Comments on: 10 Things I Hate About Online Dating

By: joninctusa

joninctusa — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:48:47 +0000

Brian- this is one funny ass, accurate dismantling.
But you left out the #1 thing people list: the “beach”.
You said it; its like describing a car by saing the tires are round. (btw-brilliant)

Im tweaking my profile to say I like: air, food, fucking, sleep…

By: TJE

TJE — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:32:13 +0000

I think Dave might be my brother from another mother across the pond. Im from the UK, well versed with POF and have been significantly traumatized in the process. My last date involved me running for the front door of this women’s house jumping in my car and driving it like i stole it to get away. Apparently she took a dim view to this and wanted a a better explanation than my frantic mumblings of “gotta go” and proceeded to call and text me constantly troughought the day for five days. Other highlights include me nearly needing to get restraining order on one women, general other horrific dating disasters and i think there may be a Facebook group dedicated to trashing my good name from a load of pissed off women. Infact I cant show my face in some of my neighboring towns. Yep living a dream.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:32:29 +0000

Very interesting on the comments. I have found scammers on Match.com, they will IM and say they are soldiers just back from war. Not true just scammers google it. Some will copy poetry and send it in an email. One way to catch a scammer: Ask them about the current weather, superbowl something locally in the news or the city they “supposedly” live in and if they ignore that question you have your answer. Men put in their profiles if they are 45, looking for women between 29-34. Well I want someone 20yrs younger too but its NOT happening! And some men are 45-50 and want children. Really …. WHY? are these old farts going to take care of them. I’m sooooo tired of the motorcyle picture, get over yourself. If you are an educated women, most men are intimidated and do not reply. This is the best: Men with big guts are athletic and toned, probably about 85% of athletic and toned men are OVERWEIGHT. Just because you work out does not make you athletic and toned. So many men lie about their age, all gray and wrinkled and stated they are 40 but you can tell they are 60. Guys stop lying about your age, and be accurate about your body type. Ok, that is my opinion happy online dating!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:13:40 +0000

This has got to be one of the most entertaining blogs I have ever come across for sure. I almost got out the popcorn… the scenes with Dave and Anonymous are worse than a train wreck.

Anyway, thought I’d put in my two cents. You guys made some valid points about what women should not put in their dating profiles. But I would like to add a personal pet peeve, and from what I have read, many women feel the same: chronic Netspeak users and badly written messages. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten messages from guys who use words like “wut, dat, bcos, ur, ahite, wat”, and then wonder why they don’t get a response. On top that, bad grammar, such as stingy (if any) capitalization and punctuation, and frequent misspellings, are an eyesore.

I’m not saying women aren’t guilty of this as well. Nor am I addressing perceptive men who take the right approach — these are fewer than you might think. I’m addressing the many ranting men who accuse women of acting superior and egocentric because they didn’t receive a response when a different issue may be at fault. I think before we point the finger at someone else we should try to examine our own habits, which might lead to the truth. Again, just my two cents.

By: john

john — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:28:32 +0000

I think generic interests just show how boring most people really are.

By: thegraverful

thegraverful — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:49:04 +0000

lol!
some of these are true actually ;-)
I’m playing on another online dating site called Flitmaps, that may allows to overcome some problems… it’s gps based and very related to smart people around you…btw very easy to use and people are real, not a waste of time with fake ’10′ girls or somthing similar…

By: David (who has given up with POF)

David (who has given up with POF) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:29:58 +0000

Online dating is a waste of time. Sure, some people find love online, but you could find love in a supermarket, a car crash, or even a tragedy (e.g. fatal air crash) … it can happen anywhere, but that doesn’t mean you should use those methods!

A lot of women on these sites are SADISTS. In the past they were foolish with men, got their fingers burnt, and are getting revenge on men by ignoring their messages etc ….. pathetic. They are borderline mentally ill, with issues from a previous relationship.

Another large percentage of women on POF etc are narcissists (they worship themselves). You will never meet their criteria. They will gleefully delete hundreds of messages because the men didn’t match up to some unrealistic requirement (“you should make me tingle when I look at you”… BS). Research has shown that you cannot feel the emotions of a teenager when you are in your 20s/30s etc. Alas, many females still think they can recapture the feelings from adolescent love …. their brains have changed, and those feelings are gone forever, or considerably weaker.

Another group of “single” women are, in actual fact … in relationships! That’s right …. they are testing the water, or making themselves feel good. Not worth their weight in sh#t.

The women on these sites should remember: The messages were sent by a human being with feelings. If the message was respectful and polite …. you should get over yourself and be courteous. “I am too busy to reply to messages” … if you were THAT busy, you wouldn’t even have the time to use the site, let alone read messages. Get over yourselves :-)

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:07:44 +0000

I’ve been on various dating sites over the years and have found that apart from a couple of winks now and again women generally hardly ever make the first move. Even then when i’ve received a wink and have sent a reply saying ‘hi, read your profile liked what I saw, would like to know a bit more’ blah blah blah…. I don’t get a reply.

You can’t help but wonder what is wrong, are they real? Does my face look repulsive, in which case why the wink in the first place? Sending a couple of mails back and forth is not a binding contract for having to meet up or even take it any further.

I tend to think that a lot of women on dating sites are on there to have smoke blown up their arses, their egos bolstered. I look at the pretty 34yo, never been married, good job, full social life shown by various pics of nights out etc, and think so what’s the problem, why are you still single? There’s more to her than meets the eye methinks…

A good friend of mine is getting married to a girl he met via match, in fact she initiated contact, so it DOES happen, just very very rarely in my experience.

By: Also Anonymous

Also Anonymous — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:09:42 +0000

This post is great! I tried POF for about a year…..don’t waste your time. Aside from a handful of attractive women (whose profiles are probably fake) it’s nothing but a bunch of delusional, extremely average looking women (7′s on their best day) who all seem to suffer from Princess Syndrome. Since these sites are basically a 3:1 ratio of men to women, even a very average looking woman probably gets a lot of emails. I guess the ego boost it provides makes them think they suddenly are a 9 or 10. What’s worse is that they won’t settle for anyone who is not a 9 or 10 (and way out of their league) and it’s the same people on there month after month. When I finally deleted my profile almost a year after joining, I would say that 90% of the women who were on there when I joined were still on there.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:13:36 +0000

One would think over time and with age, there would come some kind of wisdom. I am 60 years old and have, from time to time, joined different dating sites. If anyone out there is hoping it gets better as you get older……..good luck with that fantasy and be prepared to sit across from your lunch date looking at her like a dog hearing a high pitched whistle. Oh yes….it is ok to get up and just walk out without saying a word, they will sit there stunned just long enough for you to make your escape.