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I have read many many posts heare and in other fourms and have made contact with a few people who share my intrest in zoo. I however find it difficult to meet up with others to share real life experiences and wonder if others are having the same thoughts and difficulties that I am having? Is it safe to seek out others in other states when traveling. For instance I will be traveling to Chicago around Oct. and to Texas near Austin at Thanks Giving time. Are there any success stories out there and can any one offer some advice on how to go about meeting others?Sire2uu
Ive met 13 off here now, plan to meet some more select other, and theres people here who have met way more than me. Id say its all in picking and choosing, i talk to many on a messenger to get to know them, make sure they know my deal and how i am and if one day i feel that good vibe from them ill ofer an invite to come hang out or meet some where. Some become very close friends, some more just like an aquaintense, but id say personaly, its all in getting to know them first and choosing the right people to meet.
I've managed to meet up four other zoophiles now, one being an active member here at BF. They all live abroad as well. Most important is trust - make sure you know who this person is and that this is someone with whom there should be no risk meeting up. Don't rush in to it, take some time to get to know the person before you arrange anything.
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seems like a good thread for the zoo section to discuss experiences...
The bad thing about a worldwide forum is that the nice people you come to know, always live several thousands of kilometers away. So far I have met nobody from this forum, not that I know of, at least. But it wil change in a few days
Yes I sure would to meet some of the people on this forum and other people with the same interest, but I worry about being found out about by people in my area and family members.
Well I've never met up with anybody online for anything, let alone k9. I prefer meeting people through living my every day life. So if your going to meet me, we'd just have to cross paths in our daily lives. I've also found that long distance relationships don't go very far. So again, I only meet people in my local area. No my best girlfriend and her husband are different. They meet online and even travel to meet with others. She's even introduced several other women to k9. The Dalmatian I was active with belonged to her, and I know for a fact that he had sex with about 4 other women aside from her and myself.
I've met various zoos that I got to know here or on other boards. I'm sort of reluctant to do so, not so much because I'm shy (I'm not really), but because it's a delicate situation. I don't want to be outed by someone unwillingly, and with someone I don't know, there's simply too many variables to be sure. So I always check if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and if that's the case, I meet him/her. Never had a bad experience, BTW, so maybe that's just me being paranoid. Or maybe it's my cautious behavior working. Who knows.Prank
I would not mind meeting anyone that shares the same interest as me, if just to talk about this subject that is taboo elsewhere. More so I love foreign accents and I could spend hours listening to British, South African...etc. I`m just the kind of person that finds enjoyment in the act of conversation.
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I haven't met anyone from here...but I've met a number of other zoos from other places that I've met online. It was a fun and interessting experience for the most part, but sometimes online friendship doesn't equate to being friends in RL...it is something you should be careful about though.
i have met probably 50 + zoos in the past 3 years ... found a lot on this and other forums
There are many wed like to meet and mostly on a personal level not k9 or sexual.. If that were to happen wed play it from there. Like most have said. The internet allows you to be a bit annomous (sp) and still openly chat with others that share your love of this lifestyle.Dawn
Thank's to all of you that have contributed to my post. there was a lot of positive and helpful information. I am actively seeking my first contact and look forward to sharing many erotic and exciting experiences in the future. I will keep you all posted. Play well and stay safe.sire2uu
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I am not ready for a F2F with anyone from the internet.I like the company here for the most part, but I have no interest in meeting.
I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes, and reactions by other humans to me, have kind of lowered my faith in the human species. This doesn't mean I wouldn't be willing to try. But I would have to be reaaaaaaaaaaaaaly sure about the people I would be meeting with.
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Ive never met anyone into the zoo lifestyle in person. Only chatted with people from here online. Not that I wouldnt maybe meet up with someone. I dont have much of a personal life outside of zoo, let alone with other zoo's. Just dont meet many people and have too much stuff going on right now.
I'm glad that you brought this topic up, because it has been in the back of my mind for a very long time. I constantly think about it, but the very act of going about contacting people for real freaks me out. Having read all the posts here gives me some confidence, therefore, I think I'm going to go for it. Wish me luck!
