RockaRolla
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ORIGINAL: IcarusBurning what i do find annoying, however, is women who dont even care to say "sorry i am not interested". I'm guilty of this. After a day's worth of horrible replies to "Sorry, not interested" you learn it's not worth the hassle. I'm not really looking any more, but "back in the day" I was one of the guys that actually did read profiles, and would only write to those that I thought were promising as far as compatibility. I'd take the time to write out what I thought were thoughtful, informative, letters, talking about what I thought we had in common and why I'd like to get to know them better. Often, this process would take 30 minutes to an hour. And all too often I'd not get any kind of reply in return. I hate to think how much time I wasted on them. Eventually I did start getting a "fuck that" attitude, and my initial contact letters got shorter and shorter. Why the hell should I waste my time if they can't even be bothered to send a simple, "Thanks, but no thanks"? Of course then you start seeing all of the women that complain about the short, non-informative contact notes. Jesus Freaking Christ, ladies. . .you can't have it both ways! If you want thoughtful, informative, and considerate first contact letters, then at least show a little appreciation for the amount of time and effort that some guys DO put into it. If you can't do that, then all you can expect are the short two liners that say, "Hi. Read my profile and if you like what you see, let me know." To at least some extent it is your own fault that that is what you receive. If you want to avoid the "horrible replies to "Sorry, not interested"" then all you have to do is send the "Sorry, not interested" to them, then click the "Block" button. It takes all of about 10 or 12 seconds. Compare that to the amount of time some people spend to send a thoughtful contact letter and you start looking awfully cheap and rude by comparison. Good thing you're not looking to publish a book! Otherwise you'd see many form rejections and non-responses in your future. Do you take the time to give thoughtful rejections to credit card offers? Or any other solicitations? Most of the messages women get are no more thoughtful than those. You may have been one of the few who showed actual thought and effort (and I would've been one to respond, actually), but you're buried under the mass of "hi how r u? lets be friends and mayb more" crowd. It's not fair, but show me one thing in life that is. It's been said that the rude messages women get are no excuse for being rude to a man who sends a thoughtful message, and we shouldn't take our frustrations out on them. But when you say "fuck it" after not being responded to and start sending shorter messages, aren't you doing the same thing? Sounds like the all too common story of the "nice guy" giving up and turning into an asshole because he thinks that'll get him laid for once. Why is it OK for you to say "fuck it," but not OK for me? Blocking MIGHT work. It might also set off the guy even more and lead him to harass her on sock accounts. This is not unheard of.
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