AIBU - re: Linkedin messaging for dating purposes

[Nenuco]

My friend was in a flight and he saw a flight attendant which he found pretty. He looked for her online and only found her LinkedIn profile.

He's asking me if he should message her on LinkedIn. I told him just do whatever you want.

What is your take on this - would you find it creepy if some random guy (well someone you've assisted in a flight) messages you on LinkedIn?

AIBU to be a bit pissed thinking this is too childish? What would you advise?

My friend is 42, divorced. He's nerdy and has no game. For context.

I think tracking down someone you met in a customer service role is creepy whatever website is used.

I came along to say LinkedIn isn't tinder, but the above is very correct. Messaging her on LinkedIn would be creepy.

Extremely creepy. I use LinkedIn for work purposes only and would feel freaked out if some random started date messaging me on this platform.

I add people I don’t know on LinkedIn, but people who are on the same field or the field I want to get into.

Some add me back, some don’t.

No! LinkedIn is for work!

How unsolicited and desperate. I wouldn't welcome this if it happened to me (not that it is ). For balance though DP on more than one occasion has had this from women. He uses no other form of social media but still, we both thought it was pretty weird both times and regard them as pretty desperate and lonely I suppose, otherwise why even would you!

I regularly use the “I don’t know this person” button, and I never need to do so for a woman.

I never made that connection before, but: me too. I don't mind people in my field I haven't met, but I get requests from entirely random blokes halfway across the world.

She will delete and block him immediately, but she shouldn't have to.

I actually know a couple who got together via LinkedIn and it was the woman who made the first move so to speak.

I would say at least half the people who try and connect with me are recruitment consultants, most of whom are women. It makes me laugh how quite a few of profile photos can be described as a bit risqué for a business platform