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lower michigan doesn't have anything better to do but be smart. However those in northern michigan have nothing better to do than drink!  Do TOO! We fish. 
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speaking on the side of the ladies, i used to have a complete profile, lots of information, interests, thoughts, and ideas. i found out, rather quickly, that many (most?) men didn't even bother to read what i'd written and just kept busy looking at the pictures. i even tried removing the pictures, but they still wrote to me as if i hadn't written a thing. it was fairly obvious, by what they wrote, that they hadn't read a word. so i just stopped writing. when i joined this site (albeit not looking to date any longer), i didn't bother with a detailed account. those who know me don't need to read a completed profile, and those who don't get a chance to learn about me via the forums. perhaps some of these women are in the same situation? they just got tired of no one listening so stopped talking? My profile isn't super short, but it isn't long either. Most of the men who contact me haven't bothered to read any of it. |
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Yep... I get the 'hey sexy' and 'what's up' and I immediately email back.... 'did you read my profile'
sometimes I'm a called a *****... othertimes... I get a 'oh i'm sorry' and they slink away with their tail between their legs |
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lower michigan doesn't have anything better to do but be smart. However those in northern michigan have nothing better to do than drink! Do TOO! We fish. Wow, I don't drink. don't fish. What am I doing in northern Michigan? |
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lower michigan doesn't have anything better to do but be smart. However those in northern michigan have nothing better to do than drink! Do TOO! We fish. Wow, I don't drink. don't fish. What am I doing in northern Michigan? Freezing? |
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WOW
People saying nice things about Michigan or people in Michigan? Amazing! I had some nice mail from a man the other day. Several well written paragraphs about his life, what he was looking for and his interests. Mail like that on this site is the exception and it definitely caught my eye. |
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Michigan people are wonderful (well most of us are)
Not everyone from michigan are great, believe me!
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lower michigan doesn't have anything better to do but be smart. However those in northern michigan have nothing better to do than drink! Do TOO! We fish. Wow, I don't drink. don't fish. What am I doing in northern Michigan? Providing some comic relief. I feel just as non-impressed by the people in my area. 
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Michigan people are wonderful (well most of us are) Not everyone from michigan are great, believe me! All the women in the Detoit area that I know are pretty darn cute. 
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I laugh at this because I have a 5 email rule, if you cant keep me interested past 5 emails, then you really don't have a chance with me. I don't care where your from, although I would like to say that I am a mere 3 hours north of Chicago. I find that men who can carry on a conversation are not in any of my criteria as for as my ideal distance so I had to expand my search to 200 million miles away. I have found one that discovered I really do have quite an intelligent brain, and likes that about me.
I would also like to say that in no way do I approve of the saying that your profile makes you worth talking to or not. Mine does not delve into my brain except to advise what I am truly not looking for. I was hoping that those reading it would see through to the fact there is simply a starting point. I did not know that a thesis on why it would be good to date me would be required. |
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ooo.... I like that 5 email rule
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You think you have it bad? I live right on the beach so when I ask for a mutual match within a 250 mile radius I get 3 whales, a couple of sea turtles a grouper and a sword fish.
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Edited by
papersmile
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Tue 10/28/08 06:28 AM
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You think you have it bad? I live right on the beach so when I ask for a mutual match within a 250 mile radius I get 3 whales, a couple of sea turtles a grouper and a sword fish. (probably better than some of lex's choices!) |
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I'll stick to my original: You either like me or you don't. (no matter what my profile states)
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I would also like to say that in no way do I approve of the saying that your profile makes you worth talking to or not. I put a lot more emphasis on forum postings, actually -- but then, if it's someone who never posts in the forums, all you've GOT is the profile. This is a written medium. If someone can't be bothered to express themselves in an interesting, informative, and hopefully comprehensible way, where's my incentive to bother trying to pull it out of them? I think the whole point of a profile is to convey a sense of who a person is -- what they're about, what matters to them, where they're going, what makes them worth getting to know -- assuming, of course, that they're ostensibly here for the purpose of getting to know someone. "I don't know what to write here" doesn't cut it for me. If they can make me fall asleep in the first sentence of their profile, then the odds are that they won't be any more interesting in person. |
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You think you have it bad? I live right on the beach so when I ask for a mutual match within a 250 mile radius I get 3 whales, a couple of sea turtles a grouper and a sword fish. And I bet their profiles are more interesting than the Illinois ones! 
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I don't know what to write, here.
If you want to know more, check my FBI file. |
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Like Lisa, I used to make long and lengthy profiles, too. I don't anymore. I've come to the same conclusion she has, as well. There are PLENTY of people who already know me and what I'm all about. Those that don't yet, will find out eventually. I'm not looking anyway, I'm just here for the stimulating conversation.
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Edited by
papersmile
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Tue 10/28/08 06:39 AM
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"I don't know what to write here" doesn't cut it for me. If they can make me fall asleep in the first sentence of their profile, then the odds are that they won't be any more interesting in person. i do agree - i guess i'm just trying to give you another reason as to why some information might be blank. my thought on it is that if a person can't be bothered to go through the effort of completing a profile, properly, how much effort are they willing to put into a relationship, or into their entire life? the 5 email thing is a great idea, and quite reliable. if i'm not interested by then, i doubt that person will ever interest me. it might not be a romantic interest at first, but it'll at least let me know whether there's any rapport. |
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I laugh at this because I have a 5 email rule, if you cant keep me interested past 5 emails, then you really don't have a chance with me. I don't care where your from, although I would like to say that I am a mere 3 hours north of Chicago. I find that men who can carry on a conversation are not in any of my criteria as for as my ideal distance so I had to expand my search to 200 million miles away. I have found one that discovered I really do have quite an intelligent brain, and likes that about me. I would also like to say that in no way do I approve of the saying that your profile makes you worth talking to or not. Mine does not delve into my brain except to advise what I am truly not looking for. I was hoping that those reading it would see through to the fact there is simply a starting point. I did not know that a thesis on why it would be good to date me would be required. The way I see it is if a guy has nothing in his profile other than "I don't know what to write. Ask me anything", it isn't going to make me want to talk to him. There has to be something there to catch my interest. It doesn't need to be his life story, but it needs to be something. |
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