The Internet dating world is a cesspool

Point taken.

 

Today's contribution from eHarmony, which is supposed to be the good one:

I wonder what he means by "watching a movie or just taking a walk." That's a really long euphemism. But the quotes tell me he doesn't actually mean watching a movie or taking a walk.

 

Or that he doesn't know how to use quotation marks

 

He's "sorry" ...

 

I'd date him once, just to see what a "hands-build things" is.

 

"I will have sex with you while watching a movie or taking a walk. Or anything really."

 

What's the odds of getting a chick to ask for a date if you are brutally honest on these websites:

1) I have a lot of backhair and I do have abs, they are just hiding
2) Sex is a must
3) There will be anal
4) I will finish before you, but will give you a "makegood" down the line.
5) No cats!

 

Tried being honest years ago, spike. Didn't elicit any winners for either side

 

I just want to let you know in advance that I have a fairly large penis, baby.
Not Dirk Diggler kinda livin' large, but I can hold my own.
Now, what shall we have to eat?

 

I couldn't resist peeking at POF now and then even though I deleted my account there, and I did see someone I thought would be worth messaging.

So I created an account really quick so I could message her. My old profile was honest, thorough and written in coherent sentences. It had a four good pictures of me, I thought. This one had two lame jokes and a reference to the fact that I'm kind of picky and wasn't really expecting to find anyone, and one picture of me in a suit at my sister's wedding.

This new account has had six unsolicited contacts in three days. I don't think I got six solicited responses in three weeks before, let alone the women making the first contact.

So basically, this:

 

New meat always gets more attention.

If your old profile didn't get any attention, then it sucked, and your current one is much better.

 

This. I've also found that you can doom yourself by oversharing, which if you're a journalist, can be kind of easy to do right away.