I've met several people from MD and FL off of this site so far, just on the personal level of meeting good friends from the net in RL
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I'm always slow to meet anyone from the net as my safety comes first aside from anything else.I'm meeting my first person from here next week which I'm looking forward too . I have met people through a different forum in person before ..... some went on to be good friends .... one I had a relationship with for about a year .... a few others we just didn't hit it off for various reasons. I only move from PMs to IM when I feel comfortable enough to do so. At some stage we'll chat using webcams purely to see the person is who they say they are and the picture they sent you isn't 10 years old or something ... or of someone else.Before I meet someone I get them to provide their name, address, contact number and I will verify these. Genuine people will have no problem doing this and I will for example google search them or check the phone book to make sure the details are correct.If you're going to meet the first time should be in public, daytime for a coffee or something. That way neither of you are under any obligation and go your seperate ways aftr an hour or so if yuo want too. You should leave details with a trusted friend of where you're going and who you're meeting ..... you don't have to tell them what kind of site you met this person on. So far this approach has always worked for me and I'm still alive to tell the tale !
id love to meet others and there pets but only descete please anyone in mid ga. send pm ... lets talk about it and then well maybe you know..
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Since zoo is still a finicky topic in society, I think one should always be careful with who to meet in RL. It is always better to get to know that person better and over a longer period of time before meeting in RL. In my case there have been only a few meets so far and they happened after knowing each other for some time. And I haven't been disappointed or made bad experiences.
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energydog wrote: "I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes"energydog, in many ways I envy you. Please don't think me rude, but I have had the opposite problem. I was dealt a rather favorable appearance / attributes by human standards and I don't want them. Nobody can understand why I'm single because of it! I constantly have to try and explain it away. imagine... women hit on me and when I turn them away word gets around... and then the men figure I must be so they hit on me I get invited to dinners or to parties allot and all I 'really' want to do is stay home and spend what little free time I have with my animals. I too would like to meet other zoos in real life and have done so a few times in the past. but to find an exclusive zoo to live with that is willing to take second place to my animals and just help me spoil them rotten... (and not pressure me into having human sex)... well, that might be just a bit easier if I was a bit harder on the eyes.I don't know if the grass is just always greener on the other side or what but it seems we can't just simply be dealt what we want... that is just too easy.
Ahh teck ....... interesting comment .... Women generally do not like / trust (loosely speaking) good looking men .... personally I have largely found them to be arrogant and their treatment of women leaves a lot to be desired ..... I have always thought this is because they know they can pick up another woman just like that primarily. For the record I have been asked out by some drop dead gorgeous men in my life time ..... most of which I have refused.If this generalisation does not apply to you ...... ..... then apologies in advance.If you get invited to dinners / parties etc and just want to stay home .... stay home .... what's the problem ?I'm sorry if this sounds rude but I can quite see why no female who was interested in animals would want to be with you. Quite frankly your attitude stinks! I'm sorry if you're offended by that but it is how I feel. First of all ...... my dog for example is a very important part of my life but when it comes to a male human partner .. he is ancillary to it. NEVER would I expect a human partner to be second to my dog. How insulting is that ? On top of that you want them to help spoil your animals and not pressure you into human sex? If you can't see the flaw in that plan I'm not going to explain it to you. I respectfully suggest it's not your looks that are the problem ..... it's your whole attitude.
*whimper*I can't change how I feel. I'm sorry you are angry. I was just pointing out that being viewed as attractive by humans kinda sucks when you consider human intimacy repulsive. I won't apologize for having different priorities though. Maybe someday I will find someone who can identify with mine.Thanks for sharing.
QUOTE (curious1looking @ Feb 7 2008, 05:04 AM) Women generally do not like / trust (loosely speaking) good looking men Hmmm... are you really sure about that? :-) I see where you're coming from, but to say that women generally don't like good-looking men is a rather bold statement. I mean, one could easily make the opposite case, that less attractive women are bound to be less likely to cheat on you or something. But I don't think I would go so far to say that either men or women don't like attractive people Just my 0.02..
