I couldn't agree more...

As far as the profiles go, I think it's funny that some are concerned about reading women's profiles - when their entire profile consists of the words: "looking for friend" or "Tell u later"...

whats even stranger,is that i see a lot of people saying,if its too long,they wont read it either.

so,too shorts no good,too longs no good..ever get the feeling people are just entirely too lazy?

There is really no better way to see how lazy people really are than to read a few billion profiles.

One reason mine is as long as it is, is to weed out the non-readers....

exactly..if they cant be bothered to read thru a complete profile,then whats the odds they will bother to carry on a relationship,or anything else for that matter?

Doesn't seem to matter if I go with long or short profiles...still can't find "THE ONE".

Of course, that's probably because he only exists in my head and not in reality. I'm convinced I will be a social recluse for eternity and beyond, though I am trying to expand my possibilities by actually leaving the house on occasion now. And posting more, in the forums and my ever-changing profile. I still don't think I'll have much luck but I'm not giving up.

Lex, I must say, the longer profiles haven't helped me much in weeding out the non-readers. The smattering of responses I do get clearly demonstrate they haven't read it. I'm still waiting for someone to respond with an email longer than one sentence.

That's how I see it -- if I'm looking for anybody, it's going to have to be someone who will take the time to read the things I write -- as I would take the time to read theirs. And "theirs" is going to have to be more than "I don't know what to write here."

Mine says eye loaf ju lawng lawng taim - is that ok???

Very well said!

The ones who are to lazy to read a persons profile, or "can't be bothered' to read one, aren't the type of person that would make a good lifelong mate anyway, so they are doing us all a favor by moving on...



Just as a note, you might want to remove the "I’m lonely and I’m not ashamed to admit it." from your profile because a con artist and/or scammer will see that and probably try to take advantage of your feelings. No sense adding drama to your life if you don't need it

not really..needs a Lot more detail on the loaf ju lawng lawng taim part

i mean,take the lawng lawng taim part.
can you describe How lawng?

you could be thinking minutes,and im thinking hours..
clarifications..details..mucho importante~

Well, I get a few of those, too, but I generally can't decipher whatever it is they're trying to say in their e-mails, so I don't worry about it too much!

So, the real "screening process" is partly due to the length (they don't want to have to slog through it), and partly the fact that I'm really clear about what I DON'T want. It's true that my directitude seems to upset some of them to the point that they feel the need to write to me and argue about it, but that's the price you pay for being "selective," I suppose....!

It'll be gone next week. It's ever-changing.

I'm not too worried about scammers. I can spot 'em a mile away. I come equipped with built in azzhole alert!

And I'd have to have feelings to be taken advantage of. I don't dish those out without good cause. But I appreciate your concern for my well being.

PICTURES

By the way, I buy the magazine also for the articles besides the pictures. I have someone else read the articles out loud to me though.

It's fairly easy to tell who has read my profile and who hasn't when they start emailing me. When I ask if they've read it (after getting a few response that show they haven't) I usually get something like "I'm just checking because people lie." Sometimes I wonder why I even have a profile since the majority of people don't bother to read them anyway.

Though, once in a while, someone interesting contacts me who has actually read it and can actually hold an intelligent conversation. Unfortunately, those don't come along very often.

LOL... Wow that's too funny... I'm seriously thinking about writing a movie script about online dating. It would definitely be a comedy

Well i would rather know who i'm meeting up with first. Nothing worse than talking to someone you know nothing about.

I do, but I doubt most men do.

To me, that's code for "I haven't bothered to read your profile."

just my opinion,
go rent Must Love Dogs
if you can make a better movie..then..

I've seen Must Love Dogs, good movie, but the one I had in mind was closer to the format of "He's just not that into you" where you'd see the perspective of many people. There are just too many funny stories to tell when it comes to online dating. Some of the stories are sad too, for example, on another site I was talking with this one woman and we were getting along great. Then for some odd reason she stopped writing so I did some research. Turns out she was married and had a miscarriage of triplets last summer. My guess is that she wanted out of the marriage and got caught online. You never know what's going to happen online next....

don't know, don't care *shrugs shoulders*