Internet Dating – Avoid the Loons
May 3, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Relationships
A friend of mine has decided to try online dating again. She tried it in the past with mixed results. She had me peek at the bunch and some of them seemed possibly promising. She has her list, she has her cut off age, and now she’s ready to go.
One of the guys who contacted her is a bro
ker. She’s in real estate. Apparently, he wants her to refer clients to him. What the?? Is he looking for a date or some business? I can’t imagine contacting someone and saying, “Hey, if you know someone who needs something written, send them to me.” Weird.
Another one has what he must think is a joke on his profile, in the title line, but it makes no sense whatsoever. Something about, “…my name says it all if you add a ‘y.’” His name is just a random object. I’m sure it means something to him, but to the casual observer or woman who is looking to possibly date him, it makes him look like a loon.
One guy, no wait, I think it’s the looney joke guy again, has this photo that shows an incredibly cluttered room around him. I think he’s standing next to a couch bed. If he didn’t know how to crop the photo, he should have had someone else do it for him. Most women want to date a man with a clean place and an actual real bed. That’s how a grown-up lives, right?
Gentlemen, please read this book, Internet Dating Is Not Like Ordering A Pizza. You might be a great guy, but if you present yourself as a greedy, looney, slob, the ladies are not going to take the time to get to know you.
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Looney tunes is right. A guy friend of mine was telling me some horror stories that women have had from men online. He said the majority of the men on those sites are quite off the wall. Why do they have a picture of a messy room or how about them in dirty sweats and a messy house? My all time favorites is guys that flex their muscles and are shirtless. I didn’t realize it was beefcake.com. Another tip–if they can not post their picture or send you one via an email right when you ask–do not bother with them. Come on men, it is the year 2009,digital cameras have been around long enough to learn how to use them. If you do not like that type of stuff than have a friend do it for you.