Soon2BeCatLady

This came up because of two messages I got on POF the other day…  but, how long are you supposed to wait to hear back from someone you’ve messaged before deciding to cut your losses?

This guy, for instance.. not very patient..  He first sent:

“Hello beautiful….”

..and when I didn’t respond TWO HOURS LATER, he sent:

“Guess not…lol :-)”

Geez – sorry for not living, eating and breathing POF..  He wasn’t too far off though,  as you all know, I don’t respond to that sort of stuff.  (Guys, girls get 30 messages a day that say exactly “Hello beautiful..”  or “How are you tonight?”   Unless we don’t have a life – don’t expect a response unless you are the most attractive man on the planet.. (i.e Super Hot POF Guy.. who is even hotter in person, for the record..))

But – nevertheless, this got me thinking.  I had been chatting with another friend and he gives girls a week to respond to his message before moving on.  A WEEK!?   Dude.. if I am going to message someone back, it will usually be within a day.  Maybe two if I am super busy.   In the unofficial Twitter poll I took today,  1 – 2 days was about par for the course in how long it takes people to respond.

A few people did mention though that they wait as to not seem overeager. This absolutely boggles my mind..  You’re on a website to meet people, and you don’t respond right away because you don’t want to scare someone off?  Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of going to a bar.. and when a cute girl asks you a question, walking away to return a half hour later to see if she still wants to talk?  I’m so confused.

Additionally – is this why I am going to turn into a crazy cat lady.. because I am too eager?   Honestly – I would say I generally message back within 5 hours.. usually right upon receipt, if I am going to.   If I have been online and it’s been 24 hours,  I am probably not going to respond.

Let’s discuss, interwebs.  I know there are “rules” for waiting to call and all that nonsense.. are there really rules for how long it should take you to write back to an online dating message?!

Sending a message such as the following really isn’t a good idea.   It’s really only going to work if the person on the receiving end is desperate.. and really, guys, you don’t want a desperate girl.

“Your mesmerizing eyes make my heart mve. Your loving smile, and the flowy hair can make any guy crazy. The gentle skin on that curvy body is so hard to resist. The full body make me wonder what your hidden parts may be like. Your style is unique and effervescent. Meeting you would fulfill my dreams.”

Come on,  this is sweet things you say after you have actually fallen for someone… except normal guys still don’t say it.   More along the lines of “You’re really pretty.”  maybe, or “I like looking into your eyes.”   Sweet enough for a normal girl to melt.

So, when you send a message like this – and the target does not respond.. I would highly suggest NOT sending a 2nd message that sounds like this:

“I am studying taxation. I live alone in a studio apartment, and really cant wait for you to visit me here. Your body is so soft and endearing, cant help undressing you in my mind. The sexual energy in your eyes is calling for someone to hold you hard and take youcompletely. Your flowy hair suggests your carefree nature and your desire to be loved and licked all over. Cant wait to lick you all over.”

..Because now you are uber creepy.

Excuse me..  What?

“Your question section has me masturbating rite now”

First of all,  don’t tell a girl this.  Ever.   Or – at least until you are dating her and you know if she’s okay with that information.   Strangers on the internet??  Not needed information.

Second of all,  WHAT?!   I would maybe understand a bit more had he have been “choking the chicken” to some photos… but to my multiple choice answers on OKCupid?   Now that’s just a little weird.  Well, maybe not.. I am fascinating.  <– Sarcasm, for the record.

Nothing confuses me more than getting a message like the following from someone I have never seen before, or chatted with before:

“I think….that is the dumbest, cool thing I’ve thing. #Bravo​”

What?!

Honestly, I think if you can’t form the idea of what you are trying to say – you most certainly shouldn’t be using hash-tags!   Well – maybe I take that back.  At least the hash-tag suggests that he is impressed with something on my profile.. what that might actually be specifically, I will never know.

Really, people..  Is pausing for 20 seconds to read what you just typed that difficult?   I get that people make mistakes – shoot, I go back and edit my own posts here all the time..  but, there comes a point where it’s just laziness versus an “oops!”   Or sheer stupidity… but it’s hard to tell over the computer.

Can we start requiring an IQ test for the free online dating websites, please?

Nothing like cutting to the chase with your opening POF message:

“Hi my name is avi and I am in [City]. I an 28. Single 5’4. Would you like to date me?”

I have some words of advice to my dear fan, Avi:

– If the girl you are messaging is listed as half a country away, the answer is probably no, and you probably were wasting your time.

– While being 28 and single is probably a perk,  that is not reason enough to date someone right out of the gate.

– Sentence structure… Go to back to 3rd grade.  Do not pass go, do not collect $200.   Seriously,  if you are going to put the bare minimum in a message, and expect it to ever work,  make those 4 “sentences” A+ material.  You know you copied and pasted it, anyway.   You only have to do it right once.

– Putting in your profile that you would like to get married this year is a huge red flag.  I’d advise you eat that idea immediately.

(Notice I didn’t say anything about his height – because I am not a bitch.  Short guys are awesome.. when they are intelligent and don’t want to get married this year.)

“I’ll venture to say you have received 923 messages that go:

“Hi, my name is Bernard. 🙂 I’m 42, five times divorced, and live in a trailer park. My ideal first date would be you buying me ice cream, and taking you back to my place and snuggling in the girth of my body.”

