I've been doing this for... ah 3 weeks now I think.
Usually every 10th person I email writes back. That is spread across 5 sites or so. Who knows what little thing in your profile makes a person choose not to respond /shrug.
Also, from talking with a few women friends that have done this online dating, I guess on average that woman get tons more mail then men. So if you emailed a lady that has a really nice picture, chances are, so did 20 other guys.
So be prepared to wait a really long time in other words:)
Because of that, I quickly learned that an email like,
"Hey, I really like your profile, if you like mine, email me back" pretty much guarantees a "no answer" :)
Instead, always pretend that the lady is going to receive 20 emails, so make yours count:) Really read her profile in detail, and think about how what she is looking for relates to you. Type it out, review it, take your time. It is a first impression.
naw I always send an email whether I'm in trested or not but some do think that I want to be more than friends when I just say hi back if you can understand that..
I think that men and woman that do that are kinda rude personally heh. I always try to at least type a quick, "I'm sorry, I don't feel that spark" or something.
It's possible but I think it's not probable. This site has a pretty good format for us users to KNOW someone has sent you a note or flower and also, on top of it, to know if that was read or not, so no misunderstanding.
thats true because I've heard women say that the can't answer all the mail that is sent so they just delete some..........WOW I wish I just looked half that good to be considered...
I'm with you on this one River. I always reply with a "Thanks, but I'm not interested." or something like that. Because I know how I feel when guys don't reply to me.
I realize that but just really found out that women recieve like 20 times more emails than men so now I think I can understand why they delete some even though I never would I would take my time and answer then....,,thats just me..
It depends on what you put in that first email hon..she might not be interested or maybe her interest isn't piqued enough. I don't think it's a game, I think some women just don't answer because and I know this happens with me...I don't respond to men who do not fit the criteria of what I'm searching for. Does that make me bad?? No, it just means that like you and anyone else out there, we all have certain preferences and we know what we want and don't want, why waste time by responding to someone out of a politeness or courtesy when they obviously haven't read my profile before responding to see if they meet the basic criteria. JMO
oh , yeah un I can see if they never read your profile ..even I don't reply to them but what I'am saying really is that me personally I would just like to get the you are nice and am not intrested I think...
Well Lou, sometimes we never get those answers...and sometimes the fact that we don't get a reply is all the answer we will get...so maybe rethink that philosophy......you are a nice person and someone rejecting you doesn't need to tell you that to make it true! Silly! LOL
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