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12 Oct 2010, 4:04 pm

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Don't over-invest your time on okcupid , you must understand that its failure rate is as high as 90%.


I haven't heard that statistic about OKCupid before. I know OKCupid made a claim on it's blog that the failure rate of some paying dating sites are that high though. Do you have a reference to that statistic?


nah... you caught me , I was making a FUD attack against Okcupid. Aspie Affection was paying me to do this.

Desperate websites need desperate measures.


I think you're being facetious.


Ha! Think as you want, I will enjoy the extra cash I made , excellent business it was.



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12 Oct 2010, 4:10 pm

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The last person I chatted with hasn't gotten back to me because she hasn't logged on since Thursday. Now someone else has sent me a message. It seems like my profile is good enough to get a few replies, although it took a while before I started getting messages from other people. I hope this isn't all for nothing though and I do eventually get a date.


Well that's partial success.


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13 Oct 2010, 3:11 pm

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The last person I chatted with hasn't gotten back to me because she hasn't logged on since Thursday. Now someone else has sent me a message. It seems like my profile is good enough to get a few replies, although it took a while before I started getting messages from other people. I hope this isn't all for nothing though and I do eventually get a date.


Well that's partial success.


It seems to be. The current person I'm chatting with now seems surprised that I've never actually been on a date before. Do think it was mistake to mention that?



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13 Oct 2010, 3:28 pm

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The last person I chatted with hasn't gotten back to me because she hasn't logged on since Thursday. Now someone else has sent me a message. It seems like my profile is good enough to get a few replies, although it took a while before I started getting messages from other people. I hope this isn't all for nothing though and I do eventually get a date.


Well that's partial success.


It seems to be. The current person I'm chatting with now seems surprised that I've never actually been on a date before. Do think it was mistake to mention that?


Mmmm, it can suggest that there's something 'wrong' with you. If she's not turned off though, have at it. Someone you can be honest with? Yes please.


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13 Oct 2010, 3:34 pm

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The last person I chatted with hasn't gotten back to me because she hasn't logged on since Thursday. Now someone else has sent me a message. It seems like my profile is good enough to get a few replies, although it took a while before I started getting messages from other people. I hope this isn't all for nothing though and I do eventually get a date.


Well that's partial success.


It seems to be. The current person I'm chatting with now seems surprised that I've never actually been on a date before. Do think it was mistake to mention that?


Mmmm, it can suggest that there's something 'wrong' with you. If she's not turned off though, have at it. Someone you can be honest with? Yes please.


I'll see if she replies again.



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13 Oct 2010, 4:00 pm

It seems she logged off 5 minutes before I sent that message. If she is going to reply again it'll be tomorrow.



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14 Oct 2010, 2:38 pm

I've got some good news. I'm still chatting to the same person, asking each other various questions. At what point do you exchange e-mail addresses?



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14 Oct 2010, 3:56 pm

^^ you are asking questions that only you would know the answers.



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14 Oct 2010, 3:57 pm

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I've got some good news. I'm still chatting to the same person, asking each other various questions. At what point do you exchange e-mail addresses?


When you feel like it's time. Offer yours to her, and she can use it or not. No biggie.


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14 Oct 2010, 9:21 pm

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I've got some good news. I'm still chatting to the same person, asking each other various questions. At what point do you exchange e-mail addresses?


When you feel like it's time. Offer yours to her, and she can use it or not. No biggie.
my friend is dating a girl online but did not get an email address for 3 months, but i think that was too slow. it signalled lack of interest maybe. 1 week would be too fast, if i were in that situation. so how's that for a range? 1 week to 3 months lol


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15 Oct 2010, 2:24 pm

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I've got some good news. I'm still chatting to the same person, asking each other various questions. At what point do you exchange e-mail addresses?


When you feel like it's time. Offer yours to her, and she can use it or not. No biggie.


Thanks, I asked her and she said that she would like to have, so I gave it to her. I'll see what happens now.



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16 Oct 2010, 5:42 am

Hmm. She hasn't logged on since yesterday morning. I wonder if she's going to disappear like the other one I chatted to, who never logged in again.



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16 Oct 2010, 6:13 am

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Hmm. She hasn't logged on since yesterday morning. I wonder if she's going to disappear like the other one I chatted to, who never logged in again.


Don't try to second guess things so quickly. Give her at least a day or two before you declare her departed! We don't all live on the internet.


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16 Oct 2010, 7:10 am

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Hmm. She hasn't logged on since yesterday morning. I wonder if she's going to disappear like the other one I chatted to, who never logged in again.


Don't try to second guess things so quickly. Give her at least a day or two before you declare her departed! We don't all live on the internet.


Fair enough, I'll wait a few days.



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16 Oct 2010, 11:58 am

Jono , you are falling in the trap of online dating.

"She disappeared, she must have blocking me"
"She didn't log in for two days, I wonder if she will ever"

if you're getting those thoughts all the time then maybe it's time to give up the online dating and try something else in real life ....



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17 Oct 2010, 12:02 pm

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Jono , you are falling in the trap of online dating.

"She disappeared, she must have blocking me"
"She didn't log in for two days, I wonder if she will ever"

if you're getting those thoughts all the time then maybe it's time to give up the online dating and try something else in real life ....


I think I can see what you may be getting at but I've got no intention of getting invested in anyone until I meet them in real life. I'll just see if I get any more replies tomorrow, otherwise I'll just look at more profiles.