| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/24/2007 7:07:08 PM |
And you women have the audacity to call us Visual Creatures...Wake up and look in the mirror. P.S. Don't be looking at your Boobies in the mirror either. There's more to you than that I hope.
Wow...another generalisation. Lovely. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/24/2007 7:29:09 PM | Maybe the reason not too many of us have bothered replying to your comments is that "you read one, you read them all". Talking about the profiles.
Alice in wonderland more like it.
No offence girls, but lets get real. There isn't enough supermen to go around for all.
Nevertheless, keep on searching. Best of luck.
Cheers
EJ | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 4:00:32 AM | | Yes i do how will i know what they look like what there likes and dislikes are. On that i can see if we have common interests and if they do i act on it. Unlike some ppl on here im not just here for one thing. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 6:05:08 AM | the only way I will read their profile is :
1. I like their picture
2. I like what they say in the forums.
3. They are in my area (and I like their picture).
4. If I am lucky to be added to their "favourites" or get an email. Then I will even respond with a courtesy email.
The fact is that right now there are 40000 people on this site at it's peak period and there are just too many people around to sit around and read everyone's life story. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 6:25:21 AM | Look at the way some women talk about men on this thread.
And I bet they wonder why they are single.
They should have more respect.
I admit that I have met some people that I didn't think were too swift, but I treated them with the same dignity and respect that I would like to be shown when I am spoken too, or about. | |
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Deor
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Joined: 11/7/2006
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 6:53:42 AM | well it depends
i try to most of the time
but often i find myself reading the words of a lonely woman
who is a good down to earth woman
single and looking
yet picky as ****
if its interesting i'll read everything on it
but its too often i see a "Dairy of a mad woman" biography
a woman stating that she is not perfect
but
she wants a perfect man who will do this and not do that
and the last man she was with did this and she won't put up with it
and bla bla bla
you know naming every movie you saw and like food, places
no
thats too much
just a category of ideals not all of them one by one
do females read all of men page
well the ones that do put up info that is lalol
and Vixen by no means was this directed to you
i don't know you nor never even seen your page
i'm just giving a guys prospective on your question.
P.S. also why most men won't read it
is because the last woman they spoke with didn't mind them not finding out more about them | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 7:00:11 AM | Yep, I read them. You absolutely have to.
I mean, why would you NOT read them? If it's all about a picture......well, pictures can be misleading.
The same CAN be said about profiles, but at least you get the drift about what that person is like.
Besides, I would like to think most people, if they are looking for "substance" and not just a "great ass", would read and learn to appreciate what someone has to say about themselves.
And yes, I agree with what others have said. Try to make the profile more than a sentence or two. Otherwise why would anyone want to be intrigued by more than just a simple photo of you. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 7:40:28 AM | I read them all. I'm looking for tone and what the deal breakers are. I ignore any profiles I feel are from women who seem to be completely superficial. I look for the ones that are looking for a normal, good person that they find attractive. (not some james bond super model type). I also don't wnat to waste my time on people who have deal breakers that conflict with me and my lifestyle ie age restrictions. I then look at the tone of the message. If she seems to be bitter and jaded or to much of a hard ass I avoid. If her pic looks stern and unfun I avoid.
For the most part I figure you can't really know that person until you meet and spend a little time. So I fundamentaly use the profiles to try and weed out the ones I definately want to avoid and use dating as the means to find the one I do want to find. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 7:42:48 AM | Yes ... I do ... start to finish ... and if I'm intrigued or interested, I'll go back and read it again and again.
The typical 'mundane' stuff can be a bit boring (walks on the beach / candle lit dinners / etc) ... but, if I run across a profile where it's 'evident' that some THOUGHT was put into it ... I find that impressive. (and rare - to be honest) ...
CREATIVITY - and - HUMOR, goes a l-o-n-g way ...
... especially humor!! ... I'll bet 99.999% of every female bio on FISH mentions the fact that HUMOR is a big 'draw factor' ... (fair enough) ... (I tried to include some in mine) ... and YET, I'll bet there's not '1' in '100' that types in something comical in hers.
What's up with that?
We like to laugh a little as well ladies ... keep that in mind should you do a re-write ...
