| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:33:21 PM | | Everytime I see that in a profile I assume that the answer is yes... anybody else? | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:33:58 PM | | I use it for the dating one...and I do agree with you..prefer not to say IS yes! | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:39:31 PM | Woah... so now I'm a smoking alcoholic drug addict with four wives!
AWESOME! | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:41:04 PM | | Aww well look on the bright side...you're really busy! | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:41:09 PM | Mob, if your an alcoholic drug addict how can you be sure you have four wives?
Brish | |
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julzy
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Joined: 8/14/2005
Msg: 6 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:41:35 PM | LOL I belive that prefer not to say means that you imberresed to tell the truth.. and that it's yes..
How's the wives treatin ya MoBiBu | |
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Sucka
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Joined: 11/21/2005
Msg: 7 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:41:47 PM | ^^^ I knew it Mo!
You could always move to Bountiful B.C. if you don't feel like you fit in here.
OT: Yeah, prefer not to say = something to hide. | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:42:16 PM | @dews - wife #3 can't roll a joint to save her life... wanna join the commune? lol
edit: BOUNTIFUL! I'm the mayor! | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:43:06 PM | | I am NOT embarrased to say that I am dating..I just found that by leaving it almost blank I do recieve LESS emails from guys.......Almost like they are scared of the 'unknown'...LMAO | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:43:09 PM | | Sure although it's been many many years since i rolled a joint! | |
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julzy
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Joined: 8/14/2005
Msg: 11 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:48:10 PM | LOL K well for some people it means that they are embarresed...
except if they put that where they have kids thats just wrong | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:50:05 PM | Yeah..I find thats thats mis-leading to ppl........
I have kids.......
I dont want anymore....... | |
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Rexlo
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Joined: 9/21/2005
Msg: 13 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:54:09 PM | | Prefer not to say is also like not putting up your photo. do you have something to hide like a third eye in the middle of your forhead*LOL* Thats the face you go out in public with whats the matter with showing it on here among friends. I won't post to a profile that has too little information or no photo. | |
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~Jojo~
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Joined: 11/20/2005
Msg: 14 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 3:56:26 PM | I prefer not to say whether its me or the cat typing this message  
DOH!! i just gave ya the answer... | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 3:58:09 PM | | I use rent-a-kid... that's why the little boy is in more than half my pics :) | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 4:01:04 PM | Oh I have a child people can rent...infact here let me pay you!
*son is currently on naughty step for FOURTH time today!! | |
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Posted: 11/27/2005 4:04:01 PM | Rexlo: You hit one of my pet peeves on the nose right there! I HATE it when I get a message from someone with no picture, nothing in their profile, and a message saying, "Hey, wanna chat?"
I usually respond with a, "Sure, but you have to give me more to go on than that!" So then the discussion starts, but rarely does it go anywhere - 9 times out of 10 I'll get a canned one liner that sums up who they are in a nutshell. *sigh* I've stopped trying to explain. I just don't respond anymore. GIVE me something to want to talk to you about, and I'll yak yer ear off. But if I'm pulling teeth from the first second trying to find out who someone is, forget it.
~end Rant~
Prefer not to say can mean a lot of things; I try not to jump to conclusions and ask first. Usually it's because there is an explanation of sorts behind the question. For instance, many other dating sites have the option, "Have kids that don't live with me" or some variation thereof (i.e. kids grown up and left home, kids with me PT only, etc.) POF doesn't. I've met many people who say "Prefer Not to Say" to this question because of that one option. | |
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g2theq
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Joined: 5/26/2005
Msg: 18 | |
| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 4:13:53 PM | | I feel there just isn't enough options there to describe people's complex situations these days so you really have to ask and not assume. | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 4:20:56 PM | | BUt how else can you summarily dismiss someone as not being right for you from the comfort of your office/home/home office mirl? | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 6:45:11 PM | Rexlo, I have to disagree about the photos thing....it doesn't necessarily mean that someone has something to hide, or that they are lying on their profile, etc.
I don't know, perhaps, just maybe, they are really nice, honest, people who just arent' quite ready to have a photo up on a public site yet....perhaps they have a really creepy ex who likes to make their lives miserable at every chance and they'd rather not have him come across their photo on a dating site??
Now, if someone refuses to e-mail you a photo after you have messaged them a time or two, then there may be cause for concern...but it's not fair just to generalize in case there is a reason behind it. | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 11/27/2005 7:56:49 PM | | ASSUME.....ass_u_me.....never assume anything without the facts. | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 1/17/2006 7:40:48 AM | maybe the persons situation is more complex than simply yes or no
and as far as the "no pic" there's reasons there too, but maybe if you guys hassle someone enuff they'll just post some pic they found somewhere on a google search to shut you guys up about and still maintain their anonymity or whatever reasons they have.
[Congratulations. Digging up every post on the subject to push your agenda has only served to lock this one down. /Forum_Moderator] | |
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| Prefer Not To Say...
Posted: 1/17/2006 9:07:51 AM | | I still don't see the point, in the information part of a person's profile...why they would "prefer not to say" I understand the picture thing, but why not just tell it like it is? Really, WHAT are you hiding? or holding back??? Mysterious'ness will only get you so far. HAHA | |
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Posted: 1/17/2006 9:34:45 AM | Yea, what causes me to wonder is when they put the prefer not to say option under 'marital status'...the probable options there either way don't sound very appealing:
- about to get married/engaged & wanna 'sow your wild oats' for the last time(s)
- are unhappily married
- are in the midst of a divorce/seperation
either way, makes for a situation that I am reluctant to get into, my own life is stressful enough that I would like to start something with someone who has their past relationships really in the past... | |
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