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| Wed, 08-10-2005 - 12:09pm |
"I am a hard working mom with a good career and a bright future. My glass is more than half full. I’m down to earth, sensitive, caring and giving. I am looking for someone who has the same values as me, but not always the same opinions. I am petite, nice and have a friendly smile. People say I am cute but you’ll have to judge that for yourself. In addition to reading and exercising, my favorite activities include cuddling and kissing. It would be nice to find someone I could share my life and my heart with, but I plan on enjoying my life and maybe meeting some good friends along the way regardless of what my future holds."


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Color me ignorant and curious...why is this bad?
Here is how the profile reads now with the changes from earlier in the thread (post edited because I changed it a little again):
I am a Colorado girl who came to Pennsylvania by way of Arizona. I’ve been here seven years and it looks like I will be staying. I am a CPA, which can be monotonous so I try to make the rest of my life interesting to make up for it. I often to go to the library and will borrow any random non-fiction book. Recently I've read books on psychology, working class poverty and fossil fuels. I will read anything as long as it’s well written and something I want to learn about.
I’m outgoing and I am comfortable mingling at a party, but I’m just as happy to stay in for the night and rent a movie or play a board game. I travel several times a year to see family or friends. I can be a plan-ahead organized traveler or make a last minute decision and just go. My last minute trips are usually to Boston. It’s close enough to go there for a weekend but far enough away too.
I enjoy exercising. I usually lift weights (not very heavy weights) but sometimes I will take a strength training or kickboxing class to keep it interesting. I have been known to go rollerblading on a nice day. I don’t do it every day and I’m fit but not really athletic. I try to eat healthy but I’m not a nutrition expert by any stretch of the imagination. I can cook but I need a recipe to follow, and I enjoy cooking for others more than cooking for myself. I like going to the movies, either with a friend or alone.
It would be nice to find someone I could share my life and my heart with, but I plan on enjoying my life and maybe meeting some good friends along the way regardless of what my future holds.
Edited 8/25/2005 7:55 am ET ET by firstamendment
A lady wants to steer clear of mentioning intimacy, it just attracts too much unwanted attention.
Also, cuddling/kissing is just too overused on OLD.
Ok, this is a an example of my response:
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Hi Colorado girl,
I was going to send you just a simple icebreaker but I when I noticed you read a book about fossil fuels I was compelled to send an e-mail. After the recent spike in oil prices I became concerned about an impending energy crisis and did some research. I came across an interesting article titled “The Peak Oil Myth”. I didn’t realise there were a group of scientists who challenge the notion that oil is a fossil fuel. What are your thoughts?
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Would you reply?
It would depend.
>The email wouldn't seal the deal or break it.
>your profile will be the deciding factor
>not your email.
This comes as no surprise at all. I could write absolutely anything because the only thing that matters is what I look like and that I meet at least ONE must have criteria.
>it sounds like you went to a heck of a lot of effort
>to write that email, finding an article on fossil fuels
>and everything, it seems a little like overkill
This is where you are wrong. I didn't make the effort for you. I researched Peak Oil long before reading your profile. I think this is why Internet dating will fail for most people, or at least for me. Here I am thinking we had an interesting topic for discussion and you assumed I made the effort just to break the ice.
It's not that you read an article similar to a book I mentioned in the article, that part was fine.
>I think it's very charming that you did the research.
>I would have replied.
That's nice. But I am now convinced that women using OLD don't want a man who is charming, intelligent, well travelled or any of the other qualities they profess to be seeking. All they want is an Adonis with a job.
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