I think part of the problem is religious people see themselves as good people because they are religious. So how could anyone turn them down? They are after all good. Right?? Lol

I used the word atheist in my headlines on generic dating sites. I STILL got theist after theist hitting up my inbox. I made it clear in the body of my profile that I do not date theists. It was frustrating and I would often get hater-grams.

I tried a generic dating site (or two) and it seems ALL the aspects of my profile were ignored.

I have always identified myself as an atheist. It was never an issue, however I wasn't living in the "bible-belt" either.

I have tried Match.com and met my wife there. That was 15 years ago so things have changed I am sure. I think location plays a key role. If you are in NY or CA it is probably a lot easier to find like minded people. I never dated anyone that attended a religious ceremony and it was never an issue.

I always say atheist, but like @sarahroo29 says they don't pay attention. I've had people state that they read my profile and they believe we're perfect for each other. When I look at their profile it states that they are a Christian and serious about it.

The ones that I like the most is when they say they love my picture...... and I don't have one up.

Same for MeetMe and for OkayCupid. No one reads bios. I stated I'm an atheist and all the religious people ignored that.

I met my partner on Tinder and tried other dating sites. In Arkansas, religious people are the majority by far, so I wasn't all that hopeful. I had some promising prospects though, who were either agnostic or non-practicing and accepting of my non-belief. I had a few try to convert me, lol. The block feature on most sites is very handy.

Tinder has a limited profile area, so not everyone puts their religious preference, but I made sure I did. Between listing liberal & atheist in my first sentence, I kept most of the zealots away. My current beau listed the same on his and I swiped without regard to his location. We're making it work and I'm happier than I have ever been. Plus we both love snakes and are educators at the college level. It's a ridiculous match. I never thought I could get so lucky.

I did and listed myself as an agnostic....guess what no luck there is another thing I put as a deal breaker; god fanatics and 45th supporters. Guess I need to start collecting cats

I joined filled out the profile but very quickly realised that you have to pay to contact people or reply to people that are contacting you - and I stall there
So I guess I havnt really given it much of a try

I've stated atheist and had people contact me who obviously hadn't read it. I mean somebody looking for "a good Catholic woman" contacts me, really. Never found functionally illiterate attractive personally, spelling mistakes I can handle but inability to comprehend what is put before you in the bluntest terms , no!

yes, i told the truth but honestly, i was finding them to be mostly scamming me. either the dating site or the actual woman or both. ill never be desperate and don't need a woman in my life. I would just like one.

Yes. It didn't work out for me. I'm content here and like the blogging.

I always state non religious, I have been rejected because of it, but also for many other reasons. So many women want men with "good Christian values".