Spend $2.00 and by a joke book ... It'd be worth the investment. (lol)
MM | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 8:24:41 AM | | C'mon guys, give us some credit! I reply to everyone, even if it's just to say I'm not interested. You deserve at least that much for having the guts to contact me in the first place! | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 8:32:44 PM | Unfortunately reading the profile is all the mens responsibility on this site. Majority of the women don't even bother reading a profile from someone who does send the a message.The most a lot will do is see if you have a pic up. If you don't have a catchy name or something cool in your headline thats it your out .
The only reason that it would be more a man's responsibility is in the sense that more men initiate conversation/e-mail than women do, and it makes it easier on themselves to read it so they don't set themselves up for a letdown by messaging someone and asking a question they wouldn't have had to ask if they did read it. Or finding out altogether that that woman isn't a match for them at all based on the information. It's a time saver.
The same goes for women, if women search and initiate then it would make perfect sense for them to find out before they send an e-mail if they meet the criteria the person they message is seeking, and that person is what they want beyond the pic. If you don't then it's a crapshoot and you up your chances of rejection.
However: the fact that you did read the profile after seeing the pic does NOT guarantee that the person you message is going to respond or be interested in return. That's a totally different story.
A lot of men are responding that there's no point unless the girl's going to be interested. What they aren't getting is that not reading anything we posted in a profile prior to messaging women will guarantee they won't be intersted just about every time. | |
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Joined: 1/3/2007
Msg: 1214 | |
| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 9:08:16 PM | First let me say I haven't read all 49 pages, only the first 10 and then skipped to 49 with no apparent change in pattern of content as far as I could tell. If you'll notice I am new here, but not new to life or the web. The only reason I'm here is I'm moving to an area I have never lived and thought it'd be nice to try to find some friends in the process. Now please don't anyone take this personal as this is a generalization of what I've observed in the forums to this point. I see a lot of very immature people that haven't quite figured it out yet. Hello... Woman and Men are different, but neither are exclusively better or worse than the other when it comes to morals or values. Women you are only fooling yourself if you think you'll ever figure out the mind of men. Men you are only fooling yourself if you think you'll ever figure out the mind of women. We are all products of our environment, therefore none can be the same. Another observation, many of you here are bitter and hold serious grudges against the opposite sex. I find this sad but understandable, however maturity should be exhibited when online especially on a site of this nature.
On topic... For what it's worth I read Profiles if interested, i.e.; researching a poster in a topic if I wish to gain better understanding of what might be behind the comments, people in the area I'm moving to (almost finished reading all the profiles from that area) and sometimes just because an av caught my attention (testosterone). Now someone slam me for being human... lol
In the words of Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"
Dug | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/25/2007 10:36:45 PM | Speaking for myself- ASBOLUTELY. I think the biggest prolem with all of these sites is that they are so picture centric! I have tried most of them with little or no success and am ready to give it all up.
Personally, I thought I put together a good profile with recent pictures that is representative of me and what I am looking for. I am having the same problem that you are in that most of the e-mails I get are from women that are not a good fit (for me).
I do have a general question though- Is my profile- pictures description, what I have writtent about myself and what I want unclear or bad?
Thanks for reading this! | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/26/2007 8:38:41 PM | Just checking in to this thread again to remind everyone of the obvious: No, they don't read your whole profiles.
Stay away from the ones that do read your whole profile. Those guys are total wierdos. 
Just curious. Do you guys read our whole profiles or just the parts that you want to see. Only if it's a nice picture..... Never mind, I guess joe and garcia got to the cheap punchline before me....
I had you both beat.
I can't read your profile, gals - sorry. In fact, I need my typer monkey to record my dictations.
Ahem - It's typist monkey, if you don't mind.  | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/26/2007 9:01:37 PM |
C'mon guys, give us some credit! I reply to everyone, even if it's just to say I'm not interested. You deserve at least that much for having the guts to contact me in the first place!
No, we don't! For all you know we could be some crazy weirdo who goes around reading people's profiles in their entirety!!!!!
(Rather than just looking at the pictures like a normal person) | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/27/2007 6:29:15 AM | Vixen I'm new at this date forum. I chatted many times with a fella in IM here. Seemed we got along pretty good. Enjoyed his conversation. He seemed to enjoy mine. He asked me out.
