Showing posts with label dating online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dating online. Show all posts

Saturday, May 2, 2009

KIII: Keep It Interesting, Idiot

I logged into my OKCupid account after a good year of not being on there.  The questionnaires are addicting, and the QuickMatch system is decent.  I don't use dating sites, but OKC's social networking-like features are cool.  I've made 3 decent friends from there (one actually a guy), and one short-term lover who I am now just friends with.

I've told single folks I know to try it out, not just for the dating opportunity but the fun in networking with people through their simple questionnaires.  It's a decent matching system no matter what you're looking for.

The gals all found guys to date, but the guys failed miserably.  Upon inquirying what happened, the response was 100% the same: "They just stopped writing."  So I asked them one simple question: where all your replies to the lovely ladies LONGER than theirs?  That response was also a 100% yes.

This is is a mistake men make in dating.  Be it online messaging at a social networking site, initial emails, phone calls or even date conversations, it's important to STFU.  Let the lady lead the discussions.  Inquire into HER life.  If you're taking over the conversation, you're not interested in her enough, and she'll shut you down.

I try to keep my responses to their questions very short.  If I notice her replies to me getting shorter, I'll shut it down way before she will.  If you follow this advice, you'll find yourself in many more good opportunities rather than ones that will obviously fail before you realize it.

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