He's just bragging. No body ever nudges me.

I understand peeves... bring a case of Guiness and we'll chat all night. haha.
But peeps not listening... talking about chit as though they're experts but in fact don't have a clue about the topic... unsolicited advice, comments, pffft... it's just retarded sometimes.
I've altered my profile to say that I was 5'1' AND 350lbs... bald and cross-eyed.... then to, all but "Leave me the Frick alone..." still I get emails, haha.

People... I love 'em. They're the scum of the earth... just like me.

I understand peeves... bring a case of Guiness and we'll chat all night. haha.
But peeps not listening... talking about chit as though they're experts but in fact don't have a clue about the topic... unsolicited advice, comments, pffft... it's just retarded sometimes.
I've altered my profile to say that I was 5'1' AND 350lbs... bald and cross-eyed.... then to, all but "Leave me the Frick alone..." still I get emails, haha.

People... I love 'em. They're the scum of the earth... just like me.

And how often have I seen women complaining "Men NEVER read my profile before they contact me!!"

Not trying to be gender-specific here, but I rarely see a guy (other than myself) mention that women aren't reading their profiles before they write.

I think that's probably because most men already know that their profiles don't actually contain anything worth looking at. You can only see so many pictures of a guy holding up a fish before they all start to look alike. (Even the fish start to look alike.)

Whereas most women think "I'm laid back and easy going" is interesting and informative.

And how often have I seen women complaining "Men NEVER read my profile before they contact me!!"

Not trying to be gender-specific here, but I rarely see a guy (other than myself) mention that women aren't reading their profiles before they write.

I think that's probably because most men already know that their profiles don't actually contain anything worth looking at. You can only see so many pictures of a guy holding up a fish before they all start to look alike. (Even the fish start to look alike.)

Whereas most women think "I'm laid back and easy going" is interesting and informative.

Hmmm, I kinda enjoy fishing.
hahaha, but I know waht ya' mean.

Still... it ain't gender... it's species, a human frailty.
People talk about this and that... how they're good, got swag, deserve attention... BS. That's all I'm sayin'.
People get my attention because of some some unqualified, unquantified randomness in my pyschological makeup.

But everyone deserves a look... just because,
first impressions are rarley worth a squat...

Laid-back, easy-going?!? HA... not you. (not always, anyway...)

Complicated... 'tis you. jmho... and worth a look by ladies with 1/2 a brain.

But that's what most men say, Lex!

He's just bragging. No body ever nudges me.

I don't have a problem with fishing per se -- although I never found it interesting -- it's the imagery, in which I think some men see the holding-the-fish pic as "Look at me, I'm a good provider!" whereas I see it as "Look at me, I outsmarted a fish!"



Right, it's the self-analysis thing. I see profiles where people describe themselves as "sexy" and "beautiful" and "gorgeous" and "hot" and blah blah blah, but I really think I can decide that for myself (at least as far as "for myself" is a valid assessment only for myself). I usually don't find them attractive. I usually think they're trying to convince themselves.



I can be, but I would never describe myself that way in a profile. It's too much of a cliche.

I guess part of it is just the idea that, in the end, I'd like to meet someone, but all of the clutter, the drivel, the vapidity, the cliches, the copy-n-paste profiles, the cleavage shots, the scammers, the profiles that read like an explosion in the Scrabble factory, the lack of effort, the lack of creativity, the misplaced apostrophes in the billions -- all of these are in my way. I guess I'm trying to chip away at it, little by little, by making fun of it, making it known, making it a joke, making it obvious that it's lame and stupid and counterproductive. It hasn't helped a bit, to be honest.



And the perversity of the universe (the perversiverse?) is that only the ones without 1/2 a brain ever look.

How can you see all this so clearly and not concede that it is the nature of the the human condition?

People are vain. Self-centered and conceited. All of us. Period.
And it's in that very mess that we all have to find some measure of happiness. And so... consideration and compromise are key... again, imho.

btw, I hate those pics too... AND, making light of the obvious is relly, really fun.

there you go with the brain half full/empty scenario again.

Oh, I see it, acknowledge it, even verify it.

But I won't let myself follow Mediocrates into that massive common grave of brain-dead humanity. I value the intellect, the creator, the one who sees the "human condition" as something to be overcome. Nietzsche's ubermensch, so to speak. I have higher expectations of myself; should I be "unevenly yoked" (yes, it's from the Bible; so sue me) with someone who has no hope of living for anything deeper than shoes and American Idol?



People are vain and self-centered and conceited, absolutely. That's no excuse to sink to the Lowest Common Denominator. If we really want to "better" humanity, we need to start with ourselves. And, ideally, with those around us.

Aye... well argued.
Slim-pickins though my friend. js.

Hope that you find her... and love her well.

Slim, indeed.

But I know I can't settle for anything less.

That way, as they say, lies madness. And a lot of very short-term entanglements.

I don't get it....it's been years since scammers have bothered with me. What am I doing wrong?

I think that you're one of life's natural honey pots Lex...I don't even think it's because you are so adamant (not in a negative way) about what you are looking for in a partner but because you come across as such a nice guy that you attract/draw people to you.