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John Gingrich Posted 19 years ago
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Datingservice

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00Here's a little question from the Netherlands, it's as follows.02br
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00How does one ask, standing in a pub-like enviroment, a woman/man if he/she is attached/signed into a dating-service??02br
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00What's the most common or casual thing to say: 'Which dating service are you with?'02br
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00or 'Which dating service are you signed up with?'02br
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00Thanxz in advance02br
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00Jonh Gingrich0-
  

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0Which dating service do you use?0-
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0Ah ok thanks! 02br
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00Does that mean the other sentences are wrong, or not casual spoken?0-
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0 'Which dating 01b00service02b00 are you 01b00with02b00?'02br
00 seems fine to me. 02br
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00 Also:02br
00 'Which dating 01b00sites02b00 are you 01b00on02b00?'02br
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00 But honestly speaking, if I were the person on the receiving en
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0 Simplicity is always a sure bet 0-
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0Thanxz marius!02br
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00I like them! I will use them both!!0-
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0Both of those assume that the person IS registered with a dating service. They might not be.02br
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00You can only ask02br
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00'Do you use any of those dating services?'02br
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00But I agree it is a rather intrusive thing to ask a stranger!0-
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0Intrusive ok but its also a fun thing to ask.02br
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00It's a nice contribution; I imagine a situation the guy is rejected or unnoticed by a girl and then he ask her that question if she's having a datingsite somewhere he can have another shot/chance...0-
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0John, I have to add my voice to the others here. I would be slightly shocked and possibly offended if someone asked me "Which site"? I really suggest you do NOT do that, as it automatically assumes the person is on one. Perhaps she is married. Perhaps she had a long-term boyfriend. Perhaps she finds using those types of sites unappealing. You will NOT be increasing your chances of having anothe
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0 Hmm...there must be a way of finding out if a girl is signed in somewhere and not offend her...any suggestions?!? 0-
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0 Why would you want to know? Doesn't reflect well on you, either. If you really must, then it needs to start from a general questoin - "What do you think of online dating services?" "Do you know anyone who uses dating services? How did they get on?"0-
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