who has tried okcupid?

[pandagirl]

I've only really been active on OK Cupid for the last 2-3 weeks. I've probably gotten about 20 messages/winks in that time. Half of them basically wanted sex. Half of the remaining, I didn't find attractive. Out of the last five, I emailed back and forth with a few. We'll see if anything happens with them!

[justforfun]

I like it because you get a preview of what you're getting into.

 

Oh boy...it might turn out to be a rocky road for you!

[looking4 green grass]

Eh, while I'm going down in internet dating flames, I thought, eh, what the heck. So I signed up tonight. I will report back as to what happens.

[Sam Spade]

Juvenile is all relative. Not meaning to sound rude, but judging by your picture I wouldn't be surprised that was the case for you.

 

I think his picture is awesome . I hope I look like this when I'm 50-60:lmao:!

[kizik]

I amend my defense of OKC.

 

I send out a lot of messages, often times to women who are less attractive than me, and I get no responses. I start to worry if maybe I'm not good-looking, but then I look in the mirror and breathe a sigh of relief.

[Ody]

After I read the okcupid survey research somebody posted I got a bit curious and signed up for an account.

 

From what I can make out the site seems to appeal to a younger, more educated crowd.

 

Has anybody had success with this site? Care to share some stories?

 

LOL *whoever* could it be that posts OKC research ad nauseam?

 

Heh. Has anyone had any "success"? Not really sugar coating it, are you?

 

Stories. Nahh, that would turn into one of those really fake sounding best-of-craigslist posts.

 

I met a couple of girls whom I would happily meet again off OKC. Another couple whom were terrible dates or just flaked with really bad "dog ate my homework" type excuses. And a whole crap load who clearly just liked wasting time by messaging online when they had no intention of actually meeting in person.

 

As far as site design and functionality goes it's second to none, and I'm picky.

 

Caveat emptor and all that jazz. I'd sign up again if my account were to magically disappear.

[looking4 green grass]

I got lazy and signed up this morning. I'm about 8 hours in and I have about 30 message in my inbox. I have to admit, I'm rather impressed with how thoughtful and creative many of them are.

 

I can see though that I'm going to have a lot of stuff piling up in my inbox. I even messaged a few guys myself, although nobody responded to me yet. lol

[kizik]

I got lazy and signed up this morning. I'm about 8 hours in and I have about 30 message in my inbox. I have to admit, I'm rather impressed with how thoughtful and creative many of them are.

 

I can see though that I'm going to have a lot of stuff piling up in my inbox. I even messaged a few guys myself, although nobody responded to me yet. lol

 

How come you haven't responded to mine yet? :love:

[looking4 green grass]

Because I have finals and, alas, that evil paper I should be writing must come first. You don't want me to fail out? Right??

 

Clearly I'm so motivated to be writing since I'm on here. lol

[kizik]

Well, I have finals, too, but I make time for you. I feel as if we're drifting apart, don't you? See my sig.

[looking4 green grass]

I did actually see your sig, and I started cracking up. I wanted to steal it and make it my facebook status. In fact, I think I'll do just that. A few more minutes of procrastination can't hurt. Or can it.....???

 

Without re-reading this thread. Have you tried OKCupid? I got the iPhone Ap for it. I like that I can search using education level. Men with significantly less education than me freak out. So why bother? (on the computer, not on the ap....sad)

[Stung]

After I read the okcupid survey research somebody posted I got a bit curious and signed up for an account.

 

From what I can make out the site seems to appeal to a younger, more educated crowd.

 

Has anybody had success with this site? Care to share some stories?

 

I've already started filling out my profile and answering a bunch of questions. So far the average guys seem a bit geeky and out of shape (even for me), but there are some good ones in there.

 

A few interesting tidbits:

 

One of my top matches is a guy I knew at an internship two summers ago whom I absolutely loathed! (the feeling seemed to be mutual)

 

Apparently these are my best matches by country

 

Your Best Countries

Israel — 75.4 Germany — 74.2 United Kingdom — 73.8 Austria — 73.8 Switzerland — 73.6

And my worst

 

Your Worst Countries

Pakistan — 45.2 Saudi Arabia — 48.3 Kenya — 49.9 Egypt — 52.0 Malaysia — 53.5

 

Mostly unsurprising results, but I had no idea I was a closeted Zionist!

 

I have to admit the im feature kind of scares me. I've already been imed by a bunch of guys -- some of them pretty attractive -- but I hate iming with strangers. So I've actually blocked a number of people. I wish guys would just write messages if they were interested.

 

I used OKCupid...granted this was a few years ago, now. I was on it for a while, kept my IM turned off and only responded to actual letters from people with an 80% match level or greater. I met some duds, sure. I also made three very good friends, and met the man who is now my husband. If I remember correctly we had a match level of 97%.

[kizik]

I did actually see your sig, and I started cracking up. I wanted to steal it and make it my facebook status. In fact, I think I'll do just that. A few more minutes of procrastination can't hurt. Or can it.....???

 

Without re-reading this thread. Have you tried OKCupid? I got the iPhone Ap for it. I like that I can search using education level. Men with significantly less education than me freak out. So why bother? (on the computer, not on the ap....sad)

 

Feel free to steal it, but if anyone asks you, I did kind of make it up. So if it goes big based on your status, I want royalties.

 

Yep, I'm on OKC and I'm starting to think as another poster mentioned that none of the girls on there have any intention of meeting, and just want an ego stroke.

[looking4 green grass]

I'm a girl. I'm trying to meet somebody. I have no qualms about meeting guys off OKC after a bit of conversation. I find that most guys don't read the part about what I'm looking for and just say something because they think I'm hot. That's cool. But I'm not going to meet up with them.

 

I do want to meet somebody I am remotely compatible with.

[kizik]

Well darlin, too bad you don't live around my parts. B*tches is flaky here, yo!

[bac]

I got lazy and signed up this morning. I'm about 8 hours in and I have about 30 message in my inbox.

 

I have just opposite result. No messages in my box. Typically, my results are somehow better. I have OK pics. I wonder why I am not popular?

Is it because I did not pay for subscription? Did you pay?

Is it because I am too old for OKC (40s)?

I did not really read their tests and put 'yes' for every question. Anyway, it turned out as a good description of a woman who is looking for a soulmate.

What is difference between short-term dating and casual relationship? Is it any different? To me it sounds as the same thing.

[aerogurl87]

I used it in an attempt to find friends when I first went away to college about a year ago. The only person I talked to and was remotely interested in turned out to be a potential stalker, so I stopped using it.