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Re:Coffee Meets Bagel Meets Me – Statistical analysis of onl... by tsotha on Friday January 23, 2015 @01:50AM (#8933695)
You have to understand what a woman means when she labels a guy "creepy". It just means she's getting attention from someone she doesn't find attractive.

If spreadsheet guy looked like Benedict Cumberbatch instead of being "creepy" he'd be, you know, innovative. The kind of guy who thinks outside the box in new and exciting ways. Particularly if he had money.

Re:Coffee Meets Bagel Meets Me – Statistical analysis of onl... by normloman on Friday January 23, 2015 @09:06AM (#8934838)
No, he'd still be creepy.

Lately, a lot of guys have repeated this misconception about "creepy," -- that it just means you're unattractive, and not genuinely unsettling. I'm sure that shields a lot of guy's egos. And maybe, in some cases, creepy really does mean unattractive. But creepy still has it's other meaning too.

That spreadsheet thing would be creepy no matter who did it. Because the guy is trying to approach dating like a math problem (is he socially awkward?). Because he's keeping detailed notes of everyone he's met (who does that?). Because he probably sees women like entries in a spreadsheet.

Re:Coffee Meets Bagel Meets Me – Statistical analysis of onl... by tsotha on Friday January 23, 2015 @11:07PM (#8938782)
Nope. If he were attractive all those things would somehow be positive traits.