Comments on: Some thoughts about online dating

By: pdf23ds

pdf23ds — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:15:02 +0000

How could online dating sites be worthless for men and yet still worthwhile for women?

By: Matthew C.

Matthew C. — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:57:57 +0000

I’ve heard that the online dating sites are worthless for men, what you need is to become active on Myspace and you can get lots of activity that way. . .

By: pdf23ds

pdf23ds — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:30:26 +0000

Well, I guess that’s reassuring.

But still, fuck.

By: LizardBreath

LizardBreath — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:37:15 +0000

Again, what I hear from men online is that what you expect in terms of getting contacted first is ‘never’. So, sucks, and probably related to invidious gender roles, and I sympathize, but I don’t think it’s anything about your profile.

By: pdf23ds

pdf23ds — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:18:27 +0000

Yeah, I actually think 20% isn’t all that bad, though it is pretty frustrating—my dating pool is five times smaller than it would otherwise be. I was actually wondering more about whether it’s typical to get contacted first more than I do.

By: LizardBreath

LizardBreath — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:02:36 +0000

Hmm. From what I’ve heard, response to 20% of contacts sounds pretty normal for guys on dating sites. Which must be frustrating, but at least it’s typical.