When we lose weight, often times we begin online dating. For many people, they were heavy during the years that most people date, so they don't have a whole lot of experience with dating.

I've been online dating quite awhile. My last 3 relationships were with men I met online. My bf and I broke up in Octover so I am back looking at profiles and meeting new guys. This time I am going at it a little differently, because I live in the middle of nowhere . My son moved to the largest city in Oregon, Portland. I go there frequently now, to visit them ( mostly my 4 yr old granddaughter) So I decided to start looking there too, and it opened up a whole new pool of men.

I like the site ok cupid. They have all these questions, which if you see a profile you like, you can see how they answered the questions. I have used Plenty of Fish too, (POF for short)

This time it's different though, because I will be meeting men out of town . That brings up a whole new issue. Hotels. I don't stay with my son because they really don't have a guest room, and it's much easier on me to stay on my own. This makes it a lot harder since I have met someone I like. I want to go and see him. He is one of the few guys who has not brought up the subject of sex immediately, but I could see how staying in a hotel could make things sticky.

Anyway, I thought this was a good topic for the girls, because I know a lot of us are online dating and there are stories to share!

Update!

I met someone on POF awhile ago and we have been friends for awhile now but we are definitely more than friends now. I am so happy. There ARE good guys out there online!

Update! I met someone on POF awhile ago and we have been friends for awhile now but we are definitely more than friends now. I am so happy. There ARE good guys out there online!

That's great news! Enjoy the fun newness of it all! I too met someone who seems to be a keeper on seniorpeoplemeet, and am really enjoying our dates so far. Fingers crossed for both of us!

I was on Senior Peoplemeet. I paid for 6 months but I recently hid my profile. I live in the middle of nowhere, so I can't believe I found this gem of a man in this little hick town.

Definitely fingers crossed for both of us!

I divorced in 2000, moved from Roanoke, VA to Seattle in July 2008. I met my husband on POF in 2009. We've been married almost 2 years. Good luck to you!

Did the online thing, I found nothing but broke or emotionally broke men.

Best advice : JOIN SOCIETY! Take up classes that interest you, join social activities that are fitness orientated, meet friends and you will get the " I have a great guy that I think would love to meet you "

Trust me these are the good ones !

Good advice but much harder post age 50. I am not currently looking but I went to a social dance and had 2 men interested. unsure that is any better... but I really hate online dating

Did the online thing, I found nothing but broke or emotionally broke men.

Best advice : JOIN SOCIETY! Take up classes that interest you, join social activities that are fitness orientated, meet friends and you will get the " I have a great guy that I think would love to meet you "

Trust me these are the good ones !

Hi Ladies! I started an online dating site for people who've had bariatric surgery. It's totally FREE. It's just getting off the ground and will take awhile to build the membership but all sites started somewhere. Please feel free to join and tell your friends! We especially need more men. Over a million people worldwide have had some sort of bariatric surgery and that number grows daily. It would be great to find a boyfriend/girlfriend with the same interests! The link is www.loveafterwls.com

Hi Ladies! I started an online dating site for people who've had bariatric surgery. It's totally FREE. It's just getting off the ground and will take awhile to build the membership but all sites started somewhere. Please feel free to join and tell your friends! We especially need more men. Over a million people worldwide have had some sort of bariatric surgery and that number grows daily. It would be great to find a boyfriend/girlfriend with the same interests! The link is www.loveafterwls.com

You should see if the owners of Bariatric Pal would promote you. I'm sure there are plenty of singles lurking on this site that are also looking for love in their personal lives.

Edit: just saw your post about the dating, too bad it can't be posted multiple times, like in the mens area for example.

Edited July 22, 201412 yr by MistyAnnMoon829

I have spoken with Alex about this and I believe his response was that he's too busy promoting his own site to promote mine! He has graciously let me post here a couple of times.

I try to post in Facebook groups but oftentimes the admins don't allow it, which I don't understand. I made the dating site as a favor to friends who asked for it. It's totally free and I make no money off the site. The site costs me money.

New dating sites take time and I'm still hopeful it will take off eventually.

There is a singles group over at obesityhelp.com You could put up a post over there too.

I'd put one on the obesityhelp's main page too.