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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I met someone on here. Wasn't looking, it just happened. I dunno about actively looking for a partner on here but you never know what's around the corner either |
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By *appyPandaMan
over a year ago
Kilkenny, but Dublin is more fun |
"Most women treat it like dating site anyway lol "
If you mean that they won't bang everyone who sends a message, you may be right, but tis hard to bang 100s a day.
And to the topic on hand, while I may not be looking for anything serious, if I was to find someone that completes me and is on here, it would be perfect.
A man can dream. |
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If I met someone I wanted more from on here and they felt the same I wouldn't say no straight away......I'd like to think we would give the site a break for awhile to develop our relationship then maybe hit it with a bang ![](/icons/s/mrgreen.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The romantic in me hopes it happens. The realist thinks it’s not such a good idea.
“Before I met you I had three sexual partners”
“Yeah right. On the same night. I’ve seen your profile” ![](/icons/s/mrgreen.gif) |
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And why not...just because it swing site doesnt mean you couldnt meet someone with same morals standards and sense of adventure that we all came on site to find...if that wasnt the case there not be many couples here ![](/icons/s/redface.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The romantic in me hopes it happens. The realist thinks it’s not such a good idea.
“Before I met you I had three sexual partners”
“Yeah right. On the same night. I’ve seen your profile” "
At least on here they’re an open book instead of lying their ass off otherwise |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner."
Least you'd know you both have similar outlook on sex. Very (sometimes most) important for some in a relationship. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that " I would think trust would be a big thing. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing."
I'm very trustworthy |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy" But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy."
Innocent until proven guilty.
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy."
So swingers aren’t trustworthy if anything the couples who are here trust each other more than “vanilla” couples because they know what the other is doing and who they are doing! Ridiculous statement I’m sorry ![](/icons/s/rolleyes.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy."
Sure you'd drive yourself mad thinking like that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy.
Innocent until proven guilty.
" Or guilty until proven innocent. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Or guilty until proven innocent."
Says more about you.. |
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Or guilty until proven innocent." ![](/icons/s/rolleyes.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Or guilty until proven innocent." you make a great lawyer lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just spotted in The Lounge..
Would you "advertise" here that you are single and looking to date? "
No..i wouldn't advertise it if i were single but i have met my partner on this site.
One year later and we are still going strong
We meet as a couple regularly and i find as long as we talk things through if there is an issue it never causes a problem for us.
Plus...we let our hair down at parties...anything goes then lol
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just spotted in The Lounge..
Would you "advertise" here that you are single and looking to date?
No..i wouldn't advertise it if i were single but i have met my partner on this site.
One year later and we are still going strong
We meet as a couple regularly and i find as long as we talk things through if there is an issue it never causes a problem for us.
Plus...we let our hair down at parties...anything goes then lol
( What happens at rvc stays in rvc.. ) "
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By *eanontiWoman
over a year ago
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I don't have the life space for dating. But I do know people who have met here and stayed, others that met and left. I think I'm n too cynical because of life, not fab.
So yes it can and does happen
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"I don't have the life space for dating. But I do know people who have met here and stayed, others that met and left. I think I'm n too cynical because of life, not fab.
So yes it can and does happen
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If I met someone I wanted more from on here and they felt the same I wouldn't say no straight away......I'd like to think we would give the site a break for awhile to develop our relationship then maybe hit it with a bang "
Sound Advice Toxic.....wanna date....!? Tehe ![](/icons/s/mrgreen.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have to agree with earlier post, one of the biggest problems in relationships now is a mismatch in sex drive... if you find someone here who is equally matched, go for it I say. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Why would you think that I would think trust would be a big thing.
I'm very trustworthy But would whoever you meet on here be as trustworthy.
So swingers aren’t trustworthy if anything the couples who are here trust each other more than “vanilla” couples because they know what the other is doing and who they are doing! Ridiculous statement I’m sorry "
Totally agree Slips, it's obviously not for everyone but if more people swung then there'd be less cheating going on.....just my theory anyways, ha |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have to agree with earlier post, one of the biggest problems in relationships now is a mismatch in sex drive... if you find someone here who is equally matched, go for it I say. "
I'm yet to find a "vanilla" guy to match my sex drive!! It's very frustrating actually when everything else is going well and I'm like a sex pest.
