Meh. - Page 306

Sparklehorse · 11-21-2005, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I have heard that EHarmony - god that man on the commercials bothers me - because they control the process, will send you not very good matches for the first 3 mos, and then much better ones if you renew.

It's all a nasty business.

That seems much easier to believe than hiring , hypothetically, 22 year old hot women to go out on 100 dates in a month with this list of guys who have expiring subscriptions.

str8outavannuys · 11-21-2005, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by Gattigap

Several hours later, Gus is still there. FIL and I step outside to assess the situation. FIL says, you know, when I was a kid, we’d get cats out of trees by tossing rocks at it.

I arch eyebrows, look over at FIL. FIL turns palms up, adopts “I’m just sayin’” expression.

I think your FIL and my FIL should get together and go bowling.

str8outavannuys · 11-21-2005, 02:28 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...10473912337648

[spree: safe for work -- two chinese students wearing Yao jerseys lip-syncing BSB -- funnier than it sounds]

ltl/fb · 11-21-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I have heard that EHarmony - god that man on the commercials bothers me - because they control the process, will send you not very good matches for the first 3 mos, and then much better ones if you renew.

It's all a nasty business.

Why would anyone renew if they got shitty ones for the first three months?

sgtclub · 11-21-2005, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by Gattigap
We find Gus sitting in the V in the tree

If this is a reference to last night's Curb, I think a "U" would be more appropriate.

Sparklehorse · 11-21-2005, 02:32 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I think vulgar-boxing-guy must have been "date bait" because he was just too good to be true.

I don't remember the details but didn't he reveal some flaw?

bilmore · 11-21-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I have heard that EHarmony - god that man on the commercials bothers me - because they control the process, will send you not very good matches for the first 3 mos, and then much better ones if you renew.

Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

Sparklehorse · 11-21-2005, 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

What I've actually heard is that you spend hours filling out some boring, dumb questionnaire and then they send you "matches" that are simply not matches at all. Like you say you want to date Lutherans with MBAs who are at least 5'10" and they send profiles of short Jewish engineers.

ETA: Heh, the subconscious is a funny thing -- my "desired" hypo fits Mr. Chapped Hands.

ltl/fb · 11-21-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

Not if the matches they send are so far off ("looking for a woman to be a mother to my three children" and located about 200 miles away) that there never are any dates.

ABBAKiss · 11-21-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

I have almost NEVER been attracted to anyone who was a "good match" for me. (Not from match.com, just a general observation of people who are "good on paper" - no attraction) I don't think I am alone in being attracted to people who are horrible "matches" for me on paper. What do they match these people in? Hobbies? Jobs? What? I want to date someone who introduces me to new things, not someone who is a mirror image of myself.

ABBA(seriously asking what they "match" people on)Kiss

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-21-2005, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Why would anyone renew if they got shitty ones for the first three months?

hmm. I think it is because you start to get promising ones right as your subscription is about to expire. My friend told me she got one match in 2.5 months, and then six matches two days or so when it was about to expire.

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-21-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Wouldn't their matching get better and better as they get more feedback from your early dates?

I don't know how it works - if they are set up to receive feedback or not.

Not Bob · 11-21-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Not if the matches they send are so far off ("looking for a woman to be a mother to my three children" and located about 200 miles away) that there never are any dates.

I still think that we would have made a great commercial for them.

greatwhitenorthchick · 11-21-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
I don't remember the details but didn't he reveal some flaw?

No, he was walking perfection. From the insults right down to the cheapiosity.

ABBAKiss · 11-21-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Not if the matches they send are so far off ("looking for a woman to be a mother to my three children" and located about 200 miles away) that there never are any dates.

There is a comedienne named Maria something (has a little girl voice) who does a thing about a dating service and it is hysterical. Things like, "He is 5'2" and balding. He has an interesting career -- he is a pirate...a sea pirate. He is MARRIED.....so when would you like to meet him?"