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I couldn't find any older threads on this, so please help!
I placed an ad a few days ago and have had a good level response, every one of which contained several sentences that made sense and were interesting. Most of the responses met the criteria (except one who proved their submissive nature by sending me a list of pre-meet demands and not much else - should I laugh or send back a cyber spanking? lol ). So, I'm now at a crossroads on what to do next....
As I've never had to consider a large (ish) number of responses before, my plan is to decide on the three who seem most suited, email them again with a few questions about themselves and a list of questions that I specifically want to ask and swap photos. I'd rather be honest and tell them that I'm doing this but is this a bit clinical and is there a better (politer) way to do that part? and should pic swaps wait a bit longer?
I want to be up front with people about how I'm going to make a decision but I don't want to make it seem like it's a test of some kind either. How would you guys do this confused:
Advice from anyone who's been on the receiving end of these kind of emails would be great too!!
My advice would be to explain in a clear but friendly manner that you have a set of parameters that you would like to be met and that the person you are emailing has met most of those requirements. Tell them you you need a little bit more information before swapping photographs and arranging a subsequent meeting.
If they are genuine and want to meet you they will not mind providing you with the information you require in order to establish your compatibility levels which will ensure that you all have a good time and a successful meet. If only everyone was this particular in who they meet a lot less time would be wasted. Good Luck.
they will be more than pleased to have made it to last three......and if they answered correctly the first time...will be more than pleased to try again to be that lucky one.....but hey don't throw away those other two..keep them in reserve incase your first choice doesn't turn out as expected...
good luck and just wish i lived closer !!!!!
Hiya,
to be honnest we think replying and sifting through e-mails and pm's is the hardest part of being on the sh site! There seems to be lots more time wasters out there and finding what you are looking for is a dificult job to do.
All we can say is pick a few what appeal to you then ask for more information then you could be in a better position to choose from
Hope you find what you are looking for wink
Mrs & Mr goodtimez xxxxxx
Some really good advice given smile
A genuine person, wont mind answering questions and putting your mind at rest, trust your instincts.
When I was a single fem meeting people off the internet one of my questions was always
"Will you provide a contact number (not mobile) so I confirm you who you say you are. ie place of work. I will be discreet. If we do arrange a meet, this number and your details will be given (in a sealed envelope) to a close friend."
I hope you appreciate the precautions I am taking to safeguard my own safety.
Out of all the people I did meet, I only ever had one that declined, suffice to say I never met him.
Hope you find what your looking for
kaz
Though I have had no luck with the ads my self, I would also use your gut instinct.
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My advice would be to explain in a clear but friendly manner that you have a set of parameters that you would like to be met and that the person you are emailing has met most of those requirements. Tell them you you need a little bit more information before swapping photographs and arranging a subsequent meeting.
If they are genuine and want to meet you they will not mind providing you with the information you require in order to establish your compatibility levels which will ensure that you all have a good time and a successful meet. If only everyone was this particular in who they meet a lot less time would be wasted. Good Luck.

What wishmaster said, spot on. I'd add that whoever you reply to will be chuffed to bits to even hear anything back. From the gist of what is written on here, most single men on here don't even get a polite "no thanks".... so you're going above and beyond what is the norm which makes a very pleasant change.
I was very pleasantly surprised that people took the time to write responses that were clearly not a cut and paste effort, I've read so many posts where people experience the opposite that I did wonder what would happen this time!!
Brilliant advice from everyone above, thanks v. much for taking the time.....I feel much more comfortable about asking more questions now! biggrin
sad
It was all going so well!!
Took all the advice, asked all the questions, sent polite no thanks emails to the other guys as I found the perfect person for what I wanted to arrange.....and now he's got cold feet <sniff>
Obviously I'm glad he's being honest and telling me, but there something about this person that really stood out from the others! I have no intention of pushing him but I have tried to talk through his concerns in the hope that he'll reconsider trying something for the first time, I know he's interested as he replied to my ad but am I wrong to be emailing him back? I think it's a lot of nerves and possibly a little fear of his own sexuality but by giving him time to think, am I just making it worse for him - I'm worried that I'm being passively pushy when I don't mean to?
This wasn't meant to be this difficult!! lol Help needed again, please!! biggrin
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sad
It was all going so well!!
Took all the advice, asked all the questions, sent polite no thanks emails to the other guys as I found the perfect person for what I wanted to arrange.....and now he's got cold feet <sniff>
Obviously I'm glad he's being honest and telling me, but there something about this person that really stood out from the others! I have no intention of pushing him but I have tried to talk through his concerns in the hope that he'll reconsider trying something for the first time, I know he's interested as he replied to my ad but am I wrong to be emailing him back? I think it's a lot of nerves and possibly a little fear of his own sexuality but by giving him time to think, am I just making it worse for him - I'm worried that I'm being passively pushy when I don't mean to?
This wasn't meant to be this difficult!! lol Help needed again, please!! biggrin

