deathandtaxes Posted January 1, 2014 Posted January 1, 2014 Explicit preferences can be very funny. It's all bs, though, because when the right one walks through the door, you never know who it will be... 4
xxoo Posted January 1, 2014 Posted January 1, 2014 Many of the examples posted here read like jokes (including the fb one in the op--surely that's a joke). This is true: Explicit preferences can be very funny. It's all bs, though, because when the right one walks through the door, you never know who it will be... People fall in love with jobless addicts if they are hot and charming enough. God forbid if they are the wrong height or weight, though! 2
dreamingoftigers Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 People fall in love with jobless addicts if they are hot and charming enough. God forbid if they are the wrong height or weight, though! I have no idea what you are talking about. Of course he was clean when I married him.
Lady2163 Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I did want to add something to this... Marilyn Monroe was a size 10. At 190 pounds, I was two sizes bigger than she was. Unfortunately, I quit smoking and gained two more sizes, so I am overweight, obese, but not sloppy....yet. I don't want to know how much I weigh. I'm guessing it has to be 215. So, 300 pounds seems really huge to me. I'm thinking a female Chris Christie. When the weather is nice I bicycle 20-25 miles at a time. I average anywhere from 12-15 mph, so that is a decent pace. My assets are I have a nice smile and well....a nice rack. My liabilities are my stomach, butt, the fact I can't do anything with my hair when it's long and I wear glasses. I don't get a lot of action from my online profile. Not from men who are uhm...way worse looking than I am. I don't have a lot of demands or negatives on my profile, BUT I do mention that I am not into sports watching (except i am a rabid red sox fan) or hunting, camping, fishing. I soften it by saying I'd like to,try kayaking, I don't mind boating, water skiing, etc. I've had my profile edited by male friends and just can't get any interest. It is depressing. Then there is the old (probably late 50s) fat cranky guy down the street who has been a widower less than a year and has already had two girlfriends and countless women chasing him. His wife died and the widow brigade started showing up with casseroles and inviting him over to dinner. He has the personality of a rock, sucks as a neighbor and I've seen several women do the walk of shame. Why? Why? Why?
dreamingoftigers Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Many of the examples posted here read like jokes (including the fb one in the op--surely that's a joke). This is true: People fall in love with jobless addicts if they are hot and charming enough. God forbid if they are the wrong height or weight, though! Or your had to take Exit 3 off of the freeway to meet them at the Crack Den... Exit 2, okay but 3 doesn't even have a Tim Hortons nearby.
dreamingoftigers Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I like this one: "I wasn't born with a filter." I immediately drop to my knees and thank god I'm single. "No filter" Sounds like it could be turned into a WHMIS symbol as well. Some others: "Keep away from Syringes" "Don't Ride Without Protection" "Emotionally Damaging"
dreamingoftigers Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I did want to add something to this... Marilyn Monroe was a size 10. At 190 pounds, I was two sizes bigger than she was. Unfortunately, I quit smoking and gained two more sizes, so I am overweight, obese, but not sloppy....yet. I don't want to know how much I weigh. I'm guessing it has to be 215. So, 300 pounds seems really huge to me. I'm thinking a female Chris Christie. When the weather is nice I bicycle 20-25 miles at a time. I average anywhere from 12-15 mph, so that is a decent pace. My assets are I have a nice smile and well....a nice rack. My liabilities are my stomach, butt, the fact I can't do anything with my hair when it's long and I wear glasses. I don't get a lot of action from my online profile. Not from men who are uhm...way worse looking than I am. I don't have a lot of demands or negatives on my profile, BUT I do mention that I am not into sports watching (except i am a rabid red sox fan) or hunting, camping, fishing. I soften it by saying I'd like to,try kayaking, I don't mind boating, water skiing, etc. I've had my profile edited by male friends and just can't get any interest. It is depressing. Then there is the old (probably late 50s) fat cranky guy down the street who has been a widower less than a year and has already had two girlfriends and countless women chasing him. His wife died and the widow brigade started showing up with casseroles and inviting him over to dinner. He has the personality of a rock, sucks as a neighbor and I've seen several women do the walk of shame. Why? Why? Why? Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating | Video on TED.com
MrCastle Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I did want to add something to this... Marilyn Monroe was a size 10. At 190 pounds, I was two sizes bigger than she was. Unfortunately, I quit smoking and gained two more sizes, so I am overweight, obese, but not sloppy....yet. I don't want to know how much I weigh. I'm guessing it has to be 215. So, 300 pounds seems really huge to me. I'm thinking a female Chris Christie. When the weather is nice I bicycle 20-25 miles at a time. I average anywhere from 12-15 mph, so that is a decent pace. My assets are I have a nice smile and well....a nice rack. My liabilities are my stomach, butt, the fact I can't do anything with my hair when it's long and I wear glasses. I don't get a lot of action from my online profile. Not from men who are uhm...way worse looking than I am. I don't have a lot of demands or negatives on my profile, BUT I do mention that I am not into sports watching (except i am a rabid red sox fan) or hunting, camping, fishing. I soften it by saying I'd like to,try kayaking, I don't mind boating, water skiing, etc. I've had my profile edited by male friends and just can't get any interest. It is depressing. Only deal breaker I see here is Red Sox fan tbh. 1
xxoo Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 What I wanted to discuss is of the dozen or so profiles I was reading, 3 of them said specifically "I can be hard to handle at times." Isn't this just Monroe talk for "I can be a huge bitch sometimes and you better learn to put up with it?" Because that's always what I interpret it as. I'm convinced that some men like a woman like this. Seek it. Need it. I have one guy friend who has admitted it. He knows his wife can be a witch sometimes. He says that she's the only woman he dated that never put up with his crap, and he likes that. She's super hot, too. But he definitely mentions her unwillingness to be "handled" as a selling point. 2
Lady2163 Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Only deal breaker I see here is Red Sox fan tbh. But I don't expect any man to watch the games with me. I don't let it take up my whole day. I don't constantly check the score while I'm with him. It's a hobby that takes about 300 hours a year. He's more than welcome to have a hobby that occupies his time, but doesn't include me. Heck, he could even watch 300 hours of porn and I wouldn't get excited!
lollipopspot Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 I'm convinced that some men like a woman like this. Seek it. Need it. I have one guy friend who has admitted it. He knows his wife can be a witch sometimes. He says that she's the only woman he dated that never put up with his crap, and he likes that. I think that's true. I know a guy who really has his choice of many women - he got and gets a lot of attention. And the woman he chose is very domineering, and I don't think very nice or sweet. But whatever happens behind closed doors, it works for them. It's hard to say from the outside what makes a relationship work.
Thegreatestthing Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) That is why that book "why men love bitches" exists,when I was bitchy and hard to handle (not meaning to be had issues at the time) I had men were more keen,but they were not good guys,they needed a constant challenge. I'm much happier being nice and loving to everyone. I'm convinced that some men like a woman like this. Seek it. Need it. I have one guy friend who has admitted it. He knows his wife can be a witch sometimes. He says that she's the only woman he dated that never put up with his crap, and he likes that. She's super hot, too. But he definitely mentions her unwillingness to be "handled" as a selling point. Edited January 2, 2014 by Thegreatestthing 1
FitChick Posted January 2, 2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating | Video on TED.com Very entertaining but ultimately with all of her spreadsheets and data, it boiled down to having good photos and a positive sounding profile. Interesting that she said intelligent people tend to have longer profiles, while the most popular have shorter ones. 1
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