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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong " There is discreet and then there is the online equivalent of going into pub wearing bin bags and a gimp mask with a sign on your chest saying "Please fuck me". I think you need to show a bit more of yourself...pics and words. You can still be discreet. I would assume your messages are in a similar vain so nobody is going to reply. | |||
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"My only issue is locally I’d prefer people not knowing I’m on here so just trying to keep private really, what would you reckon I’m best doing" Give up unless you are prepared to show a bit more of yourself. Or go to a club so people can see you in real life. | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong " First thing to do is use your message filters to block men, you won't need to ask them to stop messaging on your profile then. Otherwise just say a little about yourself and what you'd like from a meet. Put a photo up that nobody can recognise and message the people you like the look of. All that is no guarantee of success though. What were your expectations of fab when you joined? | |||
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"Someone fancy just private messaging me with a good guide on how to step up my profile, admit it shouldn’t be this difficult just a newby " Nice try PS advice to a newbie. If any lady takes you up on that offer it is probably Bob sitting in his y-fronts having a wank in between bites of Shreddies | |||
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"Hi OP, I'm not allowed to critique your profile because you haven't really asked for profile advice, but I'll echo some of the above sentiments on here. You really need to create something that stands out and which represents ·you· as opposed to a generic run-of-the-mill profile. Your profile doesn't really tell me much, if at all. Good luck. " Not that red-herring again. We are allowed to critique the profile as it is relevant to the topic of thread about not having success. As per Forum rules... "No nit-picking please Unless someone specifically asks for their profile to be critiqued or if it's relevant to the thread e.g. someone is wondering why they're not having success, please don't critique their profile or be mean about it." | |||
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"Someone fancy just private messaging me with a good guide on how to step up my profile, admit it shouldn’t be this difficult just a newby " Good luck with that one, OP! A lot of people use poorly written profiles as good filter, and the same goes about not changing the age range to represent what age category you're interested in. It screams total laziness, unless you'd really happily fuck a 99-year-old? There is tons of profile advice on here, and 99% of it is relevant to everyone. At the moment, your profile is equivalent to going into a shop with absolutely nothing on display apart from tiny "sale" sign in the corner, barely visible. There is no indication to what this shop is offering, there does not seem to be any light inside, yet it's open and want people to come in and shop. When on both sides of it, there are at least slightly brighter shop windows giving at least some indication what the shop is actually selling. Which one would you choose, OP? | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong There is discreet and then there is the online equivalent of going into pub wearing bin bags and a gimp mask with a sign on your chest saying "Please fuck me". I think you need to show a bit more of yourself...pics and words. You can still be discreet. I would assume your messages are in a similar vain so nobody is going to reply. " I love that description! | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong First thing to do is use your message filters to block men, you won't need to ask them to stop messaging on your profile then. Otherwise just say a little about yourself and what you'd like from a meet. Put a photo up that nobody can recognise and message the people you like the look of. All that is no guarantee of success though. What were your expectations of fab when you joined? " This follow the advice given... | |||
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"I am actually good at acting on on feedback hahaha, served me well in my work life " It's a big improvement Perhaps keep adding other pics gradually showing a bit more of yourself. And yes set the pic you have to be your profile pic as still showing you as shadow. | |||
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"Slightly updated, see any red flags let me know " Why do you need someone to take you to a club. This is a real pet peeve of mine. I get loads of messages asking if they can take me or join me like they are doing me a favour. I go on my own and if I can then so can you. I’d maybe reword that bit. A few more pics would be great - I don’t have face pics on public similar reasons - my job. | |||
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"Ok. No limits? Red flag. I want someone who has enough experience to know how they do and don’t want to play. High sex drive? I mean, a lot of men think they have high sex drives, but…" Lol. I know what you mean regarding high sex drive... | |||
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"Well it’s a change for a newby so would prefer attending with someone with experience of clubs, and also planning on more pics soon, just to avoid distinctive tattoos while doing so " We have all been newbies until that first step into a club. Regarding tattoos: there are apps that allow you to either edit them out or cover them. Also, please keep your replies to the forum, no need for private messages. | |||
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"Iv just got the experience to know that anything and everything goes that’s what I mean by that, and a lot may say that but…" Yeah. I know a lot of people who say that, and none of them follow through. There’s a whole world of fun kinks out there and some of them can kill you. Seriously, that is a turn off and not a turn on. | |||
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"Well it’s a change for a newby so would prefer attending with someone with experience of clubs, and also planning on more pics soon, just to avoid distinctive tattoos while doing so " There are free websites that can be used to blur photo's. | |||
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"...any ideas what I’m doing wrong " Yes. Expectations and a sense of entitlement. You do realise that men massively outnumber women on fab, do you? It's like over 100 men to every woman on here. So many men come into the forums asking for profile advice and 'where am I going wrong?' threads, such as this one, which clearly shows that you all think there's some magic formula, secret password or handshake or something to being more successful on fab when there just isn't. People who are on fab aren't here to shag anyone who asks them. Everyone is here for their own reasons and their own enjoyment and you have to consider that fab is just like the 'real' world in as much as people will only be interested in you if they find you attractive or like your personality. You've been here 5 weeks. That's nothing. Most single men don't get their first meet until they've been on fab for about a year. People need to get to know you. You need to have been here a while so that others can be confident you're not going to delete your profile once you've got your kicks. And as for the excuse about your face pictures, answer me this : Do you think anyone else from your work is on here? If someone was to 'out' you to your employer, surely they would also be inadvertantly 'outing' themselves - as they'd need to be members on here in order to see your pictures. Just be yourself, lower your expectations and be patient | |||
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"Set your profile to an area that you're comfortable with others getting to know you and be clear which areas you're interested in traveling to. Almost everyone wants discrimination, it goes without saying. Read the many posts from single men who struggle to get meets and adopt the relevant tips and feedback given to them. Have you seen many of them OP?" Surely you mean discretion, not discrimination. Has the dreaded auto-carrot struck again? | |||
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"Hi OP, I'm not allowed to critique your profile because you haven't really asked for profile advice" Yes you are it says so in the rules. | |||
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"Hi OP, I'm not allowed to critique your profile because you haven't really asked for profile advice Yes you are it says so in the rules. " Indeed. To clarify, Unless someone specifically asks for their profile to be critiqued or if it's relevant to the thread e.g. someone is wondering why they're not having success, please don't critique their profile or be mean about it. We want the forum to be open and friendly to newbies and everyone starts somewhere. So, whilst OP hasn't asked for profile advice, in this instance, such advice is relevant to the thread. | |||
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"I’ll be honest find it a bit mad just throwing an ass picture up for a man" lol why? They can't fuck a picture. Well perhaps they can but they might get a paper cut on cock and you wouldn't know anything about it | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong " You're in the majority looking for the minority. You've been on here 5 weeks - change your expectations and dig in for the long haul. | |||
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"Slightly updated, see any red flags let me know Why do you need someone to take you to a club. This is a real pet peeve of mine. I get loads of messages asking if they can take me or join me like they are doing me a favour. I go on my own and if I can then so can you. I’d maybe reword that bit. A few more pics would be great - I don’t have face pics on public similar reasons - my job. " I agree with this. You haven't got the balls to walk into a club alone but you would be willing to strip naked & get into a group sex situation? Smells of double standards. | |||
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"I just feel like that’s more a gay or bi type of lad thing to do " If it increases your chances of attracting the right people for you it might be worth getting over it! Lots of women like a nice butt. Not than you think don't care at all snug a six pack. The game (my game) is to maximise the chances of attracting the sort of people in interested in. You gotta have some game. You'll figure that out over time. You're no it's good. Your a good looking guy. Your asking questions and taking feed back on board. Just for that you are already a country mile ahead of the many many men who do the opposite to what you just did. | |||
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"My only issue is locally I’d prefer people not knowing I’m on here so just trying to keep private really, what would you reckon I’m best doing You think they'll recognise your cock or ass? " Is he Runcorn's Ronnie Pickering? | |||
