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Have you made that an official emote yet?
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Samwise
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Trippy
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That one is kind of big. I added an alternate version that's smaller:
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schild
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I've fixed the big brickface then.
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Endie
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Any chance of or ? They'd be a lot more use than some of the emoticons up there that I've never actually seen outside a specifically emote-based post.
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I nominate all riceball emoticons
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WindupAtheist
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I still think this one needs to be available here.
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Samwise
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That was a fascinating read. Yay statistics!
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Tale
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OK thread, I need an etiquette lesson.
I posted once above, about a recent relationship break-up. I wrote "bring on the internet dating". I'd never tried online dating before, but there was nothing to lose.
It, erm, worked OK. In 12 days, I got 74 messages. Of those, I ended up exchanging emails with eight women (edit - and so far, four gave me their phone numbers). From those, I've got three actual dates in the next week.
All of a sudden, I've gone from loneliness to juggling conversations with many women, stalling five. I'm at the same pre-date stage several times over. That wouldn't have happened naturally -- it happened because I'm new on an internet system. It feels a bit sneaky.
At what point am I being an asshole? Am I now shallow? Is being a three-timing (eight-timing) virtual Tiger Woods cool with internet dating etiquette until I'm actually in a relationship again? Spare me your fantasies about what I should be trying to do with eight interested women. On second thoughts, I'll go fantasize about that some more.
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Samwise
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At what point am I being an asshole? Am I now shallow? Is being a three-timing (eight-timing) virtual Tiger Woods cool with internet dating etiquette until I'm actually in a relationship again? Spare me your fantasies about what I should be trying to do with eight interested women. On second thoughts, I'll go fantasize about that some more.
Not yet. Maybe? Yes. If it helps, think of these dates as being like job interviews. Or maybe even practice job interviews. Either way, you're not signing any contracts yet.
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"I have not actually recommended many games, and I'll go on the record here saying my track record is probably best in the industry." - schild
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schild
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You're never being an asshole in online dating. Period.
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justdave
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At what point am I being an asshole? Am I now shallow? Is being a three-timing (eight-timing) virtual Tiger Woods cool with internet dating etiquette until I'm actually in a relationship again? Spare me your fantasies about what I should be trying to do with eight interested women. On second thoughts, I'll go fantasize about that some more.
Not yet. Maybe? Yes. If it helps, think of these dates as being like job interviews. Or maybe even practice job interviews. Either way, you're not signing any contracts yet. Yes, but...Are they refusing to date people who play WoW?
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Tale
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I hope so.
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At what point am I being an asshole? Am I now shallow? Is being a three-timing (eight-timing) virtual Tiger Woods cool with internet dating etiquette until I'm actually in a relationship again? As stated, you're going through the interview process right now. When/if you start a relationship* with one of them, then you call the others off. BTW, You're shallow regardless of this internet dating thing. *use your own honest definition of a relationship. A one-night stand isn't a relationship, but regular dinner and make-out sessions might well be.Also, from my limited knowledge, you're hitting the ball out fo the park with that kind of message ratio. My understanding of these sites is that guys send 1.4 million messages out, getting a reply rate of approximately 0.0000001%. Are you on eharmony.com? I'm seeing their TV ads doing heavy rotation all over the place for the last month, and they seem much more "female friendly" with all the "relationship" and "compatability" talk on their ads.
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schild
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Also, from my limited knowledge, you're hitting the ball out fo the park with that kind of message ratio. My understanding of these sites is that guys send 1.4 million messages out, getting a reply rate of approximately 0.0000001%. Are you on eharmony.com? I'm seeing their TV ads doing heavy rotation all over the place for the last month, and they seem much more "female friendly" with all the "relationship" and "compatability" talk on their ads. EHarmony is what it sounds like to me.
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Tale
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EHarmony is what it sounds like to me.
That's not it. But I think being a professional writer helps with online presentation. Most of the time it's been women initiating the contact. Now I sound like an asshole.
