So, I’ve recently decided to try OK Cupid. It’s one of the few sites that I have not attempted before. Not for any particular reason except that I always forgot it existed. But my sister mentioned it and then I thought I’d have to widen out my online dating education.
The feature about OK Cupid that is most prominent is the instant message feature. Every time I’ve been on the site so far, I’m bombarded with all of the online men asking the same question. What is my book about. Not a bad question and I can’t fault them. But when it’s up on your screen seven times, the logical reaction is close, close, close.
In particular, there is one gentleman who seems to spend his evenings waiting anxiously for me to get on the site. Once I am on, he proceeds to have long, drawn out conversations with himself on my IM screen. I’d block him, but it’s kind of amusing.
Another particular favorite was the second IMer from tonight. He began with a question. The basic what is my book about question. He then graduated to another question. Equally acceptable, but also equally not unique. And then another. And then another. I guess he was hoping to hit the question jackpot. With the one major, important, interesting, compelling question that would take me from casual observer to his object of love.
Clearly, that’s what happened. At the onset of “what is a strategist” I just up and took off my pants.
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