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RE: The Meet Market - 5/26/2008 11:35:25 PM
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If you're Paul Mccartney, hey, I'll feed you. I just want 50 million dollars for it!
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RE: The Meet Market - 5/26/2008 11:36:41 PM
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RE: The Meet Market - 6/7/2008 2:19:13 PM
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Just saw the below on http://www.onenewsnow.com/Journal/newsofinterest.aspx?id=115324 (christian news) regarding EH. (Wasn't this the thread that talked about this issue?)
eHarmony comes under fire for advice column
Story by AFA Journal Staff. Sources cited for News of Interest indicate source of basic information only. June 2008
The dating Web site eHarmony caused an uproar among some of its current and former customers when it published an advice column titled “Navigating the one-night stand” in its e-newsletter and on its advice Web site in late April.
Some of the critics said eHarmony was trying to promote the “hook-up” culture that is so prevalent in today’s dating scene. They called for eHarmony to retract the article and apologize, saying the company’s focus on making lasting marriages was inconsistent with promoting one-night stands.
About 24 hours after it appeared, the article was pulled. Stan Holt, eHarmony’s vice president of publishing, posted a note regarding the article on the advice Web site soon after. “The advice contained in this column was completely inconsistent with our editorial guidelines,” he wrote, “[as well as] the relationship service that we offer to our members.”
www.worldnetdaily.com, 4/22/08
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/14/2008 9:55:11 PM
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Roxie - this is for you! PLEASE post what you wrote!!!!!
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 8:20:20 AM
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Okey-doke. Hang on.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 8:25:40 AM
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2007/04/15
A Public Service Announcement for Men Over 40 Who Date Online
We here at the headquarters of Really, Really Concerned Women Who Are Also Online have compiled the empirical data from our extensive research. We are releasing our findings in this handy guide. We strongly urge you to follow these simple suggestions when filling out your profile information. Observing these common courtesies should help make the online experience more expedient and less horrifying for all concerned. Thank you for your cooperation.
MARITAL STATUS
The question, "Are you married?" is actually fairly easy to answer. "It's complicated" is NOT the correct answer. For better dating results, choose one of the following options: 1.) No 2.) Yes 3.) We have filed and moved out, and it will be final on ________ 4.) My wife was lost at sea 6 years and 10 months ago. I am waiting until she is declared legally dead to actually move on with my life.
JOB
Get one. Then date. Do not, under any circumstances, try to reverse the order of this process. The results of improperly applying this rule can be catastrophic.
MOTHER
If you mention Mom once, we find it to be sweet. IF your mother has some extremely interesting feature, such as having recently been elected Speaker of the House, or having just awakened from a 20 year coma, you could, possibly, mention her twice. But this would only be for the advanced profile-writer, and must be done with great skill. If you mention mom three times or more, it's quite possible that you have already found the woman of your dreams, and, oh, What Luck! She already knows how you like your toast buttered!
The Bible
One man I recently met was involved in four (4) --emphasis mine here--FOUR, ongoing small group Bible studies. Desiring God (time-consuming) Experiencing God (Very Time-Consuming) a chapter-a-week discussion of the Book of John (Wildly Time-Consuming) and a 2-Verse-A-Week scripture memorizing accountability partnership (MIND-BLOWINGLY Time-Consuming). While we here at the RRCWWAAO home office whole-heartedly support Bible-studying men, we feel that one small group study should meet the needs of the average man. Two could be allowed under special circumstance. Three is intimidating. Four is just, well, downright spooky.
SHIRTS
Mandatory for all men over 40, and most of them over 30. We cannot emphasize this strongly enough here. The purpose of your profile is to put your best foot forward. Lead with your strengths. If you truly feel that a bare-chested picture of you is your strongest asset, please get a second impartial opinion of that photo anyway, before you post it. And if it is confirmed that that is, in fact, your biggest selling point, well, perhaps you ought to review the "job" rule above.
"My Friends All Tell Me I'm just a Big Kid At Heart"
RRCWWAAO women are in 100% agreement on this important point: The main reason we are really grateful that we are out of jr. high is jr. high boys. They were annoying the first time around, and the prospect of dealing with a bigger, taller one who can now drive and hold the checkbook flies in the face of every principle we here at the home office hold dear. If you really just mean that you get silly and loud when you're watching the Sooners, say that instead. Our members are specially trained to understand that sort of behavior, and that should pose no significant problem.
