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That’s… Uncomfortable.

21 Jun

So, after blogging about the cheesy one-liners I received on Zoosk,  I did add a photo.  I broke some Zoosk rules and uploaded a picture of cats, even though I was supposed to only post a photo of myself.

However.. the result was interesting –  0 Messages..  that is, until 12 hours later when someone reported my photo, it was removed, and I went back to receiving messages every 5 minutes.

One of these messages was from a 69 year old man…

“I’m not a photographer, but I can picture us together.”

Great..  However, the message is not the part that concerns me.   Gramps has photos.  He is DEFINITELY 69 years old, complete with breathing tubes.  I’m not saying he’s too old for love – but, he really ought to find someone closer to his own age.

I am not 100% confident in why I am uncomfortable with this..  but I believe it’s either because this guy is who he says and shows he is – and it makes me uncomfortable that he is spending his remaining days sending cheesy letters to faceless girls on the internet.    Or, because someone is pretending to be an old man in rough shape, and that’s just gross.

Either way, I have a feeling that no one ever grows up.. and that makes me sad.

Zoosk – the New Meat Market?

20 Jun

I signed up for Zoosk, because it’s free, and what the hell?  I didn’t have a chance to do anything with it yet, not even so much as upload a picture – and I have TEN messages.  TEN!

“If I sound drunk, it’s because you’ve intoxicated me.”  — I’ve probably served him alcohol before.. he could tell it was me by my username.

“Me gustaría ser una cremallera de ADN para desabrochar tus genes.”  — Which Google Translator says means “I would be a DNA zipper to unzip your genes.”    If someone who speaks Spanish can translate better, please do.   But, regardless..  classy.

“Is your name Internet? Because you’ve got everything I’ve ever searched for.”  — Batshit Crazy must be his favorite search term.  hehehe!

“I lost my phone number. Can I borrow yours?”  — Sure, Google Voice for the win!

“I hope you know CPR, because you take my breath away!”  — He may want to try his inhaler first.

“I think you’re cute!”  — Well goodness, I’m adorable.. but how does he know?

 

I am now a little reluctant to actually put a picture up.  Good grief.

10-Minute Meltdown

30 May

#31 has a friend who got to witness a 10-minute meltdown via OKCupid, and gave me permission to share.    I don’t know anything other than the messages that were received –  my assumption would be she wasn’t checking her messages every 30 seconds.

That being said, friends..  If you don’t have an ounce of patience in you, online dating is not for you.

7:57PM

“Hey 🙂

I think it’s cool you’re in publishing.  Do you ever think about using people for editing?  You could send me your book and I could look it over, we could get a bottle of wine and talk about how genius it is.  Or beer, since you seem to know your beers.  I know that’s a little forward, but you seem like the kind of girl who doesn’t take any bullshit.”

 

8:03PM – yes.. same day.

“Well you’re online but I guess you aren’t interested.  That’s fine.  But you know, you say you like young adult books and I’m just wondering, don’t you think that’s kind of immature?  You have this aura like you have your shit together but you read books meant for kids.  What if you tried reading books by adults?  If you obsess about being like a teenager all the time, you’ll never grow up.”

 

8:07PM – yes, just 4 short minutes later..

“You’re not even hot, and I was being nice to you.  Females like you have such high standards when you obviously don’t apply them to yourself.  You think you deserve men with a 6-pack and strong jaw, but you’re obviously happy being a tub of lard.  Fine.  Whatever.”

 

I particularly enjoy that he immediately decides she’s a girl who doesn’t put up with bullshit, and then proceeds to message her bullshit.

Guys, don’t be this guy..  He’s clearly desperate and pathetic.  Take a deep breath.

 

 

Oh, Craigslist..

19 May

A Twitter buddy of mine told me that I should start viewing Craigslist for some added humor to the blog, and sent me a specific example that was found.

For the record, I just want to say that this might be a little harsh, and definitely a stereotype – but people who search for sex on Craiglist are ultimate creeps and are disgusting.  Don’t do it.   Not to mention, stable and normal females don’t tend to pursue Craigslist for such things.. really, if we want sex, we can find it without the internet.

But, alas.. here is an entertaining post..

“I have a few unfulfilled romantic experiences / fetishes that I’d like to check off this summer so I can get back to being a normal upstanding gent.  (Ha.. that’s a laugh..)   Here’s a list. This is completely for real.

1. Gamestop girl — All female Gamestop employees welcome. If you’re reading this and you happen to know one, please forward it on to her. 

