FitChick Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 I'm sure older men do similar but this particular survey was done with the younger age group. 1
charlietheginger Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 I never lie I tell them i enjoy my biz pays my Bills and im happy i don't have kids Or very large living expenses Im a more stay at home Kinda guy not a barfly.... weeds out the women looking For a guy to sponge off... Id rather be alone then have a broke Chick looking at me for a free ride
Oxy Moronovich Posted November 25, 2012 Posted November 25, 2012 I'm sure older men do similar but this particular survey was done with the younger age group. Honestly FitChick, I used to have a high opinion of you, but seeing as how you read that racist and ultra-conservatively biased drivel from dailymail.co.uk, I may have to re-evaluate my opinion. I almost immediately clicked out of that website when I saw it was from the dailymail. But then I decided to learn more about this "survey". The second paragraph says, "New research..." but the article NEVER says who conducted the research at all. There isn't any link whatsoever to this research. Hell, we never even know if there was any research conducted at all. The article merely says there's been research and we're supposed to believe it?! Man, if newspapers weren't a dying industry I'd seriously consider starting my own paper because the world has proven that people are extremely gullible. 2
Tara247 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 There is no reason to lie. If a man or a woman lies on their profile, I would think their chances for a successful relationship would go down quite a bit. Who wants to be involved with someone who lied from the very beginning?
Ninjainpajamas Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Most men are lying about somethings if not a lot of things, if you need some research to verify that then you're in trouble Men want to be appealing to the woman as possible and not say anything too unsavory, but then again they're going in knowing what they have to lie about or will omit and what truths they will actually reveal...giving you a false sense of "reality". But then again it's dating...it's mostly a game of chess the majority of the time, if not always.
Author FitChick Posted November 26, 2012 Author Posted November 26, 2012 Here is another "survey" from the same publication. Enjoy! TOP 20 IMPERFECTIONS MEN SEE IN WOMEN 1. Watches too many soaps 2. Always has the last word 3. Makes a big deal of things 4. Nags too often 5. Gets grumpy too easily 6. Criticises his driving 7. Moans when sport is on 8. She snores 9. She takes too long getting ready 10. She cleans obsessively 11. Burping or farting when he’s around 12. Tries to change his dress sense 13. Being lazy 14. Drives too slowly 15. Goes to toilet with door open 16. She doesn’t get on with his family 17. Unsafe driver 18. Leaves girly things in his space 19. Doesn’t make an effort with his friends 20. She shares his toothbrush TOP 20 IMPERFECTIONS WOMEN SEE IN MEN 1. Not getting on with her family 2. Using her toothbrush 3. Leaving the toilet dirty 4. Hating her friends 5. Not being good with children 6. Being lazy 7. Having a big bushy beard 8. Leaves nail clippings out 9. Driving like a boy racer 10. Being grumpy 11. Being a mummy’s boy 12. Going to the toilet with the door open 13. Leaving dirty washing on the floor 14. Unkempt facial hair 15. Criticising her driving 16. Burping or farting in same room 17. Not liking dogs 18. Not helping with washing up 19. Watching too much sport 20. Not helping with the cooking
Pyro Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Anyone who lies like that on a first date is only doing it to improve their chances of getting sex and nothing more. Any person with a brain knows that the lies won't hold up in a LTR.
phineas Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Most men are lying about somethings if not a lot of things, if you need some research to verify that then you're in trouble Men want to be appealing to the woman as possible and not say anything too unsavory, but then again they're going in knowing what they have to lie about or will omit and what truths they will actually reveal...giving you a false sense of "reality". But then again it's dating...it's mostly a game of chess the majority of the time, if not always. This is why I keep my profile short & concise & let the pics & the "stats" which are almost accurate do the talking. The almost accurate part is you can't see the meteor strike on the back of my head & I put down average body type instead of athletic because I don't quite have a 6 pack. This is probably why I get very little love with OLD. LOL!
SJC2008 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Of the 15 women I've dated in the last 18 months, not one has asked me my salary. Are these guys offering the info or being asked??
Cutiepie1976 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Of the 15 women I've dated in the last 18 months, not one has asked me my salary. Are these guys offering the info or being asked?? Agreed. Not a question I've asked. Nor have I asked a guy what he did for a living. Certainly didn't have anyone volunteer a number! When I did online dating, many volunteered WHAT they did for a living, and then asked what I did. Many in fact downplayed their level of success (as did I). Maybe the US is different than the UK. Maybe it's the guys I opted to respond to. Who knows? At any rate, the survey is probably unrepresentative. It was taken at a casino site, and it's unclear how and when they selected respondents.
Art_Critic Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Of the 15 women I've dated in the last 18 months, not one has asked me my salary. Are these guys offering the info or being asked?? Most women already have a man placed into a salary category before the date... and I don't mean a tight category.. just one that she knows he isn't homeless and working at Denny's on the night shift. Today with the help of public records most people already know how much your house costs before the first date Lying just gets you in trouble.. I can't think of anything I ever had on my OLD profile during my single days that wasn't true...
Art_Critic Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Most men are lying about somethings if not a lot of things, if you need some research to verify that then you're in trouble I think there is truth in that.. and part of the reason when a person is verifiably not lying it goes over well... When she sees his pictures do match the real face and body and he is employed, his age is true and doesn't drink like a fish.. etc etc... then she feels more at ease... During my single years I dated thru OLD mainly and never had a problem with second or third dates.
grkBoy Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 I'm not surprised...but I think both sides lie in matters like this.
Cutiepie1976 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) Most women already have a man placed into a salary category before the date... and I don't mean a tight category.. just one that she knows he isn't homeless and working at Denny's on the night shift. Today with the help of public records most people already know how much your house costs before the first date Lying just gets you in trouble.. I can't think of anything I ever had on my OLD profile during my single days that wasn't true... Agree completely! The vast majority of guys I dated when online (97-98%) were totally honest, as am I. For me at least, guys who lied were the exception. There were only two, to be exact. One of my dates lied about his age on his profile (and used out-of-date pictures), and another used pictures that were clearly a couple of years old. (Both were at my upper age limit, which is very wide.) Both were otherwise completely up front and honest, even volunteering dealbreakers they had. It was just very hard to trust either, and in both cases it impacted the outcome. I kept wondering what else might be a lie or a convenient omission. Quite sad really to kill things by such a silly action (like lying about your age) when these things invariably come to light. Edited November 26, 2012 by Cutiepie1976
musemaj11 Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 If I just want sex, I exaggerate my financial and social status. But when I want something serious, I downplay my 'worth' just to see her reaction so I could see whether I could trust her or not. 1
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