Online Dating

Novella

I just got a message on POF that ended with, "... not sure if I'm your type, hope so though" and it made me realise I actually do have a type and I have been ignoring anyone and everyone who didn't fit into that tiny little mould. God dammit.

Hyperbullet

Novella wrote: »

I just got a message on POF that ended with, "... not sure if I'm your type, hope so though" and it made me realise I actually do have a type and I have been ignoring anyone and everyone who didn't fit into that tiny little mould. God dammit.

Don't panic about it. Think everyone has a type, probably no harm go out on a limb and message someone different though.


On a totally different note, randomly stumbled on what some men may call the holy grail. There's a girl on OKC that wants to be a porn star...

Galvasean

Hyperbullet wrote: »

There's a girl on OKC that wants to be a porn star...

Don't give her your credit card details.

Napper Hawkins

Galvasean wrote: »

Got a mail on OKC from one of those red dot (replies very selectively) profiles.
"Hi."

Now maybe I'm just extrapolating the combined wages of sin upon this individual profile, but there is something that kind of annoys me on some level (that I don't quite understand) when someone who only replies very selectively (ie: they are hard to impress) can't be bothered saying more than "Hi".

Massive ego? Like the majority?

Napper Hawkins

stupidusername wrote: »

ha, brilliant. i'd feel mean though. maybe i should just write back and remind him i ignored him first on april 18th ....

Or maybe you could be nice about it and just tell him you're not interested.
Being ignored isn't as easy to handle for some.

If he persists after that then just report him or block him or whatever.

stupidusername

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

Massive ego? Like the majority?

there may be many pretentious, slightly arrogant girls out there, but it's not accurate to say the majority of girls have a massive ego.

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

Or maybe you could be nice about it and just tell him you're not interested.
Being ignored isn't as easy to handle for some.

If he persists after that then just report him or block him or whatever.

That was my point... I was trying to not be mean about it.. But yeah I think I will write back to him and let him know i'm not interested, I might stand out enough to him then for him to not keep writing.

stargazer 68

I find there are a lot of men on OKC who havent filled out any details and also reply selectively - why bother being on the site in the first place?

On one of the sites there is a function that lets you block repeat mails. Basically if you dont reply the first time they cant contact you again - although to be honest it doesnt seem to work very well!! :rolleyes:

cyrusdvirus

is there anything on OKC to show if someone has read/deleted your mail?

That_Guy

We are very pleased to report that you are in the top half of OkCupid's most attractive users.

How can we say this with confidence? We've tracked click-thrus on your photo and analyzed other people's reactions to you in Quickmatch and Quiver.

Your new elite status comes with one important privilege:

You'll see more attractive people in your match results.

Spare me. :rolleyes:

stargazer 68

'You will see more attractive people in your search results'

Hmm where are these 'more attractive people' hiding then because I haven't seen any yet! :rolleyes:

KTRIC

That_Guy wrote: »

Spare me. :rolleyes:

I got that as well, such nonsense

Daegerty

If after texting someone from an online dating site they send a message to you online with "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity"

would you do it?

or tell them to feck off?

I suppose women on these sites have trouble with fellas giving their number out to lots of people or one fella sits there and tries to get a whole bunch of ladies for his friends

stargazer 68

Daegerty wrote: »

If after texting someone from an online dating site they send a message to you online with "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity"

would you do it?

or tell them to feck off?

I suppose women on these sites have trouble with fellas giving their number out to lots of people or one fella sits there and tries to get a whole bunch of ladies for his friends

Sounds a bit odd to me!! I dont give my number out to someone unless we have arranged a date.

Larianne

Daegerty wrote: »

If after texting someone from an online dating site they send a message to you online with "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity"

would you do it?

or tell them to feck off?

I suppose women on these sites have trouble with fellas giving their number out to lots of people or one fella sits there and tries to get a whole bunch of ladies for his friends

I don't understand that?

I've another friend signing up to on-line dating. I must make a great sales pitch! :pac:

Lord TSC

So as a non-drinker, I reckon I'm going to really throw myself into one of these sites when I get home from holidays (they've blocked most of the sites in Dubai so can't start for two weeks :S). Since I don't drink (and am actually pretty anti-alcohol), I've never really had the chance to meet "compatible" girls. There have been a few over the years who have shown interest in me but simply weren't viable given my stances and their partying ways. Hoping something like OKCupid helps with that

stupidusername

Daegerty wrote: »

If after texting someone from an online dating site they send a message to you online with "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity"

would you do it?

or tell them to feck off?

