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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was on here about 10 years ago. Not much change as far as I can see. I don't get as many messages as I did back thenbut I put that down to me being 10 years older |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps.  "
Howwww veeeeery daaaaaare y.. ok fine. *Puts slippers on and drinks tea* |
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By *rder66Man
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. "
That nakes me feel special, me and my slippers, gray hair and failing limbs. |
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. "
I remember when this was all fields...  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. That nakes me feel special, me and my slippers, gray hair and failing limbs."
You too? 
(Excellent body btw. Sorry to creep) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. "
Hey! I’m part of the under 30s (yay me ) |
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By *rder66Man
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. That nakes me feel special, me and my slippers, gray hair and failing limbs.
You too?
(Excellent body btw. Sorry to creep)"
Creep all you like,  |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps.
I remember when this was all fields... "
Would that be the ones with long grass?  |
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I haven't seen many changes in 6 years apart from an influx during lockdown but very little else has changed.
There have been references to how much better the forums used to be accompanied by a lot of name dropping but my experience has been that some of the names dropped weren't very inclusive so it's horses for courses and very dismissive of the current batch of forumites. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps.
Howwww veeeeery daaaaaare y.. ok fine. *Puts slippers on and drinks tea*"
Don't forget to book in for your purple rinse old dear, xoxo |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
There was slightly less men years ago until Fab was in the press. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps. "
Remember when is the lowest form of conversation |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing? There was slightly less men years ago until Fab was in the press. "
Two less perhaps
There have always been thousands. Thousands! |
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps.
I remember when this was all fields...
Would that be the ones with long grass? "
It would |
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We joined just after the battle of Trafalgar, thing's where very different back then.
We all had to take turns in the barrel and the BJ's where risky as splinters from wooden teeth.
All mail was sent via pigeons. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was first on here 9 years ago, it is was fun then still fun now, it’s harder now I’m in 50s cos I’m too old for most but forum is better now and the people that have been here for years well they just age really well don’t they |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"There was life before mobile phones and the internet, and a good life it was too. "
It really was. I spent far more time just sitting, taking life in. I didn’t really bother with phones until I was 30, so I resisted more than most, I imagine. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"We joined just after the battle of Trafalgar, thing's where very different back then.
We all had to take turns in the barrel and the BJ's where risky as splinters from wooden teeth.
All mail was sent via pigeons."
Bravo. |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
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When I joined many years ago I'd say was a very pleasant site with well mannered users then over the years things just went boom behaviour whether new or old became pretty ridiculous not towards myself just what I'd been hearing by fellow users whom had become good friends and sadly left the site due to this it's not right for anyone to be harassed because someone isn't interested people come on here also to escape and end up facing similar from keyboard warriors |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was first on here 9 years ago, it is was fun then still fun now, it’s harder now I’m in 50s cos I’m too old for most but forum is better now and the people that have been here for years well they just age really well don’t they "
No sunlight in the fab vaults |
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By *rder66Man
over a year ago
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
I finaly saw through my cataract eyes, manage to straighten my arthritic finger and put you on my hotlist.
I forgot, I don't know where I am, who are all of you
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"Less Drama and I agree with the less men until it was in the press comment.
Deffo get an influx of instashaggers anytime it is in the press.
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The funny things is that every time a thread like this appears a lot of people say that disagreements on the forums these days is mild in comparison to years ago when there was all out war.
The non forum related drama has always been here and I know many people who left the site years ago and never returned because of drama and information sharing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was on here about 10 years ago. Not much change as far as I can see. I don't get as many messages as I did back thenbut I put that down to me being 10 years older"
Why do you thing the age has a made a difference??
There surely is a shift in over all behaviours aswell,esp the last five years socially!
Ie, more get up and go and meet!
Now there are more tools,like mobile phones,pics,vids,apps. But less urgency to meet people face to face.
When most of it can be done over media! |
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
Back in my day, Fab was all fields!!!
Why did you leave first time round, Red?
So many things have moved on. Us, for starters. We’re all older, wiser, less susceptible to bullshit, more aware of our peers’ foibles.
Everyone now has the internet at their fingertips on smart phones. I used to log on once in the evenings, on a laptop, send some messages then go back to watching channel five 
It’s so much easier for greater and more diverse numbers to join.
Covid drove us online for many more things, not least interacting with people.
But I think the rate of decline in manners and social niceties is increasing exponentially, not least online and most noticeably on sites such as fab. Basically, it’s easier to be a prick to more people these days.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I haven't seen many changes in 6 years apart from an influx during lockdown but very little else has changed.
There have been references to how much better the forums used to be accompanied by a lot of name dropping but my experience has been that some of the names dropped weren't very inclusive so it's horses for courses and very dismissive of the current batch of forumites. "
You may not see it,but you sure can sense and feel it.
