fucking dating websites are such a fucking rip off.

I signed up for match to "look around" kinda and found 1 really interesting girl. I thought, fuck, 30 bucks? Okay, why not? Its a lot but you know, she seems really interesting and I'd kill to meet a girl like this. I message her.

I come to find out that the person you message can't read their emails unless they've paid to. I dunno if that chick is paid or not, but I think this is a scam. In order for you to find someone, you both have to pay money, just to introduce yourself.

I understand having to pay for a premium account where you can message people, but once you've paid you should be able to trust that your emails can be read! Right?

whine whine whine bitch bitch bitch.

Cupid.com let gold members send e-mails to anyone and the recipient could read them even if they weren't gold. I used it a few times about 2 years ago when I wanted to meet some new people.

The personals site run through the Onion is the same way. Pay to send to anyone, but non-gold members can read a respond to any mail sent to them.

I never heard of those, but man, match pissed me off.

It's a scam if you weren't informed of this provision first. Fine print alarm!

This is the first time I've heard of this. A friend of mine subscribed to a dating website & it was also just that you couldn't write as a non-paying member but you could read your stuff just fine.

That is a rip-off.

it made me sad at first because I assumed the girls I messaged just didnt want to reply to me. I have bad enough self esteem, thats why i wanted to try e dating!

have you looked at OK Cupid? It's free.

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Originally posted by CancerDusk:
have you looked at OK Cupid? It's free.

AND quiz-tastically fun!

never heard of OK cupid. *investigates*

Okay, since the topic is here, ladies, if you were looking to find a date from OK Cupid, would you respond to a message from this guy? Or am I just being too over-the-top goofy.

aieeeeeee.....

*blenches*

umm... what does that mean?

Sorry Han

Actually it's pretty good, the pond scum part is especially funny and charming.

I'm not the gal to comment (yet here I am ) because Evil Bastard was shopping the online personals waaaaaay before I was out of the house.
Oh, and the "five things I can't live without"?
Guess what he put down......

ROFL

Sorry

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Originally posted by CancerDusk:
Okay, since the topic is here, ladies, if you were looking to find a date from OK Cupid, would you respond to a message from this guy? Or am I just being too over-the-top goofy.

Is that yours?

I'd be a bit intimidated.
You sound like one sharp guy, both in the intelligence department and in the tongue lashing sense.
It is, however, very funny, so I enjoyed reading it. It cracked me up.

Also, when you insist how modest you are, and obviously indicating the opposite...well, how do I know you won't revel in your opposite-of-modesty style when you're talking to me? I wouldn't want to spend the whole evening admiring your wit.

I dunno, I might give you a try because you sound amusing...but a bit cool and intimidating.

Just me, though

Sorry, Beez. I didn't know I'd be exposing a wound. ::hugs::

Thanks for the feedback.

BtB, intimidating, huh? Maybe I'll tone down the "modesty" and try to be a little bit warmer.

*hugs back*

It's ok. I can usually laugh about it now.

But definitely leave the pond scum part just like it is.
And the part about the birthday prezzie!

Also, the first part with saving the kittens and the dolphin and so on was fun.

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You can have inner peace or enlightenment or something. But inner peace doesn't make a man comfortable in sequins. Enlightenment won't turn my legs into crazy implements of funk. And that's all I really want. Sequins.

Bwahaha!

actually, i'd go for him. just so ya know. but i'm not spending my life hunting for such things, so i wouldn't have been on the site, but yeah. he'd get a message from me.