Today, I had my first conversation with someone on a dating site. “I’m trying to get to know you.… so, are you a big girl? I haven’t really been able to look at your profile.” FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went on a date with a guy I met online. It was going OK, until he started asking me if he should stick with the site until he finds the right person. I guess I know how he feels about me, at least. FML
Today, I went on an online date. I'd spent a while getting ready and making sure I looked good. When I arrived at the café, I saw my date and approached with a smile. He stood up, looked me over, and said, "Oh, I thought you were your profile picture’s friend." Then left. FML
Today, I finally got the chance to meet this wonderful guy I met on a dating site. She was very excited to see me, too. FML
Today, I had a first date with a guy I met online. And his mom. FML
Today, I had a date with a guy from the Internet. I'm 6ft1, which tends to put potential dates off, so I'd slyly knocked a few inches off my description. Turns out he'd done the same. He'd added a whole foot to his height. I had to crouch to talk to him. FML
Today, I went on a date with someone I've been talking to online for weeks. Unfortunately, it turns out they'd used old photos and misrepresented themselves, and I didn't find them attractive at all. Even I'm not that desperate. We ended up having an awkward dinner and I couldn't wait for it to be over. FML
Today, I finally met the guy I've been getting to know online in person for a date. When we saw each other, we both realized that we had heavily Facetuned our profile pictures. The awkward silence that followed was the longest five minutes of my life. FML
Today, I met up with a guy from a local dating site for coffee. He walked up, looked me over and said "Ummm, no", then walked off. FML
Today, I went speed dating. I arrived at my first date and she looked me up and down and said, "Oh, that's awkward." FML
Today, I tried instant online video dating for the first time, after not having much luck on other dating sites. The first date was kind of awkward, and "ended" with a kind of fade out and I could hear her chatting with someone else. "Hella awkward." Fair enough. "But was he cute? - No." FML
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RichardPencil 32
Even if he did, could he trust your picture? It could be photoshopped, from a deceptive angle, or from 50 lbs ago. Or of someone else altogether.
1known 34
« Big girl » is already a no. But if you can’t take a few minutes to read a profile, you’re just out.
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RichardPencil 32
Even if he did, could he trust your picture? It could be photoshopped, from a deceptive angle, or from 50 lbs ago. Or of someone else altogether.
1known 34
« Big girl » is already a no. But if you can’t take a few minutes to read a profile, you’re just out.
Chazzster 32
It’s like “Rule 34” in a way. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. Maybe he was actually looking for a “big girl” or maybe he was looking to avoid one. In the old days when you met in person before starting to mingle, many people were quick to size each other up with just a glance (he’s too short, she’s too whatever, too plain looking, too good looking for me to have a chance…). They usually did this without saying anything and before getting to known each other. Now with many people meeting online, some of those “first glance” impression type questions might actually get said. On top of that it’s not uncommon for people to lie in their description and even pictures of themselves hoping that they will attract someone and that their personality will “make up” for the difference between reality and that pre-pandemic picture in their profile. But that leads more often to disappointment than good results. Some people, men and women, are all about appearances while many more do definitely consider appearance to be an important factor, but not the only factor. Men and women are both subjected to certain expectations and it can be difficult (but not impossible) to find someone who wants to be with you and who you want to be with. Present yourself as an authentic person maybe adversing your best side to world - That could be your personality, your intellect or conversation skills, or it could be your appearance. Work with what you have and don’t waste time on people who are clearly not into you.