When I first started meeting people back in 1983 everyone seemed to be using a popular Nottingham-based contact magazine called Rendezvous. There were a lot of contact magazines on the market including regional ones.
I haven't bought a contact mag for several years now, like many people I rely solely on the internet.
Whats the situation like for the magazines these days. Are there many on the market. And is there still a place for them seeing most households have got the internet in one form or another.
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Sex God
Dunno Steve. I guess the internet is pretty much widely used nowadays. I used to read Desire and that had contact ads in it... not seen a copy for ages though.
Sex God
I didn't use Rendezvous, but I did use the magazine Experience during the 1980s, and had a few contacts via it. The magazine disappeared years ago though, as people began to use the classified ads columns in Loot, which I also did, through the 1990s.
Now that we have instant contact via the net, I can't imagine there being any demand for the laborious process of sending snail mail via box numbers.
I remember Desire too, and I seem to remember it went subscription only, that was probably about three years ago - never heard of it since. One ex-regular member of this site used to write stories for it.
Now that we have instant contact via the net, I can't imagine there being any demand for the laborious process of sending snail mail via box numbers.
I remember Desire too, and I seem to remember it went subscription only, that was probably about three years ago - never heard of it since. One ex-regular member of this site used to write stories for it.
The ol' contact ads got me and the ex into the game circa '84 and tbh I don't know why but I think I preferred it in those days, it seems to be far too easy these days. It's difficult to explain, but for me part of the fun was the hoops you had to jump through, whether it was getting the film developed for the ad photos (I used to use a firm in Bristol but I'm buggered if I can recall the guy's name. Peter something or other I think) or writing the letters, then progressing onto the phone calls, then figuring out if we liked them. Not too different from today, but it just seemed a bit more, errr, naughty and because it took longer it was more fun when it actually happened.
Warming the Bed
Seems to me its all a bit too easy today so there are far too many players who just mess others about. When it was via a contact mag/ad then there were many more genuine people involved. It seemed to put off those that were not serious.
Had my photograph in Rendezvous in the past. Use to really look forward to the next issue and as a young man then I was very much in demand
Had my photograph in Rendezvous in the past. Use to really look forward to the next issue and as a young man then I was very much in demand
Sex God
Quote by Fazerphil
Seems to me its all a bit too easy today so there are far too many players who just mess others about. When it was via a contact mag/ad then there were many more genuine people involved. It seemed to put off those that were not serious.
Had my photograph in Rendezvous in the past. Use to really look forward to the next issue and asna young man then I was very much in demand
Don't see why just because it's easier, that means there are more people who will mess others about? I'd suspect the proportion is roughly the same
What's to say that, without the internet, contact magazines might have become more popular and attracted more people? Doesn't mean that people on the net are any less genuine. 
There used to be something that really annoyed me about answering ads in contact magazines. The amount of people who just sent your letter back, not being bothered to just put a note in the stamped envelope saying "No thanks".
But there again nothing changes because a lot of people who advertise on here can't be bothered to type "No thanks" either.
But there again nothing changes because a lot of people who advertise on here can't be bothered to type "No thanks" either.
Warming the Bed
I had some great meets via Rendezvous and the "voicebox" classifieds in the Bargain Pages (a version of Loot)- not had anywhere near the same success on line and this site has been almost totally non-productive.
Everyone wants to do everything on line, 1000 photo's 100 page life history............and that's before the meet for a drink!
Everyone wants to do everything on line, 1000 photo's 100 page life history............and that's before the meet for a drink!
Warming the Bed
Quote by Freckledbird
Seems to me its all a bit too easy today so there are far too many players who just mess others about. When it was via a contact mag/ad then there were many more genuine people involved. It seemed to put off those that were not serious.
Had my photograph in Rendezvous in the past. Use to really look forward to the next issue and asna young man then I was very much in demand
Don't see why just because it's easier, that means there are more people who will mess others about? I'd suspect the proportion is roughly the same
What's to say that, without the internet, contact magazines might have become more popular and attracted more people? Doesn't mean that people on the net are any less genuine.Maybe it just seems that way to me. I still believe if its harder to make contact those that are not genuine will give up earlier
Warming the Bed
Quote by Freckledbird
Seems to me its all a bit too easy today so there are far too many players who just mess others about. When it was via a contact mag/ad then there were many more genuine people involved. It seemed to put off those that were not serious.
Had my photograph in Rendezvous in the past. Use to really look forward to the next issue and asna young man then I was very much in demand
Don't see why just because it's easier, that means there are more people who will mess others about? I'd suspect the proportion is roughly the same
What's to say that, without the internet, contact magazines might have become more popular and attracted more people? Doesn't mean that people on the net are any less genuine.maybe its just me. But I do feel that those that are not genuine will give up earlier if its more difficult to make contact
The ones I remember are: Rendezvous, Desire, Sexmates, Silk Swingers, Meet, Questa, Link, Northern Link, New Direction, plus contact sections in Vibrations, Experience, Silk.
During the AIDs awareness advertising campaign of the mid-eighties sales of contact magazines fell sharply before picking up again.
As for Rendezvous it seemed to blame its future wane on the rise of the internet and tried to increase sales by introducing direct contacts, as well as accepting ads from women from Africa wanting marriage partners.
During the AIDs awareness advertising campaign of the mid-eighties sales of contact magazines fell sharply before picking up again.
As for Rendezvous it seemed to blame its future wane on the rise of the internet and tried to increase sales by introducing direct contacts, as well as accepting ads from women from Africa wanting marriage partners.
i think your right because years ago we didnt have computers or even access to a photo copier so it took effort to mail people re a meet hence i feel they was more up for a meet, nowadays with all this technology its very easy for someone to "mailshot" scores of people re a meet, also with this technology its easier for us to know those sort of people are about in large numbers I hasten to yes i'm understanding the authors point.