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Murgos
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It feels a bit sneaky.
At what point am I being an asshole? Am I now shallow? Is being a three-timing (eight-timing) virtual Tiger Woods cool with internet dating etiquette until I'm actually in a relationship again? Spare me your fantasies about what I should be trying to do with eight interested women. On second thoughts, I'll go fantasize about that some more.
Have you lied to anyone? And if so, why? They are all there to date. You are there to date. Great you got a few interested responses. Go see what they are like, if one wants to know why you can see her sooner. Tell her you have dates with three other people you met on the site and maybe you can go get coffee next week. It's only sneaky assholeness if you make it that way.
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Signe
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I don't think you're being an asshole. I think it's awesome. I hope it turns into something nice. Or you could just build up your black book and date a lot. I never saw anything wrong with people doing that. I know plenty of people who go from relationship to relationship and it never works and it makes them depressed most of the time. I wonder if they should really be going from date to date. They're always happy when it first starts out.
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Also, from my limited knowledge, you're hitting the ball out fo the park with that kind of message ratio. My understanding of these sites is that guys send 1.4 million messages out, getting a reply rate of approximately 0.0000001%. Are you on eharmony.com? I'm seeing their TV ads doing heavy rotation all over the place for the last month, and they seem much more "female friendly" with all the "relationship" and "compatability" talk on their ads.
Interestingly enough, I've read more negative reviews about eHarmony than any other dating site, and most of it is that the quiz they give is complete shit and doesn't cover a lot of things that are mentioned even in this thread as being important in a relationship (like if you want to do a long distance relationship and if you want kids or not). Between that and watching a geek friend (about 24 years old) of mine go on there, find some random girl from boonfuck Iowa and watch her isolate him from all of his best friends and end up marrying her after 6 months (mind you this was his first relationship period) I would never go to eHarmony.
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Between that and watching a geek friend (about 24 years old) of mine go on there, find some random girl from boonfuck Iowa and watch her isolate him from all of his best friends and end up marrying her after 6 months (mind you this was his first relationship period) I would never go to eHarmony.
You say that like the guy had no control over his own actions. Sounds to me like the guy chose to isolate himself. Tale: I don't see how you're doing anything wrong. These women are all probably talking to 50 other guys as well. Just enjoy the conversations and take your time. If it works, great. If not, you've met a few new and interesting people.
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Most of the time it's been women initiating the contact.
Really? Are you a chubby chaser? I'm not being snarky, but in the few years that I've done the whole internet dating thing, I've only gotten a handfull of messages from women, and they're generally fatties. I think I've gotten one, MAYBE 2 emails from cute girls in ~3 years. Fake edit: I'm 24, in school, tall, thin, well written, and not ugly. IIRC you're in your 30s, and maybe the game changes?
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Draegan
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Hot young chicks in their early 20s don't need online dating sites.
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Murgos
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IIRC you're in your 30s, and maybe the game changes?
More like if they girls you are chasing are over 30 the game changes.
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Tale
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(oops edited this post instead of quoting it - lost it)
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Draegan
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Oh we need updates and photos please.
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NowhereMan
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Set up a Twitter so we can follow how the dates are going
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Signe
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You guys are going to ruin his chances with all of them!
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Set up a Twitter so we can follow how the dates are going lol
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Mrbloodworth
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You should get a phone with live audio and video stream, so we can be like your goblins in the mirror.
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shiznitz
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It will inevitably happen that a woman with whom you thought you clicked on a date will suddenly ignore all your emails and messages for no apparent reason. This is normal. Just ignore her and move on. There are motives other than finding an actual boyfriend/girlfriend behind using dating sites.
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I have never played WoW.
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Signe
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Like what?
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shiznitz
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- sex - free meal/drinks/entertainment - making someone else jealous - random socializing
None of these require more than one meeting.
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I have never played WoW.
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