"I'm A Passionate Lover With Passionate Needs"
We are of the understanding that this is actually the default setting of most single men. We feel that most men are also aware of this. Therefore, when a man feels compelled to point that out to complete strangers, not only is it redundant, it is also......alarming.
ER, Uhm--
Unless you actually own a "Bath and Bodyworks" franchise, there is absolutely no reason for the word "lotion" to appear anywhere in your profile. We have studied this in-depth, and can come up with no other possible scenario whereby that would be acceptable. Maybe not even after the first 42 dates. Ew.
We hope this information will be useful to you in your quest. Please feel free to pass this along to any and all dating persons. We are including one last bit of information you may find helpful. This is an excerpt from an actual profile, and we feel it is the very essence of everything we here at RRCWWAAO lie awake at nights worrying about:
"Please do not ask me what happened in all my other marriages. I do not like to talk about them. It makes me cry."
Thank you for your cooperation.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 9:31:59 AM
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I wish I could give this 10 stars!!!!!
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 9:37:33 AM
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Excellent post #33 okrox!!
I'm somehwat surprised that there isn't a subpargraph under "shirts" labelled "speedo's" though 
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 9:39:28 AM
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quote:
Please do not ask me what happened in all my other marriages. I do not like to talk about them. It makes me cry."
Hey, I think I know that guy, lol! I know he's in his 4th marriage now, and he did or maybe still does, a lot of online dating. His 3rd or 4th wife, they were in counselling a few months after the wedding. I think they are done now too. Not with the counselling; with the marriage. And would you believe, he was our single parent group leader??? LOL. We'll, I guess he was an expert at single parenting.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 1:09:26 PM
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A speedo. Hm. 
Yeah. You're right, John. I probably need to address that issue.
Or, more accurately, dress it.
And thanks, Lisa and prairiehiker. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 4:43:48 PM
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Ohmyword, that was the funniest post I have read in a long time! And so true, as well.
Believe it or not, I just read this entire thread. Well, ok, it took me all day in between my usual duties. But I am glad I read it. I toyed with the idea of joining one of these sites, but a couple things bother me. First off, I dated a guy who turned out to be, well, not good, and he married a woman he met online. I can remember thinking, "but she didn't know any of us who knew him...how would she know?!" I don't know if they are still married.
Secondly, I did the eHarmony profile and I felt it was all wrong. Has that happened to anyone? So I can't see how I would be matched well when their computer and I disagree.
I do, however, have a very hard time meeting available men. I live in a great place, but it is heavily Mormon, and every nice guy I meet is LDS (assuming he isn't married). There are literally no single men in our church over the age of 20 that aren't also over the age of 55. And no, changing churches isn't an option--it took the boys and I months to find this one! So I guess that is why I read the thread...to see if you all could convince me to try again, lol.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 5:25:44 PM
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See what happens when I get bored at work and start reading blogs???????
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 6:08:59 PM
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If you truly feel that a bare-chested picture of you is your strongest asset, please get a second impartial opinion of that photo anyway, before you post it. And if it is confirmed that that is, in fact, your biggest selling point, well, perhaps you ought to review the "job" rule above.
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Unless you actually own a "Bath and Bodyworks" franchise, there is absolutely no reason for the word "lotion" to appear anywhere in your profile.
okrox, I love this!!! I've not seen a profile with the word "lotion" in it (YUCK ...), but the barechested one gets me everytime and results in IMMEDIATE rejection/closing for me. Along with any talk of "needs." Recently I saw a profile of a guy who had like 20 (ok, I'm exaggerating, I think there were probably 9 or 10) shirtless pictures and 1 where he was wearing a shirt (with a woman on his arm). What the heck?  . Close!!!
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 6:39:07 PM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: rgod
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If you truly feel that a bare-chested picture of you is your strongest asset, please get a second impartial opinion of that photo anyway, before you post it. And if it is confirmed that that is, in fact, your biggest selling point, well, perhaps you ought to review the "job" rule above.
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Unless you actually own a "Bath and Bodyworks" franchise, there is absolutely no reason for the word "lotion" to appear anywhere in your profile.
okrox, I love this!!! I've not seen a profile with the word "lotion" in it (YUCK ...), but the barechested one gets me everytime and results in IMMEDIATE rejection/closing for me. Along with any talk of "needs." Recently I saw a profile of a guy who had like 20 (ok, I'm exaggerating, I think there were probably 9 or 10) shirtless pictures and 1 where he was wearing a shirt (with a woman on his arm). What the heck? . Close!!!