Transparent observation right here!!  |
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"There was life before mobile phones and the internet, and a good life it was too. "
You know, I'm not sure. It was a good life, but it was much harder to do anything! Queuing at a bank? What's that about! I love the internet and I love my phone. I would massively miss both if we had to go back to an analogue existence.
Though it was lovely as a pre-mobile teenager when you could just stay out and not be hounded...and then just say you lost track of time... |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
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"There was life before mobile phones and the internet, and a good life it was too.
You know, I'm not sure. It was a good life, but it was much harder to do anything! Queuing at a bank? What's that about! I love the internet and I love my phone. I would massively miss both if we had to go back to an analogue existence.
Though it was lovely as a pre-mobile teenager when you could just stay out and not be hounded...and then just say you lost track of time..."
I am 40 years older than you so my good life would be much earlier than yours, notably the swinging sixties. |
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There wasn't the "professional" girls from what I remember... or they were not so obvious in their presentation.
I don't think there were so many timewasters as now possibly.
The ones who continually create profiles then delete again... |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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"The vast majority of people now, especially forum users are old and prone to doing that thing old people do where they discuss the halcyon days frequently.
Hope that helps.
I remember when this was all fields... "
I remember when I was having sex in fields. Not sure my back's up to that these days.....
I don't think anythings really changed in the last 15 years, except there's now videos, the mobile version of Fab and a whole bunch of new people getting disappointed daily that it's not a sex on tap site.
But then there were a fair few of those back in 2008 too..... 
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When I joined a few years back I was young and naïve. It was the period of romanticism, heraldry, of chivalric twattery, the errant threads were circumlocutory, I met my ex-wife (she's still here, the wench) and...we had Erect Jim.  . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Was a pain in the arse to put 'meet now' requests when Fab was in print but it's all good...
At least nowadays the phone screen is wipe clean after fapping, no nefarious marks |
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
I have been here for years and agree I don’t see much change, only thing you’re missing is me in your inbox  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"No idea, I'm one of those young'uns who ruined it for everyone
LvM"
Whippersnappers, with your energy, and your unlined faces…
*gets Werther’s Originals out* |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I only joined just before the Panny D so not sure if it was any better before but since I'm now allowed to go out a shag to my heart's content, I'd say it's gotten better |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Life changes all the time , not just here ,it's ever changing , it's a convere belt ,take anything you like and it's way different now to what it was yonks ago, people approach things differently and tbh there's nothing can be done about it , even the Music yonks ago was better in my opinion but a teen today won't even listen to it and today's music is crap to listen to but it's just the way it is..the main thing is enjoy what ever you enjoy ..your way. the rest don't matter. |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
It hasn't changed still exactly the same asit always was  |
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"I keep reading comments about how great fabs was years ago, how things have changed…
What was it like?
My first profile on here was years back…nowt has changed for me. What am I missing?"
The chat rooms were full of people who chatted and just about normal stuff - lots if banter - and a bit if a community - it can be a bit if a zoo now at times x |
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I’ve been here 10 years. I don’t think it’s changed that much. Obviously videos is a great new addition. There are a lot more people on here which isn’t a bad thing. At peak times there would be 20k people online but now it’s 35-40k. It’s still a great place to meet sexy women imho. |
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Speaking as a single fella. It has changed in that there are vast amounts of “single” fellas on here now and couples/females have not go up in the same proportion.
This means that ultimately the people I would like to meet have a lot more choice, whereas my choices (in terms of numbers only) have remained relatively the same.
So yeah, bastards, look at you all with that choice instead of having to put up with me. Fucking internet |
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"The user experience was ruined when Meli hid her quim picture.
Otherwise it’s pretty much the same op
Ruined when you hid your parking picture. Frigid. "
You’ll see it again.
In a parallel universe… |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Years ago private house parties were a lot more prevalent. It was a lot easier to get spontaneous/short notice meets on weekends AND not be messed about. It was a lot easier to keep friends on Fab. There were more cities with a vibrant swinging scene than now. There was a lot less gatekeeping and judging on what a true swinger actually is, or if only couples could swing, or if it was on for women to be greedy and have 25 men in a single night at a swinger club or private party.
Yeah. Fab has changed with time. If I only started last year or this year on Fab, I would not stand a single chance where I am right now. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"The user experience was ruined when Meli hid her quim picture.
Otherwise it’s pretty much the same op "
Mate.
Still have fond memories of that car.
One day I'll change it from private to public for you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No one’s said it (I think) but the elephant in the room is surely the (disproportionately growing) number of accounts that are just here to market their ‘content’ on other sites
I know the whole sex sells thing, but that’s not what this site is for though! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"No one’s said it (I think) but the elephant in the room is surely the (disproportionately growing) number of accounts that are just here to market their ‘content’ on other sites
I know the whole sex sells thing, but that’s not what this site is for though!"
No, but anything about sex online is increasingly commercialised and commodified it seems. This site hasn't escaped that either.