2. Relatives — optimally, two sisters. But this whole relatives thing seems like a logistical nightmare, so I’m willing to settle for cousins, aunt niece, step-sisters, whatever, one male relative max.  
(Eww.. just eww..)
3. Three girls – at the same time, or more

4. A celebrity — D-list or higher, public officials welcome

5. A genius — have proof ready, field immaterial  (I’d like to see proof of his being disease free..)

6. Someone to hire me a gigolo — but in the classy way, like I’m wearing a tux and going to the Four Seasons first

7. Sex on the 50 yard line — I’m thinking Rose Bowl or Coliseum but I won’t rule out a HS.  (Let’s face it buddy… if this happens, it will be at a high school..)

8. A midget — I’m not super sure on this one, you would need to be exceptionally hot UPDATE: okay it appears the contemporary term is dwarf and the cutoff is 4’10” which means I unwittingly checked this off some time ago.

9. A Frenchwoman — preferably born in France and a native French speaker. Plusses: smoking, horizontally striped shirts, ennui, underarm hair. Minuses: probably underarm hair again, North African ancestry

10. A Brazillian — not super picky here. Plus if you’re good at volleyball.

11. A lesbian couple — I have a couple gold stars in my back pocket, but I’ve never been with a lesbian couple in a committed relationship. 

12. Someone with pronounced tanlines — the tanner the tan parts and the whiter the white parts the better, must be Michelle Rodriguez 
complected or lighter naturally.

13. A deaf chick — not sure if this makes me a really good person or a really bad person, can probably sort that out later. I had a really pretty deaf girl in a class once, and then it dawned on me, I can fuck pretty deaf girls. I’m also open to really hot blind girls . . . but I wonder how many of them read craigslist personal . . . and can drive out to [city] — anyway, if you’ve got a hot blind friend that you want to get laid, please refer her.  (Why would this make him a “really good person”?   Does he really think deaf people don’t ever have sex with hearing people?)

14. Someone who can defeat me at bar trivia — I don’t think there is a human female alive that can do this. But if you’re a really smart but not so conventionally attractive chick that wants to fuck a really hot guy — this could be your in.  (Oh… so he’s one of those guys who think women have smaller brains than men, too…  Bonus.)

15. A murderess — Classic murderess to the front to the line, followed by female soldiers who’ve killed with small arms, then vehicular manslaughtereresseses. Just to be clear, you still need to be hot. Jailhouse facial tattoos are disqualifiers. 

16. A furry — one of my earliest sexual memories is Babs Bunny. I don’t really know anything about the furry scene, so you would have to honcho this one. If you are one of the myriad gay dudes that will inevitably ignore the m4w m4ww classification, this is probably your best bet — dressing up like a lady furry and hoping I don’t notice.  

Now I know what you’re thinking “that list was too funny and delightful to be serious.” Nope, I’m totally serious.  (Oh Buddy, none of us thought for one second that you were kidding..)

ABOUT ME: 
I’m 6’4″, tan, and handsome. I have green eyes and sandy blond hair. Very fit body, rugged good looks with lots of confidence and perfect health. I’m not this immodest in person, but I will be here for brevity: I’ve been around the world, founded a successful little electronics company, served in the military, done philanthropic work, written books, earned advanced degrees, coached high level women’s volleyball and had many misadventures not suitable for publication.  (Bullshit.. all of it.)  Confession time: some of those books were comic books. Maybe, Craigslist isn’t the right place for somebody like me, but I have a sneaking suspicion that a smattering of awesome people pass through here. 

I have a righteous place of my own right on the sand in [city] with a hot tub. The balcony is directly over the crashing waves. Yes, I am peculiarly handsome and stable to be on CL but I assure you this is not to good to be true  (Oh, yes it is.) – if you can help me with one of the 17, please email and we’ll meet somewhere public and get a bottle of wine and then adjourn to my place on the beach. 
Thank you.”

*

I would bet that this guy is not that attractive.  I think men think much higher of themselves than women do, or so I have witnessed in the past.  I actually wish more girls had a guy’s confidence level in their attractiveness.  While it’s not a bad quality to have,  I think most confident guys tend to oversell themselves.  (I know this is a parody, but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Jiwo3u6Vo.. You can thank @CatLadysIntern for this one!)

But, for sake of argument,  let’s believe this guy when he basically says he is God’s gift to women.   That apparently makes it okay to have a fetish list?  And how nice is he to perhaps give an ugly girl a chance if she can beat him at trivia?   …I would bet anything that he is a walking STD.