I suppose women on these sites have trouble with fellas giving their number out to lots of people or one fella sits there and tries to get a whole bunch of ladies for his friends

wtf!?

and if i was you i'd be more worried about the number she's given... you're number 2782 in the queue!

parker kent

How can "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity" be anything other than spam?!

That_Guy

parker kent wrote: »

How can "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity" be anything other than spam?!

If it was me, I'd tell her to ask me bollocks tbh but I'm a wanker like that. :pac:

cyrusdvirus

That_Guy wrote: »

If it was me, I'd tell her to ask me bollocks tbh.

I suppose i can see where she is coming from.

he has sent her a text.

She has sent him back a message using the dating site they initially made contact, where she has some idea of his identity, to send her a text again, with those numbers just to confirm who he is.

Or alternatively he could be signing up for some obscure download thing where his phone is gonna be ass r@ped over the kitchen table and his bill is a touch much next period.

Larianne

gatecrash wrote: »

I suppose i can see where she is coming from.

he has sent her a text.

She has sent him back a message using the dating site they initially made contact, where she has some idea of his identity, to send her a text again, with those numbers just to confirm who he is.

Or alternatively he could be signing up for some obscure download thing where his phone is gonna be ass r@ped over the kitchen table and his bill is a touch much next period.

I dunno, it's very odd. Maybe I'm too trusting.

cyrusdvirus

Larianne wrote: »

I dunno, it's very odd. Maybe I'm too trusting.

I'm not saying it isn't odd, after all this girl allegedly trusts him enough to give her number.

I'm just saying there is a plausible explanation for it.

If I was him, I wouldn't, I'd get her to text me.

Kevin Duffy

Daegerty wrote: »

If after texting someone from an online dating site they send a message to you online with "Please text me this code: 2782 to confirm your identity"

would you do it?

or tell them to feck off?

I suppose women on these sites have trouble with fellas giving their number out to lots of people or one fella sits there and tries to get a whole bunch of ladies for his friends

In what way would that confirm your identity? Assuming the number is exchanged following mails back and forth, how does this code add to that? I'd be inclined to ask her before I send the code.

Maybe some fellas would pass the number on, stupidly, but I can't see how a site would yield a "whole bunch of ladies" given how many of the posts in here refer to the difficulty of getting any replies.

Justask

Isnt online dating just great :eek: They are all online today (they = upfor fun brigade)

Gives ya a giggle though

um7y1h83ge06nx

Justask wrote: »

Isnt online dating just great :eek: They are all online today (they = upfor fun brigade)

Gives ya a giggle though

Jesus, where??!!!

Pyr0

Hyperbullet wrote: »

On a totally different note, randomly stumbled on what some men may call the holy grail. There's a girl on OKC that wants to be a porn star...

Why message someone when they're really not your type at all? Where's the attraction gonna be?

miec

I must say when I used OKC in the past the thing that annoyed me about the site was the fact I was matched with profiles that had not been used for a very long time, the numerous questions and the matching system, plus all those stupid notices of who has looked at you etc etc. I find that aspect of online sites so utterly annoying. I'd love to find a site that keeps it really simple. I used POF a few years back and it was simple, free and effective, now it is full of questions, a large proportion of sleaze bags (male and female) difficult to navigate, difficult to get out of (think of Eagles Hotel California) / rant over.

parker kent

I'm officially back online...with sponge cake hatred front and centre :pac:

billy the squid

gatecrash wrote: »

I'm not saying it isn't odd, after all this girl allegedly trusts him enough to give her number.

I'm just saying there is a plausible explanation for it.

If I was him, I wouldn't, I'd get her to text me.

if you think it is automated crap they are trying to sign you up for, but characters between each digit or spaces. 1.2.3.4
or 1-2-3-4

and the meet me thing on POF ran out of girls.

stupidusername

billy the squid wrote: »

and the meet me thing on POF ran out of girls.

you've been through them all :eek:

Justask

:eek::eek: Theres a new user on POF with a name that im 100% sure will not get any mails or views!! :eek::eek:

The mind boggles :rolleyes: