You need to add, what is your favorite color and do you pine for the fiords.

I like your list ??

My favorite so far,

Love your list. Maybe the last question should be the first question? lol

Great profile name!

Thank you for your reply. Those would certainly make for an interesting conversation ?

Great questions. Starting with question number one. Trump has destroyed the credibility of the presidency. Now any jackass can become president and do whatever they want to when they get there. He has set the standard for shitty presidents.
Question number two. I plan on having my daughter on birth control at age 13 so it should be in an irrelevant question for me. But things happen and once it has happened there is no going back. I would love her and my grandchild and hope the guy that impregnated her is decent, if not I’m going to be his worst nightmare.
And as far as your third question goes people need to change with the times. I personally have never seen anybody’s junk while using a public restroom. If someone is dressed like a woman and goes into a woman’s bathroom they’re not going to be waving their junk around trying to make a scene. And women don’t walk around the public bathroom showing their private parts. So the theory that the person only wants to go into the women’s restroom to check out naked women is ridiculous.

Lol

Good for you! I have been surprised that the scammers don't realize how formulaic their profiles are. I couldn't believe it when within a week I got the same message from a 'new' contact with everything the same except a different picture.

I agree with you, there are a lot of scammers out there and a lot of our ‘red flags’ come from how people respond to certain questions, like your traveling example. This is what led me to ask what specific questions people should be asking. Thank you for your comment.

Absolutely agree, things just will either flow or not. You can’t force it. I’m asking about online dating specifically and asking a couple of key questions to get some foundational answers from before you decide to meet someone in person or not. There are some obvious questions. I am intrested in what people ask to get to their gut feelings about someone. Thank’s for your response.

@Hazydays Okay thanks !! I suppose

1. What do you think of people / the human race?

I wouldn't ask it directly though I would lead em in lol - you would get more truth - I'm interested in people who love other humans not hate them. It's a reflection of them.

2. Do you believe in love ?

again I would lead in .. but it kinda sorts out people who are uncomfy with themselves ..

Personally I would be looking for the answer .. only unconditionally .. or something around that area or questions at least.

3. Have you ever cheated on someone ?

again I don't care if they have or not but kinda find out a lot about someone.

They are quite difficult deep questions lol so I would try not to ask them directly !

Like !! Would you help me with voluntary Youthansia ? lolol that could be tough!

Great question !!

@Nickbeee thanks. Those are perfect questions to ask. Totally agree.

Thats four, not three ! ?

@Jones_HF Sorry, did not go to the same school you did. Our maths teacher was an idiot. ??

Thanks for your response. I’m personally not actively online dating but I have friends who are and I was just curious what others who are dating and trying to decipher the good ones from the bad ones should be asking.

Totally agree with your answer. Thank you for your comment

I think a lot of people are not ready to instantly tell their deepest values and thoughts to a stranger who may block them in 20 seconds. There is a good-morning gambit, and it is there for a reason. It is not necessarily true that someone who respects this gambit cannot have a deeper conversation, nor that he necessarily doesn't want one. Also, it may be that a person's profession becomes an important part of who they are, just as for others it is not. Furthermore, it is in general very hard to write who one is in a few words without seriously raping the truth. Finally, it is common for men not considered hot to have to go through thousands of profiles just to get a meeting with a woman (at least on other dating sites!), so a big investment in one person is usually unwise till she shows interest. All this to give some reasons SOME men may not give you a thoughtful reply.

@MultiDimensional thank you for your response. You are correct and I don’t think anybody really enjoys baring their soul to someone they just met, but if you’re both on a dating site then there’s no mystery to what you are both seeking.

@MultiDimensional You make a good point. Bottom line for me is, there has to be something that compels me to write back and want to know more about this person. Otherwise, why bother.

If those questions are ruining your chances, shame on the world!

Thank you for your comment. Those are good questions to ask before meeting.

Do's and don'ts !!! Yes!

Personally speaking, I don’t have ANY traffic since I haven’t joined any dating sites yet. I was asking for a friend who isn’t on here but isn’t having much luck in choosing the ‘right’ types.

You would if you did, it's just the way it goes.

That "dear" thing..........well mentioned!

same, and then there is this fun angle that an atheist dating/forum site can't escape and that is the incel/MGTOW er, further narrowing the pool.

@Qualia I'm lost. Incel/MGTOW?

I hear you, lol ?

Pretend you met someone who just answered your first 2 in the just the right way... what now? What would be the next most important quality for you to discover?

@Hazydays Unsure how I would phrase it but I wouldn't mind knowing how he feels about his ex if he had children with her. Or how close he is to his parents.

I actually do not want someone that has nothing good to say about his ex. Similarly, someone that is attentive to his elderly parents is a good person in my book.

Guess I should think of a way to ask those questions without sounding like a potentially jealous harpy

@SherryMartin love this response. Yes, these are very important qualities to seek out. How they speak about others speaks volumes for me.

And if you were / are a man?

True, it's hard to date when you're brokey pants. Just went out on a brokey pants "date" with a friend. It sucked even as a "friend" date- i paid for too much without a thank you anywhere in the mix!. Going out tends to cost something, even with friends. That's LIFE.

I don't wanna see guys crying that dating's expensive., Pace yourselves or figure it out. Don't hit the most expensive restaurant for crissakes.