Baraka_Guru

I don't get it. Isn't the strong point of these dating sites the fact that you can match profiles to your interests? Do they only see your picture and a place to message you or something?

I'd figure you'd get more from the profile and lead with something actually interesting, rather than, "I saw ur pic. ur hot. wanna meet? lol."

I imagine that if I were to ever use this service, I'd like to find some girls who were into reading. If I didn't get specifics, I'd lead off with something like, "Hey, I see you enjoy reading. Who are your favourite authors?" Or something. If I could get specifics, it would be easier...like, "Hey, I see your favourite author is Isaac Asimov. That's great. I was hoping to read more of his stuff. I'd love to know where to start. Maybe we could get together for some coffee and chat."

You know, something.

The sardonic side of me says this, however:

For women, I can see the value of online dating services. It's a challenge meeting guys, because, let's face it, guys can be idiots when it comes to meeting girls in person. A great guy is hard to find, so what better idea than to have searchabe profiles of guys that will help weed out the creeps and "uh...no"s.

For guys?

"Woah, guy! I can pick up some hotties by searching them on my 'puter?! Sweet! lol! It's like reality pr0n!"

I generalize.

But it's fun.

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