bebegal Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 Quick question- I do not post my pic up on the dating site as I do not want anyone to recognize from work etc. SO this guy emailed me and asked to see my pic. I think I am pretty cute Anyway I sent it to him on thursday around 4pm and I have not heard back from him(it is now sat morning) Do you think that if he liked the pic he would have written back by now? We are the same religion and work in the same field(2 things I was hoping to make us compatable).. If you liked someone's pic--would you write them back right away or wait a few day? Unsure how this internet dating works..?
battleworn Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 That's a difficult question to answer. He could be busy, away from his main computer etc. Sometimes people have been known to purposely stretch out the time period for a reply to make them look less interested (cough) or "not desperate". I like receiving e-mail from online prospects, but when they reply within minutes everytime you wonder if maybe that's a little too quick. For arguments sake lets say he read the message Friday sometime while he's at work. It would not be unreasonable to want to wait until Sat or Sun to collect his thoughts and reply. Maybe he's getting pics of his own ready. When I'm really interested in a someone online I like to take my time writing up responses so I don't screw it up. Another example: the woman at the top of my "hope to meet" list, took five days to respond to my initial e-mail, but we've been talking via e-mail every day since then. So how do you know for sure? You don't. Welcome to internet dating, where people will be flirting with you one minute and disappear the next. But don't sweat it kiddo. It happens to everyone. I will say this however. You should get over the embarrasment of having a public profile. When I finally did, I found women much more willing to correspond with me. People without pictures raise suspicion in two way. First, it gives the impression they're not attractive. Second they may be tepid on the whole online dating thing, ready to flake on a moments notice. I've had that happen a lot with no-pic women, much rarer with pic women.
animo Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 Why even bother with dating on the net... It's like getting to know someone twice, once online and then once again IRL. As far as i'm concerned it's double the work for half the result. Not to mention that most sites are filled up with sextourists and the likes (annoying ones who don't take hints). I've seen people fall head over heels on the net then meet and pretty much get a turn-off from eachother...great stuff, great way to waste your time. From what i can tell it's great for people who like the in love feeling cause you get it all the time, right upto the point where you meet
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