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I'm considering giving this a whirl, never tried to before so thought why not!
Anyone got any recomendations in terms of good sites? Tips? Do's and don'ts?
Cheeeeers
Anyone got any recomendations in terms of good sites? Tips? Do's and don'ts?
Cheeeeers
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Okcupid.com
http://www.reddit.com/r/OkCupid/comments/duggk/reducing_critique_requests_a_list_of_dos_and/
http://www.reddit.com/r/OkCupid/comments/js9x3/i_think_its_about_time_we_had_a_dodont_list_for/
(This is short because I'm about to go to bed, but I seem to have become kind of an online dating guru on here...so if you want me to give your profile a once over when you've written it, let me know )
P.s thanks
Also, when Franki finds her tips about writing messages to people, follow those too. It turns out she's right, and my approach to reading messages was pretty much exactly as she says. Generic ones get completely ignored, ones that show you've actually looked at my profile, I may actually reply to.
The hardest part is getting a profile started and rough answers to the questions. Then you can post it up here and we can tweak it for you.
Don't talk about your bunions and you'll be fine.
I've looked at a site before out of curiosity but it all seemed a bit cringey? Whats all this winking malarkey about? Wouldn't it better to just message someone?
They removed that because it was less than useless.
I message guys actually more than I get messaged, nowadays (neither of which is overly often, it just tends to be when I'm feeling a bit miserable). But you'll find that as a guy, you'll almost certainly be sending out a lot, lot more than you'll be receiving, even if your profile is 100% perfect, because the numbers are vastly skewed in the ladies' favour.
Don't ever send a message like this...
I just genuinely got that. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
A few friends are on dating sites. One said she keeps getting requests from married men who don't have profile pictures.
I've had several people ask me out on a date within 20 mins of talking which has weirded me out. But IMO Okcupid is pretty good...
i kinda wanna sign up so i can look at boys. #perv
ohmigosh, my friend like gets all those requests from those weirdos in plaid shirts that listen to this new do-do-do-dooooo music.
I haven't yet but I will be just getting some my profile checked over
haha nice. i might get the resident expert to do mine too. okcupid is it??
I don't write them, by the way, I enhance what's already written
Also yes, okcupid
yes miss.
Shush you. I should totally charge for this shit.
Maybe I am, but that's not the bloody point.