. For some reason I still think of it as illegal because it's not publicly advertised - strange that you can have a woman working on her own in a flat, but a bunch of them working in a brothel, which will be safer for them, is illegal. It was made illegal a couple of years ago in Northern Ireland, but that's because our politicians are backwards idiots. All about morality... women get uptight about being undermined. Apparently it's only wives and girlfriends that are allowed to get money from men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gardener Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 13/02/2017 at 2:33 PM, HHGH said: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2209001/im-a-celebritys-lisa-snowdon-44-reveals-heartache-at-not-having-children-admitting-she-never-met-the-right-man-to-start-a-family/ A good example of an excellent looking bird pulling alpha males in her prime years, being fked around by them, refusing to settle for anything less, getting old, losing the plot, panicking and desperately taking a loser to have children with. Expect IVF treatment and one weird slow child soon. A woman that should have nailed down a decent man in her twenties and had a house of kids is reduced to this ********. I have no idea who any of these people are. I can't be the only one surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingForTheMan Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 13/02/2017 at 11:12 AM, JoeDavola said: Mate of mine went on a PoF date recently that actually seemed to go well. Mid 30's childless woman with a job and no major issues it seems - quite the unicorn. Will be interested to see how it all pans out. Worked out great for me. 10+ years of DOSBODs and one relationship with a bonifide nutter and I was ready to "go my own way", then I met my "unicorn" on POF of all places, at the grand old age of 35. We just got married, 5 years later. Never been happier ? Love stories can happen, don't give up. I know how easy it is to become bitter but there is hope. Sane reasonable sensible attractive women do exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 On 2/15/2017 at 5:50 PM, man o' the year said: If we are talking Greek letters I would suggest this guy is an iota, as in not an iota of self respect or manhood about him. I lol'd. TBH I suspect they're trolling, he's a reasonable looking bloke and she's a land whale. If it is actually true then he's truly off the blue pill scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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