Are Men on OKCupid Desperate for Attention?

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In summary, the conversation revolved around the topic of online dating and the experiences of the participants. The original poster shared their frustration with the lack of success on the dating site and their experiment of creating a fake profile of a girl to see the difference in attention. They also expressed annoyance towards men who only focus on physical appearance and don't bother to read the profile. Other participants shared their own experiences and opinions, with some humor sprinkled in. Overall, the conversation highlighted the shallowness and idiocy in the online dating world.
  • #71


Pengwuino said:
Ditch that friend. They only get worse and worse. I have a friend and all they do is complain complain complain and what do they do about it? Nothing. People are like that.

The thing is, there ARE women with the same hobbies and views that you have. You're probably just not looking hard enough or in the right places. In all honesty, the signal to noise ratio for good guys/girls is so low that anywhere you look there's going to be poor quality.

As much as I hate to say it, on-line dating isn't a bad idea.

Lol that's where I met her in the first place. One of the biggest things about her that makes me want to punch a kitten is that she believes in this rigid caste like system where people only want to date the people above themselves. And since she sees herself near the bottom she firmly believes that she could never have anyone decent. They are simply "too good" for her. :mad::devil::cry::eek:

I'm so close to just blowing up on her and telling her to never contact me again unless she changes.
 
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  • #72


Are people not meant to stick by their friends through thick and thin?
 
  • #73


Andy said:
Are people not meant to stick by their friends through thick and thin?

Theres's a difference between 'thick and thin' and just being whiny individuals.
 
  • #74


Andy said:
Are people not meant to stick by their friends through thick and thin?

Of course. But that refers to the occasional problems that crop in life, not to constant complaining, whining, inability to help yourself, ETC. There comes a time when you don't want them to be your friend.
 
  • #75


mcknia07 said:
They are after one thing
In my case it was knowledge - and still is for the most part. And then there is the matter of applying one's knowledge.

Along the way, I've some nice folk and made friends.
 
  • #76


Astronuc said:
In my case it was knowledge - and still is for the most part. And then there is the matter of applying one's knowledge.

Along the way, I've some nice folk and made friends.

In my case, I'm just looking to meet new people! And interesting people to boot! The problem with most people, it seems, is that they're all so similar. How many guys do we all know who summarize themselves as "I like music, going to the gym, drinking, and playing video games" and girls who summarize themselves as "I like music, going to the movies, drinking, and going to the beach". Being in a small science department for 7 years of your life knowing pretty much the same people for years and years makes you appreciate getting to know new people. It also makes you realize how uninteresting certain people are and how great it is to meet someone interested in something you've never heard of.

Boring people are boring :)
 
  • #77


Pengwuino said:
How many guys do we all know who summarize themselves as "I like music, going to the gym, drinking, and playing video games" and girls who summarize themselves as "I like music, going to the movies, drinking, and going to the beach".
:smile: Somehow they deserve each other. Ken and Barbie. :biggrin:

I like meeting interesting people too.


In university, I was too unsettled. I dated, but basically maintained platonic relationships. My lifestyle was such that I had to go solo.
 
  • #78


Astronuc said:
:smile: Somehow they deserve each other. Ken and Barbie. :biggrin:

Ken and Barbie were brother and sister, lol.
 
  • #79


Is OKCupid the place to know interesting people? So pathetic! :biggrin:
 
  • #80


drizzle said:
Is OKCupid the place to know interesting people? So pathetic! :biggrin:

Hey, all the interesting people are on OKCupid! (and Peng is on there too!)
 
  • #81


I know, I just send'm a hai message. :biggrin:Ops, that was his PF profile...
 
  • #82


mcknia07 said:
Ken and Barbie were brother and sister, lol.
Um - last I heard - Ken (Ken Carson) was a Mattel toy doll introduced by Mattel in 1961 as the fictional boyfriend of toy doll Barbie introduced in 1959. Of course, kids could modify the relationship.
 
