Internet Dating.....Who Has Done it?!

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FoxEye said:
As a follow-up to my epic (fail) thread of yonks ago, here is my new POF profile

The previous one was too negative, OcUKers said. So how about some criticism of my new one?
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Honest criticism?

You sound negative and it's unnecessary mentioning that you're 32 and never had a girlfriend. Let the girls find out themselves when they meet you.

Get rid of the "find it very difficult to keep a conversation", "sometimes I accidentally end up offending people", "spend too much time on computer" and the "I literally have no idea what I'll be doing next" lines.

My god, GET RID OF IT ALL!!! :o

Need new pic as well, currrent pic is a little creepy.
 
MisChief is right, awful, start again.

PMT fella P>>M>>T

and no not pre menstrual stress either :rolleyes:
 
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grudas said:
more pictures :) why tell people you never had a gf? 32 years old and no gf is very odd and might put a lot off even thought you might be a perfect person for them so take that out.. :) then again i find all of your profile to depressing as if you're crying out for someone who would help you?!

i dunno man you need to take half of the description off and be a bit more "in gear" to actually show people that you want to go and do stuff now you sound like a lonely boring 32 year old who never had gf.. which is really not a good first impression :) put in your hobbies, let people know what you like to do etc tell them your good sides and when it comes to socializing just PUSH your self forward talk and stop thinking about it

just my opinion.
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:( I suck at this whole thing.

I just wanted to manage expectations. That is to say, I don't want anyone meeting me to have any expectations at all :p I'm not funny/witty/good at talking.

If someone wants any of those things then meeting me would be an epic waste of time.
 
MisChief said:
Honest criticism?

You sound negative and it's unnecessary mentioning that you're 32 and never had a girlfriend. Let the girls find out themselves when they meet you.

Get rid of the "find it very difficult to keep a conversation", "sometimes I accidentally end up offending people", "spend too much time on computer" and the "I literally have no idea what I'll be doing next" lines.

My god, GET RID OF IT ALL!!! :o

Need new pic as well, currrent pic is a little creepy.
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FoxEye said:
:( I suck at this whole thing.

I just wanted to manage expectations. That is to say, I don't want anyone meeting me to have any expectations at all :p I'm not funny/witty/good at talking.

If someone wants any of those things then meeting me would be an epic waste of time.
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yeh writing about yourself is a nightmare. although, i know face to face i can do really well :( this is probably one of the longest periods i have been single since i was 18.
 
MisChief said:
Honest criticism?

You sound negative and it's unnecessary mentioning that you're 32 and never had a girlfriend. Let the girls find out themselves when they meet you.

Get rid of the "find it very difficult to keep a conversation", "sometimes I accidentally end up offending people", "spend too much time on computer" and the "I literally have no idea what I'll be doing next" lines.

My god, GET RID OF IT ALL!!! :o

Need new pic as well, currrent pic is a little creepy.
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I need someone to write a profile for me, I think. I'm never going to get it right.

Also it took a zillion attempts to take a picture where I didn't look like I was retarded. This is actually the best I could do!

Also, I am negative. You try being me. You'd be negative too :p

But thanks for the critque. You've told me what I already suspected: I'm undatable :p
 
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On a side note I'm text battling with my GF trying to pull my relationship back from the brink of a break up tonight. Emotional overload for me :mad:
 
FoxEye said:
I need someone to write a profile for me, I think. I'm never going to get it right.

Also it took a zillion attempts to take a picture where I didn't look like I was retarded. This is actually the best I could do!

Also, I am negative. You try being me. You'd be negative too :p

But thanks for the critque. You've told me what I already suspected: I'm undatable :p
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dude i would think im undatable :D im the most negative person i know from all of my friends and i have had 7gf in the past 7 years :o but its odd with me and girls.. it either they hate me or they love me :D there's no "like" :D

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On a side note I'm text battling with my GF trying to pull my relationship back from the brink of a break up tonight. Emotional overload for me :mad:
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tell me about it.. i've been going through this for the past 2 weeks even tho i clearly said this is over but shes asking for another chance no matter what i say no matter how angry she gets at me for being so "cold" with her but shes asking for it and she says she was wrong etc etc and i sort of want to give in a give another chance for her(its the first time we broke up) and i dunno man i just told get to calm down and i need time and she needs time because at the moment its just too much for me :o
 
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FoxEye said:
If the goal is to show people the real me, then what I wrote is 100% accurate. I'm a socially awkward penguin!

Can't we saddos get some love, too?
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you would think, but the chance of a female you being in the same area is remote. so you have to be confident and give them a reason to be interested. once you have them reeled in, then you can let them see the boring you :p but you never know, the company of a nice woman might bring out something else in you and surprise you.
 
FoxEye said:
If the goal is to show people the real me, then what I wrote is 100% accurate. I'm a socially awkward penguin!

Can't we saddos get some love, too?
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You have to show the real you but just writing positives, anything negative about yourself is just a big no. I'm still a SAP but no where near as bad as i was it just takes time and a bit of effort. Just get out there and do stuff. Hit the gym? That's been the biggest thing for me without a doubt.
 
hey if we are signed in and view fellow ocuk guys profle, do we show up on their view me list? If so, FoxEye, nohomo. If any 30 year old chicks start chatting me up I will send then your way lol.
 
FoxEye said:
:( I suck at this whole thing.

I just wanted to manage expectations. That is to say, I don't want anyone meeting me to have any expectations at all :p I'm not funny/witty/good at talking.

If someone wants any of those things then meeting me would be an epic waste of time.
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Why do you need to manage other peoples expectations of you? If the girls you meet don't find you funny/witty/good at talking then they will quite simply say goodbye and never see you again. It's online dating, there's always going to be a chance that you will meet someone you don't get like or get along with.

You need to sell yourself in your profile. Talk positive things, what you're good at, what you enjoy doing, your ambitions etc. Re-read your own profile - if you were a girl, would you want to date a man with all that negativity?
 
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