I can't believe you actually think your assessment carries any weight lol. Bobbing for apples... as if you are not bobbing for them online...

10/26/2008 1:06:16 PM

I'm not the one vigorously jerking his own chain on TWW. You want pathetic? It doesn't get much more depressing than that.

10/26/2008 1:09:32 PM

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"And taking that into account, why do most people fall in love in the first place? Not what drew them together (i.e. artistic taste, mutual interests, etc), but what caused them to be connected permanently? It's not quantifiable. "

This is bullshit. It may not actually be quantifiable, but you haven't posted anything remotely close to proving that. With a large enough sample size, a bayes model could easily get you even 70% of the way to finding someone better than hoping to meet the right person by chance on the street.

And besides, love can't be as mystical or fate-based as you're implying, because there are likely hundreds of thousands of people around the world that you can get along great with. I would bet the qualities that determine a good match are far narrower than people realize, and I would also guess a significant aspect of this is people just "settling." In other cultures where marriages are influenced by things other than attraction, they still have a relatively successful relationship rate. Who you like isn't fixed in stone, it changes, and you can change it.

10/26/2008 1:18:10 PM

Quote :

"a bayes model could easily get you even 70% of the way to finding someone better than hoping to meet the right person by chance on the street."

You are to gradually 'get to know' a person and if you don't think you are a match, then its your own fault if you proceed hoping to change a person. You don't need model for this, and if you do you probably shouldn't be dating in the first place, let alone potentially reproducing.

10/26/2008 1:25:26 PM

http://www.sweetongeeks.com/

I wonder if anyone uses these? LOL! I am not sure if this is the one that was on the news about 2 years ago or not, but the guy who tried it had the life goal of watching every episode of Star Trek in order.

10/26/2008 1:32:16 PM

I did that for TNG, don't knock it till you've tried it.

10/26/2008 1:33:18 PM

Whats wrong with that? Maybe he like Star Trek Could be a really good person but preluded information causes a pre-determined conclusion about him by total strangers.

10/26/2008 1:35:30 PM

http://www.plentyoffish.com is free

10/26/2008 1:35:32 PM

I signed up on tdub and my life took a U-turn

10/26/2008 1:36:40 PM

I got an idea, lets make a bullshit questionnaire to see what twwers match and lets all fuck?

10/26/2008 1:37:10 PM

I preclaim Kiwi's results.

10/26/2008 1:39:04 PM

^^

Cassthesass did that couple years ago, EMCE and Kijaldn got/took whatever tdub had to offer

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"some of the Indian "dating" sites for parents looking to hook their kids up with an arranged marriage have employment, etc "

http://www.shaadi.com

we made a account for one of my room-mates on it, just to check what its got to offer....we were

[Edited on October 26, 2008 at 1:43 PM. Reason : shaadi means marriage]

10/26/2008 1:40:11 PM

Gargs introduced me to this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bVNMHkW8Hk

10/26/2008 3:49:07 PM

i've never signed up for/used an online dating service, but i know plenty of people who have


i understand how they could work for someone who is looking for a SO. If they are looking, they are looking for something, so it makes sense that listing qualities about themself and what they'd like in another could match them well with another person who fits that.


[Edited on October 26, 2008 at 4:58 PM. Reason : ]

10/26/2008 4:54:29 PM

must be : fuckable

10/26/2008 5:27:51 PM

They're all interested in sex, which renders them fuckable.

But they're all online which means they're fugly. So if by fuckable you mean attractive by your standards, you're shit out of luck, friend.

10/26/2008 11:16:51 PM

meh, too poor to sign up for online dating.

10/26/2008 11:18:42 PM

I noticed how they make it seem so painless and flawless in the advertisements, then once you sign up, you're strapped for privelages and can't even contact a user unless you drop a grand.

10/26/2008 11:25:29 PM

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"But they're all online which means they're fugly."

there are some really hot fucking girls on those websites. im sure the same is true for guys.

i've tried a few different sites over the past 5 years or so. month on one, month on another. I can't imagine staying on one of those sites for more than maybe 2 months cuz the turnover is too low.

for example i did match for a month last year and thought about it again, but its 75% the same girls i saw last year.

either way, there were plenty of girls i was interested in after seeing a picture and reading their blurb and my standards are at least decent (judging from what tdubbers find hot). i met some and most were normal people that seemed pretty cool. problem is that many people cant handle the initial awkwardness if they arent used to "meeting internet ppl."

10/26/2008 11:39:21 PM

i met some pretty hot chicks in study hall

I'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

10/26/2008 11:43:04 PM

i've been thinking about sites like eharmoney more and more lately...i hear they have clingy people so it sounds like a good fit

10/26/2008 11:44:32 PM

i did the free trial of eharmony. i aparently match with fatties. i said no thnx.

10/26/2008 11:45:17 PM

match has the highest quality women in the triangle area imo


the trick is being hot enough to meet them, it's too easy to be shallow and just look at the pics on that site.


hence they don't talk to me.

10/26/2008 11:47:21 PM

i did it

went out with like 25 guys. some of them once some of them more than once

overall i would recommend it. i was only into 2 of the people and everyone else provided me with endless entertainment and stories to tell my friends.

it takes a lot of energy and time though. i'm not in town a lot so when i was in town i was pretty aggressive

its not for everyone though, sometimes you have to carry the whole conversation or practice tact in order to get out of the date without jumping off a bridge. others are fine but there is no chemistry

10/27/2008 12:03:16 AM

damnnnnnnnn...25?? damn lol

10/27/2008 12:04:20 AM

I guess it wouldn't work for me because of the energy involved in meeting new people and starting from scratch so many times over...

10/27/2008 12:05:00 AM

i'm wondering what the age ranges were, what their careers were, and how ugly the dudes were

10/27/2008 12:06:37 AM

I remember always putting my true age in - I was never a liar about that - but also specifying my target man to be between 45 and 65. It usually narrowed it down quite a bit. And got a lot of fucking weirdos.

10/27/2008 12:07:41 AM

the guys i went out with were from my age (25) up to about 34

i went out with all sorts of guys, from lawyers and IT guys to energy traders and engineers

everyone looked like their pic or better except one person. so i just made the whole thing the most uncomfortable 10 min of both of our lives then peaced out. i dont really feel bad for liars.

10/27/2008 12:11:50 AM

in your opinion, are you one of the better looking females on the site?

[Edited on October 27, 2008 at 12:13 AM. Reason : i would assume there are a lot of uglier women on there]

10/27/2008 12:13:15 AM

Oh, you KNOW she's rocking it.

10/27/2008 12:17:13 AM

i dont know. i didnt search for chicks.

a male coworker of mine is on there and says all the girls seem to have kids

so at least they put out, i guess

i was only on there for 2-3 months and i had like 3000 profile views so i guess a lot of people clicked on my picture to view my profile

10/27/2008 12:18:06 AM

so you find anyone yet cddweller?

10/27/2008 12:18:59 AM

Yep.

10/27/2008 12:24:31 AM

what happened to spontaneous?

damn, i leave tww for a few days and im totally out of the loop

10/27/2008 12:25:44 AM

me, dweller, and spotaneous went to rum runners like 10 days ago so i assume they are still together

10/27/2008 12:26:36 AM