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QUOTE (teck9 @ Feb 7 2008, 06:11 AM) *whimper*I can't change how I feel. I'm sorry you are angry. I was just pointing out that being viewed as attractive by humans kinda sucks when you consider human intimacy repulsive. I won't apologize for having different priorities though. Maybe someday I will find someone who can identify with mine.Thanks for sharing. Well that's a slightly different angle from your previous post where you were looking for someone to take second place to your animals, not pressurising you for human sex etc. isn't it ?Nobody here would expect you to aplogise for being zoo exclusive .... several are and noone has an issue with that.I hope you find what you're looking for .... whatever that is ..... Good luck
QUOTE (whingerus @ Feb 7 2008, 06:27 AM) QUOTE (curious1looking @ Feb 7 2008, 05:04 AM) Women generally do not like / trust (loosely speaking) good looking men Hmmm... are you really sure about that? :-) I see where you're coming from, but to say that women generally don't like good-looking men is a rather bold statement. I mean, one could easily make the opposite case, that less attractive women are bound to be less likely to cheat on you or something. But I don't think I would go so far to say that either men or women don't like attractive people Just my 0.02.. Hi Always nice to see people come in from the shadows and participate.If you are going to quote me in future do please do so accurately and not put your own spin on what I said.I qualified my statement by saying "loosely speaking" and I personally have found this to be true. I did not say either men or women don't like attractive people.I also did not mention cheating ..... nor was that even on my mind at the time so I'm not quite sure where you got that from but that is your mis-interpretation of what I said and not MY words.Now that we've got that cleared up looking forward to reading more of your posts!
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I've met a few people from BF and one from another zoo related site. I usually get to know them well through IM first and if things go right they give me their address and show up at their house.I've only had good experiences even thought I was really nervous the first couple times but they have all turned out to be great people and since become good friends.
QUOTE (teck9 @ Feb 6 2008, 09:49 PM) energydog wrote: "I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes"energydog, in many ways I envy you. Please don't think me rude, but I have had the opposite problem. I was dealt a rather favorable appearance / attributes by human standards and I don't want them. Nobody can understand why I'm single because of it! I constantly have to try and explain it away. I can understand Tek. Something I hit on years ago while going to various group social things of all sorts.Pretty girls have gargoyles (re: defensive males who are never more than three paces away and step up with that hard stare whenever another male so much as wanders by), while 'average' girls might, and 'not so attractive' (by sterotypical standards) girls don't (seem) to very often.It's those latter two types that tend to be better between the ears than the first class who seem to use their good looks as a shield and let their brain just go, relying on looks like a panacea.I'm not knocking good looking girls, my jaw hangs quite loosely when a knockout wanders by never looking even the once in my direction. In a social environment if I don't see their attendant gargoyle following along in ten seconds or so I begin to wonder why not...Unfortunately, in my experience, a hottie without a gargoyle is either not into males, or is an utter nut-job (this latter type having a penchant for seeking me out).Finding a nice looking, or a by-the-gods knockout, who prefers her fur to anything I could offer would be a dream come true for me.
I've not met another known zoo in person, perhaps due to my shyness and reluctance to let anyone know. I imagine it would be a completely liberating experience.
I've have met a few people from the internet (BF, aol, etc.) for the purpose of doing or talking about animal related stuff. There was one guy in NJ who shared his mare with me once, which was nice. Usually though I don't get beyond the talking online or on the phone stage. I have found that most people aren't interested in men with animals; only women. So most men, women and couples are really only interested in meeting women into the lifestyle in RL :-(
I haven't met anyone because they're a zoo, or to share zoo experiences, and I can't say that I really plan to. I get to know people, and if I find out they're a zoo, cool. If not, cool. And even if they are, I'm very squicked by the idea of meeting somebody who's not a partner for the purposes of that kind of thing. It's something I've never understood and don't really want to take part in.The only zoo type people I've met have been zoo because of sheer luck and coincidence, one of them is currently my boyfriend. And yes, distance is a problem.