Well, I hate to disappoint you, but I just can’t possibly measure up to those guys.”

I get what he’s trying to do, but at the same time.. He’s right, he doesn’t measure up.. He sent a form letter.   Form letters are dumb, not to mention 42 years old is out of my comfort for age in a potential romance.

This message would be okay if it had something added at the end that made it seem like he didn’t send it to every woman he saw on the http://www.. the “personalized form letter” if you will..

Sigh… some people will never learn.

I received a message from a man on the meat market, and based on his user name, he thinks quite highly of his tongue skills.   His request to prove those skills was quite interesting:

“I would chew thru my own leg to get the chance to taste u”

Now – come on.  What does he think someone will respond to that?  “Oh no, don’t do that – here, have at it.”?   I’d would honestly LOVE to see what sort of responses he gets to a message such as this.   Since I will never know, I will show you what I responded:

“Hmm. Well, if you in fact chewed through your own leg, I would think about giving you a chance.. The likelihood still wouldn’t be very great, but I’d at least consider it. Ball’s in your court.”

..I’m sorry, but if you are going to boldly suggest doing something that ridiculous for something in return –   Step up to the plate, my friend.

“LMAO. Uve got moxy. I love it”

Apparently we are not going to put our money where our mouth is..  Perhaps another day.

Oh POF – I need to spend some more time with you, because your users crack me up.

“You are wicked cute. How do you look naked??”

Oh geez…  I literally laughed out loud in the break area when I read this message this morning.  I may or may not have gotten a couple weird looks.

“For the record — Horrible.”

I am not sure why I thought this was going to work to make him move along..  perhaps because it was morning and I wasn’t fully awake yet?    But, I was pretty happy with my response, until I got his response:

“No!!!!! Proof?”

Yeah… guess I just walked right into that one, huh?   So – I then sent him a naked photo of myself… haha,  just kidding!

A post from Velvet:

Ok, so you remember the message where the sender called me a “dickweed delinquent”? If not, go back and refresh your memory. You back?  Okay – here we are, about 2 weeks later:

“Can we still be OK? This is not a real form of knowing anyone, it is just passing notes in Jr High.”

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I didn’t respond. I just didn’t care that much, and I didn’t yet see the humor factor. Just wait…    Another message rolled in:

“I am at your feet. Oh Guru in the sky, tell me where I went wrong. What did I do to hurt you so???I am a fool and a great fire god on the mountain.  Show me the error of my ways.”

Wait- He’s a fool AND a fire god??

“Really?? You called me names in your strange and confusing message…and proclaimed me winner of the Marko Lotto?? I am all for witty and goofball-odd messages, but yours was insulting and mean.”

“So sorry. Chalk it up to me being an idiot, I admit it and there is an, “I am so sorry”, attached to it. I so did not mean in any way to offend you” [so you meant dickweed delinquent in a good way??] “That was a huge mistake and you seem to be a seriously genuine person. [I am pretty awesome] Can we start over? I would very much like that.”

“So let me lay it out for you… Unlike you, I use these beginning messages as a way to decide if there is enough about a person to interest me in meeting them face to face. You are right-these messages are passing notes in junior high. But before I agree to meet you under the bridge after school, there has to be a reason why I want to know you. Right now I am neutral to a bit negative. If you think you can change that-go to it. I accept your apology.”

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I responded because I had a dying curiosity as to how he would bounce back from this.  Two days pass. Yes, he has been online in those 3 days, and I admit I was kind of sad that I wasn’t going to get any wackadoodle messages, so—

“*chuckle* Am I to assume you aren’t up to the challenge? Hmmm…”

“Um, let me begin… Why might you do that? Is this to entrance or inflame me?” [definitely wanted to inflame you, dude. This is funny stuff!] “We might be a great team or hate each other/Who is to know what the future may bring. If I was in Jr High and you sent me that note, I would have Nelson kick the shit out of you.” [What????] “Be quiet your tongue” [oh no you DIDN’T!!] “and be a real person. That was crap, or if you have the guts to stand up and be civilized, I of course would welcome you.” [oh goodie!!] “If this is typical passive/aggressive Nordic discourse, please walk along. If you really want something you should do the hard work.” [didn’t I tell him I was neutral to negative? I DON’T really want something here…] “Try to be good, try to be real, and not the crap show you are fronting.”

Okay, I should have let this drop. But it is just too funny… So:

“Not at all… you asked if we could be ok, and apologized for your insult. I accepted your apology and said it was up to you if you wanted to show me something non-insulting to see if a meetup could happen.” [or to laugh at you. Jury is still out…] “When you didn’t respond to that, I was curious if you didn’t feel you had anything other than insults to offer. I guess based on your response, I have my answer! I will take my attention elsewhere, lest I get my ass kicked by this “Nelson” you speak of. Best of luck to you!!”

“Ok. We need to hit the “RESET” button. We both are verbose” [yeah, but I make sense and you are a wack job] “and we both know how to defend ourselves. Do either of us know how to do that other thing I hear whispered in the darkest alleys at night, like um, caring about our fellow human friends and nurturing their accomplishments dreams and hopes??!! F*ck that. Ok I had to put that in there, hard core.” [wtf??] “Life is super busy and things and stuff. Next week would be better.”

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Part of me is really tempted to reply. You just can’t make this stuff up, folks… Yeah, I will probably send another message. I’ll keep you all posted!