Fun with #OkCupid: 3 different emails ... 3 different responses
First up, if you haven't read my OKC profile - you can check it out over yonder. Might make some sense to the things guys reply to, haha. But for reals, these are all actual emails I've received in the last 48 hours, and my actual responses back to them. It is through this transparent experience that I hope you all can take away some knowledge on what works and what doesn't in the hopes of making your online dating experiences that much more fanschmastically awesome. YAYYYY ONLINE DATING YAYYY!!! K ... cool ... here we go ...
My favorite pizza topping is jalapenos. I am OBSESSED with jalapenos. LIKE OBSESSED OBSESSED OBSESSED ... but I'm not going to tell you this right now. In fact, I kinda can't believe this is this guy's opener. Like really? Really? We're only matched 54% and I see why. Can you imagine going up to a chick at a bar and asking this? Kinda lame, right? So why do it with online dating?
What would have worked is if this guy pulled ONE detail from my profile and asked me to elaborate.
Ex: I see you like dirty hippies, have you been to Burning Man?
This email feels generic, cookie cutter, and not only did I not even click on this dude's profile, I am not going to respond.
Actual Response: None
Again, totally fucking generic, uninteresting, and I have 10 more of these where this came from.
UUUGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Someone give me something good to play with!!!
Actual Response: None
This is pretty much the most perfect email ever. For reals, he grabbed not one, but TWO things in my profile which shows me that he actually cared enough to read my profile before messaging me. (Women want to feel special - ALWAYS. Just keep asking us questions about ourselves, it is the EASIEST way to charm the pants off of her on a first date. Straight up! We've decided in the first 5 minutes if we're going to sleep with you, it's your job to not fuck it up. How do you do that? Make it about us! Super duper secret - but totes works.)
This guy is pretty rad - like I said great email, but in his default picture on OKC his eyes are like CRAAZZYYY DAZZZYYY sad. He looks like literally the saddest dude in the world; that's not attractive. The rest of his pics are good - they tell the story of his life, and aren't just various pictures of him posing for photo booth ... I will message him back because I'm hopeful, but me thinks this duderino just got on OKC cause some chick broke his heart. Lemme go and find out.
Actual Response: Thanks man! Love love love me some Lebowski. And sure! Slammed with work this week, but hit me up next week and let's get 'er done! Peace love and lollipops!
Happy online dating, nerds!!! xoxoxoxxoxox