I wonder if any others who have tried online dating before have any 'warning signs' that immediately let you know that someone is probably not 'the one'?
For me it's using 'u' instead of 'you', '4' instead of 'for' and other chat-speak. I have the idea that someone who won't put in the time to properly type out their message when they are seeking their partner, they might not put as much effort as I'd like into the relationship itself, either.
Any others? Specific phrases people repeat in their profiles that send up red flags?
Some people use their cell phones for this, believe it or not, and some of those people don't have full keyboards on their phones. For those people, it's a matter of saving a lot of time and sore thumbs.
thelastgoodman0: Some people use their cell phones for this, believe it or not, and some of those people don't have full keyboards on their phones. For those people, it's a matter of saving a lot of time and sore thumbs.
i am not very fond of the first message long like a papyrus...
i have once recieved one of that kind and at the end of his message he was asking me to ask him any questions...
i've answered that the quantity of information he had provided with his first email was quite enough for me for that weekend..it happened on Friday...and i would come back to him on Monday in case of need of any further info...lol
then...
i looked at his profile...
had to do it twice...lol
as the first time i looked i was overhelmed by its length...but, being diligent, i took a breath, returned to his profile and read it all...
i felt i made my duty in checking if we, by any chance, were a match...lol
That does make sense... When I text, even to my close friends, I always type out all the words. I feel that I'm disrespecting people if I don't bother to speak properly to them. Maybe it's just a girl thing, because my brother uses abbreviations any chance he gets.
plainlyjuneLegazpi City, Bicol Philippines8,175 posts
lucynad: not exactly a real turn off....
but
i am not very fond of the first message long like a papyrus...
i have once recieved one of that kind and at the end of his message he was asking me to ask him any questions...
i've answered that the quantity of information he had provided with his first email was quite enough for me for that weekend..it happened on Friday...and i would come back to him on Monday in case of need of any further info...lol
Agree with that one. It's weird that they assume we're interested at the first email and urge us to ask more questions. Shouldn't they be the one asking? Even then there's a limited amount of information i'd share with a stranger.
cherrybrandycambridge, Cambridgeshire, England UK7,473 posts
vcroome: I wonder if any others who have tried online dating before have any 'warning signs' that immediately let you know that someone is probably not 'the one'?
For me it's using 'u' instead of 'you', '4' instead of 'for' and other chat-speak. I have the idea that someone who won't put in the time to properly type out their message when they are seeking their partner, they might not put as much effort as I'd like into the relationship itself, either.
Any others? Specific phrases people repeat in their profiles that send up red flags?
message too long,load of self praising,lots of personal questions..message too short,telling me to tell them all about me.. message,showing,they have only seen the pictures and not read the profile..
vcroome: I wonder if any others who have tried online dating before have any 'warning signs' that immediately let you know that someone is probably not 'the one'?
For me it's using 'u' instead of 'you', '4' instead of 'for' and other chat-speak. I have the idea that someone who won't put in the time to properly type out their message when they are seeking their partner, they might not put as much effort as I'd like into the relationship itself, either.
Any others? Specific phrases people repeat in their profiles that send up red flags?
keep reading the signs ,forget about the crap people are saying about the heart and soul ...
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For me it's using 'u' instead of 'you', '4' instead of 'for' and other chat-speak. I have the idea that someone who won't put in the time to properly type out their message when they are seeking their partner, they might not put as much effort as I'd like into the relationship itself, either.
Any others? Specific phrases people repeat in their profiles that send up red flags?