ROFL ROFL Omigosh omigosh omigosh I can't believe I left THAT one out! Thanks for reminding me! NEEEeeeeeeeEEEEEEds ! Bleack! Ptooey! bleah!
"I have nnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeds" he whined.
Needs are like knees, OK? We all got 'em. Try not to skin mine and I won't break yours, and that's enough talk about 'em for now, OK?
Needs.
Sheesh.
THANKS for the reminder, rgod! LOL!
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 7:20:10 PM
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Didn't I tell you this would be a huge hit?????
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 7:20:23 PM
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Thanks to Lisa, first, for resurrecting this thread and pointing Okrox to it...
And thanks to Okrox for taking a subject that feels to all of us like we're a little too desperate about it for it to be funny and proving otherwise.
THIS WAS SOOOO HILARIOUS!
I agree about the needs thing, though.
Oh...and what about the fact that 95% of the men have "creating romance in a relationship" as one of their "strengths". I am VERY certain that there isn't that high a percentage of men that really know or even care about how to create romance in a relationship.
Admit it, guys. You just put that in there because it's what you think we want to hear.
Can you make something funny out of that, Roxie?
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 7:20:40 PM
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Honestly, I have not been following this thread until today (I'm up to page 8). I have never used a dating site because I'm not ready to start dating yet although I am interested in meeting women and building friendships. I would probably consider joining one down the road but not at this point.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 7:59:51 PM
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Speaking of Eharmony, I've had a profile there for 2 years but am not a paying member. I ocassionally check out my matches, and have never been inclined to respond to any of them. Needless to say, I skim the profiles, then close them. My main reason is that I've never been matched up with anyone who lives close by or anyone who I feel is someone I'd be interested in.
But today there was a profile that really pique my curiosity. He seems like he's on fire for God and genuine Christ follower (of course, I'm just going by his profile). We have a lot of things in common, from being into the outdoors, to skiing, and hiking, to being drawn to the study of apologetics.
One major problem is he lives 1100 kms from me and I'm not sure I'm willing to pay into a dating site just so I can communicate with someone who lives that far away. I don't even know what he looks like. For all I know, he could look like an ogre. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I've been attracted to ogre like creatures before and I'm not talking about Shrek, lol.
So, is it worth the $60 one month membership fee???
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 8:11:05 PM
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My advice?
Wait for a sale if you want to give it a try.
Frankly, I visit my eHarmony daily. And mostly what I end up doing is closing matches that fit one of the following criteria
1) Have closed me as a match. Strangely, guys from as close as 50 miles away have closed me as a match because they thought the distance was too great. Yeah. Riiiiggghhht. Frankly, why don't they just say "other"? I don't like that answer because I know it means "you are WAAAAYYYY to fluffy for me, lady". But I'd rather know the truth.
2) Are younger than I am. Sure, God could match me up with a guy younger than me, it's been done before. But I don't want to deprive some younger fellow of the chance to marry a younger wife with whom he could possibly have children. So, since I have to weed out some of them somehow, that's one of the ways I do it.
3) Do not hold the same spiritual values I hold and make it clear in their profiles.
So like I said...if you want to spend money to hit the "close match" button six million times, then pay. But if you just want to meet this one guy...wait for a sale. They have specials all the time.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 8:21:30 PM
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So like I said...if you want to spend money to hit the "close match" button six million times, then pay. But if you just want to meet this one guy...wait for a sale. They have specials all the time
Thanks. Really appreciate the quick reply.
I honestly have never been interested in any one match in all the time I've been on there. I guess part of the reason that I like this one match other than we seem to have a lot of things in common, is that I'll be passing by that area in a few days on my way to our vacation, and I'd be interested in meeting him along the way. I think that would be fun and ...ehem....a bit adventurous, lol. I like spontaneous things like that. But you're right. I'd wait for the sale. Hope he doesn't close me. He requested communication the day we got matched up.
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RE: The Meet Market - 7/15/2008 8:29:56 PM
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Well that's encouraging! And, if you're going to be heading that way while on vacation, then who knows what it could lead to maybe???
Sounds interesting!
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