DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF MALES, AS COMPARED TO FEMALES. | Forum
greener12
Apr 26 '15
I really enjoy this site, in the short time I have been a member so far. However, just one observation. I have observed that the number of males here, far outnumber the amount of females. I find this discouraging, and somewhat intimidating. You find a nice attractive young lady that you are interested in, and presto, fifty guys are after her. In society in general, there was a time when females outnumbered males, however, that is no longer the case.
Moderator billyHill
Apr 26 '15
the reality is that on other dating sites, 90% of the female profiles there are fake (either scammer or paid fake), or controlled by the company that sells the dating site the profiles. Here, we have only real profiles. I understand it doesn't change what you are saying, it is merely an explanation as to why it is such a big difference compared to other sites.
In a first ever international action against a dating site, the FTC told these people to stop with the fake profiles, then eventually sued them to make them stop after they did not listen. Below is a clip from the actual article
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/10/online-dating-service-agrees-stop-deceptive-use-fake-profiles
"In its first law enforcement action against an online dating service, the Federal Trade Commission has reached asettlement that prohibits JDI Dating Ltd., an England-based company, from using fake, computer-generated profiles to trick users into upgrading to paid memberships and charging these members a recurring monthly fee without their consent. The settlement also requires the defendants to pay $616,165 in redress."
In a first ever international action against a dating site, the FTC told these people to stop with the fake profiles, then eventually sued them to make them stop after they did not listen. Below is a clip from the actual article
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/10/online-dating-service-agrees-stop-deceptive-use-fake-profiles
"In its first law enforcement action against an online dating service, the Federal Trade Commission has reached asettlement that prohibits JDI Dating Ltd., an England-based company, from using fake, computer-generated profiles to trick users into upgrading to paid memberships and charging these members a recurring monthly fee without their consent. The settlement also requires the defendants to pay $616,165 in redress."
The Forum post is edited by billyHill Apr 26 '15
greener12
Apr 26 '15
Yes, Billy, I understand what you are saying about the scammers and fake dating profiles. In many cases, you don't know if you are talking to a bot, or a paid model working for the company. I was often curious about where they get the photos for these fake photos. I suspect they are stolen, I know that in many cases scammers often use fake photos. Correct me if I am wrong, but back in 1978 the internet became de-regulated, that opened the door, for just about anything. Please don't misunderstand, I really enjoy this site, it is so refreshing to know that I am interacting with real people here. Once, I belonged to a dating site, I got hurt really bad. It was full of bots and fake profiles. Not to mention scammers. Have a good one!!
Moderator billyHill
Apr 26 '15
a small clip from " A history of the internet" on Wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
"Access to the ARPANET was expanded in 1981 when the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the Computer Science Network (CSNET). In 1982, the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was introduced as the standard networking protocol on the ARPANET. In the early 1980s the NSF funded the establishment for national supercomputing centers at several universities, and provided interconnectivity in 1986 with the NSFNET project, which also created network access to the supercomputer sites in the United States from research and education organizations. Commercial Internet service providers (ISPs) began to emerge in the late 1980s. The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990. Private connections to the Internet by commercial entities became widespread quickly, and the NSFNET was decommissioned in 1995, removing the last restrictions on the use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
"Access to the ARPANET was expanded in 1981 when the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the Computer Science Network (CSNET). In 1982, the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) was introduced as the standard networking protocol on the ARPANET. In the early 1980s the NSF funded the establishment for national supercomputing centers at several universities, and provided interconnectivity in 1986 with the NSFNET project, which also created network access to the supercomputer sites in the United States from research and education organizations. Commercial Internet service providers (ISPs) began to emerge in the late 1980s. The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990. Private connections to the Internet by commercial entities became widespread quickly, and the NSFNET was decommissioned in 1995, removing the last restrictions on the use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic."
The Forum post is edited by billyHill Apr 26 '15
Admin Marisa
Apr 26 '15
that's because we don't have scammers. I delete 95% of young pretty "girls" from US, UK, Canada, Australia and Western Europe right at registration, because they are all scam profiles. The only ones that are real are middle-aged and older women. If not for Hispanic girls, we would not have ANY young pretty girls on the site at all. This is the reality of online dating: the young fems don't have to search for partner online. They find boyfriends in the real life. And scammers quickly fill that gap.
