Is as hard for everyone as it is for me to find a potential or am missing something. If you are finding it difficult making a connection how are you dealing with it?

This site is full of fake profiles, the forum here seems to have more actual people so come back here and join in the conversations to let people know that you are real and get to know you. Good Luck

Thankyou, and that seem like a better idea than just constantly waiting for the 60 seconds before blocking seems like the only way

It true many fake profiles asking money for relationship. But yes the chat is free

I do think it can be difficult for most although much depends on how you communicate with people.
Another thing that affects success, certainly online, are the way you look and the nickname you choose.
In your case the name is kinda flat. And it doesn't reveal whether you are male or female which also doesn't help.
Your photo isn't appealing due to your facial decorations. That is your choice, not judging that, but it will seriously affect how people react towards and feel about you.
You do not have to be good-looking/pretty in order to get attention, that's not what I mean, but when your looks are outside of normal they can be considered off-putting.
I felt that way about your photo and I hadn't even seen the large version. I daren't check it out as the thumbnail looks so scary.
I thought you had a skin disease. Or a photo that AI had done something odd with.
I'm not telling you that to offend or judge you. Just telling what people may think/feel when they see your photo.
It is your choice and with that totally okay. But you also have to accept the consequences of your choice, which is how other people will regard you, certainly in the dating arena.

it definitely isn't you.. as GRB said, there are plenty of fake profiles on the site but the best way to get to know people and they you, is by joining in the forum conversations..

many people today use their body as their personal canvas, both my kids do, as do their partners, my youngest loves piercings as well, she found her partner and now they have 2 children together..

that said, my only suggestion is to be yourself.. if people can't accept you for who you are or how you look.. they don't deserve being in your orbit

I personally am not looking for anything other than some laughter and spending time here with new and old friends.. best of luck in your search!

Wow really, she did not ask for her profile to be dissected nor the way she looks...If she had wanted opinions on her profile she would have posted in Rate Me..

No reason to judge those that look different, act different or just being themselves..

This was her question~~~ "If you are finding it difficult making a connection how are you dealing with it?" This question has nothing to do with her looks. It is about dealing with a situation that many deal with when meeting others..

Humm with being self taught from all those books maybe read one on "Self Discipline"