So, I maintain a profile on a silly dating site or two, because they entertain me.
But I also clearly say in my profile that I do NOT want people to msg me with an invitation for sex. Holy offputting. Here’s what I have, under You should message me if…:
Message me if you’re local and friendly. Do not message me if you just want me to come over and fuck — I like to know the people in my life.
You should not message me if all you have to say is something along the lines of “I want to bend you over a barrel and spank you til you scream.” You must have me mistaken for someone else.
And to the half dozen people who think they’re being funny and/or original by ignoring that last bit of vital advice? You’re not.
Right. So, this bit has been edited a few times because people obviously have mistaken me for someone else. And yet, I still get messages like the following from this gem:
How’s about 49 years young 5’9″ 180# and love to please !!! I’m the kind of guy that wants to lick a woman until she cums at least once if not twice or more so if you want a friend with benefits I am your guy I’m also open to threesomes if it happens as well.
And so I responded:
Does that kind of bullshit ever actually WORK for you?
To which he responded, and please keep in mind the bit I quoted from my profile above:
Saw your ad and thought I’d give it a try
At that point, I believe I have free reign to be snarky:
Which you obviously didn’t read, since it says very clearly NOT to message me with that sort of nonsense.
To be honest, you shouldn’t message ANYONE with that sort of bullshit. But after someone specifically says not to? Just plain dumb.
But honestly, are there women who recieve a message like that (of which I’ve apparently gotten enough times that I felt the need to EDIT MY PROFILE to disuade people) and think “Yes! This is what I’ve been looking for all this time!” Women who’s profiles do not say “HELLO PLZ TO MSG ME FOR TEH SEX0R!!!”
Seriously? Does that actually work? Ever? And WHY are there men who think it will?
I get it. I’m cute. The pictures in my profile? Flattering. And I’d like to think that my profile writing skills are amusing and even a little bit clever. But dude. DUDE! WHY???
I give people more credit than I should, perhaps.
I’ve try to take peace from the fact that, in an environment in which you will interact with a large sampling of random people(large public events, clubs, driving, social websites, etc), half the people will be of below average intelligence. Thus, I try to not let it get me down when silly people are silly.
I’m not aware of any of these sorts of messages working, but the type that would send them are the type that won’t really care that you are asking to not be sent them. Men who are looking for random sex via dating websites (especially, the one I believe you are talking about) are already disadvantaged by the massive difference in the gender ratio, so they have little to lose. Heck, any sort of reply is validation, I would imagine.
If you want to stop getting the messages, I hear that taking down all pictures helps, especially on that site.