Learning a new love language: 000101101001110001
Before I get into this new... thing of mine, a disclaimer first: this was supposed to be just an experiment, or some sort of "proving a point" kind of thing. And it still is. For now. ;)
I guess just think of this as a... social experiment? Haha.
My friend recently broke up with her fiance, and being half of a couple for so many years, she doesn't quite know how to deal with being suddenly single. She's been doing crazy stuff, but the craziest one yet was this: joining an online dating site.
I told her that she was crazy and that there were no decent guys in those kinds of things at all, but she wouldn't believe me. So to prove a point, and in the spirit of camaraderie, I posted an ad in an online dating forum. Fake email and all, but true credentials and true search parameters. :)
I have to say that this online dating thing is REALLY LUCRATIVE. Three days after posting, and I was already ignoring emails. It feels so good to be preyed on, looool.
Which brings me to the very stringent screening system that I managed to develop over three days. I was choosy in real life, I might as well be doubly-choosy in virtual dating, right?
Boys I don't respond to:
1. Foreigners. Idk, doesn't it feel like they're looking for one-night stands?
2. Emails in text language. As in, "hi, saw ur post, wna hang out?" --- okay I fail at demonstrating text language, lol. But you know what I mean.
3. "Yap." Ugh. One of the guys I was emailing with responded with a "yap" to one of my questions. That was a deal breaker for me. How shallow am I?! But, "no teynks" to that!
4. His profile has a picture or he sends me a picture and I find him unattractive. But you have to agree, there's no point in pursuing anything with a guy you don't find attractive, right?
I've also been putting my Google-stalking skills to use. One guy gave me his number and asked me to text him. So I did a Google search for his number and saw that he'd been placing ads around as well, looking for ladies because he "lives alone in his condo and gets a bit lonely sometimes." Um, doesn't that just scream DATE RAPE! No, thank you.
Although I wonder, maybe everything in online dating sites (like, "want to watch a movie with a girl", "up for dinner and long, interesting conversations", "bowling tonight!" etc.) are just euphemisms for "ONE-NIGHT STAND PLEASE."? :|
So far, I've found ONE decent guy. Went to the same university I did, knows one of my old college friends, and seems pretty okay. Except he's five years younger than me, though that's not really in my no-no list, so we'll see. ;)
I guess just think of this as a... social experiment? Haha.
My friend recently broke up with her fiance, and being half of a couple for so many years, she doesn't quite know how to deal with being suddenly single. She's been doing crazy stuff, but the craziest one yet was this: joining an online dating site.
I told her that she was crazy and that there were no decent guys in those kinds of things at all, but she wouldn't believe me. So to prove a point, and in the spirit of camaraderie, I posted an ad in an online dating forum. Fake email and all, but true credentials and true search parameters. :)
I have to say that this online dating thing is REALLY LUCRATIVE. Three days after posting, and I was already ignoring emails. It feels so good to be preyed on, looool.
Which brings me to the very stringent screening system that I managed to develop over three days. I was choosy in real life, I might as well be doubly-choosy in virtual dating, right?
Boys I don't respond to:
1. Foreigners. Idk, doesn't it feel like they're looking for one-night stands?
2. Emails in text language. As in, "hi, saw ur post, wna hang out?" --- okay I fail at demonstrating text language, lol. But you know what I mean.
3. "Yap." Ugh. One of the guys I was emailing with responded with a "yap" to one of my questions. That was a deal breaker for me. How shallow am I?! But, "no teynks" to that!
4. His profile has a picture or he sends me a picture and I find him unattractive. But you have to agree, there's no point in pursuing anything with a guy you don't find attractive, right?
I've also been putting my Google-stalking skills to use. One guy gave me his number and asked me to text him. So I did a Google search for his number and saw that he'd been placing ads around as well, looking for ladies because he "lives alone in his condo and gets a bit lonely sometimes." Um, doesn't that just scream DATE RAPE! No, thank you.
Although I wonder, maybe everything in online dating sites (like, "want to watch a movie with a girl", "up for dinner and long, interesting conversations", "bowling tonight!" etc.) are just euphemisms for "ONE-NIGHT STAND PLEASE."? :|
So far, I've found ONE decent guy. Went to the same university I did, knows one of my old college friends, and seems pretty okay. Except he's five years younger than me, though that's not really in my no-no list, so we'll see. ;)