I am starting to cringe every time someone emails/IMs me and says that. I'm never quite sure what they're asking to know. And when I ask them what they want to know, they say anything. Anything is quite broad. My profile contains all the basics, so it does help to know what they want to know beyond that.

The most recent guy I started chatting with said this to me. I asked him what he wanted to know. He said anything. I asked him to be more specific and he still replied with anything. So we chatted a bit and the next day he asked the same thing. When I said again that he needed to be a bit more specific he said I was too pushy.

So, those of you who ask people to tell you about themselves, what are you asking to know?

Not one person has ever started a conversation here by asking the other person to tell them about themselves? I don't believe that.

If they tell me to tell them anything....my answer would be just that... "ANYTHING"

i usually never respond to that, nor the ever famous, "what's up" that bugs me. I also never reply to hey beautiful, sexy, etc. I'm picky i guess. If someone really is interested they'll be smart about how they approach someone i believe.

Hello......I am The Captain.........post a while and find out.

When I was asked that; I would just tell a person about my work, hobbies, a bit about my military career,and what I was looking for on this site. I know its about the same what I said on my profile but then they will start asking more specific questions when I gave them the basics. I know it makes no sense but that is how it has always worked with me.

Yeah, but these are people who are contacting me privately through my profile. So I would hope they have read it which does give all the basics. I give them a chance to tell me what they want to know and if they're unable to do that, I just move on. The "anything" thing is a cop out and lazy, in my opinion.

Maybe he needs directions back to the short bus!

Here's what I get:

Them: "Hey, I just read your profile, and I really liked it! Where are you and what do you do?"

Me: "If you actually read my profile, you would already know that."

Them: "Tell me anyway."

And that's the end of that conversation.

I've had them e-mail (first e-mail) and say "Do you have anything you want to ask me? Is there anything you'd like to know about me?"

Me: "It's not my job to drag information out of you. Tell me whatever you're comfortable telling me."

Them: "Well, ask me some questions. Tell me what you want to know about me."

And that's the end of that conversation.

I don't e-mail people first, so I'm not going to pull that crap on anybody.

Oh, yeah. Usually after they tell me they want to know anything about me, they often tell me to ask them questions. When I say I prefer conversation to interviews and I ask questions when I have them, they get annoyed. So basically many of these people don't want to put effort into anything, whether it be asking what they want to know, or having an actual conversation.

I have also explained nicely that if I contact someone first, it is because I've read their profile and found something interesting about them. And that there's something I'd like to chat about. I never contact someone and demand they ask me questions.

I always hated that! I have nothing new to tell in the last 12 yrs or so..nothing good anyway, other than I'd like to have a nap. Been wanting one since about 1998!

Maybe that's what I should start doing when they ask me to tell them about myself. I can start telling them random things such as when my next nap will be.

Extremely emotional, and hot headed. Coming to terms with my sexuality, and it's taken me forever. Im as they call "Latent bisexual."
Really would like to meet people of my kind.

Sometimes it just sucks ***. Oh, Im okay with lonely bit though.

I have this happen all the time and if they don;t ask a more specific question when I ask I sometimes refer them to my profile

to me it's not a good move coming from a guy because it says in capital letters that:

HE NOT READ MY PROFILE

which is OK but don;t start asking a bunch of questions before reading it. really I prefer a conversation about a topic that does not make me feel like an interrogation is taking place

I dont initiate conversations with the fellas.

When someone asks that question though, Im most likely to ask what they want to know

I havent gotten the 'anything' answer yet.

Lately, I've been getting some e-mails, the entirety of which is "Hi."

Could you please put a little less effort into it? You might strain yourself.

I get emails sometimes with just the subject line and nothing written in the email. So I guess some could actually put less effort into it.

Sometimes new people do these kinda thing and few with less brains mostly every one here has info about themselves that's why forum are made to see that one can really start a convo to know others....

I happily tell them,
I have 6 kids..
I am mentally challenged and refuse to grow up.
I want to be looked after and love guns and motorbikes.
hate rubbish and will run you over then shoot you if you lie to me.

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