Comments on: 5 Internet Dating Profiles to Avoid: Manslations Fundamentals

By: jess

jess — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:20:00 +0000

Ha! Haven’t tried it in a while, but when I was looking, there were 3 things that turned me off of otherwise promising profiles:

1) guys my age seeking younger women (ruled me out).

2) guys seeking women “without baggage.” Ha, at my age, if you think you don’t have baggage, you’re in serious denial. Or you’re looking for a 17-yo virgin (goes with issue #1).

3) The frequent and ambiguous use of the words “passion” and “passionate.” As an over-used buzzword, it was a buzz-kill. It tended to elicit a cynical reading on my part…

By: thaiyellow

thaiyellow — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:27:33 +0000

gee~ u gotta give some guys the benefit of the doubt tho some just have no idea how to communicate with women, they think they are joking around but do not seem to realise that a woman is not a man!

so this guy emails me on a dating site that he is “tall, fit, horny and likes to dominate in bed”. methought this extremely funny, cause, like, did he really think a woman would take this seriously…apparently not, he assumed i would see the humor in it (emails were swapped and there was a phone chat).

some blokes only hang out with blokes. they really do not have much of a clue how to ask for what they want from a woman.

i’m glad that i emailed him back that first time to let him know that “we are on different pages…i need more than sex, can get that anywhere”, cause he kept emailing and showed a bit more of the guy he is behind the joker mask (asked about my interests, gave golf tips, and defined words for me that i asked about)

so we had a phone chat (where he asked me what i wanted from “this internet thing”) and he stated unequivocally that he did not want to have sex with me, and said he couldn’t see himself having a relationship with me (cause we so different),..but he did agree to stay in contact, and returned my text the next day…see how things pan out, he has scored some brownie points with me so far.

i wish more guys were ok with spending time with me when sex seemed unlikely.

maybe he does only want sex but wants to believe he wants more; maybe he is just realising he wants more, gets overwhelmed by the challenges in getting to know another, and bails on himself~ reverting to “just sex” either in conversation or physical act; maybe he just wants sex…

hope we do stay in contact…i am curious…and i have some great male friends made thru benefit of the doubt

By: allirpa

allirpa — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:49:08 +0000

Run from the guy that says, “Looking for a God fearing woman who will accept me the way I am.”

By: Jeff Mac

Jeff Mac — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:30:45 +0000

Tara: Yeah, the sad thing is, I’m sure that guy must get some play, or he’d stop doing that. Scary.

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:03:01 +0000

Believe it or not, I have read a profile which included the ‘I’m into Tantric sex’ line, and the photograph of the guy was of some kind of Sex God doing some kind of yoga pose (I’m not kidding). So there really are these guys out there, and presumably some women do respond to their profiles. You’re so astute, Jeff Mac.

By: Jeff Mac

Jeff Mac — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:41:34 +0000

Harsh, Curvy. Harsh, but fair. No need to introduce a sea captain into your dating life.

And Lady Speaks Saturday — thanks for linking!

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By: Curvy Spice

Curvy Spice — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:15:24 +0000

I agree. If he’s massaging a motorcycle or a classic automobile, or has multiple pictures of himself with said object its not happening between us. First of all how do you fit that very large mechanical item in your studio apartment? Clearly if you own the above items you live somewhere I would have to get on a boat to meet you so we’re not dating. Also if he’s massaging a boat. We’re not dating. I guess essentially what I am saying is, Staten Island, thank you for playing.

By: Jeff Mac

Jeff Mac — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:52:10 +0000

Hm. Interesting, DG. The motorcycle. I think that’s like when a cat brings you a dead mouse. It doesn’t know you don’t like dead mice. All it HAS is a dead mouse. Sadly, that’s the best thing it’s got going for it.

Manslatees — definitely check out the Dating Goddess’s blog from her link above. It’s a great site!

By: Dating Goddess

Dating Goddess — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:42:13 +0000

Good list! I run from the ones who say things like “No players.” So how does this work? If I’m a player I’m going to say, “I better not contact this guy”?

I also avoid the ones who obviously have baggage, saying what they don’t want: “No gold diggers. Must have her own means of financial support. No chubbies.” You sound so charming. How could I not fall in love with you?

In my own blog, Adventures in Delicious Dating After 40, I have a posting, “I will not be dating your Harley” because so many men post pictures of themselves with their motorcycles. If these were the babe magnets men think they are, no single man would be without one. Must be a guarantee of first date sex!

Great post, Jeff.

Dating Goddess
http://www.DatingGoddess.com