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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop

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ORIGINAL: ToyOfRhamnusia

Answering your question, GreedyTop: I would never send you a mail after reading that profile. I find it extremely offensive and unattractive. And if I, for some strange reason, really should think I had a legitimate reason to contact you, then I would expect a very rude reply, at best, if any.

If someone wants to take that profile as an invitation to dating, then they deserve whatever shit you will dish out, including complete ignorance.

And yet I STILL get emails from random dudes ranging from "yer hawt" to "So, what are you looking for", and then the oh so typical "on ur nees, bich" (yes, I did get one spelled like that), to even more offensive crap.


So.. in what universe am I considered rude for not responding?

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ORIGINAL: Rochsub2009

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ORIGINAL: AVegasMaster

I always respond to any e-mail. Even if is jsut to say I'm not interested. Perhaps because I don't get that many

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ORIGINAL: wnyThroatLover

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ORIGINAL: Rochsub2009

^^^^^^^^^^^So incredibly much of that^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

It never really dies, Dude. It just goes to sleep for a while before coming back. Sure, it looks like it comes with a different face or various language, but it's never completely gone. It's like a Friday the Thirteenth movie. Freddie just keeps coming back over and over no matter how many times you kill him.

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

It never really dies, Dude. It just goes to sleep for a while before coming back. Sure, it looks like it comes with a different face or various language, but it's never completely gone. It's like a Friday the Thirteenth movie. Freddie just keeps coming back over and over no matter how many times you kill him.

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Dear Probably Well Meaning but Somewhat Annoying and/or Creepy Guy

I don't think most women on FL want to be bitchy to strangers, but unfortunately the clueless behavior of some men make us a bit quick to jump down throats. Sorry about that, but when bombarded with idiocy and disrespect, sometimes it's hard to maintain composure.

Sadly, this seems to be picking up around here lately. From now on I'm just going to send a link to this in response:

Dear Probably Well Meaning but Somewhat Annoying and/or Creepy Guy,

Congratulations! You've just joined Fetlife and discovered an amazing new world. A world you may have dreamed about in your fantasies but never imagined actually existed somewhere. Awesome, isn't it?

I know what your first instinct probably is. It's to grab your mouse with one hand, your cock with the other, and hit up every potentially available woman and group in your area in one night. With hundreds of women, surely if you friend request or message each one of them then getting freaky laid is just a few minutes away!

Um, yeah...about that...

While FL may seem like a porno paradise and hookup site at first glance, it is actually first and foremost a community. Communities are bonded by common interests and social order. Obviously, you have a common interest or you wouldn't be here. But do you understand the social aspect? Let's talk about basic Fetlife etiquette in regards to approaching women.

1. Who the fuck are you?

Before the wanking and stalking commences, please take an hour or so and thoughtfully fill out your profile information. Your "About Me" text doesn't have to be worthy of Shakespeare, but it should be more than a simple "want to eat pussy." Did you list your orientation and what you're looking for? Did you add some fetishes? If you are comfortable adding a photo, that helps too. Do not make your only photo of your cock. I assure you, unless spectacular in some way, it will most likely drive more women away than attract them. Spectacular or not, most women care more about what the cock is attached to than the cock itself anyway.

2. Why are you here?

If you're here to meet a partner, then your next destination should really be the Fetlife groups. Before you go crazy spamming every group in your area though, keep a few things in mind.

Many groups have rules about posting introductions and seeking out partners. READ THE RULES OF THE GROUP BEFORE YOU JOIN AND POST. Do not immediately post something like "where are all the single hot sub ladies at?" Do not post a personal ad if it is against the rules, period. There are groups just for that, though.

Do post something intelligent. Use good grammar and spelling. First impressions count, even online ones. It doesn't hurt to take some time to read and learn about your kinks, too.

Use local groups to find local events, and then go to those local events. This is hands down the easiest way to meet people and become part of the community.

Yes, I know that coming out IRL is scary and intimidating and you don't want to do it. But for the time investment, the rewards will be much greater than trying to talk 50 random women from the internet into meeting a stranger (you) in a coffee shop to talk about how you'd like to get your rocks off.

