ariomness ([info]ariomness) wrote in [info]ask_me_anything,
2011-02-15 19:22:00
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Online Dating Sites

This is specifically for people who have used online dating sites (such as OkCupid) before. Every one else, move along.

Poll #1699334 Inquiring minds want to know...
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36

How many messages do you exchange, on average, with each person you contact/are contacted by? For the purposes of this question, let's not count the people you ignore or are ignored by you.

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2 (You send one message, they send one message)
2 (7.1%)
3
3 (10.7%)
4-5 (~2 each)
16 (57.1%)
6-8 (3-4 each)
3 (10.7%)
9-12 (4-6 each)
2 (7.1%)
13-16 (6-8 each)
2 (7.1%)
17-20 (8-10 each)
0 (0.0%)
More
0 (0.0%)

Ideally, how many messages would you exchange before meeting up with someone?

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2 (You send one message, they send one message)
1 (3.3%)
3
0 (0.0%)
4-5 (2 each)
2 (6.7%)
3-4 each
11 (36.7%)
4-6 each
4 (13.3%)
6-8 each
3 (10.0%)
8-10 each
3 (10.0%)
More
5 (16.7%)
I do not want to meet up with anyone I meet from my online dating profile(s).
1 (3.3%)

If you have met up with someone from an online dating site before, how many messages did you exchange before meeting up?

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2
0 (0.0%)
3
0 (0.0%)
2 each
1 (3.0%)
3-4 each
6 (18.2%)
4-6 each
3 (9.1%)
6-8 each
3 (9.1%)
8-10 each
3 (9.1%)
More
7 (21.2%)
I have not met anyone on an online dating site, but still want a box to click.
10 (30.3%)
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[info]ouroborian

February 16 2011, 01:25:08 UTC 1 year ago

Never tried a dating site. Nothing against them, I just haven't gotten around to it. Actually it seems like a good idea to at least somewhat get to know someone before you take them out, rather than just pick someone based on how they look in heels and/or a codpiece.

[info]ouroborian

February 16 2011, 01:50:41 UTC 1 year ago

The more I think about it, the more I think the internet interaction should be relatively short before the in the flesh meeting. It wouldn't be fair to either one of you to form a budding potential relationship only to discover you're not compatible in person. Internet communication is good - great - and going to change the world, but when it comes to the birds and the bees, you have to press the flesh.

[info]ariomness

February 16 2011, 01:54:57 UTC 1 year ago

I agree with this!

[info]tediousandbrief

February 16 2011, 01:26:40 UTC 1 year ago

The only times I can remember having met someone from a dating site was actually craigslist years ago. I think we exchanged like 2 messages, but I didn't count that since it's not like an actual dating site.

I probably would want to talk to them a few times before meeting up with them unless we just really clicked.

[info]perplexetic

February 16 2011, 01:33:34 UTC 1 year ago

I met an ex of a year and a half on OKCupid, we exchanged like 10 messages and chatted on aim for a couple of months before we bothered meeting.

[info]rgpick

February 16 2011, 01:41:05 UTC 1 year ago

I would chat through AIM or something like that before meeting.

[info]view_from_here

February 16 2011, 02:33:57 UTC 1 year ago

My only experience is with Kevin and we sent like, 7 or so each (yeah I looked haha) and then he gave me his number and it proceeded there for like a day before he came to work to see me after a shift.

[info]gloomchen

February 16 2011, 02:45:45 UTC 1 year ago

It's been a long time so I can't remember the details of how I operated anymore. I only met up with one guy specifically due to the dating site though, and it went relatively quickly because he was hot and I was all like "yes I will show up wherever just so long as I can stare at you in more than just pictures."

(Word of advice: yeah, that's not the best way to test compatibility or have any kind of lasting anything. But at least I hit that for a month until it got to the point that I could no longer tolerate the idiocy that constantly poured from his mouth)

[info]vacancy

February 16 2011, 04:09:02 UTC 1 year ago

I am most likely to exchange numbers within the first few msgs and switch to texting or a call. After that, I'm pretty game to meet asap. I don't like dragging things out online - if there's a mutual interest and an attraction based on pics (of course, this is assuming they are accurate) meeting is the next logical step.

[info]anfractuousity

February 16 2011, 05:07:15 UTC 1 year ago

I included AIM messages as well as on-site messages. I've only ever met one person on a dating site that I then met in person, and we talked a lot on AIM before we met.

[info]TeamLAFT

February 16 2011, 05:19:34 UTC 1 year ago

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