Dating in the Modern Worlld
All this past week, a co-worker has been experimenting with match.com. He's good looking, so it's kindof fun (in a perverse way) to watch him suffer through the process of choosing a photo, writing a profile, wading through 50 pages of mostly undesirable women. He's written to and winked a few of them, and can't understand why they don't write back within a day. Already he's been winked at, but by someone from Kansas with a 10 year-old child.
As for me, I have match.com for the next 1000 years for free (due to an apparent Y2K glitch).
I'm also on SquareDating.com, which is a much smaller population of folks who went to top universities. There is still the numbers problem though.
When bombarded with choices, even the most well-adjusted woman has trouble showing her best social ettiquete skills.
There isn't time to give each prospective boyfriend 3 outings or more to get to know them, and most women cannot handle the method men have used for millenia (date many at once). Thus, I've noticed women change their minds:
(to guy): Yes, let's go out again. No, wait.. A new guy just winked at me. Ok, what about coming with me on an errand then, because I have to go to a party (for my ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend) that I can't invite you to (too awkward). Oh shit, I have to buy a gift. Do you mind coming with me even though it's not a good opportunity for us to get to know each other at all? Oh good, you're coming with me anyway. No time to think about you, I've got to find this gift! Hmm, I feel guilty. I'll see if you can come to the party. Party was fun, but we didn't get to talk much. Oh nevermind... I'll dump you (even though our first date was great, and my friends at the party liked you) and date this new guy exclusively. Yeah.
All the success stories I've heard about match.com are from women. Hmm...
(NOTE: "wink" is just a simple email indicating to someone on an online match service that you've read his/her profile and are interested in talking. It's about as romantic as calling someone but not leaving a message, so that they get your # with call-waiting.)
All this past week, a co-worker has been experimenting with match.com. He's good looking, so it's kindof fun (in a perverse way) to watch him suffer through the process of choosing a photo, writing a profile, wading through 50 pages of mostly undesirable women. He's written to and winked a few of them, and can't understand why they don't write back within a day. Already he's been winked at, but by someone from Kansas with a 10 year-old child.
As for me, I have match.com for the next 1000 years for free (due to an apparent Y2K glitch).
I'm also on SquareDating.com, which is a much smaller population of folks who went to top universities. There is still the numbers problem though.
When bombarded with choices, even the most well-adjusted woman has trouble showing her best social ettiquete skills.
There isn't time to give each prospective boyfriend 3 outings or more to get to know them, and most women cannot handle the method men have used for millenia (date many at once). Thus, I've noticed women change their minds:
(to guy): Yes, let's go out again. No, wait.. A new guy just winked at me. Ok, what about coming with me on an errand then, because I have to go to a party (for my ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend) that I can't invite you to (too awkward). Oh shit, I have to buy a gift. Do you mind coming with me even though it's not a good opportunity for us to get to know each other at all? Oh good, you're coming with me anyway. No time to think about you, I've got to find this gift! Hmm, I feel guilty. I'll see if you can come to the party. Party was fun, but we didn't get to talk much. Oh nevermind... I'll dump you (even though our first date was great, and my friends at the party liked you) and date this new guy exclusively. Yeah.
All the success stories I've heard about match.com are from women. Hmm...
(NOTE: "wink" is just a simple email indicating to someone on an online match service that you've read his/her profile and are interested in talking. It's about as romantic as calling someone but not leaving a message, so that they get your # with call-waiting.)
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