Dating

A little bit of a different but similar idea to Ion: A posting area as such could be helpful for people looking for swim training partners when they either don't have a masters team near them or their work schedules conflict with masters team practice times. In particular, it might also be helpful for people to meet up with others training for some of the big national and international meets.

To Dan's post: that too. In the line of dating thinking, outside of my own motivation described in the starting post, I can see that the USMS web site would become more accessed than until now by people interested in meeting companions driven by fitness.

I would expect this post is meant to be humorous. While I can appreciate someone looking for a training partner, having this forum used for dating seems a little beyond the scope of what most people are using it for. One thing I appreciate about the discussion forum is that it is focused on swimming. I say let's keep it that way. There are a zillion dating web sites out there already.

Originally posted by matysekj Ion, We have no interest in supporting any kind of personal ads or dating service anywhere on the USMS site. Any such services invite abuse and are not in line with the core goals of the site as they are not swimming-related. ... OK. I wondered about it on a note of being a source of like-minded people.

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If there was a dating spot my wife told me I cannot be involved? I asked her why not and she punched me.

There's plenty of dating websites out there yahoo, match, you can also screen them for women who are interested in swimming. a friend of mine started a website called www.equestriansingles.com where singles who are into horses can mingle is there a www.swimmingsingles.com Join the largest masters team in your area and meet the lovely single ladies, just don't pushy when hitting on them. good luck Ande

It seems to me that most of the people who post onthis site are married men. I'm sorry but I don't really want to date them.

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com It seems to me that most of the people who post on this site are married men. I'm sorry but I don't really want to date them. I don't really want to date you, either. Let's just be friends.

I agree that USMS should stay out of the dating service realm. In my professional capacity, I've had a glimpse of some sites that seem to go the route he's suggesting, Blackplanet in particular. From my un-hip, married middle-aged guy perspective, it seems to me this kind of a service takes over the web site and crowds out its other features. Consider, a web site that covers various aspects of a shared interest or heritage by the people who use it. Topics of discussion. Shared information. A place for people to get to know each other. Shared ideas. Then, the dating service is rolled out. As with any group of human beings, there will be segment of the group that is into pushing the envelope and various forms of exhibitionism. The postings get racier, and soon people who have little or no interest in the dating service are embarassed to be associated with what is going on in one corner of the sandbox. Possibly their spouses have a hard time believing they are interested only in the non-dating parts of the web sites (like the old chestnut about reading Playboy just for the articles), and issue ultimatums puntuated with a rolling pin. Pretty soon it is primarily a dating sight with some old material no one follows anymore. Thanks but no thanks. Let's stick to swimming and swim related events. I also think Ion and others would have better luck with an established web site such as, presumably, swimmingsingles.com. We could roll out the service tomorrow. It will take some time for the pool of participants to build up such that anyone has a reasonable chance of meeting someone interesting in their local area. I wish him all the luck in the world, but I'd prefer USMS stay out of that business. Matt