I haven't met anyone from BF, and I've only met maybe a dozen people over the last 10+ years of online interactions through AOL chatrooms (way back in the day), an online blog/journal community, and a few other message boards. Sometimes there was a sexual undertone to the interactions, where we'd established something of a flirtatious and sexual rapport, but with every person I met, there was never the intent or expectation for anything sexual. We met because we had good chemistry when chatting online or over the phone, we shared numerous common interests and compatible personality traits, and the idea of meeting, hanging out, and spending time together in the real world was mutually appealing. And, sure, there was definitely an interest in seeing where it might lead. But going into it, we never had any expectations beyond good company, and I think that's key.I think whenever you meet anyone from online, you need to approach it realistically and with as few expectations as possible. If you have your heart set on a specific outcome or you have all those preconceived expectations, it puts entirely too much pressure on everyone involved. You may even try to force things, or you may get easily frustrated that it's not working out like you imagined, and that's likely going to doom the endeavor before you ever get started. First time meetings, regardless of how long you've known the person or how comfortable you are online, can make anyone tense or anxious, so you don't want to do anything to exacerbate the situation. Best to approach meetings as fun little adventures, going into them with no expectations and an open mind while being equally mindful of the other person's feelings and the vibe you get from them. You really need to just go with the flow.Of the people I've met, I ended up dating a couple for a time, I became and still am good friends with a few, a handful were enjoyable company but we eventually drifted apart due to distance and whatnot, and only one or two were bad experiences. So all I can say is sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Take a chance, see where it goes, and remember to have fun and stay safe.
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QUOTE (Underwolf69 @ Feb 7 2008, 06:09 AM) QUOTE (teck9 @ Feb 6 2008, 09:49 PM) energydog wrote: "I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes"energydog, in many ways I envy you. Please don't think me rude, but I have had the opposite problem. I was dealt a rather favorable appearance / attributes by human standards and I don't want them. Nobody can understand why I'm single because of it! I constantly have to try and explain it away. I can understand Tek. Something I hit on years ago while going to various group social things of all sorts.Pretty girls have gargoyles (re: defensive males who are never more than three paces away and step up with that hard stare whenever another male so much as wanders by), while 'average' girls might, and 'not so attractive' (by sterotypical standards) girls don't (seem) to very often.It's those latter two types that tend to be better between the ears than the first class who seem to use their good looks as a shield and let their brain just go, relying on looks like a panacea.I'm not knocking good looking girls, my jaw hangs quite loosely when a knockout wanders by never looking even the once in my direction. In a social environment if I don't see their attendant gargoyle following along in ten seconds or so I begin to wonder why not...Unfortunately, in my experience, a hottie without a gargoyle is either not into males, or is an utter nut-job (this latter type having a penchant for seeking me out).Finding a nice looking, or a by-the-gods knockout, who prefers her fur to anything I could offer would be a dream come true for me. I don't have any gargoyles, I'm glad for that
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Well EV, what if they were literally like one of the gargoyles off the old cartoon show Gargoyles. What about then
I have only met 1 real life zoo in my life, Amber she is so hot, but i feel your paon because she is the only one i met. I would love to meet any onther zoo's regaurdless of sex
QUOTE (energydog @ Mar 14 2008, 12:37 AM) Well EV, what if they were literally like one of the gargoyles off the old cartoon show Gargoyles. What about then Oooooh, I'd like one of those, I've seen that series all the way through a dozen times I just don't want one of the human version, posessive jerks are the worst. Nobody owns anybody else no matter what some of them would like to think.
Havent had the chance yet
ive met several people from the net,in mi,oh,in ill, ky, but only after ive got to know them for a yr or so,i feel them out to make sure there for real then i meet them in a public place,then when im comfortable with them ill invite them to my house,,i have several that i really like and we have fun,my 2cents worth
i havent meet any in person but its nice to know where other people live in my area!
