I have been a member here for six years and I cannot remember ever receiving an unsolicited message from someone who didn’t at least seem to be genuine. Whether they have all in fact been genuine is a separate question - I’m a fairly trusting type.

The secret is we didn't have computers in our younger days, just telephones. 🤣 🤔

[c=002673]I have quite a few older men check out my profile. Much to my dismay.
What is your secret with being able to get young ladies to follow and message you? [/c]

I don't think very many people read those message introductions

I've had both men and women do that and ignore them. Sometimes if you google their username you find they are on other sites, usually sex ones.

I don’t even get messages from fake profiles anymore, sad times. I used to have an army of “girls into wrestling” that they turned sexual, was fun to play along sometimes when I was bored.

Blimey, Four words. That's remarkably literate of them!

I have had ones, from both men and women, that use just one word. That word is the ugly, peremptory command, warning or reprimand, "Hey!".

Most are probably innocent. They might just be rather shallow, lonely types wanting a sort of "pen-friend", but are in their state because they have nothing in their lives worth chatting about.

I rarely ever receive that kind of attention.. And thats the way i like it.. I did not come in here to chase woman.. There are plenty of dating sites if people are focused on that.. And anyway there is not guarantee that the person is an actual female.. There are a lot of weirdo's in SW.. that's for sure..

Where's your new badge?

[c=800000]Any comment I made would be considered to be in the "sour grapes" category! [/c]🤓

Are you Joe Biden?

Having been a member of this community and the previous site for many many years, I can say with good authority that a LOT of people don't bother to read your intro, pinned or recent stories. Or some when they do read it they'll still look you right in the eye whilst blatantly disregarding your requests.

they are fishing for.... something.. unlikely to BE who they suggest, eventually will ask you for something

They are ALL gorgeous, hot and horny young women from Russia who just need you to send them $600 to fly to your loving arms. 🤣

If ANYONE says hi to me......out of the blue or not.............what do I have to lose by saying hi back? This is after all a "s-o-c-i-a-l" media site.

They are fake 😄

Yeah and on LinkedIn

'Hi, how are you?' is quite elaborate, in my experience.
'Hi sexy' is much more concise and "to the point" as a first message, or just a plain and simple 'Hi', without all that unnecessary bla bla bla 😑

You are now ready to write a book and launch a social media enterprise on how-to pick-up women online who are scammers, catfish, and most likely men. You'll make a fortune.

Yes it happens to me, and I ignore them. Often those accounts vanish in a short period of time. I assume they are men, who either get a thrill from pretending to be women or who are trying to scam me in some way.

Yep it happens check them out and friends forum forums then make your mind up

Ya know...just sayin'............but at 70 to 79............be glad ANY woman is contacting you to say hi,

Scammers

Honestly, who cares if random weirdos on social media follow you?