Blimey a lass chasing a fella ! He really must of stood out...
But seriously, depends on why he got cold feet. Nerves? The wife? He sent a pic that wasn't him? If you let him know it's just a meet up, with no expectations, then he may just get relaxed enough to go for it. He'd be a damned stoopid fool though if he knocks that back - and then you move on to number 2 on your list. You never know, maybe thats what was meant to be...
Yep, he really did stand out, I'm looking for something very specific (bi, submissive, couple of other things) so it's not a typical scenario although it is a NSA one - typical me really, I can't do anything by halves!! lol
Everything you just said makes perfect sense Postie (thanks kiss ).....so if he thinks about it and still decides to say no, I won't pursue it as it's not fair, I'd probably be really annoyed if I said no and someone persisted redface
I would have had a shot meself.... but i am not a sub... or bi... or other things! dunno
do have some thick socks though! lol
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do have some thick socks though! lol

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Ahh thanks for making me laugh!
Same thing happened to me after I posted an all excited and thought how lucky am I to find just what I want and he too got cold feet and we never did meet.
In some ways I'm quite glad cos I've gone on and met some fabulous fella's and think he was the 1 that lost out somehow.
At least he has been honest..that goes a long way & cant be easy! I was as confused as you though as it to how much I should push it..cos I felt quite angry that I'd invested this time talking to him & getting excited then bam! But hey we live & learn biggrin
Hope you find what you want wink
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Same thing happened to me after I posted an all excited and thought how lucky am I to find just what I want and he too got cold feet and we never did meet.
In some ways I'm quite glad cos I've gone on and met some fabulous fella's and think he was the 1 that lost out somehow.
At least he has been honest..that goes a long way & cant be easy! I was as confused as you though as it to how much I should push it..cos I felt quite angry that I'd invested this time talking to him & getting excited then bam! But hey we live & learn biggrin
Hope you find what you want wink

the man needs his head felt....he really did miss out
it's not everyday you hear from a very sexy woman, who loves football. :D
Aint only you lasses though. I replied to an add last week, and it is so rare i find an ad i actually like. Specifically asking for more than a couple of lines, and to read her ad and reply to her questions.
So I did... I was quite impressed with my effort. And what did i get back ?
"erm.. I dunno what to say, you write a lot ! " .... one bleedin line. Which would have been ok, if she'd have said " OK. You are in matey!"
So i sent a self deprecating reply back giving her a way to reply. And she wrote back saying i was sarcastic... and we wouldn't be suited ! WTF !
So i wrote back with an example of sarcasm.
Some strange types out there....
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"erm.. I dunno what to say, you write a lot ! "

Blabberfingers!!! lol
I did get one reply that was really funny, the guy sent one line saying " Do u want me to do a,b and c then?" which was exactly what my ad had stated I was looking for, he'd copied and pasted from my own ad!! I emailed him back and said NO!!! just to be awkward :huh:
I'm not angry with this guy through, just a bit disappointed!
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"erm.. I dunno what to say, you write a lot ! "

Blabberfingers!!! lol
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Thing is, it wasn't even that much... it was concise enough to fit on a page of email... didn't want to write an essay and bore her.
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Aint only you lasses though. I replied to an add last week, and it is so rare i find an ad i actually like. Specifically asking for more than a couple of lines, and to read her ad and reply to her questions.
So I did... I was quite impressed with my effort. And what did i get back ?
"erm.. I dunno what to say, you write a lot ! " .... one bleedin line. Which would have been ok, if she'd have said " OK. You are in matey!"
So i sent a self deprecating reply back giving her a way to reply. And she wrote back saying i was sarcastic... and we wouldn't be suited ! WTF !
So i wrote back with an example of sarcasm.
Some strange types out there....