I wanted to be sure he had seen my picture as I had just posted it day before. In my Profile I clearly state I'm a larger BBW built women. After asking him to re-read my profile & look at pic he crudely said he was sorry. If I were 5ft6 and 135 lbs I'd be his perfect match.
This told me he never read profile. Without knowing who I was or my built he liked me. After he says I water ski as you know. Need a lady who will not sink!
Felt inside shame on you you shallow jerk. Funny part is I was not attracted to him physically from the start. I gave him the courtesy of wanting to know him. Yet he did not recipricate.
He wasted both our time. Sad when a look at my profile would of saved us both this situation.
Has anyone else experienced body type being road block?
Thanks...Wish you all good luck in your search...Dolly | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/27/2007 6:39:07 AM | Vixen I'm new at this date forum. I chatted many times with a fella in IM here. Seemed we got along pretty good. Enjoyed his conversation. He seemed to enjoy mine. He asked me out.
I wanted to be sure he had seen my picture as I had just posted it day before. In my Profile I clearly state I'm a larger BBW built women. After asking him to re-read my profile & look at pic he crudely said he was sorry. If I were 5ft6 and 135 lbs I'd be his perfect match.
This told me he never read profile. Without knowing who I was or my built he liked me. After he says I water ski as you know. Need a lady who will not sink!
Felt inside shame on you you shallow jerk. Funny part is I was not attracted to him physically from the start. I gave him the courtesy of wanting to know him. Yet he did not recipricate.
He wasted both our time. Sad when a look at my profile would of saved us both this situation.
Has anyone else experienced body type being road block?
Thanks...Wish you all good luck in your search...Dolly | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/27/2007 6:47:23 AM | There's a good reason Vixen, Wisdom!
Mark Twain wrote something like "women, what do they really want"?
I have found this to be so true. The old adage "don't try to understand a woman"
Now i've finally realized the answer. How can us men understand what women want when they don't even know themselves?
This may be why men don't take every word of a profile literally. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/27/2007 12:55:17 PM | | I got really tired of men not reading my entire profile. So I put a test in it, in order to get a reply from me from an initial contact email, they must have written in there somewhere my "test word" which is listed on my profile. Don't have it in the email, then I don't respond. It's written quite clearly in my profile, and strategically near the bottom. I've gotten a few angry messages from guys who didn't put the test word in the email and had it deleted, but once I explained to them why their email got deleted most apologized. Still didn't converse with them, but they at least got the point. I figure if you can't take the 2 minutes to read my profile and get to know a bit about me, why should I want to get to know about you. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/27/2007 8:12:46 PM | nope. Sorry girls,
I just read profiles long enough to decide if I want to read further.
If they are dull or boring or say basically nothing except that others consider you cute, and you are lively, interested in a bunch o stuff, and have family values, then I do not contact you.
I want to know if you have a fire in your belly, an interesting artistic intent in your life.
That type of profile interests me, I read it all.
I even look at the pictures if there are any of them. Then I contact. | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/28/2007 8:41:42 AM | | Personally, I read every word before ever considering sending a message. If there is not much there, it is unlikely that I would send a message, unless there is some other compelling reason (ie catchy title, etc...) | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/30/2007 10:22:46 AM | we are all creatures of attraction, i'm not saying its right, thats just how it is, we're all guilty if a pic catches my eye, i read the profile and decide if he is someone i would like to talk to. My profile is short, straight and to the point, yes there is a pic, but not everyone that has contacted me, looked only at that. i even had one coment that it wasnt a very good pic anyway. I do think shorter is better, but make what you put in there quality, something to start a conversation, even a funky question like "what would you do if purple alians where comming out of your ears?", humor is always a good starter i love that stupid banana | |
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| Do You Men Read Our Whole Profiles?
Posted: 1/30/2007 11:26:02 PM | | I actually do and if it is lengthily and has substance to it then it tells more about the person and the type of personality they have. I know a lot of people are out here to “hang out" but at least have something interesting to read that might give substance to support why we want to hang out with you. The way I see it is that a woman can be a absolute knock out, but if she can not back her self with mental stimulation then it's a no go for this guy! | |
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