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09/08/09
I also got some messages from gigantic asshats who clearly had entitlement issues and who felt free to criticize everything about me and my profile. I don't know what to say except that jerks and freaks are everywhere in the offline world too. The internet at least gives you a fighting chance at filtering them out.
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Maybe they just knew if I was smashed I'd be more likely to sleep with them.
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I turned one guy down after 10 minutes of stilted conversation and three comments about my chest and he started accusing me of being a tease and that I was "false advertising" in my pictures. Apparently if you don't agree to sex after the first conversation and show anything below the collarbone you're a teasing bitch. I wish I could say this was the only time on the site that a guy lashed out over IM, but I'd be lying through my teeth. It really makes me nervous for any woman who turns these guys down in person.
I'd like to start dating, I'm terrible about talking to people in bars, but so far the internet has just been a scary, scary place.
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That happened constantly! I wonder why they do that? People who obviously didn't look at my profile where I said specifically "if you are just looking for sex I can't help you move on soldier." I actually got one guy ask how many dates it took me to put out after like five minutes. The blocker button and I are tight.
@NefariousNewt a.k.a. General Awesomesauce eHarmony freaks me out too. I also feel like I'm not the kinda clientele they're looking for. I'm not looking to get married and have 10,000 good christian babies any time soon, so I think it's best we keep out of each other's way ;)
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No games == Not a fan of the Olympics.
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I just wanted to play monopoly :(
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There. I just wrote the profile of 90% of the men I saw on Match.com. Who are these dudes who want a woman who completely contradicts herself?
09/08/09
all the good men are taken. the ones that aren't all want the same woman, and that woman ain't me. this is the part where i watch bridget jones's diary again on my dvr.
09/08/09
@rednrowdy: I think it's generally the opposite. Men aren't the ones with their inboxes flooded upon joining these sites and "the approach", regardless of how entrenched it is in outdated society mores, is still mostly the responsibility of the guy.
09/08/09
bridget with a side of vodka does help make sense of it all.
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!!!!!!!!!!!THIS!!!!!!!!!!!11111
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"He asked me what my vagina looks like, which is maybe creepy, but his profile is kinda cool. And he’s been in therapy for the past 10 years, which I think shows a lot of self reflection and I think that's important."
Or
"He’s cute and funny, but he’s an ENGLISH TEACHER! I need a man with MONEY!"
The list goes on.
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@EdnasEdibles: Ugh. Yes. Or just a guy who is CLEARLY the same kind of tool they joined Match.com SPECIFICALLY to get away from...
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you concentrate on one or two characteristics and miss out on alot of fun people who may not like scuba diving
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I mean, he could have family money!
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@NefariousNewt a.k.a. General Awesomesauce: Nor I, though I seem to be the only one among my ladies...
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Pfft. You kidding me? I'd kill to have an English teacher around to proofread my papers.
Er, I mean...
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previous candidates were met far more quickly, and i found most of them way more anxious the sooner we met.
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so true, and yet the 'having something to hide' game continues.
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we complain about the game-playing, and yet the medium seems to encourage it all the more for some. e.g. those who list their relationships as "discreet". always loved those.
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Of course, the only surefire way he can convince a woman to sleep with him is if he first makes her a long-term commitment, preferably marriage (or if he acts like a gentleman for 90 days). After all, she can't be seduced by the desires of her body, only satisfied by the conditions under which she gives herself to him.
If only women had a sex drive. This whole dating thing would be so much easier.
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What a heterosexist jerkwad.
In regards to the 90 day thing, is it a crime for a woman to think that sex is a benefit she'll be RECEIVING from a relationship, not just giving? It seems weird to basically hold sex hostage for 90 days until he proves himself deserving of it. Generally speaking, I don't have sex with a partner because she deserves it, but because we both want to. Then again, who knows what you crazy straights get up to in the bedroom!