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"I just feel like that’s more a gay or bi type of lad thing to do " A lot of women find men bums attractive. We are talking of a pic of you bum cheeks from a distance not a wide open a-hole pic. They are more often found on bi and gay profiles. | |||
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"I just feel like that’s more a gay or bi type of lad thing to do " It's really not. | |||
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"I just feel like that’s more a gay or bi type of lad thing to do " Well you just keep going with your feelings and ignore the feelings of women that you are attempting to attract | |||
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"I’ll be honest find it a bit mad just throwing an ass picture up for a man" Well, you want women and women will want to see more of you, so get on with it! | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong " I'm going to assume that people you know can identify you by your legs and arms given there is only a pic of your chest! | |||
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"...any ideas what I’m doing wrong Yes. Expectations and a sense of entitlement. You do realise that men massively outnumber women on fab, do you? It's like over 100 men to every woman on here. So many men come into the forums asking for profile advice and 'where am I going wrong?' threads, such as this one, which clearly shows that you all think there's some magic formula, secret password or handshake or something to being more successful on fab when there just isn't. People who are on fab aren't here to shag anyone who asks them. Everyone is here for their own reasons and their own enjoyment and you have to consider that fab is just like the 'real' world in as much as people will only be interested in you if they find you attractive or like your personality. You've been here 5 weeks. That's nothing. Most single men don't get their first meet until they've been on fab for about a year. People need to get to know you. You need to have been here a while so that others can be confident you're not going to delete your profile once you've got your kicks. And as for the excuse about your face pictures, answer me this : Do you think anyone else from your work is on here? If someone was to 'out' you to your employer, surely they would also be inadvertantly 'outing' themselves - as they'd need to be members on here in order to see your pictures. Just be yourself, lower your expectations and be patient " This is something iv said time and time again about exposing themselves while exposing others...I don't understand why people just don't get this! | |||
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"Hey, need to be discreet so profile doesn’t look the best, but other than that I’m I think I’m doing everything alright but still have people reluctant to meet or reply, any ideas what I’m doing wrong I'm going to assume that people you know can identify you by your legs and arms given there is only a pic of your chest! " And if that is the case he could post pictures of him wearing clothes that cover his arms and legs so they can’t identify him so we can also assume that he doesn’t have any pictures of him with clothes on. | |||
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"...any ideas what I’m doing wrong Yes. Expectations and a sense of entitlement. You do realise that men massively outnumber women on fab, do you? It's like over 100 men to every woman on here. So many men come into the forums asking for profile advice and 'where am I going wrong?' threads, such as this one, which clearly shows that you all think there's some magic formula, secret password or handshake or something to being more successful on fab when there just isn't. People who are on fab aren't here to shag anyone who asks them. Everyone is here for their own reasons and their own enjoyment and you have to consider that fab is just like the 'real' world in as much as people will only be interested in you if they find you attractive or like your personality. You've been here 5 weeks. That's nothing. Most single men don't get their first meet until they've been on fab for about a year. People need to get to know you. You need to have been here a while so that others can be confident you're not going to delete your profile once you've got your kicks. And as for the excuse about your face pictures, answer me this : Do you think anyone else from your work is on here? If someone was to 'out' you to your employer, surely they would also be inadvertantly 'outing' themselves - as they'd need to be members on here in order to see your pictures. Just be yourself, lower your expectations and be patient This is something iv said time and time again about exposing themselves while exposing others...I don't understand why people just don't get this! " This is really not true. There are lots of thing somebody disposed to cause trouble could do without outing themselves. I had a lady once threaten to put pics of me on a village notice board or post through neighbours letterboxes if I didn't give her money. | |||
