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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 7:30:04 AM | "That would make sense but for the fact that you are still here looking for long term. If all are misrepresented, why don't you cancel your account and give up the search? Sounds like you're wasting your time."
You know, the wonderful thing about an 'old school' edumacation is; you learned things like 'READING'. That is what this post is about, correct? Take the words "all" or "some" for example. I clearly stated "some" in my posting. That would mean "some" - not "all". How ironic is it that the question is whether or not we men READ the profiles when this nice little 'lecture' on telling a man what to do is coming from a member of the opposite sex who apparently doesn't READ a forum post correctly - simply because they think they're entitled to the last word - ONCE AGAIN.
As far as why I'm here......I DID give up looking for the long term here. Now I simply like reading, laughing and responding to forum posts and talking to a few friends while sitting in hotel rooms from across America enjoying 'fine wine and travel'. But I thank you for your concern as to what you think somebody else should do with their life........Perhaps a marketing seminar would help that 'corrective' personality disorder as well....... | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 9:53:46 AM | You know, the wonderful thing about an 'old school' edumacation is; you learned things like 'READING'. That is what this post is about, correct? Take the words "all" or "some" for example. I clearly stated "some" in my posting. That would mean "some" - not "all". How ironic is it that the question is whether or not we men READ the profiles when this nice little 'lecture' on telling a man what to do is coming from a member of the opposite sex who apparently doesn't READ a forum post correctly - simply because they think they're entitled to the last word - ONCE AGAIN.
As far as why I'm here......I DID give up looking for the long term here. Now I simply like reading, laughing and responding to forum posts and talking to a few friends while sitting in hotel rooms from across America enjoying 'fine wine and travel'. But I thank you for your concern as to what you think somebody else should do with their life........Perhaps a marketing seminar would help that 'corrective' personality disorder as well.......
That's true you did say most and some, but you also said "why bother" which basically means that the ones who ARE true to life aren't worth your time either. So you still in so many words grouped the whole gender into one pile.
If you feel its not worth it than that's your opinion - if you don't message women and don't read their profiles, then it doesn't matter, one cancels the other out and this thread doesn't even apply to you in the first place - so why tell us?
Irony: Yes this is about reading profiles, so I READ YOUR PROFILE, and it stated long term AT THAT TIME. If you gave up looking for that in the last two days, change it. If not, expect people to ask why you're making comments. I am not concerned for you or anyone else here, but when you knock MOST women here in a thread, you opened yourself up for it.
I didn't tell you what to do with your life, I made a comment about you being on POF in response to you saying you can't be bothered.
I don't plan on marketing anything here so I think I'll skip the seminar. But I'll work on my corrective "disorder" if you'll work on your extremist attitude. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 12:36:42 PM | | I have not been on very long, I said in my profile that I'm just looking for people to talk with, there's no way I'm going to met some dude that I've only talked to 2 or 3 times. Why is it most of them can't understand the word talk? | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 6:05:04 PM |
AAAAAHOYYYY! tha capn' thinks piano4te and oldschoolqueen er married!
Oh I doubt that, lol. He would be muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch happier than he appears to be here. Nobody (including myself) would sit here on these forums with any jadedness/bitterness in their hearts if they were married to the lovely and classy Oldschoolqueen.
That's a bet I would be willing to take. 
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 6:10:07 PM | harr thee arguments forthcomin' reminds me of an old married couple on the last legs of a long standing relationship, she be havin him do a solo plank walk me thinks!
no pandering allowed capn's orders
the capn' | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/11/2006 7:13:25 PM | LMAOOOO at the Capn.....
Nah....trust me....I was married to a Hooter's waitress.....I can handle this one......
