Just when you thought it was safe - OK CUPID PART 3: The Return of the WOO!

^^^truth. also it doesn't seem to take into account the possible behaviours of people who take 'myspace shots' - they might be more forthcoming

lol there i go with my stereotypes

i mean there's something to be said for that study, but i'd say it's largely bleeding obvious or irrelevant

Dr C otm. I didn't even think about that :-(

and why did I say male cohort? Clearly I think this site and study were designed to help me out personally.

you meant consort, clearly

ahahah

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/02/16/the-case-for-an-older-woman/

^^^ this one is way better

http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/older_lover/Male-Match-Prefs.png

As you can see, a man, as he gets older, searches for relatively younger and younger women. Meanwhile his upper acceptable limit hovers only a token amount above his own age. The median 31 year-old guy, for example, sets his allowable match age range from 22 to 35—nine years younger, but only four years older, than himself. This skewed mindset worsens with age; the median 42 year-old will accept a woman up to fifteen years younger, but no more than three years older.

http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/older_lover/Male-Msg-Prefs.png

This next graph is what's called a heat map. It shows messaging concentrations by age; for each vertical age bracket, the greenest areas have the most messages, the reddest have the fewest, and the yellow have the average. As you can see, men tend to focus on the youngest women in their already skewed preference pool, and, what's more, they spend a significant amount of energy pursuing women even younger than their stated minimum. No matter what he's telling himself on his setting page, a 30 year-old man spends as much time messaging 18 and 19 year-olds as he does women his own age. On the other hand, women only a few years older are largely neglected.

omg, the sexual peak slider map is awesome

that is an astounding page, Dr C

yeah, pretty interesting.

intended audience clearly not well-established career men searching for nubile young things to bear their children though.

http://www.okcupid.com/profile/fofomag?cf=regular

definitely finding those blog posts interesting

i am seeing someone because of this website

:o

tell me more abt this plz

what do u want 2 kno

is he indeed the realest, motha focka, and shit?

i am seeing someone because of this website

:o

Ditto to this, and it is grate. Much to my shock and surprise on both counts.

wow, what are the chances of even meeting someone who's in a geographical vacinity

oh wait. i was looking at the wrong thread. my bad

do i dare join this shit as part of my search for happiness and/or sex

fuck it i have nothing better to do.

i am on this but i never actually respond to anyone, except once when some awesome californian transgendered person msgd me but that was fine cos it was sngh on so many levels

all of my matches on this website suck.

no u have to ANSWER MORE Qs

hHmm am I still on this thing? I keep forgetting I even have a login :/

i am answering more questions but it still wants to pair me up with all these nursing students & marathon runners.

oh, look, a bunch of attractive women who are 30 years old.

A little young for you, iirc.

ugh.

it is possible ian that those nursing students and marathon runners might actually get along with you

tbh a few of them seemed totally alright!

these questions are worded so strangely.

"When is suicide ok?"
-Always

"How important is it that a partner be capable of intelligent intercourse?"

....

Haha maybe that one is meant to trick people who aren't smart enough to get past "hur hur hur! Intercourse!"

i pretty much mark every q as 'doesn't matter' unless its a thinly veiled are you a conservative douchebag?

these questions are worded so strangely.

"When is suicide ok?"
-Always

― Joint Custody (ian), Sunday, February 21, 2010 7:01 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

guilty lols

and be thankful you are in the nyc b/c the pickings elsewhere will make you want to neuter yourself

god i'm sure o_o

i'm having better luck by just looking @ girls who like gene clark & kate bush fyi. lotsa hot librarians on this site!

2 hot chicks who like harry crews.

just got a message from a girl named bacon_and_beer.

feel like maybe it is less important to "have things in common" with a potential boning partner than it is that they are "not an asshole/dbag"

oh, i think i covered a lot of bases answering questions about religion & politics & values.

i think i got off of this because when it comes down to it, most of the gayz in the bay area who are on this are either:
- closeted or semi-closeted super-professional asians, which is cool, just not really the sort of thing i'm into
- berkeley students who work too hard and never come out on the scene and blame the scene rather than themselves
- insane dudes who want to rape yr ass

i can do better irl, thankz.

do you think that gay guys are more likely to be in a relationship (casual or anything) than straight guys?

Gay people just seem so much more outgoing (I'm sorry if I'm stereotyping). I feel like it is easier for them to get in any kind of relationship than straight guys

I just had a gay guy hit on me from facebook and I've become so disconnected with real life that I was like "what the hell, we can be friends mr. random stranger that lives far far away from me - but no I'm not going to call you but thankyou for saying Im handsome". I haven't heard that in years because I'm so damn picky with girls and I don't get out much (Ive been on okcupid several times in the past 5 months but only e-mailed 3 girls). Plus I don't have much self confidence these days.

maybe the gay guys are attracted to my stuffed animal pictures

lol

I'm a god damn straight teddy bear, boy next door, dude

stop

Here's my profile. (removed by user request) Say anything or nothing. I dont care anymore. I finally go the courage to complain about being a single loser. It feels good to admit it. I'm only human. And yet I still am a picky ass mofo because none of these girls on these dating sites interests me and I don't go out much. Let them say what they want about me. It feels good to finally speak my mind