I was wondering if any else is on POF and gets those messsages about meetups and has ever been to one. I get those messages about several meetups at bars every week. I have never went to one. I imagine it's mostly a motley crew consisting of older regulars on pof, a lot of dudes and the token hot girl who thinks she's the top princess. On the other hand it would be away to meet several of the women on there and maybe get a pull.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
Gangster Of Love
Master Don Juan
I went to one, was working as part of the entertainment, so let me tell you what it is. The person doing the invite usually is marketing their business online. Basically they are either working for part of the door, since they bring in a lot of business from pof, meetup.com, etc. They might also be the "talent agent" in charge of the cover band, so they sell that to the bar owner as part of the package. They are affiliated with the local bars and promote the events.
With that being said, not all of the people inside the bar will be from PoF or Meet Up, since they are local bars that are pretty popular, but a good 80% will. Look at the people who RSVP, if the ratio is a good 50/50 of women and men, it usually turns out that way at the event, as a lot of women take their friend. Met several who were taken but took their single friend to get her to meet somone new. Avg age was late 30's to mid 40's, though.
With that being said, not all of the people inside the bar will be from PoF or Meet Up, since they are local bars that are pretty popular, but a good 80% will. Look at the people who RSVP, if the ratio is a good 50/50 of women and men, it usually turns out that way at the event, as a lot of women take their friend. Met several who were taken but took their single friend to get her to meet somone new. Avg age was late 30's to mid 40's, though.
This great info. I never thought of it, but it makes total sense that it's marketing. What did you think of the typical crowd though. It seems kind of old like I thought. Was it like shooting fish in a barrel or was it more like nasty and cheesy and not really good for PU?Gangster Of Love said:I went to one, was working as part of the entertainment, so let me tell you what it is. The person doing the invite usually is marketing their business online. Basically they are either working for part of the door, since they bring in a lot of business from pof, meetup.com, etc. They might also be the "talent agent" in charge of the cover band, so they sell that to the bar owner as part of the package. They are affiliated with the local bars and promote the events.
With that being said, not all of the people inside the bar will be from PoF or Meet Up, since they are local bars that are pretty popular, but a good 80% will. Look at the people who RSVP, if the ratio is a good 50/50 of women and men, it usually turns out that way at the event, as a lot of women take their friend. Met several who were taken but took their single friend to get her to meet somone new. Avg age was late 30's to mid 40's, though.
I went to a meetup.com event and it sucked. On POF I get on there once a week, search for any new girls email them that I think they are cute and would like to meet up for drinks. I send like 5-6 emails a week and avg 1-2 dates from it. It can't hurt, you can always go to these events with a buddy and act like you just happen to be at the bar..
Gangster Of Love
Master Don Juan
The crowd was older than you would find at a night club, and less people, so there was less to choose from.ketostix said:This great info. I never thought of it, but it makes total sense that it's marketing. What did you think of the typical crowd though. It seems kind of old like I thought. Was it like shooting fish in a barrel or was it more like nasty and cheesy and not really good for PU?
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.