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Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by skyyler on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @12:20PM (#33165271)
My lived experience just completely disagrees with what you are saying. Perhaps it's an age difference thing. The gay men have had more of a problem with me than the straight ladies.

I gravitate towards bi/pan people anyways due to my androgynous features.

Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by auveair on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @01:00PM (#33165776)
I don't know how old you are, but anyway it seems you are starting with a pretty good crowd, if you're not ugly, androgynous (sought after) and dating in an understanding pool, which is your own orientation. I see where you are coming from but it doesn't seem like it warranted the blanket dismissal you started with.

For what it's worth I found a blog post referring to that phenomenon from a few years ago which talks about a poll conducted in Glamour Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20160320094402/https://www.pride...

Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by skyyler on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @01:35PM (#33166257)
I guess I didn't realize how good I have it. Discussions about dating sites have always been confusing to me.

It's simple, you make a profile, talk to people, people talk to you... Why is that so hard?

Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by sneak on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @06:26PM (#33170060)
Most (75%+) men on most dating sites only complete the first two items on your “simple” list.
Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by novok on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @09:24PM (#33171580)
Lol that is brutal.
Re:Why you should never pay for online dating (OkCupid) (2010) by vintermann on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @03:21PM (#33167968)
No personal experiences here, but I observe that k-pop stars are more popular than ever and that yaoi is a thing. I believe you.