I ignore some of them...but if they seem sincere I email them back with kind of a "Thanks but no thanks" reply.

If I feel they are scammers I tell them that I found them listed on a scammers list and that I am going to report them...Very seldom hear back from them

I respond to most with a polite refusal note, but there are days when I am just too tired and I just don't respond at all

Depends on the message.
Most aren't native speakers, but do pretend to be one. Meaning they pretend to be something they're not. Those I ignore.
Others only say 'Hi' or something else that wore thin 2 years ago. Those I ignore as well.

Only if I feel they put in some effort and/or their message is genuine, I reply with a short polite message telling them the interest isn't mutual.
Even then you sometimes get the "Yes, but this that and the other."
I so hate it when ppl do that! No means no, if I'm decent enough to reply to let them know, they can at least show me the same courtesy.
Some do, and appreciate me letting them know. That's just really cool :)
Always makes me smile, cos however short that exchange was, it was positive and good.

Wow.. are you telling me! there is an option to respond and to send emails on here?... why!!!! am I always the last one to find out about these things..wink

Why? Cos your too absorbed in your Kleenex ... pun intended

Just a quick note~~~Appreciate the e-mail but not seeking anyone...

99% of the time I send a nice reply saying thank you but am in a relationship.
If they persist then I just block them.
I am always open to friendships as long as it stays in that category

I only had 1 questionable e-mail.. They were from DC with broken english and no Picture.. They said they liked my profile and wanted to talk.. I Replied sure send picture, address, and Bank routing number.. I think they are still gathering those items...

Ignore. Just like all those “Hey, beautiful” type messages. I feel kind of bad doing it, since I hate being ignored hate to make someone else feel that way. At the same time... If I answer they might think I’m interested. or their reply is to send me their number & tell me to text. A lot of the time, I get the feeling they just sent out the same message to a hundred different women out of habit & aren’t even interested in me.

I always ignore, as I cannot block anybody
(in case they need mod help) and they will
be angry either way.

I used to reply to every one but 200
emails a day precluded that.

I have gotten emails back from a nice 'Met
someone on here, hope you do too!' that went
something like this:

"You ******* ****, who do you think you are,
I wouldn't have you if you had a ***** up
your ****, you ********* of ****."

So, yeah, I ignore :-)

I ask them for their bank account info. That usually shuts them down.

There were many like that :-)
But tis the reason I ignore.

You can set your email on here for allowing women of a certain age to email you.

It depends on how they email me or if they just want to be friends, however if I smell a scammer in any shape or form I will not respond but if they are nice and not my cup of tea so to speak,I will email saying thank you for viewing my profile but I am to busy at this time to date.

Wow I do the same. I tell them: ok me love you,want you in my country. Now you give husband your email, phone number and bank account info please... man, I bet they block me at the speed of light...

Concerns about the underage issue are duly noted and are appropriate. As for the morons that post up a picture of some chick...well sorry, in my book...that has absolutely NO PLACE in my life as a GAY MAN, unless it happens to be his mother. And then I have to ask myself WHY he's posting a pic of his mother on a gay dating site, which is a cause for grave concerns in a potential relationship.

That said, one should always ask themselves the question as to whether or not the real reason they are not "attracted" to a person is really just due to their own self-centered egotistical vanity, or because they WANT something that is not necessary, and often not particularly conducive, to a strong relationship. (i.e. You don't NEED your man to be a greek god, or to make X amount of money, etc.- The sorts of things that lend toward an arrogant and prideful personality- which mark my words- sooner or later, will DESTROY a relationship anyways.)
If one then finds they are not attracted to this person out of their own egotism and selfishness, then my suggestion would be to take oneself OUT of the dating environment, until you adjust yourself mentally to where one is CAPABLE of maintaining a relationship, which means being capable of treating other people the way they want to be treated, as opposed to devaluing them in an effort to suit one's own needs without regard for others.

I'm speaking from the typical standpoint of the GLBT world there, But, given the nature of humans in general, I'm willing to bet that straight people pretty much operate in basically the same fashion, though being a bit more subtle with it. Either way, it's still applicable.

...but but.. I thought you liked it when I talk that way to you?..lol. wink..

ignore