See – only tools use Craiglist for sex.

OKCupid’s Maximum Standards

16 May

Anything to prompt a response..

“Hello, I deeply regret that it is my unfortunate duty to bring it to your attention that you are above and beyond our maximum standards for looks. You are easily a 9/10, and here on OkCupid we only allow a 6/10 maximum. Your account has been closed unless you reply to this message with your name, phone number, your favorite flower, how many cheetos you can fit in your mouth at once..(just curious)..and if you prefer Chinese or Italian cuisine. This is very serious business and I would advise you to not take my message lightly, or you might anger my boss Poseidon, the Lord of Seas. Thanks”

If you get this message, DON”T FALL FOR IT!!  OKCupid would never close your account for being so foxy.

 

Poetry.. Deep, Deep Poetry.

15 May

I don’t know if I told you, but I have been on a leave of absence from OKCupid and POF  .. and OH MY GOD I miss the crazy messages.   I am bound to be back on there in the very near future, but in the meantime – I have lovely fans who send me their crazy messages.  (For the record,  I am trying out EHarmony.. but nothing crazy to report yet..  Apparently I am destined to end up with a painfully nerdy guy.)

 

Behold, perhaps the most beautiful poem ever:

 

“Relax I’m like a breath of fresh air nothing like a bad episode on Catfish I swear

I don’t wanna get in your pants or waste ya time not here to use play hurt you

I’m kinda shy scared to fly but I wanted to stop by to try and say more hi no lie

Lion king broke my heart Chivalry isn’t dead I be Batman you be Robin maybe

We can eat some hay make things out of clay lay by the bay like what do you say

 

 

Good Ol’ Herpes

12 Apr

I am SO sorry I have left you all abandoned for so long.  I promise to attempt to do better, but this whole “having a life” thing is pretty fun.

The blog post is for my gal readers.   Obviously,  a lot of the men online dating appear to be major pigs.   You can indicate on your profile that you are not looking for a bed buddy,  but he sees if he can get you to go for it anyway.

Exhibit A:

“Any interstet in meeting a secret naughty friend?”

Gentlemen.. if you are going to stoop to this low of a level, at least work on being intelligent.

“What does interstet mean?”

“Would you like to meet me for some secret naughty fun?? I give great back massages and love to please. I work near [Street Name] and [Street Name]. : ) Joe

“Does that really sound like a safe idea to you?”

“Not safe but definitely fun. ; ) if you don’t feel safe we can meet first in a more public area to see if we’re into each other??”

Suuuuuuure, photoless male.. that just sounds like a FANTASTIC idea.

“That doesn’t prove either one of us doesn’t have herpes.​”

“Yikes! You have herpes??? Thanks for being honest. Never mind”

If the mere mention of “the herp” doesn’t scare him away,  nothing will.

Haha!

Food For Thought..

27 Mar

Online dating is hard, and for several reasons.   I think one of the big reasons is when you are interacting with someone through only written word, you don’t get to see body language, or hear the person’s intonation.   Maybe you think they are serious when they are being sarcastic..  (This is why I will always say yes to podcast interviews, and Velvet and I have our own podcast that we do every-so-often.   Those of you who have heard me know that I am fun and games and smiles, whereas someone who has not heard me might think I am harsh.)

Today the messages would not stop rolling in.. (it’s either feast or famine in the online dating world..) I was feeling feisty today, and in an effort to entertain you on my blog, I was responding to people I normally wouldn’t:

“I like your profile.  Dinner and a movie at your house sounds great! :)”

“Sure.. come on over, stranger.”

“Haha, funny.  It would be kind of nice though.  Just saying.”

Okay – before I go further..  what kind of response could he possibly have wanted to his inviting himself over?

“So come over then.”

“I’m even considering doing the dishes for you after.  I noticed you hate doing that haha.”

“So nice of you.”

“You’re not down!  You’re just saying that!  My name is [Name] btw.”

“What are you talking about?  I make dinner for strangers at my house all of the time.”

“Do you really?  So this, wouldn’t be awkward at all right? Come on now.. But I also asked for a movie too.”

“Depends on the movie..”

“On what?”

“If I will grant a movie.”

“Fair enough.  Would be nice to cuddle/snuggle after a good dinner while watching a movie.  Just throwing that out there.”

“Well you just keep throwing stuff in there, don’t you?”