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ill met anyone here with my same age limit.............but im bringing a guard just incase i try to get murdered :/
:smile:It has been my dream to meet some of the people on this forum, but some of the people that seem to be the nicest are just too far away from my local area. I wish sometimes that I could travel anywhere in the world, not just to meet bf members, but also so that I could visit all the countries that I've dreamed of visiting like Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Tonga. I have placed several personals in the section of the bf personals that pertains to me, but no one seems interested in my ads at all and I guess that's not surprising, given the fact that I am totally blind. What this means, is that I can't chat with you folks in the chat room because the chat client for this forum simply won't work for me using my Window Eyes speech program so this would mean that I'd have to pm people, graduate to E-mails and then possibly phone calls if it seems that we have a lot in common and obviously no one at least in the Toronto area seems interested in doing this. Of course, another problem is the age difference. Most of the folks putting personals on the forum are anywhere from 18 to 30 years old, and I am nearly 54. I have seen discrimination in terms of dating women throughout the years, and several dating services that I became involved with even told me right out that they doubted if they could find even one date for me because one of the questions asked in their questionaires, was would a person be willing to date someone with a disability, and in most cases, women said absolutely not. I guess I am glad that these dating services were totally honest and leveled with me and didn't just take my money like they could have. Still, I must admit that it's rather disappointing that even on a beastiality and zoophilia forum, I'm still running into the same shit because I had really hoped to make some friends and eventually meet some folks here. Now, last Christmas evening something very interesting happened. One particular bf member that I had become pretty close to and had been exchanging lots of E-mails and audio messages with, actually called me and revealed his true identity to me. He had kept mentioning a particular guide dog school that was located in a former home town of mine, and amazingly we discovered that we had actually met each other some 25 years previous. So that was quite a revilation. I think that it is important not to rush head long into meeting someone. You should take things very slowly and be careful. I do have a few people that I exchange both ER-mails and private messages with but none of them are in my local area. Anyway, there are always new people joining this forum every day, and I am in hopes that maybe some day, I will really click with someone and perhaps we'll meet. That would really be nice.Shy
I'm new here (this is just day 2) and am curious to see to what extent I can get to know others and eventually meet some of them for real life experiences. I have met a half dozen or so people from other non-beast sites but since developing and interest in K9, I thought I would give this a try. Good luck to us both!
i would love to meet anyone from here but havent and im shure my k9 would too
I would never meet someone off the net for a sexual experience, but its nice to meet with other people just to talk and make friends. I have met one person from bf and it was the best thing i could have done. good luck to everyone else and be careful
No one that I've seen want's to have a gather.It's a trust issue, and too few have it. I know I don't, paranoid screw that I am.
I've only met one other zoo IRL, and i'm still in touch.trouble is, meeting other zoos is difficult to do, what with living with other people so you have to find excuses, or in that they are usually quite a distance away... all sorts of variables...ah well, there must be someone near everyone - at least that's my view!
QUOTE (Wirehair @ Jul 29 2007, 09:59 PM) The bad thing about a worldwide forum is that the nice people you come to know, always live several thousands of kilometers away. So far I have met nobody from this forum, not that I know of, at least. But it wil change in a few days AMen . I meet lots of people and they are ACROSS COUNTRY or in ANOTHER COUNTRY !! One is in Australia DAMMIT I wish I had tons of money so that I can make WEEKLY Trips to meet all of these people here . The only advice is to 1) Talk a lot on IMS and Emails2) Talk on the PHONE so that you can create a RAPPAPORT with them 3) Make sure you have a way there and BACK I mean to get stranded Give your self LEEWAY
QUOTE (teck9 @ Feb 7 2008, 04:49 AM) energydog wrote: "I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes"energydog, in many ways I envy you. Please don't think me rude, but I have had the opposite problem. I was dealt a rather favorable appearance / attributes by human standards and I don't want them. Nobody can understand why I'm single because of it! I constantly have to try and explain it away. imagine... women hit on me and when I turn them away word gets around... and then the men figure I must be so they hit on me I get invited to dinners or to parties allot and all I 'really' want to do is stay home and spend what little free time I have with my animals. I too would like to meet other zoos in real life and have done so a few times in the past. but to find an exclusive zoo to live with that is willing to take second place to my animals and just help me spoil them rotten... (and not pressure me into having human sex)... well, that might be just a bit easier if I was a bit harder on the eyes.I don't know if the grass is just always greener on the other side or what but it seems we can't just simply be dealt what we want... that is just too easy. y kno Personally I feel guilty because Even though I lvoe animals with a passion (DOGS HORSES ETC) I feel like I have to get married and settle down ...Do you have that feeling or how do you feel about Dating >
