I have a kind of general question:
How much degree of "brag" should/could you include in your profile?

For example, I skipped 3 years and graduated from UC Berkeley at age 20 (23 now). But IRL and on my online dating profile(s), I keep that as DL as possible and usually girls don't find out until a few dates in, and that's if they even ask questions that would lead to it - often they don't. That's not an issue since I am money on dates. But online I don't even get a chance to spit game when they are just browsing my profile

I feel like my intelligence is easily my biggest asset, or differentiating quality, so I'm wondering if I am missing out a bit by voiding it on my profile. At the same time, I don't know how to portray it on my profile without sounding like a douche bag, which is why I never have. Is there a way? And I don't mean mentioning the skipping 3 years thing, but usually even when girls find out I graduated from Cal it helps me a lot since I portray a somewhat thuggish image where they question whether I even went to college

If you think intelligence is one of your biggest assets but you're putting forward an image where girls wonder if you even went to college, you're doing something very wrong.

Idk I just feel exponentially more confident with a l fitted cap, my ice and some air ones. That works IRL because you can open up a conversation with just about any girl.

But online a lot of times it's a quick browse of your profile and if it doesn't match up with their list, that's it. So I feel I may need an extra umph to get more convos going that my confidence and boldness alone get me IRL

What are you intelligent in/at? What are you using your intelligence for at the moment?

I work in marketing, I private tutor, and I obsess over poker.

So I know what you mean when you say you're intelligent and work in marketing but you're not intelligent in marketing. You gotta figure out what you can be relateable about. I know a lot about movies and comedy so a girl can talk to me about those things. Maybe you're super smart in Greek history or something obscure but not weird. You gotta learn how to market yourself

I'm not an expert at anything so I guess that settles that. Though I would like to be one at poker.

Speaking of movies, I just saw "A Few Good Men" yesterday. Now I finally get where "you can't handle the truth!" Comes from.

On a sort of tangent, but kind of related...

Do you guys think that the ability to mack live is gaining importance the more mainstream online dating gets? As online dating becomes more and more socially acceptable, and thereby more people become more reliant on it, are guys approaching girls IRL much less?

I know I have been going out a little less as a result. Why go out that much to spit some game when I can just chill at home and mack while watching some family guy or WSOP on espn?

You also now never have to be rejected face-to-face again, but still have a regular dating life. I can't help but think if online dating becomes mainstream that guys who can mack live should be cleaning up due possessing what will much rarer "boldness" and "confidence"

I don't understand what the argument you are trying to make is. It seems obvious to me that the ability to "mack live" (lol) would become much less important the more prevalent online dating is. In particular, people do not have this ability now go from having essentially zero opportunity to date outside their narrow social circle to more-than-zero. And a person who cannot approach girls in person but is a decent writer can still get basically unlimited dates.

Online dating unarguably makes the ability to mack live less important in the overall dating context, but it makes live macking in and of itself easier.

The person who cannot approach girls IRL but can write well now has 0 incentive to learn that skill and/or just eventually give it a shot out of pure necessity. Same with people who hate being rejected in person. Without online dating, these types HAVE to learn to deal with it and must attempt macking live or they will never get laid. But online dating gives them a path which they can justify for never trying it, thus decreasing the pool of live sharks and thus increasing their rate of success (less competition)

Cliffs:
If more and more guys start hiding behind online dating and altogether give up live macking, then the guys that are able to confidently a approach a girl IRL will seem that much more rare and alpha

good god macking. let's not use that word again.

when you're online dating you still have to meet them live -- it doesn't erase all social skills you need.

if by "macking" you mean going up to a random girl and talking to them, that stops being very important after college. your time is better spent expanding your social circle cause a girl that is a friend of a friend of a friend is ten times easier than some random no matter how good your game is.

and bragging about your past is a not a terrible thing to do, but it's really all about what you are now. if you're doing super intelligent things then by all means mention it, but if that was your peak, it's a turnoff

So I just scheduled a date for next Saturday with an attractive blonde 19 year old. In the message she sent verifying our date, she included a phone number and her last name, so naturally I looked her up on facebook. Come to find out, another chick I met on OKC and banged a few times was in one of her profile pictures. I also am struggling to remember whether I actually met the current prospect once before while hanging out with her friend.

Would it be too hopeful to imagine that she won't tell her friend about me?

The farthest two girls to the left are the bangee and the prospective bangee

This is what I find hilarious about this thread. So many guys talking about specific girls in their lives that are "potential pussy."

IRL, a date with a girl is usually only worth mentioning if followed by the words "I hit," often followed by: "plus dome." But ITT, guys frantically discuss potential pussy. ATF is by far the worst offender though, as he easily has a chapter's worth of musings regarding that 48 year old potential pussy

wtf is going on here? Her knee buckling under the weight?



Nice blood sign, i guess.

I mean you have to be an improvement over the girls she usually hangs out with, judging by pic.

I'm the same way. But I recently changed my style of dress to widen the range of females I can attract

A guy who doesn't have the social skills to get dates IRL can have great success getting dates online. But he'll still struggle on those dates. NickMPK's 50 first dates comes to mind...

What style exactly did you change to and how is it working?

It's possible to implement a more conservative style but still keep it pimp. I occasionally take off the hat and switch the tee out for a Lacoste polo. But the ice, air ones and movado keep me swaggin and not feeling too preppy.

Whatever you do just don't go around wearing skin-tight skimpy **** like Europeans do with their shirts that look like tank tops for girls the way they rock those tiny little sleeves and short length shirts

I used to rock probably somewhat similar style(hat/jordans/etc), trust me, dressing better does wonders.

I wear thin but not skinny jeans and Kenneth Cole v necks now. Also wear some Ralph

Keep it up and pretty soon you'll be able to get to the hand holding phase!

What account was it under?

3bet you need to drop your gangsta talk. It's terrible.

He posted on CCuster about how he was 23 and had never had a gf or even held hands. He then fell in love with a woman he met online but had never met. She lived 2 hours away. He ended up stalking her. He blew the love of his life because he wasn't patient with her and scared her off by his stalking.

cliffs: lolyeotapart2

i assume he was trolling because he still is 23