I'll speak very slowly this time.......I do not read profiles nor respond to ads with women who have clearly misrepresented themselves in their profile thumbnail picture.....got it? It's very simple....those who do that in picture, would also do that in their writing of the profile, or in their everyday life. And that would be ONLY those women.....got it? It REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE. One and one really DOES equal two.....not the square root of pi divided by the 'cancelling out' of positive and negative integers to come up with the hypotneuse of the two remaining sides. There are no quantum physics nor quantitative analysis going on in my reasoning for one who would not acurately represent themselves' from the get go or get me to somehow be 'enticed'. It is a waste of time.....so again I say.....'why bother'? got it??? If you don't like the answer......TOUGH! Convince your future ex husband to see it your way.
And as far as me changing my profile or any contents contained within to suit whatever you deem is appropriate, whether 'suggested', implied, or ordered......the answer is NO.....I know that's a word you don't probably hear very much without throwing some temper tantrum.....but the answer is still NO....now don't go away mad....just go away....got it?
I and the whole world will anxiously await in total expected anticipation for the 'final word tennis ball' to come screaming back from the other side of the court............ | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/12/2006 6:52:46 AM | Nah....trust me....I was married to a Hooter's waitress.....I can handle this one......Convince your future ex husband to see it your way.
Well YOU've been waiting for my answer...I'd hate to have you checking here all day, so here it is! And oh yeah my last word is only that until someone responds to it - it's sort of a forum thing...did you notice?
You've been married and to Hooters, so now I totally understand where you're coming from, and there's no point in arguing with you. You obviously know everything, including my entire life story...so "why bother" answering? Why don't you tell me what my answer will be? LOL
I made a simple nothing comment that turned into an extreme (i.e. - "the world will be waiting for my answer" - PLEASE spare me the drama) fiasco. My future ex husband doesn't exist - if you knew me for 10 minutes you'd know I've been smart enough to never get married and I don't plan to - I'd rather invest my money in myself, not my divorce...(not that marriage is even relevant in a thread about dating profiles, but ok lets go there), nor will I ever work at Hooters until someone comes along to rescue me. Trust me - no one takes care of me but myself - yes, shocking I know. Some women like that DO exist.
Bottom line is you said most women are false about it - that's a large group of women that you obviously learned all about first hand, how else would you know? If you feel that way (and you posted a comment about it) then I asked why look here at all? If you aren't looking and have long term on your profile, it might be false as well. Sorry but that's the same freaking thing. But it was a question, not a life altering event. Relax. This is a forum, not life. If one of us died tomorrow in a car accident the other wouldn't notice, so why get so involved about it?
But thanks for grouping me into the same bunch of women that obviously you have a problem with for....I don't know....personal reasons? Let me guess. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/12/2006 8:28:54 PM | | I asked my 30ish year old niece about that and she just laughed. She said "no,,they just look at the pic, if there is one, and if they like what they see, then they fire off an e-mail". If this is a repeat of an old post, then it can be deleted. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 6:19:33 AM | | I'm a woman, and I'm guilty of not reading through long profiles. But I rarely contact the men with long profiles because it's a red flag that the guy is too self-involved. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 6:36:29 AM | Don't you find yourself reading until you reach the one thing that sends the person into the "no way" pile? Whatever your dealbreaker is (mine is smoking), why keep reading once you hit it?
True that many people browse profiles just to see what people from different areas are like. Like the Alberta people get all revved up about that huge rodeo thing. I am from the inner city and that would be a snoozer for me. As I expect a rabid Cleveland Indians fan (moi) would probably bore the hell out of most people from Fiji....
If you read profiles with the outrageous anticipation that EVERY one of them is potentially THE ONE for you, I think you'll have more failures than successes.
So basically I think people read just until they see a reason to stop. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 2:03:57 PM | | Hey truth be told ,I'm guilty as charged.If I see a pretty pic they might get an email based on that alone..The other side of the coin is.I put some pics with me on my bike & I get lots of responces,maybe 5 to 8 times as many as if I just have a head shot up... & there was no change what so ever on the wording of my profile... Hmmm think about that for a while,all you women that are putting your nose up cause men don't read your profile all the way threw. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 3:51:11 PM | [Just curious. Do you guys read our whole profiles or just the parts that you want to see. I get emails all of the time from guys that don't seem to have read through mine. Do you think that you're the one that's going to change my mind on what i'm looking for? I mean if you're that wonderful then hey, I'm game! I think I have made my wants clear. Why do you email anyway?
