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should only be taken in the dosage prescribed by your physician
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I think I've exhausted my list of potential dates on OKCupid. I think I've e-mailed everyone who could possibly interest me in the area. Over about a year, thats twenty-five messages sent, which is apparently very low for online daters. Some guy posted on the forum that he had sent thirty e-mails over the past month, which, judging from the responses to his post, is pretty normal. My own endeavor netted four replies, two dates, one of which lead to a brief relationship. So, that's slightly less than a 15% reply rate, which I understand is better than average (5-10%). I guess I did pretty well in those terms. Unfortunately, the number of available women on the site, in this town, seems to be very low and I think I've run out.


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About 5 years ago, I tried:

Match.com
Lavalife
eHarmony (was just in its infancy)
Yahoo Personals
Craigslist

Bah to all of them. Everyone (with the exception of me) lies about their age. Everyone (again with the exception of me-I got "you look better in person than in photos") looks better in their photos (so I'm a bit shallow-I live in L.A.-whaddya want?).

The only thing that this was good for was to make me comfortable meeting strange people in public places-I'm usually a wallflower in social situations.

However I hear other people saying how fantastic it is to online date. One friend was telling me how she could have great brunches and dinners all the time when she was broke.

Punkyfins-I haven't read this whole thread, but if I remember correctly, you have a gorgeous movie star face, as well as an amazing intellect. This probably intimidates and scares the guys away.


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However I hear other people saying how fantastic it is to online date. One friend was telling me how she could have great brunches and dinners all the time when she was broke.


Ooh. That's not nice. I was done over by someone who had a similar philosophy.
 
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I signed up for match.com again. Why are the majority of people on that site so white-bread boring?


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~Stephen Colbert
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Have you ever tried fastcupid.com? It's been awhile, but when I used it, I was able to find people who had actually read a book or two and had an interesting thought from time to time. (I was using it through their partnership with Salon.)


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Yeah, I tried that for a while, through the Onion. I met one girl through it, but I wasn't terribly interested. I might give that one another shot.


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~Stephen Colbert
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I tried that one, too! There's like two girls from my area on it!


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~Stephen Colbert
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quote:
Originally posted by pkitty:

Punkyfins...if I remember correctly, you have a gorgeous movie star face, as well as an amazing intellect. This probably intimidates and scares the guys away.


"Probably??" Humph. Sends 'em straight into the awestruck schmuck relocation and protection program.

*adjusts fake squirrel ears*
 
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*blushes a violent crimson*
I do hope not! My intellect is limited to what was the name of that movie again? You know... the one with the one guy...?" and my face looks like i've been smoking for 15 years.
If guys are gettin'scared of me, it would be very bad news for the store....

but thank you! *blushes more*


~You are a *Taverner*.
Sometimes patrons want to go where everybody knows their names, though it helps 
when half of them are named John. When people want to celebrate, or commiserate, 
they gather to your establishment. You provide the atmosphere, the warmth, rum, 
and even an ear to bend. Did I mention the rum? Years before the language will be 
mangled with terms like facilitator and networking and interpersonal communication,
you've overseen it all, and broken up a few bar fights, to boot.~
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Big Grin

she doesn't look that good anymore you know...i stole her cheekbones and claimed them for my own.

*nods*


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when is spring due?

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but what about your tits? You know we don't care about your personality or intellect.

It's all about the tits.

and... ps... Mark... whoo-hoo


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c-cup


~You are a *Taverner*.
Sometimes patrons want to go where everybody knows their names, though it helps 
when half of them are named John. When people want to celebrate, or commiserate, 
they gather to your establishment. You provide the atmosphere, the warmth, rum, 
and even an ear to bend. Did I mention the rum? Years before the language will be 
mangled with terms like facilitator and networking and interpersonal communication,
you've overseen it all, and broken up a few bar fights, to boot.~
-Royko
 
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quote:
Originally posted by pkitty:

Punkyfins...if I remember correctly, you have a gorgeous movie star face, as well as an amazing intellect. This probably intimidates and scares the guys away.


"Probably??" Humph. Sends 'em straight into the awestruck schmuck relocation and protection program.

*adjusts fake squirrel ears*


Not just the guys. I am quite sure there are some girl hearts broken in there too.



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c-cup


You need to get that stutter taken care of. Razz
 
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your announcement a couple of pages back - he's been away remember.


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when is spring due?

CHIKKINZ?
 
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Actually, can someone off the board take me on a date? At least i know we will get on! I am finding okcupid still quite soul destroying and might delete my profile.
 
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This is almost comical

I was talking to a girl off a dating site, and shes telling me about the dates shes going on!
I mean i dont mind a joke but thats like paying to see santa and him saying
"actually mate my name is dave and this is a part time job...fake beard too."
 
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