Admin Marisa
Apr 26 '15
Just out of curiosity, I've just checked: we have 3930 females and 4650 males. So, we are really not THAT disproportional. The disproportion is in geography. Most of our males are westerners. While most of our females are Hispanic, Asian and Russian. So, if a western man is seeking for a local woman only, he will sure find a disproportion. That's why we keep saying that we are an international site, for those who are not afraid of LDR.
greener12
Apr 26 '15
So true, Marisa, I sometimes wonder how you are able to weed out the scammers. In most cases, an attractive young woman, just about all she has to do, is step out her front door, and have any guy she wants. But there are exceptions. So what are your criteria? I was aware of a dating site, and on that one, many times if the young women, didn't provide a photo, they were scammers, especially since I had specified photos only.
Admin Marisa
Apr 26 '15
How I weed them out: that's my long complicated "know how" LOL. I've been doing Romancescam and this site for over 10 years, hunderds of thousands of scam profiles passed through my hands in these 10 years, so usually I can tell who is a scam just by looking at profile. But generally: IP address (most important), email address, pictures, profile description. I can also see their other profiles on different social networks, like on FB, Tagged, Badoo. Lots of stuff. Most of them are already listed on Romancescam, anyway.
greener12
Apr 26 '15
I see. Thanks for all the info, Marisa. Question though? Why would you think that American, Canadian, British girls are more likely to scam, than say those from latin American countries, or what not?
Admin Marisa
Apr 26 '15
Because those are not real American, Canadian or British girls. Those are African dudes posing as girls. I see that from their fake IPs. The real western girls rarely register to seek a boyfriend online. But they are in demand, and Nigerians know it, that's why they pose as western girls. As for Latin girls, those are real profiles of real girls. They might be seeking immigration, but at least they are real with their own pics.
greener12
Apr 26 '15
That's one of the things I appreciate about this site. That they are real girls, with real pictures. If I meet someone in here, and we like each other, I would have no problem with her immigrating. When you get right down to it, girls from Latin America, are very attractive as well.
greener12
Apr 27 '15
I would love to provide you with a success story, here Abbynormal. Heck, Billy met his wife in here. Actually Marisa clarified that for me. The number of males here as compared to females, isn't all that significant. Have a nice day.
stillbelieving
Apr 29 '15
So Marisa r u saying that "middle aged" and "older woman" are not pretty?
Well it's ok...I'll accept the term "beautiful" for myself and the mature ladies here for now(smile)!!
Well it's ok...I'll accept the term "beautiful" for myself and the mature ladies here for now(smile)!!
Willi
Jan 30 '18
As men get older, they are also willing to look at more mature ladies, most of which are very beautiul, even pretty indeed. When it comes to ladies from foreign countries, there can be a language barrier, which is a pity. Also cultural differences play a part. I have nothing agsinst finding a woman around my own age, but she must be honest from the start. I can see beauty in just about any ethnicity, which should improve my chances when dating. Essentially it is the beauty from within, that attracts me more than mere looks.
Marisa does a wonderful job keeping fake profiles off this site. I have in the past been inundated with requests from scammers with stolen pictures of usually porn stars of less than half my age on other dating sites (many of them thankfully defunct now), and I am aware of the huge number of fake profiles. Sometimes it seems to be impossible to find a REAL profile on most sites!
toninors
Jun 17 '18
Translation by Google Translate:
The world reality is that there are more women than men and there are countries that the disproportion is very remarkable over all those who have passed or are at war, so we must say that women have a longer life than men as a general rule and ami that I am new in this site is looking like a good place not only to find a partner but to internationalize with people and confront different opinions since that enriches people.
La realidad mundial es que existen mas mujeres que hombres y hay países que ls desproporción es muy notable sobre todos aquellos que han pasado o están en guerra, tan bien hay que contar que las mujeres tienen una vida mas longeva que los hombre por norma general y ami que soy nuevo en este sitio me esta pareciendo un buen sitio no solo para encontrar pareja si no para internacionalizar con personas y confrontar diferentes opiniones ya que eso enriquece a las personas.
The Forum post is edited by billyHill Jun 18 '18
Traveled
Aug 5 '18
Traditionally, men are the aggressor/persurer (if you please), when relationships and the beginnings of them are considered. So, it's natural to find more men on a dating web-site than women, because men are basically the "hunters" looking for his mate.
Women don't traditionally advertise their availability to the world. They may let a few close friends know and when they do want to let someone specifically know, they usually do so with subtlety that men regularly do not use.
robertm4
Aug 9 '18
Welcome to the site Louise. I wonder what the numbers would be if they only counted the recently active members. I know I have clicked on many profile that haven't been active in over two years.
Traveled
Aug 17 '18
It's hard for this site to take off organically. A bit of advertisement might help. The general premise is great however.