QUOTE (curious1looking @ Feb 6 2008, 08:22 AM) I'm always slow to meet anyone from the net as my safety comes first aside from anything else.I'm meeting my first person from here next week which I'm looking forward too . I have met people through a different forum in person before ..... some went on to be good friends .... one I had a relationship with for about a year .... a few others we just didn't hit it off for various reasons. I only move from PMs to IM when I feel comfortable enough to do so. At some stage we'll chat using webcams purely to see the person is who they say they are and the picture they sent you isn't 10 years old or something ... or of someone else.Before I meet someone I get them to provide their name, address, contact number and I will verify these. Genuine people will have no problem doing this and I will for example google search them or check the phone book to make sure the details are correct.If you're going to meet the first time should be in public, daytime for a coffee or something. That way neither of you are under any obligation and go your seperate ways aftr an hour or so if yuo want too. You should leave details with a trusted friend of where you're going and who you're meeting ..... you don't have to tell them what kind of site you met this person on. So far this approach has always worked for me and I'm still alive to tell the tale ! Curious1looking has the model for how to meet others. It is great to see the information out there for others.Thank you for the thread.Bassettlvr
There are some really nice people in this community, and yeah a few of them I've love to have a chat over a beer or a cup of coffee. But I'm realistic enough to know that probably won't happen, and that's fine. After all, BF is a community, not a matchmaking service. Remember, when all is said and done, until you meet someone face-to-face all you really know about them is what you read in their text or see in their avatar/profile.Caution is a cornerstone of the zoo/beast genre, and meeting people irl is no exception.
Until i've exchanged phone numbers [i'm a freak and have a seperate mobile for online friends ] and gotten at least a years worth of conversations under our collective belts I wont even consider the idea of meeting someone from another forum, be it zoo or otherwise. I've met one person from a forum in real life, and to be honest it was then I discovered just how different our views in regards to being a zoo happened to be. I prefer to build a relationship up with an animal partner, I don't "train" them to do things, nor do I encourage anything, if it happens it happens, if I ever thought i'd somehow tricked my companion into engaging in a sexual relationshipn with me I could honestly never forgive myself. So meeting someone who quite simply wanted sexual gratification and would use every trick in the book to get it from an animal ... it didn't sit right with me. So that put me off meeting fellow zoos from the internet. Then you get the people who build up a fantasy, they have no experience, just a collection of photos and whimsies they've created in their head about what they'd love their life to be. Which is all well and good, but there comes a point where it is ludricous. Sometimes, just sometimes, I would like to talk to someone who genuinely knew what it was like to have a relationship with an animal and not just concentrate on the sexual aspect of it. Which makes me sound far too weird.Rambling now, so back to the point; if you really want to meet fellow zoos then, as everyone else has said, take your time, and remember online not everyone is as they appear.
Its really sad the number of us here, compared to the number of us who have actually met another in person. Id be open to meeting people, just to be able to have someone to talk to about my love for animals. Its sad that the world we live in, and the people in it keep us from being ourselves in public. At least some of us.
I mostly have people im me though aim. If they are skeezers or just weird (or my personal favorite, the hey lets talking about what you do so I can say mean things or jerk off well you talk) I simply ignore them. If you are someone I ignored, don’t take offence.When I 1st signed up I was having issues with being zoo. I felt so alone and I would walk down the street a person would look at me and I would instantly look at the ground wishing they would not look at me, because they must know, why else would they look at me? I felt so wrong and dirty, almost like I needed to hide under a rock. The forum did not make me feel much better. I don’t take much said online to serious anyway.Then I was imed by a really cool person. Who felt the same way as I did. We got to talking and decided to meet. I had my mom take me to meet her and her mom. The whole time during lunch my mom bitched to her mom about how "back in the day" people use to make friends with the neighbors...and how soda was a quarter and all that other dumb old people stuff that make them feel self important. We barely talked during lunch. We have started talking on the phone and iming and texting and we really get along great. It made me feel super excellent and not alone anymore. My zoo buddy is awesome; I don’t know what I would do without her. I feel normal again.So just like everyone else who posted, I would say be picky. Talk with your zoo buddy a ton before you ever meet.
