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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 3, 2011 13:07:22 GMT
Hi All, I have tried to meet a potential partner at a good deal of events but to no avail, I even tried the Knock Marriage Bureau, I consulted with my local priest and he recommended I use the following website, www.christiandatingireland.com/, I have been a member for three months and have met many wonderful people. I was discussing again with a different priest and he said he had not heard of this site, from what I was lead to believe the original site was a kind of unoffically recommended site by my diocese. Does anyone else here use www.christiandatingireland.com/, I should also mention that the priest who gave me the site was in his late 30's the second priest was in his 70's Kenny
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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 4, 2011 2:05:47 GMT
I guess it would be beneficial of me to add the reason for my posting, Do you believe it is ok to use online dating and The Knock Marriage Bureau to meet a potential partner?
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Post by hibernicus on Nov 4, 2011 18:21:47 GMT
Nothing wrong with the Knock Marriage Bureau or with online dating per se - I would imagine however that the latter should be used with caution as people in real life are not always the same as they represent themselves as being in cyberspace.
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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 7, 2011 12:07:05 GMT
Thank you hibernicus, I believe the same about online personalities, I looked into a number of sites before I made my decision, and have been very happy with what I chose.
Kenneth
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2011 23:39:55 GMT
Be careful with the Christian aspect Kenny, there are a lot of Christians who forget that Catholics are the original Christians and dislike us very much, I've had that experience in college and it's not nice. I remember reading a lovely story a couple of years ago about a (now married) couple who met through the Bureau, they're quite thorough apparently. Good luck!
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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 15, 2011 2:26:04 GMT
Thank you banaltra, I might as well give you all an update, I have found the people very friendly and welcoming, All the people I have been in contact with are friendly and from our conversations come across as everyday people, I have encountered very little if any Catholic / Christian bias and even queried this with some members who said that they previously encountered this on other sites but not this one. It would seem to me that this site is well moderated and managed in an active attitude Hope to tell you more soon about my adventure on christiandatingireland.com Kenny
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2011 16:10:24 GMT
You have mentioned the full website address a few times. It's quite odd. The last post sounds like a media blurb. I think you work for them and are looking to advertise.
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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 17, 2011 4:35:27 GMT
No not at all, sorry if it seems that way and the reason I mentioned it is incase anyone thinks I am some sort of sexual deviant and use other sites I can across such as dropthepaw.com swing4ireland.com & plentymorefish.com, I have no problem mentioning them I just don't want people to get the wrong idea.
I find it frustrating when I cannot commit to a proper religious life without being mocked and find it hard to adapt to my peers, partly due to my upbringing and more so due to my morals and beliefs, henceforth the reason I am seeking advice on this forum.
Anyway apologies if you think I am attempting to deceive you, you can report my posts if you wish and have the name removed but please have it replaced with a tasteful text that you can decide.
Kenny
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2011 13:45:11 GMT
I have no wish to report you, just to point out that it sounded like a blurb. Nobody is going to think that you are a sexual deviant for joining a website unless that's the point of the site. I had no idea there were such awful sites in Ireland, although I've heard of plenty of fish.
If you are finding it difficult to find like-minded people try going to places where good people are. Go volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul, join a regular prayer group where there's a pot of tea afterwards, speak to your priest about setting up a singles group for people your age targeting right across your local parishes.
Anthony Buono from EWTN runs Ave Maria Singles so I'm sure that must be a good thing. A friend of mine met and married a man she met on Catholic Match. It seems other posters here are deeply attached to the Tridentine Rite. Why not attend there? Not on the hunt for a decent lady but to meet likeminded people in general, orthodoxy is scarce in many parishes. Go where the devout are. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Post by kennyfolman on Nov 18, 2011 4:53:29 GMT
Thanks banaltra,
Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh, was just upset that you thought I was a fraud, I did volunteer with SvP, I really enjoyed helping out but the people I was with were older types and I was breaking into a well established hierarchy.
I agree with you about the lack of orthodox Catholics but I feel we will be opening a whole new can of words there as I firmly blame Vatican II...
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