So my Match experience thus far:
A few winks received. Why wink? If a man can’t find the gumption to write to me I just know we will not be compatible.
A few messages like “you look lovely” (one from someone 17 years my junior - hmm, I wonder what he was after?)
A couple of “hi, how are you” messages - that lack of effort does not merit a response.
Messages from men who include body parts in their profile under “her best feature / my best feature”. Irrespective of what my legs/boobs/hair happen to be like they can and will change according to where I am in my life. I shall not be defined by a body part.
I’ve messaged two blokes. One replied saying no thanks another has not yet read the message - can I even tell if he’s still alive/still a member?
Finally, a glimmer of short-lived success: an e-mail ‘conversation’ with a chap. It was clear he was googling the stuff I was referring to in my e-mail so he could reply and didn’t really understand half of what I was saying even though he claimed to have a Masters in the subject (my area of professional expertise so that was unfortunate for him). I was bored within 20 mins so he got the old, 'sorry we're not going to be compatible' line.
Interweaved with all that I have been sending e-mail warfare to the ex because it makes me feel good and I very much hope that my words will make him feel shit. I left him so why oh why oh why does the fact that he’s already back with his ex hurt so much? Because that news was the only reason I signed on to Match in the first place so for the ex's sake I hope I find a bloke I exchange an entertaining message with soon.