“That’s what she said.”

Okay – now, I LOVE a good “That’s what she said!”  But that was a very poor one. I even verified with a friend of mine to be sure I wasn’t missing something.   Lame attempt.

“She did?”

“You’re a goof.  I like your sarcasm and sense of humor.”

“Oh boy.”   (Although I am a goof..)

“So, do you have a name?  Or do I have to wait until you’re yelling mine out after dinner?”

“That’s a little bold, don’t you think?”

“Well, you were playing along.  I was only seeing how far I could take it.  My apologies.”

Now – this is where I questioned if he was certain I was playing along..  because, yes, I was clearly responding to him –  but had this have happened in person, he would have noticed the eyerolls and the severe sarcasm I was oozing.   Really, he took it too far at the first message.

Let’s say I continued on this conversation and met up with him.  Now, I’m a fun person and all – but he could very easily tell me that I am nothing like I seemed online.   When you’re reading, you can take the words in whichever way suits your fancy.  (This is why I believe that text messages should never be anything but light-hearted.. but that’s another rant in itself.)

So – think about that before you take your “online flirtation” too far..  Get off the computer and get a drink or something to see if there’s chemistry so you don’t waste your time…

I’m going to invite this guy over… wait, no I’m not.

How I Spent My Friday Night

10 Mar

I spent Friday night rolling my eyes at a 22 year old kid messaging me on POF.  I was hanging out with a girlfriend, and we were having a good laugh over this kid.

I also wish I could tell you his username.. but I tend to like to protect the guilty.  But believe me when I say, it was funny.

“Boo!”

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

“What’s up”

“Well, apparently I just shit myself.”   (I really expected this statement to scare him away.)

“Haha funny!  Any planstonight”

“Nope.”

“We should get some booze and have a chill night

“Sounds good.. come on over.”

“My car broke down buying a new one tomorrow I’ll give you gas money”

He then proceeded to give me his home address, and although I cannot confirm this for sure – based on the area he lives in, he lives with Mom and Dad.   (You can’t live in a ritzy area and not have a spare car..)   Because I was insanely curious as to how far this would go, I gave him my phone number and told him to call me.  (Google Voice, for the win.)

He called, and I assume he was either stoned or drunk.  He asked what I was doing, and I told him I was in the car with my friend and we were headed to pick him up.   Somewhere, in the 5 minutes after suggesting I do as such, he made plans to go downtown with a friend.   We hung up the phone and he then immediately started texting me:

“send me pics”

“No.”

“Y”   (I am not sure if this was to ask Why, or his way of saying Yes… I didn’t respond.)

“I wanna come but you have a friend over?”

“What do you think is going to happen if you come over?”

“Hang out have a few drinks”

“3some lol”

Aside from our interaction being quite humorous,  I did then tell him that I am far too old for him.  (I’m 28.)   He told me that age is just a number, and while I think that is a fair statement – it’s really a matter of having your shit together.

Those of you that read this who have your shit together will understand this sentiment..  the rest of you will understand someday.

It Gets Worse?!!?!?

2 Mar

Believe it or not, online dating has just gotten suckier.   While I am pleased to pieces that a reader shared the following with me, I am also absolutely disgusted about it.

Guys – Did you know that there is a website out there that you can pay them money to send out your online dating form letter for you?  And that they will do it in bulk?   Worse yet, do you know this company is called “Spam Her Clam”?

This website (which I am NOT going to link to, because I do not for even half a second endorse this..)  argues that basically, the only way to get a response to an online dating message you send out is if she is having  a good hair day and her temperature is at a very specific number the millisecond she opens your message and sees your beaming face.  (Well.. okay they say “on a number of random factors that don’t make sense to even her”.. or something like that.)

They say that online dating is a numbers game.   I’ve heard that before.   So, “if you want some clam, you have to spam.”    I really hope this pisses you off as much as it does me.   If you are looking for a relationship – Do NOT use this service.  If you are not looking for a relationship, and merely looking to get some “clam”  (super offensive, by the way..)   there is a great website called AdultFriendFinder.     Most girls on OKCupid, or Match, or EHarmony are NOT looking for a one-night stand or friends with benefits.

I assure you, any girl that finds out you paid Spam Her Clam to message her for you, will be pissed when she finds out.   Make an effort that’s not monetary, that won’t make her self worth fly out the window.   And, now, be extra careful of form letters.

I guess I’m not surprised something like this exists, but I’m certainly saddened.