don't know how she could have got that idea? dunno
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Aint only you lasses though. I replied to an add last week, and it is so rare i find an ad i actually like. Specifically asking for more than a couple of lines, and to read her ad and reply to her questions.
So I did... I was quite impressed with my effort. And what did i get back ?
"erm.. I dunno what to say, you write a lot ! " .... one bleedin line. Which would have been ok, if she'd have said " OK. You are in matey!"
So i sent a self deprecating reply back giving her a way to reply. And she wrote back saying i was sarcastic... and we wouldn't be suited ! WTF !
So i wrote back with an example of sarcasm.
Some strange types out there....

don't know how she could have got that idea? dunno
I know, how strange....
fuck off you bastard! biggrin
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sad
It was all going so well!!
Took all the advice, asked all the questions, sent polite no thanks emails to the other guys as I found the perfect person for what I wanted to arrange.....and now he's got cold feet <sniff>
Obviously I'm glad he's being honest and telling me, but there something about this person that really stood out from the others! I have no intention of pushing him but I have tried to talk through his concerns in the hope that he'll reconsider trying something for the first time, I know he's interested as he replied to my ad but am I wrong to be emailing him back? I think it's a lot of nerves and possibly a little fear of his own sexuality but by giving him time to think, am I just making it worse for him - I'm worried that I'm being passively pushy when I don't mean to?
This wasn't meant to be this difficult!! lol Help needed again, please!! biggrin

mwahhhhh hun, it is probably just cold feet, thou' most men won't admit to them smile
Send him a chatty email back, no pressure, and just say if he changes his mind (warms his feet up) to give you a call (email/text etc). Then I would leave it alone and give him some breathing space.
If it is a simple matter of just cold feet then hopefully he will understand that you arn't going to push him faster than he's willing to go and in a few days get back in touch.
If he does, take it slow, I understand you want NSA but if he's worth it, then what harm will it do.
There is the other side, that he's 'spoken for', a piccie collecter or tease......I hope thats not the case, but taking a step backwards should give you some idea if he's just playing the game, and if he is you will just have to chalk it up to experience.
Hope it works out for you :)
kaz xx
I don't really think people can be processed with this kind of stuff. And why are you developing this ?
Surely the toughts and feelings of the responder should be all you need?
I don't understand what you mean by developing it? confused
As I said, he replied to my ad and everything was agreed, then he got cold feet and had concerns which I tried to work through with him - I took his thoughts and feelings seriously enough to discuss them with him but I was concerned that I might be taking the wrong approach. If I hadn't taken him seriously, surely I'd have emailed back saying he was a timewaster or something equally unpleasant?
Anyway, despite it not working out we've exchanged a couple more emails and no hard feelings at all as I don't doubt that his intentions were genuine biggrin
It was the detail of the technique you were discussing. Did you not think he may have been reading the forum? The 'development' is the thread. You know, ideas went around and people contributed which led to a lot of advice and the generation of tactics etc.
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Snip.....
You know,
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Nope haven't got a scooby! What ARE you on about?
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It was the detail of the technique you were discussing. Did you not think he may have been reading the forum? The 'development' is the thread. You know, ideas went around and people contributed which led to a lot of advice and the generation of tactics etc.

Yes, he may well read the forum. That post was made over a week ago so even if he did read it, there's nothing in the thread that isn't in the emails I sent - I have nothing to hide and no need to pretend that I am knowledgeable in areas I'm not. I was asking if what I wanted to send to people would be considered acceptable as I have very little experience in using the ads but other people here do.
To be honest Duncan, you seem to be attaching a bit of a conspiracy theory factor to this (sorry, I can't think of a better description for it) whereas from my point of view, all I looked for (and got) was the best way to ask people questions dunno
The reason I asked is that you got a lot of support and help about this. Which I think is fine. Guys don't get that unless its really unusual. They are usually told to lump it and 'move on'.
hmmmm......did you tell her about your socks m8tey??? lol :lol: :lol: :shock:
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The reason I asked is that you got a lot of support and help about this. Which I think is fine. Guys don't get that unless its really unusual. They are usually told to lump it and 'move on'.

Blimey duncaninlondon.... go and check back on page one. Serendipity got 7 replies to her request for advice. Hardly outstanding or a "load of support and help". And that was with a very good lead entry! Hardly like we are swooning to help a lady in distress.
Maybe the fella's who get told to " lump it" are being told that, because it's the very advice they need. BUT I would also add that on the Cafe, a lot of single males ask for advice and get it... as long as they ask a sensible, thought out question.