Add to that the increase in profiles on here that are mainly just looking to be active on the forums (especially politics sub forum) and not actually swingers looking to have fun on here and not just rant and offend others! Those who know who I'm on about... Will know who I'm on about.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I think there’s less kink shaming which is good no?
Been a while since someone sent me a kink list "
A kink list, MCR? Like the interests on their profile, or…? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sigh.
I can see the way this thread is going, and I’m not about it. People can use the site however they like, as long as it’s not against the rules."
You were asking how the site has changed. That's a very open ended question. What I mentioned is objectively true as well to anybody who is regularly in the forum and has eyes to see.
Sure you could say no rules are broken people can use Fab however they wish, but is it necessarily making this site as good as it used to be(debatable in itself but that's a question for another time) or just generally a good site to be on today?
That is how Fab has changed. Fab and the swinging community on here increasingly feels like it no longer knows what its on about or for. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Sigh.
I can see the way this thread is going, and I’m not about it. People can use the site however they like, as long as it’s not against the rules.
You were asking how the site has changed. That's a very open ended question. What I mentioned is objectively true as well to anybody who is regularly in the forum and has eyes to see.
Sure you could say no rules are broken people can use Fab however they wish, but is it necessarily making this site as good as it used to be(debatable in itself but that's a question for another time) or just generally a good site to be on today?
That is how Fab has changed. Fab and the swinging community on here increasingly feels like it no longer knows what its on about or for. "
Cool. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think there’s less kink shaming which is good no?
Been a while since someone sent me a kink list
A kink list, MCR? Like the interests on their profile, or…?"
No a list ranging from interest to experienced. I have an interest in wax play but I’m not experienced in it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sigh.
I can see the way this thread is going, and I’m not about it. People can use the site however they like, as long as it’s not against the rules.
You were asking how the site has changed. That's a very open ended question. What I mentioned is objectively true as well to anybody who is regularly in the forum and has eyes to see.
Sure you could say no rules are broken people can use Fab however they wish, but is it necessarily making this site as good as it used to be(debatable in itself but that's a question for another time) or just generally a good site to be on today?
That is how Fab has changed. Fab and the swinging community on here increasingly feels like it no longer knows what its on about or for. "
It's true, I see a single lady profile I like but I have to decipher whether she is a swinger or not.
Usually lines like
'Social is a must'
'i like to get to know someone before meeting'
'i like to be mentally stimulated too'
'seeking a connection '
'not looking for 1 offs'
'if you have lots of Veris you're not for me'
'i don't want to see pics of you hanging out the back of someone'
These are all a dead giveaway, avoid like the plague
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Sigh.
I can see the way this thread is going, and I’m not about it. People can use the site however they like, as long as it’s not against the rules.
You were asking how the site has changed. That's a very open ended question. What I mentioned is objectively true as well to anybody who is regularly in the forum and has eyes to see.
Sure you could say no rules are broken people can use Fab however they wish, but is it necessarily making this site as good as it used to be(debatable in itself but that's a question for another time) or just generally a good site to be on today?
That is how Fab has changed. Fab and the swinging community on here increasingly feels like it no longer knows what its on about or for. It's true, I see a single lady profile I like but I have to decipher whether she is a swinger or not.
Usually lines like
'Social is a must'
'i like to get to know someone before meeting'
'i like to be mentally stimulated too'
'seeking a connection '
'not looking for 1 offs'
'if you have lots of Veris you're not for me'
'i don't want to see pics of you hanging out the back of someone'
These are all a dead giveaway, avoid like the plague
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You’re repeating yourself on basically every thread now, doesn’t that get boring, TwoBulls?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sigh.
I can see the way this thread is going, and I’m not about it. People can use the site however they like, as long as it’s not against the rules.
You were asking how the site has changed. That's a very open ended question. What I mentioned is objectively true as well to anybody who is regularly in the forum and has eyes to see.
Sure you could say no rules are broken people can use Fab however they wish, but is it necessarily making this site as good as it used to be(debatable in itself but that's a question for another time) or just generally a good site to be on today?
That is how Fab has changed. Fab and the swinging community on here increasingly feels like it no longer knows what its on about or for. It's true, I see a single lady profile I like but I have to decipher whether she is a swinger or not.
Usually lines like
'Social is a must'
'i like to get to know someone before meeting'
'i like to be mentally stimulated too'
'seeking a connection '
'not looking for 1 offs'
'if you have lots of Veris you're not for me'
'i don't want to see pics of you hanging out the back of someone'
These are all a dead giveaway, avoid like the plague
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These are all preferences, not how fab has changed over the years. So nit actually sure of the relevance to Op's point. |
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This thread is a lot more entertaining if you imagine its being answered by an octogenarian swinger (wearing arseless chaps) sitting under a tree telling tales to eager young swingers about how great things were back in the day.
"There was huge hairy beavers as far as the eye could see. And if you were lucky a couple would mail you a VHS tape of themselves bonking like rabbits. Good times..." |
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I think you might be onto something
