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Lucy Masoud

GaydarGirls

by Lucy Masoud

Like most gay girlies at one time or another I have had the (mis)fortune of cruising women on GaydarGirls, in fact I am ashamed to admit I have been a registered member for almost two long years with very little success. Although I have yet to find love on the Dar I still religiously hand over my £5 every month so that I may send and receive limitless messages from women (well they claim to be women) all over the world that are in the same sorry position I am in.

Yes that’s right, £5 every month for two years costing me a total of £125. In hindsight I should have saved myself the time and used the £125 on an attractive escort out of the Yellow Pages, or gone to Soho and used it on three not so attractive (or clean) escorts, either way at least I would have ended up with something to show for my efforts even if it was just a nasty case of crabs.

My relationship with Gaydar has not been all bad, I have after all been on three dates with women I’ve met off the site. That’s one date every eight months.

The first one was with a girl who turned out to already be in a six year relationship. Obviously nothing happened but we did end up becoming friends and still see each other socially from time to time.

The second was to put it politely, just plain awful, she spent the whole evening bitching bitterly about her ex girlfriend and seemed to have no interest in me what so ever, in fact her look of disappointment when she first set eyes on me would have been quite comical if it would not have been me that she was turning her nose up to.

The third girl lied about her age and turned out to be 16. You may recall reading about this experience on LoveGirls not so long ago; the article had to be removed due to legal reason.

So what is the secret to a successful GaydarGirls experience? Out of the goodness of our hearts, LoveGirls have done some in-depth research and come up with some helpful hints and tips of Do’s and Don’ts of the Gaydar world.

Do make your profile as interesting as possible. Put as much information as you can without being boring or pretentious.

Do make your messages witty and short, it’s the best way to gain someone’s attention and make them have a peek at your profile. Try not to start your message with ‘hey, how is your weekend going’ it’s dull and far too over used.

Do choose a good profile name that people will remember, lezza26 is crap and it will only get worse when people read your profile and see you’re 31 but have been on Gaydar for 5 years.

Do take the hint. If you message a girl and get no reply, assume you’re not her type, i.e. she thinks your rotten looking. I once had a women send me long stalker like messages everyday for a fortnight, the more I ignored her the more frantic she became, eventually her friends began messaging me saying how the girl in question could not stop talking about me. I had to put a stop to it, thank goodness for the block button.

Do use a recent picture of yourself. There is no point in photoshopping yourself to a size 10 with perky breast and rock hard abs, when in fact you are clinically obese, with saggy tips and a Gunt (when your gut and cunt merge into one).

Don’t register if you already have a girlfriend and are just looking for friends, what’s the point? Just join a book club and stop rubbing your happiness in our singletons faces.

Don’t spend more then 10 minutes a day on the site, instead try actually going out, getting pissed and meeting real people. You might even end up having sex with someone.

Don’t get it twisted. Remember, it’s the internet not real life, so don’t blow out your mates on a Saturday night in favour of a cyber date with Mad4U1981 just because you think ‘She gets you’.

Don’t use GaydarGirls as a counselling service. People are paying for this facility so they do not want to hear you whinge on about how you weren’t cuddled enough as a child or how your mother used your dinner money for her daily fix. Call the Samaritans instead on 020 7734 2800.

Don’t write on your profile “Looking for someone without baggage”. We are lesbians for god sakes, we all have baggage!

Don’t put pictures of your pussy on your profile. Yes I mean both types we don’t want to see your furry friends or your fanny flaps.

So there you have it. A LoveGirls guide to how to get the best out of GaydarGirls and how to milk every penny of that £5. You could of course join as a guest and avoid the charge, either way we hope our helpful tips help you avoid the fanny minefield of internet dating and help you on your way to finding cyber love.

Leave a comment letting us all know about your experiences good or bad with GaydarGirls.com!

Showing 20 out of (48) Comments

Posted by shelby, at 21:49 on Thu, Dec 4th

For a long time i thought Gaydar was a whole pile of shite, but i did make some mates from it, and had lots of laughs to boot....and 2 1/2 yrs ago i met the love of my life on gaydar, just when i was about to give up!!!! oh, and we are still together....:}} xxx

Posted by Debs, at 23:27 on Wed, Sep 17th

Ad fab article, to the point to say the least. Have a look at facebook, it's like the blonde out of L words diagram of Shanes lovers.
I joined gaydar, and pinksofa for a while (1 month each), and decided the best way to meet someone is to get of your backside, bite the bullet and meet people for real. I to met 3 women, 1=not the full ticket but nice, blocked from my phone, 2=bullshiter 3=alcholic. And I really do think only 1 was over her ex. Call me sceptical, I tried, but NOT for me.
However on the positive side, whilst being out with 'real people' I bumped into a girl who I had seen on gaydar but did not message. We got chatting, and she said she had had a much worse experiance, ie stalked, and had removed herself from the site as she felt it was not for her. She's georg, and the spark is there, all because of gaydar being a common link.
Don't get me wrong, there are lots of genuine women on the dar,or just use it a way of breaking the monotomy of the day and are looking for like.
However, just be carefull, try parship just to see your personality type, that bit is free.
I'd love to type in one well nutty persons username, but it's for you to find out.
Well, I can honestly say, I know what it's like getting in at night feeling knackered, it's much less hassle to switch your computer, on than to get up and out, or ring a number.
Cum on girls life is for living, not saying how you want to live it, before we get to old and gunti!

