Online Dating - Anyone tried/willing to share experiences and/or tips?

[archibaldcrane]

If this girl isn't careful...

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...she's gonna get it good.

[Ksandra]

the more I read this thread, the more I feel bad for what guys go through to get chicks

[Julian]

I love reading archi's posts

[Mayareira]

the more I read this thread, the more I feel bad for what guys go through to get chicks

How did your fiance impress you on FFXI? Broke 3k on colibri?

[Ksandra]

How did your fiance impress you on FFXI? Broke 3k on colibri?

lol naw was pretty chill. I remade a character on Hades with some friends (one being Dru's best friend irl) from Asura. He was the LS leader of our social which was mostly his IRL friends.

He didn't log into the game much but one time he did to go do some fishing, and I was bored so figured I'd join him since I was new and moat carps is a great way to start making gils. We ended up fishing for hours and just chewed the fat in party.


He ended up playing the game a lot more often after that....XD <3

[AoE]

How did your fiance impress you on FFXI? Broke 3k on colibri?

I'm actually curious now.

Anyway if you're good at doing the talk, it's more fun than work. My specialty is just being tastefully controversial about things. I hate PCness so it's very easy to weed out chicks I wouldn't be into.

[Benevolentone]

Way too long, it should be like a telegraph.
Hi name's nick
Saw your profile, refreshing to see another "author's name" fan here
would love to get your take on "seldom use critique of author's book"
bing bang boom

Hell nah that has no personalization to it at all. I would feel bad for putting so little thought into a message. I guess I could tone it down a little bit but I just am kinda long winded so I write more than I should. And archi man... gotta hand it to ya you have the magic. How good looking are these girls anyway?

[Mayareira]

lol naw was pretty chill. I remade a character on Hades with some friends (one being Dru's best friend irl) from Asura. He was the LS leader of our social which was mostly his IRL friends.

He didn't log into the game much but one time he did to go do some fishing, and I was bored so figured I'd join him since I was new and moat carps is a great way to start making gils. We ended up fishing for hours and just chewed the fat in party.


He ended up playing the game a lot more often after that....XD <3

Ohhh so the love bloomed at a fishing date.

[Weiing]

Sometimes it's nice to be succinct and mysterious. But who knows, I guess putting thought into it is ok. But don't assume too much as it could offend people.

Archi's smiley faces are so strategically placed. That girl he was talking to is actually pretty cute. (To support him, as him saying she's hot may not mean much as it's his perception).

I actually met my fiance on livejournal... It is amazing how hard guys must have to try, from reading this thread. Trying too hard can be such a turn off and fake.

[Cephius]

the more I read this thread, the more I feel bad for what guys go through to get chicks

you mean actually having to do more than dress suggestively and put on a cute smile? yea, shit's just a little different for dudes

[Conrad]

I sent a message to someone who seemed promising last night -- it said they respond to messages "very selectively" but they were last online three days ago so who knows. I tried to model it after Archie's messages sort of. Asked her who her favorite Phillie was, and (reluctantly) ended it with a smiley face. This isn't the first message I've sent, but it'll be the first or second one to get a reply if I get one.

[archibaldcrane]

the more I read this thread, the more I feel bad for what guys go through to get chicks

The better you are at it, the more fun it is.

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Sounds like you are a wine conoisseur...I love fruity wines. I can drink muscat wines all day everyday and also sparkly wine but they really give you a bad hang over! The last tasting I did was last year, looks like I need a refresher course. lol

Friday sounds like good nite : )
Ok I ll text you in a bit!

Feels good man.

@benevolentone It varies a bit, this one is one of the cuter ones, 5'0 asian girl, I'd say she's a 7 in the face, can't tell on the body. Brb receiving text message.

[Ksandra]

Ohhh so the love bloomed at a fishing date. I should discover those hot spots

haha

Sometimes it's nice to be succinct and mysterious. But who knows, I guess putting thought into it is ok. But don't assume too much as it could offend people.

Archi's smiley faces are so strategically placed. That girl he was talking to is actually pretty cute. (To support him, as him saying she's hot may not mean much as it's his perception).

I actually met my fiance on livejournal... It is amazing how hard guys must have to try, from reading this thread. Trying too hard can be such a turn off and fake.

I agree to this though. It sucks because I know women are so emotion which is why guys are constantly on a tight rope trying to trigger the right mood n' everything. But when you start sounding too fake you're only going to end up with chicks that want one-night-stands.

In my situation that fishing "date" wasn't really much. We both just got off bad relationships and weren't thinking "I should fish with this person to see if they might mean something!" It was just natural that as we talked we learned we had a lot in common (and not just about FFXI lol).

Natural > trying too hard for sure.

[Weiing]

Natural > trying too hard for sure.

I agree.

You heard it from the girls. BE NATURAL. It'll come naturally!

Wasn't even looking for someone on LiveJournal. Just wanted to meet new people...and things happen. But maybe it's just because we're girls and we don't have to do anything to impress the guys. amirite?

[Cephius]

That said I make a profile and within 10 minutes had 3 messages from decent looking women. Go figure.

[Weiing]

That said I make a profile and within 10 minutes had 3 messages from decent looking women. Go figure.

Now I'm curious...

[Benevolentone]

It sucks because I know women are so emotion which is why guys are constantly on a tight rope trying to trigger the right mood n' everything. But when you start sounding too fake you're only going to end up with chicks that want one-night-stands.

Natural > trying too hard for sure.

Yeah well it is a good thing that I talk like that and act like that message naturally. I don't change myself or act any different to try and impress someone so maybe my natural charm will work one of these days. I am really excellent at making friends with girls. Just god-damned-awful at getting past the great friend part. Friend zone all the way!

[Cephius]

Now I'm curious...

I wasn't trying to suggest I'm amazing looking or anything, because I'm pretty far from it. I think I got amazingly lucky, because in the 48 hours since I didn't get much of anything

[Zoolander]

The better you are at it, the more fun it is.

Speaking of which, reply:

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Sounds like you are a wine conoisseur...I love fruity wines. I can drink muscat wines all day everyday and also sparkly wine but they really give you a bad hang over! The last tasting I did was last year, looks like I need a refresher course. lol

Friday sounds like good nite : )
Ok I ll text you in a bit!

Feels good man.

@benevolentone It varies a bit, this one is one of the cuter ones, 5'0 asian girl, I'd say she's a 7 in the face, can't tell on the body. Brb receiving text message.

Your wine angle is fucking brilliant. I imagine it helps even more as you get a little bit older, at least for me I've noticed chicks are more and more into wine as I mature. Not saying you are old, but having a real job + the wine + being what im told is good looking is like the trifecta right there. Add the smiley faces and its just not even fair lol.

[archibaldcrane]

I wasn't trying to suggest I'm amazing looking or anything, because I'm pretty far from it. I think I got amazingly lucky, because in the 48 hours since I didn't get much of anything

Your profile is pretty solid and you're decent looking. You'll do just fine on there.