Did he miss any cliches?

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Registered: 06-16-2003
Did he miss any cliches?
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Wed, 01-18-2006 - 12:57pm

Got this response to my CL ad:

I like great conversation ...candle light dinners... dancing ...rides to no where or just getting out......a good movie ..walking the beach at nite holding hands......a hot tub soft music playing .......cuddling together while watching a good movie....just being together ...I am a very romantic type of guy and affectionate ...love to kiss and hug.....looking for my best friend......have pic to swap ..Your turn

Geez, can you say NEXT?

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Registered: 04-14-2003
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 1:17pm

As I have said before and I will say it again, if everyone who said they liked walking on the beach holding hands, our beaches would be so crowded nobody would be able to see the sand.

In reality:

I'm usually too tired to talk....eat most of my meals at the drive thru...spend most of my time watching my large screen TV in my basement....not very good at grammar and formulating complete sentences...enjoy fantasizing about romance but know I will never get off the couch and do anything about it....my pic is from my friend's son's barmitzvah from 5 years ago, please ignore the woman's arm around my neck.

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Registered: 06-16-2003
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 1:24pm
Frankly, I hate walking on the beach. If I'm barefoot I always step on a sharp shell and those dorky water shoes look too silly. Wearing a bathing suit I'm too self-conscious and wearing a cover-up looks like trying to cover up. It's hot, too sunny and ... and...so there.
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Registered: 04-14-2003
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 1:58pm

I don't really like walking on a beach neither. You are basically walking sideways on an incline so one foot is higher than another. The sand makes you sink in deep, it's hot, windy, the sea air bothers my skin.

I'm more of a hiker. But then again, if everyone actually hiked that said they did, the forest will be very crowded. It always cracks me up when some guy emails me and says they enjoy hiking. I can hike 30 miles or more over mountains on a given day without batting an eyelash. Think long and hard before telling me you like to hike because I will quickly discern whether that is true or not. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

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Registered: 06-16-2003
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 2:15pm

Contrast that with this response, which I got at the same time:

Your profile caught my attention. Your profile is different from 'normal'. You come across as classy, well-educated, open minded and down to earth person.
I would love to get to know you better. If you don't mind you can send me your phone number and convenient time.
I will wait for your response and hope to speak to you very soon.







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Wed, 01-18-2006 - 2:20pm

Yes, that is a contrast! This guy sounds like someone you'd want to talk to. I have to ask though...did he send a picture or give you ANY information about himself? That's something about CL I'm not wild about...you just don't get anything to go on since there are no profiles.

Sheri

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Wed, 01-18-2006 - 3:19pm

The first guy (cliche man) didn't -- he was responding to my CL post -- wanted to see mine first. (Uh, no.) The second one answered my Match ad so I could see his profile and he sounds kind of cool.... Unfortunately, he's really outside my geographic range -- more than an hour away. As a single mom, I have found I can't do more than about 20 or 30 minutes and I have NO desire or intention to move.

I've jumped back into Match and have a first meet Sunday with a guy who I have heard from a couple of times over the past 4 years (and one of my friends talked to a few times too!) but somehow we never connected. I'm not sure I'm all that interested in him, but I know enough to reserve judgement till after the meet. We spoke last night and he seems smart, considerate and complimented me on picking up certain things about his work that he said most people wouldn't notice. So, we'll see.

Incidentally, there is a chance that RL guy has actually split up with his wife or whatever she was. (That would explain why he had an extra ticket to an expensive show.) I have a few people working on getting me info on him. Because if he truly is single, I would still be interested, though maybe not if he's about to go through a divorce; if they were only living together, that would be a different story.

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 3:47pm

He missed pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.

I had a guy respond to my CL ad by describing himself as having "candied almond skin and citrus lips." I think he thought I'd be into that because I said I like to cook. What the h*** does that mean anyway? And...um...ewww.

It makes for some great entertainment if nothing else, eh? ;-)

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 02-01-2005
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 4:19pm

Ew....

Is he really a man?


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Registered: 06-16-2003
Wed, 01-18-2006 - 4:53pm

ROFLMAO!!!!