I realize that I have only been back into the online dating world for about two weeks now.
But, when I woke up this morning and read the new emails that I had received, I was just SO OVER this whole thing already and almost ready to quit after my month long membership expires at the end of February. I'll just be a spinster.
Why are there so many weirdos out there?!?!
I don't like to exchange phone numbers before actually meeting in person for several reasons;
1. I don't want a stranger to have my phone number.
2. Guys are freaking creepy and will text all the time with terms of endearment and flirty message before we've even met. Ugh. What if, after we meet, they regret calling me "Sexy" or "Babe" or "Cutie"? I mean, I AM all of those things, but...come on!
3. I don't like talking on the phone. Period. There are about 3 people in this world with whom I can spend time on the phone without being bored out of my mind.
When a guy asks for my number before we meet so that we can text or chat, I just think it's weird.
Also, it's really disheartening to get a message from a guy who has clearly misspelled his profile name, or didn't even take a moment to spell check his email to me or the answers on his profile questions.
Really? You meant to make your user name "OldSchoolNuceGuy"?
I understand that I may need to lower my expectations when it comes to spelling, punctuation, and grammar. But, I've said it before, and I'm saying it again - A profile is someone's first impression of you. Why not put a little effort into it?
And speaking of first impressions. Why do guys pick the WORST pictures of themselves to post on their profiles? I don't know if I'm attracted to him if the only thing I have to base my opinion on is a blurry selfie taken with a pre-historic flip phone (featured prominently in the middle of his face). Nor can I judge whether I'm attracted to him if he posts a picture that is 6 yrs old. I mean, props to him for admitting that the picture was taken in 2008, but....no.
Only posting selfies is another huge turnoff. Doesn't he have any friends? Or does he only spend time in his bathroom taking pictures in the mirror? (I see those toothpaste stains...maybe, while you're admiring yourself, take some Windex and do a little cleaning)
Well, I'm glad to have gotten that off of my chest. There's plenty of fish in the sea, and I'm sure there's a handful out there that are worthwhile. In the meantime, I'm just going to complain a lot.
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One guy emailed me today and his user name was "TooSexy4MyShurt." As soon as I saw the name I said, "Oh dear god." Then I opened the email, it said "Hey." and that's it. I dared to click on his profile. he has one picture. It's him, with his shirt pulled up so I can see his "abs" taken with his cell phone. To top it off it look like he took the picture in a creepy bathroom in the basement.
But yesterday I got an email and I clicked on the profile to check out the dude. Nothing really interested me so I didn't respond to the email. Two minutes later I get another email from him that says, "You look at my profile and don't email me. FU."
So classy. Yeah at first I wasn't interested but then you wrote me that romantic email where you said FU and that just won me over.
Hahahaha oh lord help me...
Oh, man! A guy emailed me whose approach was to yell at me in all caps once he found out I had male friends.
He told me that if I have any guy friends, I was only looking to have sex and that I was a slut.
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