Summary of Online Dating in the Philipines
As suggested in the Cebu Forum, a Summary of my posts on using online Apps in the Philippines.
My apologies for any repetition but sometimes the same question has been asked and answered several times.
There are also some very relevant posts by others around mine. These are also well worth reading if anyone is researching information.
Apologies also for the number of quotes but someone may get value from having the info in one place.
Cheers. G.
How to's.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2114979]This is intended as a review of a virgin's introduction to PinaLove rather than a review of possible activities in Cebu.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2113045]Typically I rely on face to face options (bars, shopping malls, freelancers etc) for hook ups.[/QUOTE]Different Apps and Platforms.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2352136]If we are just talking about mongering online the answer is "Hell yeah".
The pecking order is:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2319779]Users can search for other users, 'People Nearby'.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2279556]DIA, Pina love and Fil Cupid cover 99% of the market. Tinder can also be good in the larger cities for contacting hard core hookers.[/QUOTE]From the Girls' Perspective.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2121543]I'm currently in Subic having a lot of good fortune with PinaLove and FilippinoCupid.
I questioned a PL girl about how she uses the dating software, her impressions of the guys she comes across and what she found as a turn off / attractive when replying to messages.[/QUOTE]General Info.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2203414]Chocha and Mr. E are right: don't make this harder than it needs to be:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2159542]I agree with everything said. However, I'll be the Devil"s advocate ....[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2335037]After reading a few posts like those above about the sites becoming less productive to unpaid members and the applicable access restrictions becoming a PITA I decided to have a look for myself.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2284171]Be in a hotel in Manila ready to go (none of this "I'm coming next month" bullshit).[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2271556]I'm starting to wind down in preparation of leaving.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2268535]Online Dating Sites Glossary.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2268538]Get them onto a chat app ASAP.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2268544]I'm polite but honest with everyone so that 1/ there are no surprises 2/ I'm not giving the impression that I've got something to hide and can be shaken down or blackmailed 3/ I'm too stupid to remember which lie I told to which person. [/QUOTE]Start Making Contact Early or Not?
[QUOTE=Goferring;2296009]Many repeat visitors, myself included, find weeks or months of pre work online a total waste of effort. I don't even send a message now until I'm sitting in a hotel in PH.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2290454]There are two trains of thought regarding meeting online.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2274355]Option 1: About a month out, bulk message all suitable candidates and reply to all messages you receive. You'll get between 100 and 200 replies. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2267691]That's it, I'm soooo done putting in ground work on the online hookup sites.[/QUOTE]Device Selection.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2207144]Don't go for the cheapest models as they have so little memory that you will not be able to add many apps which will limit online hook ups.[/QUOTE]Dangers and Scams.
[QUOTE=Goferring;2329341]Very true. I've learnt that in PI "18" often means that she is turning 18 next birthday. Not she's 18 now.
Of course you also have the dangers of the flat out liars who are years away from majority.
Enjoy. G.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Goferring;2159506]Last night I was stalking Pina when I came across a girl supposedly flying in from Cebu[/QUOTE]
As Pure as the Driven Snow
My trip to the Philippines is still many weeks away and I've been playing around with Pina Love for free for about 2 weeks now as a social experiment. The amount of bullshit on this site is truly nauseating. Reading the profiles, you would think that most of the girls here are virgins, as pure as the driven snow. They are all looking for the right man, their one and only for a serious relationship. They are not into scammers, game playing or for just having fun blah blah blah. Some even quote passages from the Bible to scare you away. Fornicators will go to hell. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. You really need to buy three plastic buckets from Home Depot before sitting down to browse this site. You are going to chuck up a lot. Trust me, most of these girls have had more close encounters with western schlong than your urologist back home.
Another thing I noticed was that most of them are ugly and that's just their faces. I would hate to think what they look like when their tops come off to reveal baby damage or spare tires. At least with a gogo line up, you can see their bodies beforehand. They want to marry 6 feet tall, blonde haired, blue eyed white men who are in the 30-40 age range. But so does every woman in the US, Australia, Canada, Sweden and the UK. Seriously, what do these deluded Pinays actually bring to the relationship? LOL.
I agree with Goferring and others who have said that for short trips under two-weeks, PL pre-work is not worth the effort, since you don't have the luxury of time to be fucked around by useless, unreliable Pinays. The good looking ones simply have too many offers and correspondingly inflated egos.
If you really want to give PL a try, I would suggest that there's no need to buy a subscription and no need to even include a photo on your profile. You can find the hookers in a particular area, contact them by sending one message every 10 minutes and build up a hit list. However, this is a very time consuming exercise. The hookers will have a very basic profile with almost no info, just one or two photos and their target age range will be 'any' to 'any'. As if a normal 18-year old would seriously be looking to date a 70 year old. LOL. Their photos might be a bit revealing or could have been taken in a hotel room. Look for pictures of girls in micro shorts, bikinis etc. Some will have their phone number listed and will say they are looking for fun or are freelance. All you really need are their phone numbers so you can contact them when YOU are ready. Hookers don't keep schedules like me or you, so there's no point contacting them before you land to make an appointment. They don't have a diary to jot down the details. LOL.
Some of my non-hardcore hooker results from PL are below:
1. Josie Age 31, from QC. Reveals she has three kids, only after chatting for two days! Delete.
2. Daisy- Age 28, from Makati. Asks for my photo, then just disappears after I send it. That's 2,000 pesos you won't be getting honey. And BTW, you weren't exactly model material either. Delete.
3. Ashley Age 27, from Makati. Works in HR admin and college educated. Asked for help with her resume, so I re-did it for her. (Yes, I know. Why would an HR admin chick be asking me to help her with her resume? Welcome to the Philippines sir!) Not a word of thanks. Contacts me after 4 days and says she had no load. I bet you had enough load to line up other western cock which already happened to be in Makati. Delete.
My strategy is to not waste any more time on dating apps like PL, FC or DIA. I'm just going to land at NAIA, pick up a free SIM, insert it into my mongering phone, turn on WeChat and Tinder, and go hunt some pussy. There is no point in over complicating things.