Vixen ]
Of coure most of the men don't read my entire profile because 9 out of 10 times, they ask me something redundant that was already stated on my page. That's a dead give away! | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 3:52:06 PM |
Just curious. Do you guys read our whole profiles or just the parts that you want to see. I get emails all of the time from guys that don't seem to have read through mine. Do you think that you're the one that's going to change my mind on what i'm looking for? I mean if you're that wonderful then hey, I'm game! I think I have made my wants clear. Why do you email anyway?
Vixen
Of coure most of the men don't read my entire profile because 9 out of 10 times, they ask me something redundant that was already stated on my page. That's a dead give away! | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/13/2006 3:56:24 PM | Hmmm...I read the profiles, HOWEVER I have no time to read through those "War and Peace" length profiles. Jeeez there's so much in there there'd be nothing left to chat about if I DID bother to read it. I also skim over the superficial profiles which are readily apparent.
That being said, I read 99% of them. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/15/2006 6:10:32 AM | | I think some will and some wont, but look at the diversity freedom of expression allows. If we are looking for who the other truly is in their uniqueness there is alot between the lines in how people choose to express themselves. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?Reply
Posted: 9/15/2006 10:35:25 PM | | Hello, I can not speak for all men, but there is a few of us who read the whole profile. I am one of those few who acually do, but unfortunately for you not all guys do. I like to read the entire profile and if interested I will try to make a contact. Please disregard the fools and keep an open mind to guys like myself who are honest in their comments. Thats just my opinion which really doesnt mean that much. But its honest | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?Reply
Posted: 9/16/2006 6:11:34 AM | When you folks read the profiles do you find yourself making a mental balance sheet with the left column being "This is okay" and the right being "This is NOT ok", and then weighing the two columns?
Like "Okay, maybe I could accept this but we'd have to work on eliminating that if we hooked up".....?
I think most people do what I do. They read until they find a dealbreaker. And since everyone has a different dealbreaker, some are stated in the traits section and there is no reason to go to the essay. If "smoking" is anything but no, I can stop reading. For some it might be drinking. For others it might be kids. If I like everything there I will read the essay.
If the essay is full of "My Lord and my God, my saviour", we will llikely not get alng because I am not religious, and I don't know how the match would be when the compatibility on religion is 180 degrees that way. So to avoid any confrontation, I pass over that one. I respect everyone's choice on the faith issue and don't consider it a negative at all, but it would likely be a HUGE sticking point and it is usually wiser to avoid situation where confrontation is almost certain.
So to answer the original question, depends on the guy, depends on the profile. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/16/2006 12:59:14 PM | | i take the time to read all the profile as no point starting a convo with someone who dont want a smoker or if they dont want my age group or too far away dont see the point. Also if someone contacts me they have to be within what im looking for can go out at weekend and get the quick **** usual first date for me is meet for coffee then a walk and talk. so yes some of us do take the time to read them | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 9/16/2006 2:20:10 PM | Guess we'll have to agree to disagree ...
I'm a woman, and I'm guilty of not reading through long profiles. But I rarely contact the men with long profiles because it's a red flag that the guy is too self-involved.
Personally, I'm a guy and I'm innocent of not reading a person's profile. However, I rarely contact women with excessively short profiles because it's a red flag that the gal is too coy.
As for long profiles ... I'm a goalie, and size DOES matter!
It's true there are a number of occasions where one might intentionally "leave them wanting more" ... however ... once in a while, it's okay to truly satisfy them, satiate their thirst for information, but in doing so ... actually whet their appetite ...
(HEY! I'm talkin' about profiles, you pervs ...!!!) | |
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