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 recently, 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 ...
Fact: Online dating is about the chick, not the dude. Women are in the position of power as we are the minority on these sites. (I'm actually genuinely curious what the male to female ratio is on each site. They prolly don't release it, but someone somewhere has to at least have a guesstimate - hit me up! I'm curious! @Jenfriel) Do not ever, and I mean EEVVEERRR message a chickadee like this - it's incredibly lame.
A more appropriate message would have been if he picked ONE detail from my profile and asked me to elaborate.
Ex: I see that you like the Matrix, what are your thoughts on the sequels?
Perfect. Concise. Period end of sentence.
The above email though? No bueno.
Actual Response: None
FTR, don't ever ... EEVVEERRR create an online dating profile and leave out the picture. On OKC you MIGHHTTT be able to get away with it if you answer enough of the questions and just so happen to have a high compatibly - but it's still not good. Take a picture yourself, or have a friend do it. Leave out the "in the mirror myspace pose" just have a genuine smile and frame it the way a headshot is framed. Don't have any hats or glasses on - it strictly just needs to be your face. Let the female judge your attractiveness, just make sure that you have a genuine smile!!
Actual Response: None
I normally don't condone cursing in the first email, but this guy and I are matched pretty high - and this caught me off guard - something that doesn't happen a lot on online dating websites.
Well done.
Actual Response: hahaha hello.
There ya go nerderinos. Best of luck out there!!!