Are Men on OKCupid Desperate for Attention?

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The discussion centers around the perceived lack of depth in male responses on dating platforms like OKCupid. A user created a fake female profile with intentionally shallow content to test whether men would engage more readily than women. The results showed a significant influx of messages from men, often consisting of simplistic greetings or overtly sexual comments, leading to the conclusion that many men prioritize physical appearance over personality. Participants noted that online dating often reflects a numbers game, where individuals must sift through numerous unmeaningful interactions to find genuine connections. There is a consensus that both genders exhibit shallow behavior in online dating, with many users, regardless of gender, failing to engage meaningfully with profiles. The conversation also touched on the broader implications of dating culture, suggesting that societal expectations and the nature of online interactions contribute to these dynamics. Overall, the thread highlights frustrations with the quality of engagement in online dating, questioning the motivations behind many users' approaches.
  • #101


micromass said:
Maybe you should tell those weirdo's that you study physics and that your favorite pass-time is to calculate the Lagrangian of a double pendulum.
I'm sure 99% will back off then. :biggrin:

and they'll be like "KOOL KKOOL, I DO LAGNGIANS 2 AL DA TIME. U WANNA GO TO DA MOVIES SWEET THANG?
 
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  • #102


I like Serena said:
Uhh... :rolleyes:

Yes?
:smile::smile::smile:
 
  • #103


Pengwuino said:
LAGNGIANS

omg lololl
 
  • #104


Pengwuino said:
I DO LAGNGIANS 2 AL DA TIME. U WANNA GO TO DA MOVIES SWEET THANG?

HeLiXe said:
omg lololl

You do? I'll take you! !:)
 
  • #105


Looks like you've got a date Pengy :-p
 
  • #106


HeLiXe said:
Looks like you've got a date Pengy :-p

bah!
 
  • #107


Since the talk of OKCupid I decided to take a look. I apparently signed up years ago to take their test because a friend posted it on their blog.

Any way I quickly remembered the reasons why I cringe to look at profiles. People who describe themselves as "random". People who use words incorrectly and note their higher education in the same sentence. People who don't list anything under favourite books. Or who do list favourite books that happen to be really bad. Or nothing but your standard "intellectual" classics. Or magazines... :-/

The funny part though was when they listed my ex girlfriend as a match. 84% match, 56% friend. And indeed we have not been friends.
 
  • #108


Men are obviously not all pathetic though. Its like everything, the bad ones shout the loudest. Met a great guy today! I love it how physics guys describe non-science things using graphs!
 
  • #109


nucleargirl said:
Men are obviously not all pathetic though. Its like everything, the bad ones shout the loudest. Met a great guy today! I love it how physics guys describe non-science things using graphs!

What did he graph?
 
  • #110


several things, it was all a bit of a blurr to my non-math brain, but I like how he described the x-axis and y-axis and the use of words like plateau and exponential...
 
  • #111


nucleargirl said:
several things, it was all a bit of a blurr to my non-math brain, but I like how he described the x-axis and y-axis and the use of words like plateau and exponential...

Did he perhaps graph this?

cell_phones.png


There's a plateau and an exponential in it...
 
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  • #112


lololz
 
  • #113


nucleargirl said:
Men are obviously not all pathetic though. Its like everything, the bad ones shout the loudest. Met a great guy today! I love it how physics guys describe non-science things using graphs!

Thank god, so I'm not the only person who does this!
 
  • #114


HeLiXe said:
lololz

Ah, HeLiXe, what's the DE for this? :biggrin:
 
  • #115


*shudders*
You, my friend, are evil.
 
  • #116


nucleargirl said:
Men are obviously not all pathetic though. Its like everything, the bad ones shout the loudest. Met a great guy today! I love it how physics guys describe non-science things using graphs!

This has a downside, though:

http://www.xkcd.com/523/

decline.png
 
  • #117


hahahaha that's great!
 
  • #118


lololll thanks for the link too!
 
  • #119


party.png

perfect for micromass :biggrin:
 
  • #120


HeLiXe said:
party.png

perfect for micromass :biggrin:

Or this one:

trolling.png
 
  • #121


lololll
 

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