  • #83


drizzle said:
Is OKCupid the place to know interesting people? So pathetic! :biggrin:
A certain kind of interesting people. :rolleyes:
 
  • #84


drizzle said:
Is OKCupid the place to know interesting people? So pathetic! :biggrin:
Actually OKC has many fascinating members. I've met famous authors, professors, highly cited scientists, a famous diplomat, it's really amazing, you just need to sift through the garbage, just like in the real world.
 
  • #85


Evo said:
Actually OKC has many fascinating members. I've met famous authors, professors, highly cited scientists, a famous diplomat, it's really amazing, you just need to sift through the garbage, just like in the real world.

Are you on the same OKC as me? I want to meet such a people too
 
  • #86


micromass said:
Are you on the same OKC as me? I want to meet such a people too
Evo is on the platinum-standard OKC. If she shows you the secret handshake, she'll be "silenced" if you know what I mean.
 
  • #87


haha Micro! Thats exactly how I felt! loads of weirdo guys being slimey on dating sites!
 
  • #88


Of course we are that shallow. Our primary directive is to have sexual relations. All data found contrary to said directive are to be ignored and discarded. I may actually be a robot.
 
  • #89


nucleargirl said:
haha Micro! Thats exactly how I felt! loads of weirdo guys being slimey on dating sites!

And in person -_- Some random guy once asked me if he could smell my hair LOL so strange. I was in the grocery store and not even in the shampoo aisle :-p
 
  • #90


HeLiXe said:
And in person -_- Some random guy once asked me if he could smell my hair LOL so strange. I was in the grocery store and not even in the shampoo aisle :-p

Hmmm, you seem to attract weirdo's... :biggrin:
 
  • #91


yes I do! LOL I keep trying to figure out what it is about me that attracts them...I need to fix it. I really don't know what it is...even my sister is beautiful and a model and this type of stuff never happens to her. Well...she does get the random guy asking her to marry him every now and then.
 
  • #92


HeLiXe said:
yes I do! LOL I keep trying to figure out what it is about me that attracts them...I need to fix it. I really don't know what it is...even my sister is beautiful and a model and this type of stuff never happens to her. Well...she does get the random guy asking her to marry him every now and then.

weirdo-mode-successful.jpg
 
  • #93


:smile:
 
  • #94


Maybe you should tell those weirdo's that you study physics and that your favorite pass-time is to calculate the Lagrangian of a double pendulum.
I'm sure 99% will back off then. :biggrin:
 
  • #95


micromass said:
Maybe you should tell those weirdo's that you study physics and that your favorite pass-time is to calculate the Lagrangian of a double pendulum.
I'm sure 99% will back off then. :biggrin:

:!)
 
  • #96


well I try not to talk to them ... >_> I will usually answer their question but not encourage more conversation...Like I told that guy no and walked away even though he was still talking. In the past I tried to say weird things to freak them out...but you really cannot weird out a weirdo -_-
 
  • #97


I like Serena said:
:!)

yes I just looked it up on wiki, it is really very beautiful. Can't do that yet tho, I have an ID10T problem going on :D
 
  • #98


HeLiXe said:
but you really cannot weird out a weirdo -_-

I apologize! :biggrin:
 
  • #99


I like Serena said:
I apologize! :biggrin:

Hmmmm...are you an undercover weirdo ILS?:-p
 
  • #100


HeLiXe said:
Hmmmm...are you an undercover weirdo ILS?:-p

Uhh... :rolleyes:

Yes?
 
  • #101


micromass said:
Maybe you should tell those weirdo's that you study physics and that your favorite pass-time is to calculate the Lagrangian of a double pendulum.
I'm sure 99% will back off then. :biggrin:

and they'll be like "KOOL KKOOL, I DO LAGNGIANS 2 AL DA TIME. U WANNA GO TO DA MOVIES SWEET THANG?
 
  • #102


I like Serena said:
Uhh... :rolleyes:

Yes?
:smile::smile::smile:
 
  • #103


Pengwuino said:
LAGNGIANS

omg lololl
 
  • #104


Pengwuino said:
I DO LAGNGIANS 2 AL DA TIME. U WANNA GO TO DA MOVIES SWEET THANG?

HeLiXe said:
omg lololl

You do? I'll take you! !:)
 
  • #105


Looks like you've got a date Pengy :-p
 

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