Eddie Edirol Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I dont think its a generational thing. I briefly dated a fresh-off-the-boat russian stripper whos english was horrible, and even SHE confirmed with me the day before and the day of. I also got some chat from her days before. maybe its the are I live in.
daphne Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I briefly dated a fresh-off-the-boat russian stripper whos english was horrible, Is that really called dating though?
oaks Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 p.s. are you saying that the Brits have higher integrity than Americans? Sounds about right to me. If I say I'm going to be somewhere at a time then I'll be there at that time. In my own statistically insignificant experience, non-Brits cancel on me at the last minute more than Brits. I haven't had anyone stand me up yet (ie where I'm left waiting for them at the agreed place), but I've had last minute cancellations where I was literally picking up my car keys to leave. Lame excuses (with no offer to reschedule) such as: Busy at work, have to stay late.Had Christmas lunch with the team, don't feel well now.I have to leave the country in 4 days and I need to pack right now. (only one of these was British).
GivenUp0083 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Sounds about right to me. If I say I'm going to be somewhere at a time then I'll be there at that time. In my own statistically insignificant experience, non-Brits cancel on me at the last minute more than Brits. I haven't had anyone stand me up yet (ie where I'm left waiting for them at the agreed place), but I've had last minute cancellations where I was literally picking up my car keys to leave. Lame excuses (with no offer to reschedule) such as: Busy at work, have to stay late.Had Christmas lunch with the team, don't feel well now.I have to leave the country in 4 days and I need to pack right now. (only one of these was British). Ummm, those actually sound like legitimate reasons, excempt for maybe the last one. Just because they didn't reschedule right there and then doesn't mean they weren't interested. I would've just waited to see if they got back to me to reschedule...if so, GREAT. If not, oh well, forget about them.
oaks Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Ummm, those actually sound like legitimate reasons, excempt for maybe the last one. Just because they didn't reschedule right there and then doesn't mean they weren't interested. I would've just waited to see if they got back to me to reschedule...if so, GREAT. If not, oh well, forget about them. They didn't get back to me.
Eddie Edirol Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) Is that really called dating though? Yeah it was, I meant dating outside of her work. Haha, she wasnt calling me to go to the club to give her money. She met me outside of her apartment. We went out for sushi, lounge, hanging out. She was 22. The point was that in the beginning, she contacted me often up to the date to confirm with me. It was dating until it fizzled out. Edited March 4, 2011 by Eddie Edirol
jane100 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) Pretty much the same for me. If we already committed to a date and time, I'm planning on being there. If you stand me up, I will hunt you down like the dog that you are and shoot you. kidding. I just won't ever respond to another text! p.s. are you saying that the Brits have higher integrity than Americans? yeah, it probably sounded like i was saying that! I think it would definitely be seriously frowned upon here, for whatever reason. One further thought. Although i would never stand someone up, I think we can all be a bit flakey on occasion. Sometimes its just because we don't know what we want or find it hard to negotiate dating and puzzling scenarios appear that we don't know what to do. So I don't take people's inconsistencies TOO seriously, even my own. However, I am surprised by the sheer volume of it. Alot of people seem totally unstable !!! Edited March 4, 2011 by jane100
irc333 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 And then if they do go on a date, they can't view it seriously because it's from a site they're not serious about. Dang, must be a coincidence, I was browsing a profile with the "asterick" ** symbol denoting something on this one profile.. NO JOKE "**Please don't be offended if I do not reply...I am just selective and not crazy about the internet dating world to begin with**" So you're right not taking it seriously. she admits to that.
oaks Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 "**Please don't be offended if I do not reply...I am just selective and not crazy about the internet dating world to begin with**" Wow! I guess this is what will happen: Serious guys who take the time to read her profile won't bother contacting her.Non-serious guys who didn't bother reading her profile will contact her anyway.She'll find that her views about the internet dating world are fully validated by the quality of the guys who contact her. but at least she's letting me know that I shouldn't waste time emailing her.
Author NG85 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Wow! I guess this is what will happen: Serious guys who take the time to read her profile won't bother contacting her.Non-serious guys who didn't bother reading her profile will contact her anyway.She'll find that her views about the internet dating world are fully validated by the quality of the guys who contact her. but at least she's letting me know that I shouldn't waste time emailing her. Yeah, that's messed up. If you're on a DATING SITE, don't be freaked out when people contact you with ROMANTIC INTEREST. I can't tell you how many good-looking girls I've seen on OKC who fill out their profile as if it's a joke. Then for the "You should contact me if" section, they pretty much say "DON'T CONTACT ME!". If you're that un-serious, shouldn't you, ya know, delete your profile? Rather than, ya know, signing in every day and uploading a new picture every day, as well?
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