Male Bonding2
For those who like to explore the concept and dynamics of male bonding. Men are socialized in different ways in different societies, and so many men would like to have close male friendships, yet after spending time establishing a career, primary relationship and live in general, find themselves without close male friends. Many of us want male friends with whom we can share openly without...
- created by AZdesertman
I am here to bond and make lasting friendships
Return to DiscussionsI am not here to "be a friend collector" I really am looking for genuine friends of any race or said sexual orientation...so with that being said I read profiles to try and find if the there common interests etc. and if there commonalities I might send a message to introduce myself to start some dialogue. I guess what frustrates me the most is that I get all these friend request from guys that I know have not read my profile because I have outlined how I would like to build friendship. Maybe I expect too much...Am I taking this friends request thing to seriously?
Maybe I expect too much...Am I taking this friends request thing to seriously?
In my experience here (member for something like 4 years), the process of getting to know people here isn't really that much different than it is face to face. You exchange a "hello" and sometimes strike up a conversation and sometimes not. If you do strike up a conversation sometimes it leads to a second and sometimes not. After a few conversations you know if you have enough in common to have a few more. It's sometimes a slow process. Getting to know people takes time and can't really be rushed.
Having said that, you seem a decent guy so I'd be happy to have a chat with you sometime. Cheers! :)
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I am not here to "be a friend collector" I really am looking for genuine friends of any race or said sexual orientation...so with that being said I read profiles to try and find if the there common interests etc. and if there commonalities I might send a message to introduce myself to start some dialogue. I guess what frustrates me the most is that I get all these friend request from guys that I know have not read my profile because I have outlined how I would like to build friendship.
I could not agree more , I have put on my profile that I will only accept friend invites from people I have messaged
with and who have a picture, however I still get requests from blank profiles, no pic, no information on their profile
and have not been certificated it is extremely annoying , on occasions have sent a message to try and get some dialogue , if they don't reply I decline the friend invite , I decline the friend invite, if they send another friend invite without messaging first i decline and if they continue I block them , I always attempt to keep in touch with people I have friended , for instance if I see them on here or I get a message saying they have added pics or updated their profile I normally send a message saying Hello , however due to time differences and the fact I work shifts sometimes makes matters more complicated