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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by a8da6b0c91d on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @09:10PM (#7100246)
> females will almost never initiate a flirt sequence

It's the opposite. In environments like parties and bars women subtly initiate most interactions. They maneuver closer and do the glance thing.

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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by judk on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @09:29PM (#7100333)
They do, but men don't notice that. Men initiate conversation regardless, or women go home wondering why no one responded to their cues.
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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by klipt on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @10:22PM (#7100482)
> or women go home wondering why no one responded to their cues

Same reason they ignore certain men - lack of attraction.

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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by ahomescu1 on Tuesday January 21, 2014 @10:33PM (#7100512)
Women generally don't go up to men and start talking or flirting. Glancing/maneuvering isn't overt initiation.
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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by sliverstorm on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @12:06AM (#7100846)
There's no analogue to that in online dating though.
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Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love by tkorotkikh on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @07:58AM (#7102294)
except for intentionally visiting their profile multiple times until they notice and message you first which works in pretty much the same way as glancing, only with added bit of creepiness compound but hey. works anyway! might have learned this from personal experience, can't confirm.
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