irc333 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Apparently, I saw this woman, she's on there frequently and lives quite close to me....at the end she added something A great % match is meaningless if you have not answered very many questions, just as a bad %, People say questions don't matter, they do to me, if I see you smoke, hate animals, or any of the other must for me, then you're not for me, no one will waste a drive, a meal ect THough, I don't do the smoking, hate animals and what not...the sexual and other personal questions are WAY too intrusive..... Is it THAT important to women that you answer those silly survey questions?? Link to post Share on other sites
outsidethebox Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) Each question can be skipped I think for any that bug you, and answer can be private or public, and explanation added to make a point. And you can require certain answers for a match and indicate how important or unimportant the question is to a match. Also others can set a threshold for number questions answered for matches or being contacted so they can have some assurance the match percentages are meaningful. Also when looking at a profile you can see public answers that match and those that don't and explanations. These add a lot of insight into a person. About as flexible and effective as it gets. I am thinking it's more helpful for someone that thinks they might have a lot of interest in someone but want to know more about the person. For me there are broader indications in their profile as to whether to message or not. I don't think I've looked at the answer details. The percentages are usually high for someone I'm interested in even if I didn't know what the percentages are or the answer details. But for women wading through a lot of mesages from guys, I can see where it would be very helpful to them. The sexual match is a component I think, so skipping stuff about sex is not helpful, especially when that is a pretty important issue in dating. When looking at a profile there are additional matches on bottom right with things like more or less kinky and other things and I have to admit that always catches my eye. Edited March 8, 2013 by outsidethebox Link to post Share on other sites
Object_a Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If you tick the "answer this question privately" option when answering intimate questions then other people can't see you answer, but they still get used in match % testing. The only downside is you can't see anyone else's answer to the same question without going public. I answer nearly all sexual questions privately, but even if I look at someone who also does this, I still see x% match on sex questions on the side bar of their questions page. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DC4 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hrm, I have noticed men answer A LOT of these questions actually. They also read mine as evidenced by they often use my answers as conversation starters. Link to post Share on other sites
Author irc333 Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 The sexual match is a component I think, so skipping stuff about sex is not helpful, especially when that is a pretty important issue in dating. When looking at a profile there are additional matches on bottom right with things like more or less kinky and other things and I have to admit that always catches my eye. Well, actually it was shocking, because it was from a Christian woman. I would never want to know about anyone's (nor want to know anything about my) sexual history/experience, BEFORE even meeting them face to face. It's rather absurd. She said she's had plenty of non-OK Cupid dates, but this was from people she got to know over time, but this impersonal "interview-like" questioning process that seems SO important to people on OK cupid....is rather ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
outsidethebox Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 well like kimberlydoll says above, they are things that are important to know before deciding to meet, sexual expectations may be dramatically different. Link to post Share on other sites
kaylan Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Apparently, I saw this woman, she's on there frequently and lives quite close to me....at the end she added something A great % match is meaningless if you have not answered very many questions, just as a bad %, People say questions don't matter, they do to me, if I see you smoke, hate animals, or any of the other must for me, then you're not for me, no one will waste a drive, a meal ect THough, I don't do the smoking, hate animals and what not...the sexual and other personal questions are WAY too intrusive..... Is it THAT important to women that you answer those silly survey questions?? People Ive talked to on the OKC forums take the match percentages seriously if the person has answered quite a few questions in common. I always look over a few dealbreaker questions before messaging a girl. Generally, if a girls answered a a good bit of questions in common with me, the match percentage is accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
mortensorchid Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I have been on OKC, and honestly those questions are all nonsense. They are something that they put there just for amusements of others or the user. No one other than the user reads them, and if they do, it makes little to no difference. They match people based on geography. It brings to mind the endless questionaire of EHarmony. You can spend up to an hour on that one, then ultimately it will end up matching a person with another based on geography. It's just an expensive way to talk to people. Link to post Share on other sites
outsidethebox Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 You don't know much about computer programming, do you? Link to post Share on other sites
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