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"...any ideas what I’m doing wrong Yes. Expectations and a sense of entitlement. You do realise that men massively outnumber women on fab, do you? It's like over 100 men to every woman on here. So many men come into the forums asking for profile advice and 'where am I going wrong?' threads, such as this one, which clearly shows that you all think there's some magic formula, secret password or handshake or something to being more successful on fab when there just isn't. People who are on fab aren't here to shag anyone who asks them. Everyone is here for their own reasons and their own enjoyment and you have to consider that fab is just like the 'real' world in as much as people will only be interested in you if they find you attractive or like your personality. You've been here 5 weeks. That's nothing. Most single men don't get their first meet until they've been on fab for about a year. People need to get to know you. You need to have been here a while so that others can be confident you're not going to delete your profile once you've got your kicks. And as for the excuse about your face pictures, answer me this : Do you think anyone else from your work is on here? If someone was to 'out' you to your employer, surely they would also be inadvertantly 'outing' themselves - as they'd need to be members on here in order to see your pictures. Just be yourself, lower your expectations and be patient This is something iv said time and time again about exposing themselves while exposing others...I don't understand why people just don't get this! This is really not true. There are lots of thing somebody disposed to cause trouble could do without outing themselves. I had a lady once threaten to put pics of me on a village notice board or post through neighbours letterboxes if I didn't give her money. " Some careers would be bought into disrepute. And when you are dealing with members of the public some may try and hold it against you. Bribery etc. and why does everyone man and their dog need to know about my sex life. | |||
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"I'm always amazed at how many single dads there are on Fab compared to the real world. I don't think I have ever seen a profile saying "I'm a single mum"." Single dad's know that their availability and ability to accommodate are often interpreted as playing away. I think that's why most single dad's explain anyway. Sometimes I write it on my profile and often times I don't. Times have changed too (I can only speak for Ireland) and there are a lot more dads acting as primary carers or in equal co parenting relationships. Also there's plenty of profiles where single moms say so. Plenty | |||
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"Maybe I should mention on my profile that I'm a widow with four children" Of course that is your choice. No one should judge you for it. | |||
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"I'm always amazed at how many single dads there are on Fab compared to the real world. I don't think I have ever seen a profile saying "I'm a single mum"." Mainly because when people see a man's profile that says they can't accommodate they presume he's married but those assumptions don't seem to be made as often about women. Men therefore feel they have to add their reasons to their profile. | |||
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"Iv just got the experience to know that anything and everything goes that’s what I mean by that, and a lot may say that but…" You're very young compared to many on here, so many will doubt the level of experience you claim ... if that was (is) the case, it's actually really concerning given that you're a single parent. In addition, you have lots more text but there's no indication of what any potential meet would get out of it. You still only have one photo as well. You mention clubs. This is your your best bet, but don't expect someone to be willing to go with you or to have sex. Treat a club visit as a fun night out with potential extras. Nita | |||
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"Ok. No limits? Red flag. I want someone who has enough experience to know how they do and don’t want to play. High sex drive? I mean, a lot of men think they have high sex drives, but…" I had a non-fab lady tell me she had no limits. It took two minutes to find the first limit (anal) and find a few basic kinks she had never heard of (water sports, for one) | |||
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"My only issue is locally I’d prefer people not knowing I’m on here so just trying to keep private really, what would you reckon I’m best doing" Well if you're friends are on FAB they are doing the same as you...... | |||
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"My only issue is locally I’d prefer people not knowing I’m on here so just trying to keep private really, what would you reckon I’m best doing Give up unless you are prepared to show a bit more of yourself. Or go to a club so people can see you in real life. " The old 'Go to a club ' stock answer . Maybe not everyone is interested in going to clubs. He has plenty of info in his bio ,although only one photo . | |||
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"The old 'Go to a club ' stock answer . Maybe not everyone is interested in going to clubs. He has plenty of info in his bio ,although only one photo ." Yes, the old "go to a club" answer, because it works if you want to meet plenty of same-minded people under one roof. And for those that seriously think they want to be part of the lifestyle, clubs, and organized socials, are the best places to start. Yes, they are not for everyone- if your social skills are near zero and all you can do in a presence of a woman, or God forbid a couple, is stare or take your cock out straight away, then forget it, stay at home and complain you're getting nowhere on Fab. Don't get me wrong, I am very much not a social butterfly, most of the time I prefer people watching than actually chatting, but clubs helped me get at least a little bit out of my shell. And OP, if you think your local club may be full of local people, or people you know- I have been going to my local club for years and only once saw someone there who I knew. Never anyone from work, for example. | |||
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