Don't think I'd get in a relationship from here. They would need to be one hell of a special guy!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If I met someone I wanted more from on here and they felt the same I wouldn't say no straight away......I'd like to think we would give the site a break for awhile to develop our relationship then maybe hit it with a bang "
I like youre attitude towards this , Healthy and balanced. harry |
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I don’t know if you can go looking for someone to date in a specific place and find what you want. If you meet someone on here and you both feel the same then why wouldn’t you go for it, sign off and give things ago. Life’s too short not to enjoy it in whatever way you want and even better to share that with someone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don’t know if you can go looking for someone to date in a specific place and find what you want. If you meet someone on here and you both feel the same then why wouldn’t you go for it, sign off and give things ago. Life’s too short not to enjoy it in whatever way you want and even better to share that with someone "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don’t know if you can go looking for someone to date in a specific place and find what you want. If you meet someone on here and you both feel the same then why wouldn’t you go for it, sign off and give things ago. Life’s too short not to enjoy it in whatever way you want and even better to share that with someone "
so true, I know a few couples who met via the swing scene and some are actually married now or still together. |
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"I don’t know if you can go looking for someone to date in a specific place and find what you want. If you meet someone on here and you both feel the same then why wouldn’t you go for it, sign off and give things ago. Life’s too short not to enjoy it in whatever way you want and even better to share that with someone "
totally agree |
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By *rBakersMan
over a year ago
dublin/kildare/wicklow |
I wouldn't be adversed to it, once there was complete honesty and respect. Like any couple on fab I can't see it being any different. If you find what yous both are looking for, go for it. You don't know unless you try. |
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By *ir1967Man
over a year ago
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one can find love anywhere, even on FAB, it’s not unheard of. However falling for a fabette and then claiming traditional exclusivity as some do is kind of mind boggling . This is a swinger site, and swinging as a lifestyle does have boundaries but also libertine mind sets to live some naughty fantasies as a couple. Thats not necessarily the same like getting laid NSA.
Dating a fabette can certainly be hot, there is a few lads and lassies on this site who can tell the tale ![](/icons/s/mrgreen.gif) |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
on the hill NordWest of |
"one can find love anywhere, even on FAB, it’s not unheard of. However falling for a fabette and then claiming traditional exclusivity as some do is kind of mind boggling . This is a swinger site, and swinging as a lifestyle does have boundaries but also libertine mind sets to live some naughty fantasies as a couple. Thats not necessarily the same like getting laid NSA.
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It tells you that there's a good amount of non-swingers on here. ![](/icons/s/wink.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can find love absolutely anywhere.. only woman I ever loved, we met after her sister had kissed me in a nightclub and brought me back to a house party.. we rarely get a choice, just a metaphorical kick in the head ![](/icons/s/mrgreen.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"one can find love anywhere, even on FAB, it’s not unheard of. However falling for a fabette and then claiming traditional exclusivity as some do is kind of mind boggling . This is a swinger site, and swinging as a lifestyle does have boundaries but also libertine mind sets to live some naughty fantasies as a couple. Thats not necessarily the same like getting laid NSA.
It tells you that there's a good amount of non-swingers on here. "
The, so called, seasoned swinger who says that when they meet someone thed'd never swing with them, always makes us ![](/icons/s/rolleyes.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows .... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ...."
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
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"We met seven plus years ago at a meet and greet hosted by Mr C and we celebrate our first wedding anniversary in three weeks time.
Life couldn't be any better.
Mrs C xx"
That's so cool. Congratulations |
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By *iffaWoman
over a year ago
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"We met seven plus years ago at a meet and greet hosted by Mr C and we celebrate our first wedding anniversary in three weeks time.
Life couldn't be any better.
