I recently joined Yahoo personals after running out of people to contact on Match. I wasn't happy with Match but blame myself partly because I didn't take it seriously at first and passed on some good early contacts. After being on it for a year and seeing the same men on it, even though they portrayed themselves as real catches, I decided to try another service. I made my profile, paid my membership, and waited. I got a few early replies and stated chatting with a few guys but most of them "disappeared" after a few times. However, I began talking to one guy who I seemed to hit it off with. In less than a week of membership we met, I felt I was getting off to a good start. Our date was good and unlike most of my dates that ended after coffee,this one turned into lunch and good conversation. I made myself open to meeting someone with small children, which I really prefer not to since my child is almost grown and I am not looking to have to chase children around again. However, I tried to be more open and not so "picky" but it seems the men with the most baggage are the pickiest. After lunch, he wanted to know what I wanted to do next and I really just wanted to go home as I think 2 or 3 hours is long enough for a first meeting. He kept trying to get physical in a subtle way and even suggested going to his place. I felt uncomfortable with this since I will not get sexually involved with a man till after marriage and a man who is getting physical 2 hours after meeting probably won't wait that long. We emailed each other after the date and then he sent me an "we just aren't compatible" email and blocked me so I couldn't respond. What a winner! A middle age man with 3 small children shouldn't be so picky. I think he should be a little more open like I was. But then again, I guess he was looking for sex as he was recently divorced.

Now I am getting about 30 looks a day with 1 or 2 messages, usually from someone who lives too far away or has no photo. When I start talking to someone for a while, they seem to disappear. I had a rejection from a guy who said "there is too much of an age difference". Funny since it was only 2 years. However, he was willing to date someone 15 years younger than him and up to 2 years younger but since I was 2 years OLDER, we couldn't be compatible.

All in all I have found Yahoo to be full of a bunch of picky men who lie about their income, weight, have alot of baggage, and are looking for someone too young for them. I just hope it gets better and I didn't waste my money again.