Posted by Kiama, at 17:50 on Sat, Sep 6th

When I first joined site abt 3 years ago (back in the free days) I loved it, made friends, found out more abt myself and what I liked and what I really didn't. Only ever met 1 girl off there who was lovely but there wasn't a click and ashamed to say it I might have been one of those not over ex's types (ok I really really was one). I never bothered to upgrade as things died down a lot when they started charging. Now users seem a bit more demanding since they are paying for the service and people aren't always as friendly. But your article was pretty true and had me smiling - cheers xx

Posted by Mariel, at 06:27 on Sat, May 17th

The best comment I read was Jess', it said "You can't blame site for a society"
Plus, generalizing is not a smart thing to do. There's always gold buried everywhere ;-)

Posted by Jean Crick, at 11:14 on Fri, Apr 11th

Wow, well Gaydargirls for me is a safe place to be out. I can't be out as my family wouldn't approve and the consequences not good for my life. This way I can chat with like minded people and know I don't have to watch my back hand holding. I agree with the comment that you can't blame gaydar for society. At least the site is monitored. And, today April 2008 there is an online counselling service that Gaydargirls are running with PACE a wellbeing and mental health charity. So, I can have a chat with a qualified counsellor through the site. I can't visit during the day as freedom isn't always that easy. Yes some people don't get what they want from the site, but there are those who don't write on these boards that do get what they need, i.e somewhere safe to have fun and get friendly or more with others. I know gaydar gives me a chance to talk to people all over the world that I would never meet at a bar in the town I live in. Nuff said.

Posted by Jean Crick, at 10:51 on Fri, Apr 11th

Wow, well Gaydargirls for me is a safe place to be out. I can't be out as my family wouldn't approve and the consequences not good for my life. This way I can chat with like minded people and know I don't have to watch my back hand holding. I agree with the comment that you can't blame gaydar for society. At least the site is monitored. And, today April 2008 there is an online counselling service that Gaydargirls are running with PACE a wellbeing and mental health charity. So, I can have a chat with a qualified counsellor through the site. I can't visit during the day as freedom isn't always that easy. Yes some people don't get what they want from the site, but there are those who don't write on these boards that do get what they need, i.e somewhere safe to have fun and get friendly or more with others. I know gaydar gives me a chance to talk to people all over the world that I would never meet at a bar in the town I live in. Nuff said.

Posted by valerie, at 01:40 on Sun, Sep 9th

well ive just join gay dar. this was a very funny and true piece. had me laughin all the way through.

Posted by sammy, at 21:56 on Sat, Aug 11th

gaydargirls,what a pile of wank, most of them are men making out to be women or bi ladies wanting 3 sums, then you have the strange girls that aint over their ex, on a rebound, women wanting to go clubbing all the time, people claiming they are at college when they aint,they are on the dole, woman saying their gf cheated on em when really its lies,they've never had a gf before, women saying they big tits, yet when you get chatting to em they admit they spent 3,000 and on em and 6,000 on a fanny job!! its just totally crazy, i have never met so many strange women in my life time as what i have on there. their pics don't even look like most of them,they claim to hate players yet thats all they ever do..wellllllllll i just don't know!!...its not a site for me!!

Posted by Hays, at 12:16 on Fri, Aug 10th

Haha...i love the Do's/Don'ts guide! I have been a Gaydargirls member for about 4 years on and off. Yet i only paid for two months to use the 'extra features' before deciding they were totally unnecessary! I DID however meet my partner (ex) through the site. Though whether i should be grateful of that im still in doubt... My online 'dating' experiences are crap to sum it up, people are rarely who they appear to be but i find myself asking if thats only exclusively true to online dating? I mean dont we all try and impress when we meet someone we like whether its online or not?

Posted by Jess, at 14:13 on Thu, Aug 9th

Girl no2 must have been crazy (; xxxx

Posted by harri, at 22:08 on Wed, Aug 8th

another great article. so funny. keep it up lovegirls, love the site

Posted by hara, at 19:39 on Wed, Aug 8th

the journalist certainly gets about, what will sex in toilets, and sex with teenagers not cruising for girls on gaydar,,, but then she is fit so prob can get away with it

Posted by noromevian, at 15:25 on Wed, Aug 8th

i just get bored so talk to new people. had a few intrests but then i met now my gf n didnt want anyone else. weve been goin out 6 months so i think it is wat it is just an oppertunity to met a wider range of gay people just depends on who u meet whether its a good experience or not

Posted by noromevian, at 15:23 on Wed, Aug 8th

i just get bored so talk to new people. had a few intrests but then i met now my gf n didnt want anyone else. weve been goin out 6 months so i think it is wat it is just an oppertunity to met a wider range of gay people just depends on who u meet whether its a good experience or not

Posted by Poodle, at 14:39 on Wed, Aug 8th

I am the love of noodle's life. What she doesn't know is that I've already told everyone how we met... ;-)
love the article. too true...

Posted by Noodle, at 14:33 on Wed, Aug 8th

I met the love of my life on Gaydar...not that anybody knows because I'm waaaay too embarrassed to tell anyone. Even I'm now convinced I met her 'through friends'...

Posted by Shelby, at 03:34 on Wed, Aug 8th

I haven't tried GaydarGirls and don't need to. I loved your article babe. xxx

Posted by Kelly, at 21:10 on Tue, Aug 7th

Brilliant article but Gaydar is shit. Most dating sites are crap but at least you can chap up a girl from the comfort of your own home with a cuppa. Plus if you get drunk theres no chance of throwing up on your love intrests shoes or making too much of a twat of yourself.

Posted by emma, at 13:56 on Tue, Aug 7th

I have had my gaydar profile for about 3 yrs and remember when it was free!!

I havent bothered becoming a member and paying the extra i just use my basic profile.

I have made loads of mates of there and my girlfriend (soon to be wife from next year) i met on there 2 yrs ago.

so once you get through the crap people you can find some good friends or even love like me!!

BIG IT UP GAYDARGIRLS!!!

Posted by kirsty, at 12:35 on Tue, Aug 7th

Gaydargirls.......whadda pile of shite !!!

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