Sweet on Geeks

[chri'stina 190]

Ok I am seeing this talked about on a TV show and the website must be overloaded right now because the website won't load. Just thought I'd share this. Not that any of us here should need this, but I got a kick out of it! I have to admit that the geekiness is far beyond any geekiness I thought about myself as I am not a treckie or sci fi fan or fantasy player or know anything about linux but I'm sure there are a variety of geeks with some being more geeky than others. lol. I think it's cute and a good idea!

Sweetongeeks.com

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Sweet on Geeks is a somewhat unconventional dating site. It caters specifically to the geeky, brainy, nerdy, sci-fi loving, fantasy recreating population and to people who feel out of place on other dating sites. The site's goal is to be a place where geeks can share their interests without worrying about what other people will think of them. Sweet on Geeks offers a free two week trial to new members, after which one must pay for membership.

Sweet on Geeks has one of the most in-depth profiles I have seen on any dating site anywhere. Not only does it ask for the standard information like age, height, and location, but it also asks questions such as how tolerant you are and what your family is like. Almost all of the questions are optional, but I think they give you a better view of who you're looking at than most dating sites allow for. You can also choose to add a question into your profile if you want to say more about yourself.

Profiles also allow you to have a blog, which I think is a unique touch. This allows you to keep everyone posted on as to what's up with you. It can also let you get to know a little bit about someone before you actually contact them. The background to your profile can also be changed, which allows you to personalize things even farther.

The search feature on Sweet on Geeks needs a little work. In a quick search, you can search by gender, age, and location. In the advanced search, you have the option to search by such features as ethnicity, education level, smoking habits, and political party, but it does not allow you to search for users with similar interests.

Once you have found someone you are interested in, you can either send them a wink or an email. The winks on Sweet on Geeks are phenomenal. You can send your heartthrob anything from a Holy Hand Grenade to a towel to a 12 sided die. With the image you select, you can also select a message. The window asks "Why are you sending this wink?" and you can select choices such as "to say hello," "to alert you to my existence," or "for no particular reason." The winks are sent as email messages so they are easy to reply to.

From your Sweet on Geeks inbox, you can both read and reply to messages and winks and view the profiles of the people who sent them. However, the mailbox does not mark a message when you reply to it, so it is sometimes hard to keep track of who you've answered. You have the option to save messages, but your inbox only holds on to one page of messages. If you get more than that it starts deleting the older ones.

Its faults aside, Sweet on Geeks is a really cool, accepting community for people who otherwise might not fit in. While there are some exceptions, as there are with any dating site, most of the members are very polite, courteous people. It's a great website to join if you're looking for something a little different.

[*JG* 2]

It always seems to me that they really play up on how geeky a person is on these shows. I don't really like that.

[chri'stina 190]

What I saw had people on who met someone there or were looking there. They seemed to be nice or funny people but weren't ashamed of their likes which might be considered geeky.