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

yeah, but when you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose, as Bob Dylan would muse

Heh. Good point!

When you browse privately, does it show up as you being online? Or does it just keep you from showing up on somebody's "visitors" page?

I was having a great dialogue w/ one girl until I decided, finally, to do that 25 question thing. We answer near identically 'cept on the the "do you want a partner to have kids with?" whereas I checked down a vehement "NO" and her's the obvious opposite. I mean it's just idiomatic of our genders, this couldn't be the reason why she's suddenly stopped replying...??

Hey did someone on here from St Louis look at my profile? Just wondering if its an ILXor cz I dont recognise them.

^^^braggin

It weirds me out sometimes when I get visitors from far flung areas. It shouldn't, I guess, cause I turn on "search ::anywhere::" sometimes too out of curiosity, but when I get a visitor from like Ontario I go 'huh'

I dont mind people from far away checking me out, but it is disheartening when theyre a gorgeous high match and live in another country :(

And whoevr this person was who visited was CU-ETTT.

just sayin :/

That said, I also sometimes get hilarious "hello pretty lady I KISS U" type mangled engrish messages from guys in like, thailand and stuff. Wuh.

my new pickup line

It doesn't work unless you phrase it like a question.

NO ONE EVER ANSWERS ME

ALSO WHY DO I GET MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT ME TO BE THEIR SLAVE

do I have that elusive SLAVE look???

Are you using a picture of you with your s&m gear on?

No one ever answers me either Mandee :( Stupid menfolk :|

i cannot even imagine doing this but i guess i should maybe?

like, even if there were some magical woman who wanted to be my slave was interested, i don't know what i'd do with that. other than feel flattered. i don't want to message people or wink at people. i'd kind of like some extended hugging tho

No! Resist the urge.

Yeh OKC is a tiny bit demoralising tbh :(

Fuck I'd kill for some cuddles now as well. Bleh.

hard to get cuddles via killing ime

Unless u r Gacey or some shit.

mooks, I thought you were married???

i was

still am technically

aw jeez

hey guys so maybe i'm not KING OF OKCUPID since i haven't exactly ~~found a girlfriend~~ on here or whatever, but i'm maybe doin ok on it in the sense of quantity of ppl i'm conversating with & meeting irl, and i have been asked to share my methodology and so here is my pamphlet

01:12:41 PM) HOOS: i mean its a task man i'll be real
(01:13:00 PM) HOOS: like i haven't honestly run my numbers but rough estimate if i send 20 messages i'll get 3 responses
(01:13:11 PM) homo ii: i never see even 20 people i want to message
(01:13:20 PM) HOOS: haha see thats the thing too like
(01:13:31 PM) HOOS: i set my search parameters
(01:13:57 PM) HOOS: '21-30' 'under 5'6' 'single' 'girls who like guys'
(01:14:28 PM) HOOS: and then look at percentages & the first profie pic
(01:14:55 PM) HOOS: if the percentage is above 60 and the pic is cute/ws/intriguing in some way, i'll open the profile in a new tab for further investigation
(01:15:19 PM) HOOS: which usually consists of 'skimming the profile til i find something i can be witty/interesting about'
(01:15:53 PM) homo ii: i pretty much do that too but most of the dudes look pretty dopey and/or have horrible grammar
(01:16:14 PM) HOOS: and my standard msg is subject line 'essential questions' and 3-4 cutesy/lol/'deep' questions
(01:16:34 PM) homo ii: ooh what are your essential questions?

(01:16:45 PM) HOOS: oh they're diff based on the contents of the profile
(01:17:30 PM) HOOS: but like lets say the girl mentions buffy and working for a nonprofit and liking some punk band
(01:17:38 PM) HOOS: i'd be like
(01:17:45 PM) HOOS: -which buffy character are you?
(01:18:05 PM) HOOS: -what is it about your job that you really love?
(01:18:43 PM) HOOS: -punk band XYZ is pretty rad, i love album 123, but have you heard ABC? check out this youtube video
(01:19:55 PM) HOOS: so yeah i'll send about 15 variations on that in a week
(01:20:04 PM) HOOS: and part of it is that like
(01:20:14 PM) HOOS: i'm in a new city with new people coming into it all the time
(01:20:19 PM) HOOS: so constant new pool
(01:22:19 PM) HOOS: but i mean i feel like just being genuine, curious & grammatically correct takes me light years

All good rules to work on but Mand is right, I never FIND that many ppl who fit my criteria and jesus, you sort by HEIGHT!? If I did that I'd never find anyone. My age bracket is huge - but skewed downward, and I suspect the younger guys ignore me cos of my age tbh? (I am talking 28-30yos not babies)

Also I kind of wont go below about 70% on matches. And if there is any bad grammar/spelling that is an instant bum-bowww.

So, for some reason, are people who are all "I am so outdoorsy and I go hiking in the mountains and I travel overseas at least twice a year". Cos that isnt the guy for me. But so many guys feel the need to be braggin' bout their travels idgi?

maybe its a australia thing

everybody in dc brags about their jobs on their profiles

not gonna lie, slightly creeped out by that hoos post

I'd be more attracted to some girl who brags about making mixtapes and watching Pawn Stars. a) admitting that is a big plus re: laid-backness and b) I'd never feel guilty for essentially wanting to do the same thing.

hahaha sorry everybody

everyone in Denver brags about their awesome outdoorsy-ness, too

dude no way HOOS i thought it was enlightening

i mean don't let the fact that i have a 'system' make it sound like i'm anything less than genuine in trying to get to know ppl & make new friends

i've just figured out a way to get the most out of the time i spend on the site so that i'm not hitting 'random' or quickmatch or pointlessly browsing til the cows come ome

Naw what hoos said was cool! At least something a bit engaging and different, I'd think baot it if I got such a message, it shows they've paid attention, for one thing.

Also mixtapes = <3

haha i have "[[mixtape]]" as a bracketed thing on my profile too

iirc it is "life is a [[mixtape]]"

i've kinda got my own 'system' in place for initial msgs (first rule above all: keep it brief)

Another good rule would be "dont msg anyone when you're drunk". Sayin'.

plz share imo!! XP

when you're going thru somebody's profile and they literally make the claim "i'm very unique" - like, i don't even know.

FOund an interesting guy just now til my eyes ran over the phrase "Ayn Rand"... NEXT.

you sort by HEIGHT!?

hoos is roughly 4'2 give or take a few inches, remember

lol

I have some really annoying dealbreakers. I dont want kids, and I smoke. I am sure I'm losing a large base from those 2 things alone.

xpost hahaha :) I like short guys!

yo i'm just sayin i met this girl today who was 4'7, like eyes-at-my-ribcage and i think ppl were mistaking her for my daughter or something, i felt v v weird and would not wanna subject somebody else to that lol

"fun loving guy" = NEXT

wow a guy who loves fun holy shit!!!

"HOW DO I SUM MYSELF UP IN THIS LITTLE BOX"

"i like to go out but i don't get too crazy"

wow a guy who loves fun holy shit!!!

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hahaha this is an instant classic post imo