ModestMouse wrote:
Okay, I gotta say the rest of the replies to sderenzi's initial post have left me feeling a bit like I might be a socially awkward, romantically naieve person (which I am a bit, _which is the reason I'm here_)
*BUT I think sderenzi could have done a lot worse, and I don't think his list was badly done at all.
That's the problem actually. It's a LIST.
I think we've all seen his subsequent posts elsewhere throughout WP; he doesn't really know what he's doing at all. No offence Sderenzi but let's face it, you're new to this entire dating thing
I think I've scolded you several times for the use of 'male' and 'female' too. If you want a girl, DO NOT REFER TO HER AS THIS. Human females are known as 'girls', 'women', 'ladies'. 'Chicks', if you really must.
One thing that's bound to make things difficult is making a list. If you're looking for a relationship based on looks...that's what escorts are for. Seriously. The kind of girl you're looking for will NOT match the personality you're looking for.
Guys, it's better to describe YOURSELF, and put only a little of what you're looking for. It makes it less like you're selecting which cut of meat you're buying for dinner tonight! Save the mandatory shopping list for the driver's door of your riced-out car already...girls are human beings
For anyone else looking at making a singles thread...I would suggest a write-up on what YOU can offer HER instead. Who's going to look at a list of criteria and think 'Hey, I fit that, I'll be his girl!'...I mean really? We all have a list ideals, but this is something you keep as just that - ideal. Unattainable.
If I were to list my ideal man (3 years older than me, Japanese-New Zealander, about 6", well-muscled, owns a GC8 STi in gunmetal grey, lovely deep voice, loves cars as much as I do, loves to pamper me)...how many of you want to try to be my man now? ;D Ironically enough my current heart-throb is three years YOUNGER than me, is a slender redhead, owns a HX20s, has no money to pamper me but at least loves cars as much as I do. Am I disappointed he doesn't fit the criteria? Hell no. He may not be my dream man but hell, I don't care, I love him anyway. He has the personality I'm after and he's still hot :3
See the effect of a list? It's self-defeating. I'll never find the man in the list. If I were to search I'd be lonely forever.
Throw in a few aspects of what you're looking for (the important stuff...your interests!), then write about what you can offer her. If you list your good points, women will go shopping for YOU. Heck, if you have several offers...you have the opportunity to see who suits you the most