I personally have met probably 50+ zoos both on an individual basis and at "zoo cons" I have actually been to the largest zoo meet in the world (which is a regular gathering). I do meet many zoos off of forums like this one. The personals section on this forum is priceless when it comes to meeting others with a similar interest. Anyways in most cases I do base how I meet other zoos on common sense as well as the feelings I get when chatting with them online. It can’t be denied that there are zoo out there that are just really weird people if not plain crazy. I know I have talked to many people online who have been interested in meeting. Maybe one out of every fifty I talk to is the real deal and not looking for some kind of hook up. I usually base whether or not I will meet him/her in person after getting to know each other via chat for some time (can be weeks can be months it all depends on when you reach your comfort level). Then when I do finally make arrangements to meet it is always in a public place with no animals present of course. It is just safer that way (a restaurant or mall are really good places to hang out and chat openly). It is important to pick a place where you can talk about zoo stuff as well as normal conversations. Because god knows the zoo side of things will come up during the first meet, it has at everyone that I have done. If all goes well on that first meet I usually plan another meeting and then go from there.I have met many zoos locally about 25 or so total and quite a few of them I hang out with on a regular basis. I am rather spoiled when it comes to having friends who share a similar interest. Come to think of it I do not think I have any “normal” friends, as everyone I know is either zoo or beast. I wish others luck when it comes to meeting people who share the same interest as I know just how amazing it can be to connect on those levels and share something similar.
Id love to meet face to face with ppl from here but yes it would need to be taken slowly & a good friendship base built first
I have only meet face to face with two people who prefer to live our life style. Alas one was a member of this site but old age and ill health has taken him from us, and the other is one of the night security patrol men who has a thing with his four legged assistants
thats reeeally the problem with me..meeting ppl actually.....also things r very conservative where i live...but i keep travelling and i wud really like to meet ppl in real life...not necess on a k9 level...but gen too...n maybe play it from there....at least itll be a n experience
QUOTE (teck9 @ Feb 7 2008, 04:49 AM) energydog wrote: "I am extremely shy, defensive with other people. I've been dealt a bad hand with my physical appearance and attributes"energydog, in many ways I envy you. Please don't think me rude, but I have had the opposite problem. I was dealt a rather favorable appearance / attributes by human standards and I don't want them. Nobody can understand why I'm single because of it! I constantly have to try and explain it away. imagine... women hit on me and when I turn them away word gets around... and then the men figure I must be so they hit on me I get invited to dinners or to parties allot and all I 'really' want to do is stay home and spend what little free time I have with my animals. I too would like to meet other zoos in real life and have done so a few times in the past. but to find an exclusive zoo to live with that is willing to take second place to my animals and just help me spoil them rotten... (and not pressure me into having human sex)... well, that might be just a bit easier if I was a bit harder on the eyes.I don't know if the grass is just always greener on the other side or what but it seems we can't just simply be dealt what we want... that is just too easy. I'm sorta looking for the same thing. Another zoo to share life with and do things together. I wanted to say "but not on a sexual level", but, at some point it may come up. I have never been big on sex with humans, but if there are a couple dogs in the mix, it can be quite fun. Also you never know when you might need a little help, or even a cameraman(person). It would at least be cool if the other person was open sexually so there wouldn't be any hang-ups. As for meeting others, which is what this thread is about, I have gone over lots of the details in another similar thread. Yes, I have met around 200 other zoos. Yes, it was scary as hell the first couple times. I still get nervous sometimes, but that is just me. I'm not much of a people person. Heh, go figure.The best advice I can give is:get to know the person really well online first. Trust what your instincts say about them.Meet in a public place. and, Let the person know what expectations you have beforehand. You can make some of the best friends of your life in other zoos. I did!
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