Monthly Archives: January 2016

In which Soph ponders an age-old question…

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I’m still in a state of deactivation, but thought I’d have a quick lurk to see if the new profiles are still old profiles reincarnated. (My suspicions were correct.)

One profile, though, had me in a bit of a quandary. The description went like this, and I’ve bolded one particular section for emphasis.

“My name is dan. [sic] I’m an easy going genuine bloke. Chivalry is not dead. Just looking for some new friendship at the moment. As I have recently become widowed. I’m a carpenter by trade. Enjoy the great outdoors. Hanging out with my 2 dogs. I am addicted to the Xbox at the moment. If you would like to have a chat just send me a message.”

So I had a closer look, and found that his intention was “Looking for a relationship” (not friendship)…but wait, there’s more…

His main photo was clearly of himself and his late wife. (The thumbnail was cropped to only show his face.)

It makes you think, doesn’t it. What is classed as “recently” widowed? And if your wife has “recently” passed away (say a matter of months ago), surely the last thing you’d want to do would be to trawl dating sites with a picture of the two of you together?

I guess there’s no “right” timeframe for that sort of thing, and all people deal with grief and loss differently. It just surprised me, that’s all, and I hope his head is in the right place.

Somehow, with the choice of main photo, I’m not sure that’s the case.

Soph x

Fails from the Vault.

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So I finally got around to deactivating my accounts, and I’m enjoying the silence but missing the fails. Tonight I thought I’d share a few oldies that I had saved for future blog posts.

 

Exhibit A – The Bad Hat

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Wondering if this dude should actually be applying for Fashions in the Field…

 

Exhibit B – Ink that Stinks

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Horrific. Obviously a Goosebumps fan, but Soph says NO to getting tattoos of your favourite childhood book series.

 

Exhibit C – Worst. Jacket. Ever.

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Never a more apt headline.

 

Exhibit D – OMG NO

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No words.

 

Exhibit E – Goods May Appear Different from Those Pictured

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Check out the date of the profile picture. August 28, 2008. That’s seven years ago.

Well, so much for deactivating…

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Suddenly the fails come thick and fast!

Maybe I need to change my profile to read “I stay for the fails”…

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If my dating life was a hashtag, it’d be #Don’tCallMeCutie.

 

This is a repeat offender…

December 2015 (featured in an earlier post):

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January 2016:

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I doubt it.

 

And finally, another fruit fly. A drug-taking fruit fly, no less. Absolutely not.

(Side note: when I saw the “Hello ello” bit, I kept thinking of the song “Vertigo” by U2.)

Hello, hello, I’m at a place called Vertigo…

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Still thinking of deactivating, though.

Soph x

In which Soph decides to throw in the towel for a bit.

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I think it’s time for a break from the world of fails. I swear all the “new users” are old users reincarnating themselves. Complete with the same photos and profile description!!

I forgot to mention an old fail from New Year’s Eve…dude was very clear on his profile that he was going through a divorce, was capable of decent conversation, then…

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How on earth do you respond to that?

Maybe, in the immortal words of Agnes Brown from Mrs Brown’s Boys…

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Wish I could make that my main photo!

 

Then, for some reason I had September’s “Can’t Get Over” going through my head…

If I find some good articles or whatever I’ll post them, but I’m going to deactivate my profiles for a bit.

So until then, to paraphrase the immortal words of the Two Ronnies as I’m a woman, “it’s goodnight from me, and it’s goodnight from her.”

I’ll be back.

Soph x

 

If this is what makes a “real man”, I’m going to bat for the other side.

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I sense a lot of bitterness in this profile.

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A couple of short sharp lessons for this guy.

  1. Real men don’t call women “whores”. (It may be censored but it’s not difficult to work out.) Way to alienate your target audience in one fell swoop.
  2. Some more original interests, please! I swear I’m going to do a tally of how many profiles have “fishing”, “camping” and “4WDing” in them. I’m starting to see a trend. Newsflash: many women don’t find that sort of stuff appealing!!!
  3. Endless photos of your (bad) tattoos with names of various people are also not that appealing. We want to see your face!

Take the time and effort and you might have more success!

Soph x

 

This. All of this.

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My name is Soph, I’m 27 years old and I get called “cutie” way too bloody often.

Anyone who does, gets pretty short shrift. I personally find it patronising and demeaning. It’s what you call a child, for God’s sake. Or a puppy.

I may still get asked for ID at the bottle shop, but I’m definitely not a child (as much as I enjoy playing with my daughter’s Play-Doh) and the last time I looked, I didn’t have a tail!

I found this seminal work today: 12 Reasons It’s Annoying to be Called Cute. I found myself nodding along to all of them. Especially this bit:

It’s like a pat on the head. Are you going to hand me a juice box? Should I show you how high I can count or that I finally learned how to ride my bike without training wheels? I get that it’s not intended to feel belittling, but depending on who is saying it, it can absolutely feel infantilizing. Thank you, but I can vote, order myself a margarita, and have my own car insurance. I’m not a child.

Amen, sister!

So when this idiot broke the cardinal rule, pretty short shrift was once again given. (Clearly one who doesn’t know his map of Australia very well, why would I be interested in someone who is 600km away?)

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His username is “tosmartforu” backwards. That should be “too”, with two Os. Obviously not that smart.

 

Should have used the juicebox line.

Soph x