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02-03-2020 , 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher
Last year I moved from a middle class neighborhood to the rich area of town. In a couple months I'll be working on my tan again.
Definite troll. I'm upset I even responded. Good luck on not matching with a fatty!
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02-03-2020 , 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens
You're right. Feeding and walking the dog is everyday life and not being able to plan around that is BS. Having a dog get sick is a rarity, but is a legit problem with having a dog.

Having a job where a project requires a sudden increased effort should be an outlier and understandable.

If a "top prospect" doesn't want things like pets, work, or kids added to their life, then they aren't a "top prospect". WTF?
Just because someone has a job does not mean that it should interfere in their personal life. I knew one of the top real estate agents in the country. He sold close to 400 homes a year. He and his team worked 9 to 5, Monday through Friday. They never worked nights, weekends, or holidays...EVER.

If you have a job that can interfere with your personal life then that is baggage. If a girl is a catch and has 100 matches on bumble, why would she want to deal with the guy whose dog has bowel issues and constantly craps all over the house when she can get with the guy with the nearly identical profile that doesn't have a dog?
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02-03-2020 , 02:30 PM
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Definite troll. I'm upset I even responded. Good luck on not matching with a fatty!
No clue what you are talking about. I live in the same neighborhood as Don Henley, ffs.
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02-03-2020 , 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher
Just because someone has a job does not mean that it should interfere in their personal life. I knew one of the top real estate agents in the country. He sold close to 400 homes a year. He and his team worked 9 to 5, Monday through Friday. They never worked nights, weekends, or holidays...EVER.
Cool. You are assuming everyone has a 9-5 job. Please read Nats post again and realize that not everyone's life is like yours.
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02-03-2020 , 02:49 PM
I'm not assuming anything. People make choices in life. If you choose a profession that interferes with your personal life then that's clearly baggage, just as it would be to have your grandmother that you take care of live with you. I'm not saying these are bad things, but to the person that has lots of prospects the less baggage the better.

I love dogs, and I have dogs, but if you have a dog you're not renting a property from me. I guess you got lucky by weeding me out but the reality is that the only way I'd rent to someone with a dog is if I was truly desperate for a tenant. Pretty sure someone with hundreds of prospects isn't going to be too keen on the one that seems burdensome. This method of weeding out people will lead to mostly desperate prospects like me.
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02-03-2020 , 02:56 PM
If George Clooney were on a dating app and you decided to test him like this you really think there would ever be a 1st date with George Clooney? You weeded him out real good though!
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02-03-2020 , 03:03 PM
DCis crushing this thread, fk EVERY.SINGLE.ONE OF YOU WHO kept calling me out giving me **** repeatedly for irrelevant stuff when I stayed on topic every time. lol
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02-03-2020 , 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher
If George Clooney were on a dating app and you decided to test him like this you really think there would ever be a 1st date with George Clooney? You weeded him out real good though!
Clooney doesn't have a 9-5 job, so I assume he's not good enough for you.
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02-03-2020 , 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens
Clooney doesn't have a 9-5 job, so I assume he's not good enough for you.
I just reviewed your posting history and noticed you have a long track record of unproductive personal attacks.
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02-03-2020 , 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens
I cancelled on a woman less than an hour before our date because my dog was sick. She obviously thought I was flaking, but I suggested dinner a few days later and we wound up dating for ~6 months.

I think you need to at least suggest another recent alternative, but if their reaction is outrage, then it's not a bad way to weed out some people that aren't aware to the hurdles of every day life.

All that being said, I know that online dating involves a lot of flaking and understand the frustrations, but you need to roll with it.
I was cancelled on at 802 for an 8 date using the same excuse. I was particularly flustered by the timing of it as I had made a 20 minute drive on top of getting ready.

I remember saying sorry if your dog is sick, but I'm literally walking to our date this second, so if you'd actually like to reschedule then make the effort. Never heard from her again

That was the night I hooked up with the 22 year old, so it all worked out for the best, but that cancellation was particularly frustrating
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02-03-2020 , 04:09 PM
DC,

The attention you receive in this thread won't fill the hole you want to fill by filling holes. You reject all advice, make excuses, and pretty much act helpless or like a troll. Maybe take a few days off to collect your thoughts and put some effort in outside of the thread
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02-03-2020 , 04:23 PM
Edit: this was at coordi's response:

My dog was actually sick and it was a close call between deciding to cancel or wait it out and decide if I should go on the date. I also cancelled an hour out as I knew I had to leave some time before she was 100% ready. I guess my point was that if her reaction to the situation was negative, then I may not have bothered to reschedule a 2nd date. I did include a reschedule option in my cancellation. She also had a dog, if that makes a difference (which it probably does).