3. Why are you friend requesting me?

Holy crap, look at that totally hot picture! Are you instantly hitting the friend request button? No matter how hard your dick is, please take a moment to actually read the profile of the person you are friend requesting. Is she up for being friends with random internet people? Does she have a Master who needs to approve the friend request first? Follow her guidelines and behave accordingly. Be respectful.

4. Why are you sending me a message?

Did you see the above about reading a woman's profile before friend requesting? The same rules apply for sending a message.

Can you imagine just walking up to a stranger in a grocery store and saying to her "yur hot. wuz up?" Would you be surprised if she gave you a weird look and then just walked away? Would you walk up to a stranger in a coffee shop and say, "slut, you're my bitch now and should get where you belong! On your knees and start sucking my cock!" Or throw yourself at her feet, crying "this slave is the scum of the earth, Goddess Ma'am, and eagerly awaits you to trample its balls!"

Sending a message to a stranger on Fetlife like the above is not all that much different. Please, for the love of kink just don't do it.

Newsflash - women tend to get lots of messages on sites like this. If the best thing you can come up with is "what's up" then you're not ready to send a message to that woman. If you're not already in a D/s relationship with someone, then sending them an explicitly domly or subby message is not appropriate. Especially if you send it to a woman and it isn't even her correct orientation! E.g. sending a dominating message to a woman who identifies as a domina or top.

If you want to be a cut above the rest, send a respectful, creative, and intelligent message that actually SAYS something. A tasteful compliment, a comment on a recent post she made, a question about a relevant fetish, whatever. If you don't get a response, brush it off and move on. Sending an additional angry message calling the woman a bitch for not responding isn't going to win you any points. Guess what? She may be busy, or offline, or simply not interested in responding. The fact that you sent a message does not somehow entitle you to a response.

Do not send the same mass message to every woman you can find in your area. It's obvious, and we do talk to each other.

5. Finally, to the Thoughtful and Not Annoying at All Guys

For those of you who already do all of the above, thank you for NOT being That Guy. You are a breath of fresh air, and if you're not getting laid now I hope you do in the very near future.

Happy Perving,
suki

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Your "About Me" text doesn't have to be worthy of Shakespeare, but it should be more than a simple "want to eat pussy."

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr
I think the issue here (to go with your above post) would be something along the lines of: "That dress really brings out the color in your eyes." garnering no response from you. That would be rude (in my opinion, anyway).

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ORIGINAL: OsideGirl

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr
I think the issue here (to go with your above post) would be something along the lines of: "That dress really brings out the color in your eyes." garnering no response from you. That would be rude (in my opinion, anyway).

Okay, let me show you how that ends up:

Version #1
Email: That dress really brings out the color in your eyes
Me: Thank you
Email: You're welcome. I'd like to get to know you better.
Me: No, thank you. I'm just here for the forums.
Email: well, you're fat ugly whore, who needs to get a job. No one wants to fuck you anyway.


Version #2
Email: That dress really brings out the color in your eyes
Me: Thank you
Email: You're welcome. I'd like to get to know you better.
Me: No, thank you. I'm just here for the forums.
Email: Why not? You can't really be here for the forums. I think we should meet and get to know each other.
Me: No, I'm really just here for the forums
Email: C'mon let's meet for a coffee. I'll be able to give you your biggest fantasies.
Me: I'm just here for the forums. I'm not looking for anything. Please leave me alone.
Email: You might as well meet me because I'm going to tell everyone that I fucked you anyway.
Me: <at that point I block him>

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr
O, you know I think the world of you and I have stated so, publicly on more than one occasion but that is NOT always how those things go. Is it more often than not? Maybe. I like to give people a little bit more of the benefit of the doubt but, I may be an optimist.

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr


Following that logic, I would be justified in smacking some guy in the face because I think he's about to hit a lady, when they're having a heated discussion. Or, I'd be justified in turning a corner and jumping a stranger that happens to be following me down a street because I fear he may mug me.

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr


Following that logic, I would be justified in smacking some guy in the face because I think he's about to hit a lady, when they're having a heated discussion. Or, I'd be justified in turning a corner and jumping a stranger that happens to be following me down a street because I fear he may mug me.