Mrs C xx"
Delighted for both of you! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
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Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me |
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me"
That was your awkwardness lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me
That was your awkwardness lol "
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me
That was your awkwardness lol
??"
You felt awkward so the situation was awkward I’ve a nosy parker family I just say I’m dating guys off POF. They know it’s a site and random people I keep as close to the truth as possible ![](/icons/s/twisted.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me
That was your awkwardness lol
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You felt awkward so the situation was awkward I’ve a nosy parker family I just say I’m dating guys off POF. They know it’s a site and random people I keep as close to the truth as possible "
Ahhh ok on the same page now lol
They know the type of me I wouldn't go on it lol ... but the more I think of it the better meeting someone on fab would be ... It's hard to bring up the thought of swinging and threesomes etc in a relationship without causing a bit of outrage ONLY IN MY EXPERIENCE guys, so meeting in a swing site you both would know where u stand lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me"
We met on fab, and when people asked where or how we met, we always tell them the truth, at a party. ![](/icons/s/twisted.gif) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For me I don't think it would be the best grounds to meet someone ... But in the same breath is going out and meeting someone when you are both d*unk any better lol
I think the only bad side would be explaining to people how you both met ... Bonus would be knowing how sexually open you both are so who knows ....
How did you both meet?
Online.
On tinder?
Yeah, something like that
Yeah I dunno bout you but my friends and family are a lot more nosey than that lol
I actually dates a girl for a while I met on s4i years ago and it was a bit of an awkward conversation just maybe that's just me
We met on fab, and when people asked where or how we met, we always tell them the truth, at a party. "
Honesty is the best policy lol like I said the more I think of it the more it makes sense ... That would be the only sticky point lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner."
Isn't having a lifelong partnership about sharing your life with someone you can 1. Enjoy every aspect of your life with.
2. Be totally authentic with.
3. Share your dreams , fantasies and plans with.
4. Grow with.
Look at the amount of married couples as individuals feeling'stuck' or 'looking nsa fun" think of the possibility that if people could be themselves and open with everything then so much repression , guilt , depression, anxiety and hurt could be cicumnavigated. OR is it simply that for a "lifetime partner" you subscribe to another social network called "virgin brides"
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I thought the way people did it was, they became a "couple" and hid their single profiles.
Then they keep meeting on their single id but more discreet, but now they bareback with their "partner".
Breakup, have a shower, start over with a new girl, until you have had unprotected sex with as many girls as possible, all swell girls, mean a lot to you, only barebcak with my partners etc etc. |
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"I thought the way people did it was, they became a "couple" and hid their single profiles.
Then they keep meeting on their single id but more discreet, but now they bareback with their "partner".
Breakup, have a shower, start over with a new girl, until you have had unprotected sex with as many girls as possible, all swell girls, mean a lot to you, only barebcak with my partners etc etc."
You always comment on bareback I don’t know why you are on this site when you think everyone is fucking everyone bareback |
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By *ir1967Man
over a year ago
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"I wouldn't have thought a site like this is the place to meet your life long partner.
Isn't having a lifelong partnership about sharing your life with someone you can 1. Enjoy every aspect of your life with.
2. Be totally authentic with.
3. Share your dreams , fantasies and plans with.
4. Grow with.
Look at the amount of married couples as individuals feeling'stuck' or 'looking nsa fun" think of the possibility that if people could be themselves and open with everything then so much repression , guilt , depression, anxiety and hurt could be cicumnavigated. OR is it simply that for a "lifetime partner" you subscribe to another social network called "virgin brides"
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I think this would be an ideal place to meet someone because you'll know exactly what they are about and you'll never really be shocked or surprised as people on here are more open about stuff than most dating sites |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just spotted in The Lounge..
Would you "advertise" here that you are single and looking to date? "
I don't see the harm. You never know where or when you could meet someone special. Could be anywhere, even on Fab. If anyone does, i think that's awesome. ![](/icons/thumb_up.png) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think this would be an ideal place to meet someone because you'll know exactly what they are about and you'll never really be shocked or surprised as people on here are more open about stuff than most dating sites "
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