lol, shadow, you are so right, different people have different preferences

<<---------- chatty cathy here so I will talk to anyone you say hi I will say hi back. if we dont get along then thats fine if we do then I have made a new friend great.

I don't use filters, I don't believe in them. Here's why...
On the site myself and all my friends just came from, I was a moderator there. You can't be a representative of a site without accepting emails from every age group. In doing this, I met a lot of people. Many of them are very good friends, I have friends from all over the world. I wouldn't trade them for anything. If i had set limits, i would have missed out on some very special people. One example is a young lady from Minnesota, who is less than half my age. We love each other very much, and talk daily, I call her my online daughter lol, so i'm her online dad. I realize this is a dating site, and some people use these filters for a certain criteria, but you can miss out on so much by using those filters. I have an entire online family, I love them very much. Yesterday, i tried to email someone here, to let them know they were breaking a rule that could very well get them deleted. I'm sorry but old habits die hard and i do care. I couldn't mail them because of the filters set to women only. Now, would you go out in public and only accept the opposite gender to talk to? get my point? So, you are in a room full of people, but only the women can hear you, and you want to tell some guy his car is on fire, but he can't hear you. Thats an analogy, but it's the same thing....further...it's like saying sorry i don't want to hear anything you have to say because i simply don't have time for you. How do you know that person won't become a great friend? It's much easier to take the time to find out. And then, if you do not care for the person, you can simply walk away.
Thats all, thanks for your time in reading,
Mark

I don't have any limits on my profile. Actually on this one I really didn't type much in the about me section. On another site I went into great depths. Also, I gave preferences. However, that's just it. They are preferences and they aren't set in stone. If I happen to come across a profile or someone emails/IMs me and they don't happen to meet one of my preferences that doesn't mean I won't talk to them. I don't want to limit myself and take the chance of missing out on talking to someone that could turn out to be a great friend or something more.

The limits are useless so why bother, If someone wants to e-mail you they can change thier own profile to meet your requirements

<----- thats brilliant my dear Watson




DUH?

The only restrictions I use is my personal judgement after I interact with someone. I am always open to talk to anyone wanting to talk to me. I think I can weed the chickweed out of my turf.

I fortunately haven't had the experience of the psychos or fatal attractions that may be present on the site.

So, if anyone wants to share life stories, experiences, or wants to get to know me... just send me am email. That's extended to the guys. Nothing wrong with male bonding, but Im NOT doing male Bondage, ok??!!! lol

~Not so Wise, Wize

If I put a distance limitation on mine, I would be talking to myself !!!!!

Wait!!! I am talking to myself.....