Either way, if you have a dog, kid, or a job that requires some flexibility, then anyone that is not flexible is probably not for you (regardless of how much an an ideal candidate they are).

I will make some adjustments if I have a trusted person to cover work stuff, but if there is an issue with my dog, then anyone who doesn't understand my concern is not an ideal candidate.
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02-03-2020 , 04:31 PM
I'm doing another revamp of my profile right now. A couple years ago when I was on these apps I put that I was retired on my profile. I assumed that hurt me. However, now I don't have retired on my profile and I'm still not getting matches so perhaps that is an irrelevant piece of information but I'm not sure. This is a game of limited information and I've never gotten to showdown.

Oh, and I guess I'll put my height on my profile. It certainly hasn't helped me to not have it on. I'd still rather not list my political leanings or religion as I do not want to be denied by someone just because we have some differing views.
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02-03-2020 , 05:04 PM
The only information that matters for getting matches is if a woman can look at your pictures and imagine themselves ****ing you

Maybe there are some edge cases, but that is pretty much it.

Here is my bumble profile:
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Laid back and open minded.
Driven through all 48 connected states. Spontaneous road trips are a must. Adding stamps to the passport

Not religious, but grew up Catholic.

Willing to be your knight in shining armor against that monster spider.

What's first: camping in Colorado or jet-skis in Florida
There is nothing clever or special there. I get a lot of comments on the CO/FL lead though, and I'm looking for CO answers. That's pretty much it
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02-03-2020 , 05:13 PM
Ok, thanks for the info. I'll try to adjust my profile appropriately. I can't really imagine any woman seeing themselves ****ing me but not much I can do about that except what I'm already doing.
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02-03-2020 , 05:52 PM
LOL at cancelling a date bc a dog is sick. Wtf?
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02-03-2020 , 06:19 PM
Totally reasonable to disqualify someone for cancelling a date last minute (I personally could go either way on this depending on how last minute it was and the girls level of contrition), but LOL at the guys emotional butthurt response, drag him
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02-03-2020 , 07:00 PM
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LOL at cancelling a date bc a dog is sick. Wtf?
Hopefully you don't own a dog but the # of terrible dog owners out there is quite alarming. Just a few minutes ago I ran into an owner that thought it was a good idea to have their lil 50lb Chow Chow off leash. Fortunately I was able to shoo it away because my dog would have ragdolled that poofball like a pit bull with a chew toy.

After I shooed it away, the dog ran towards one of the busiest streets in Dallas and the owner casually walked after it with no urgency and certainly no intention to burn any calories whatsoever while the dog had no intention of listening to any of her commands/requests.
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02-03-2020 , 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cs3
LOL at cancelling a date bc a dog is sick. Wtf?
What if I have a pitbull?
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02-03-2020 , 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens
What if I have a pitbull?
Neither you or the pitbull may breed.
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02-03-2020 , 07:22 PM
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Totally reasonable to disqualify someone for cancelling a date last minute (I personally could go either way on this depending on how last minute it was and the girls level of contrition), but LOL at the guys emotional butthurt response, drag him
People aren't robots. He shot off a text in the moment of being annoyed, and it came off that way. So what? But she was happy to use this exchange, if it really even happened, to bring attention and views to her twitter and personal website.
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02-03-2020 , 07:34 PM
She comes off stereotypically like someone who has never had any accountability for their actions. Maybe they've always been super attractive, or sheltered, or whatever. The second someone expresses any sort of negativity towards them they go in full victim mode because it's all they know.
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02-03-2020 , 07:36 PM
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People aren't robots. He shot off a text in the moment of being annoyed, and it came off that way. So what? But she was happy to use this exchange, if it really even happened, to bring attention and views to her twitter and personal website.
Anyone who's capable of getting pissed off enough at someone they haven't met to lead off a text with "Are you serious?" would be well served to work on emotional control.

I have no problem with this girl exploiting some butthurt random dude's text for clicks, if that was her aim. We've all got to make a dollar somehow.
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02-03-2020 , 07:43 PM
Shes' the type of chick you don't use a rubber on and THEN you tell her you have AIDS. I wonder what clever social media post she would think up for that one.
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02-03-2020 , 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeC2012
Anyone who's capable of getting pissed off enough at someone they haven't met to lead off a text with "Are you serious?" would be well served to work on emotional control.

I have no problem with this girl exploiting some butthurt random dude's text for clicks, if that was her aim. We've all got to make a dollar somehow.
Are you serious???

You realize experiencing mild emotions based on the actions of others is how normal human beings react to things right?
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