spiderowl Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I've noticed increasingly that guys who contact me on the dating site ask if I've got Whatsapp. When I say no, some of them just give up. Er why? Am I missing something crucial here?
fitnessfan365 Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 To be honest, I'd never even heard of WA until recently, and have no intention of ever using it. If you have a woman's number, why not just text directly on her phone? Plus, I am not a big texter anyways. At the beginning, a few to make sure she has my number. Then I call her, plan a date, and if I keep seeing her, I try to text as little as possible. Talking to a woman on the phone or in person is how I roll.
SawtoothMars Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I've noticed increasingly that guys who contact me on the dating site ask if I've got Whatsapp. When I say no, some of them just give up. Er why? Am I missing something crucial here? My wife and I use Viber. We have unlimited txt, but Viber is WAY better. I can record 10 seconds of video and send it to her... show her where I'm at and what I'm doing. I can snap quick pictures and send to her... plus it has hilarious emoticons that can show what I'm thinking without having to type. We stay in contact all day with this. Just last week I was working with my boss and I sent her a funny audio clip of us talking about vacation time uses.
Author spiderowl Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for your replies. I'm getting the impression, just judging by the kind of questions those guys ask shortly after the Whatsapp question, that they are predominantly interested in photos. Do you think that's why they ask this? I can't imagine that a guy that was genuinely interested in getting to know me would give up because I didn't have that app. Seems a bit drastic to me.
neowulf Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for your replies. I'm getting the impression, just judging by the kind of questions those guys ask shortly after the Whatsapp question, that they are predominantly interested in photos. Do you think that's why they ask this? I can't imagine that a guy that was genuinely interested in getting to know me would give up because I didn't have that app. Seems a bit drastic to me. If that simple thing is throwing them off, I can't imagine they were that keen in the first place. However, the app is dirt cheap (free?), so I don't see the harm in setting it up for use, should you be asked. It's about remaining flexible and meeting people where they are.
crosswordfiend Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I don't use Whatsapp much but this question has got me wondering what kind of personal information you need to provide to set up an account. Would it be less personal than handing out a telephone number, or conversely would you be able to scrape additional information off a person's account. Not sure. Anyone have experience with this?
SawtoothMars Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I don't use Whatsapp much but this question has got me wondering what kind of personal information you need to provide to set up an account. Would it be less personal than handing out a telephone number, or conversely would you be able to scrape additional information off a person's account. Not sure. Anyone have experience with this? I believe it links to one of your social media accounts. The txt apps out of Asia just use your phone number and are much better at providing people some privacy. It's weird that people are using this for dating. I felt like it is much better suited to people already in relationships.
ExpatInItaly Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I live in Italy and nearly everyone here uses it. Friends, co-workers, dating partners. Not a big deal at all. Costs nothing and uses an internet signal to send and receive messages, thereby avoiding any cost associated with regular texting (depending on your data plan) It's not connected to your social media. Here, it's just another way to communicate and not . But I realize it's not so commonplace in other parts of the world.
scorpiogirl Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 They probably plan on using texting as their main form of communication and don't want to use their allotted texts that come with their phone plan. I give my number and say "you can call me" but that would require effort. It's just people being lazy. Texting also allows someone to carry on multiple conversations at once so if you're not that exciting to them, it's ok because there are other texting buddies and they haven't really "wasted time" with you.
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