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OLD and your personal no nos

75 replies

PrizeyPrize · 24/12/2015 18:50

What makes you delete, block, ignore, swipe left:

Mine are (I appreciate that these are quite harsh and there are quite a few, but its my system at the moment)
Height - preferably taller than me in heels, I'm not heightist its just that last 2 relationships (amounting to 16 years) were shorter men and quite frankly I'd like a change
'hi', 'hello' etc as their opening line or
those who answer your questions but don't ask any questions
age - boys 20 years younger or men 20 years older
blurry photos
only have photos that are too far away to see their face
awkward bathroom mirror selfies
sunglasses on every photo
weird dress sense
bare chest selfies
drugged tiger photos
profiles with only 1 photo
no written profile
photos of them with girlfriends (so many of these!!)
or photos where the girlfriend has so obviously been cropped off and you can see their head resting on their shoulder
photos of them with their wife, on their wedding day (yes, really)
only photos of them in a crowd
every photo is with their DC's
too many photos of them partaking in extreme sports
saying negative stuff about OLD process and the women who use OLD
men who say I'm not on here for a pen pal, I like to meet straight away
men who ask for phone number in first few messages
men who talk sexually before you've even met them
men who text you too often and with sickly sweet messages, before they've even met you.

I don't even no my reasoning behind this lot, but over time I've developed this kind of instant dislike to the above. I'm interested to hear other peoples no-nos.

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TwllBach · 25/12/2015 09:18

I didn't meet DP through OLD but I was another one who would write someone off because of bad spelling/grammar... Turns out, he is a very clever man but wih he diagnosed dyslexia. He's perfectly eloquent, just struggles with spelling!

Patheticfallacy · 25/12/2015 09:21

My lovely bf is dyslexic too and I was a stickler for spelling. Not sure how he got past my filters but I'm glad he did!

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PrizeyPrize · 25/12/2015 09:30

Happy Christmas everyone! Now what are our feelings on those we've not met wishing us Happy Christmas today? As long as there are not loads of kisses I'm inclined to say it's fine
Waiting for 'Happy Christmas beautiful, wish I was there to unwrap you hun. What you up to babe? xxxxxxx'

The 'what you doing/up to' texts annoy me

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SuperFlyHigh · 25/12/2015 09:33

Sunglasses, hi, bad spelling, over friendly opening spiel.

But I do prefer to swap phone numbers and if poss arrange to meet so as I don't waste time....

GhettoFabulous · 25/12/2015 10:22

the ones with Ask me or similar on their profiles. You approached me, dufus, you do the leg work! And when you do ask them, they just rhyme off a bland, generic list of attributes like loyal, kind and whatever. That's the minimum requirement I'm looking for in a partner, it doesn't tell me anything about you.

rumred · 25/12/2015 10:55

You think you've got it bad, try gay sites/sections of old. Majority of women are happy always laughing and don't want bunny boilers or players. Really? I positively seek them out. Not. I get more 'hi hun hows u' messages than is decent, and there's so many do the 'kids are my world' spiel. It's terribly depressing.

ThreeFrazzledFandangos · 25/12/2015 11:31

Yep I write and edit for a living, the bloke I'm seeing is severely dyslexic but it was clear from his responses that he's very intelligent, just can't spell and we really hit it off.

One man did send me a few messages and he seemed lovely, really smart and interesting but then I must've caught him off guard when I asked him a question back that he didn't have a pre-prepared response to it and it was clear he had not been writing the past messages/questions.

VaticanAssassin · 25/12/2015 12:37

Late to the thread!
But my instant turn off was men who made a point of writing "looking for fun" and also listed their religion as "Catholic"

Always made me think it was a sneaky way to get a ONS without a condom

I am a cynic

More314 · 25/12/2015 21:48

Really? That would not have occurred to me at all. I've had catholic xbfs though.

Imustgodowntotheseaagain · 25/12/2015 22:34

send me the bikers please

TurduckenForDinner · 25/12/2015 23:22

Is 'tiger hugging' a euphemism for something, or do men actually post photos of themselves hugging a tiger? Why?

Lacoba66 · 26/12/2015 00:10

Turducken I think it was in reference to people who have themselves posing with captive animals like they are a trophy.

TurduckenForDinner · 26/12/2015 00:13

Is that a thing Lacoba? Well I never!

UnGoogleable · 26/12/2015 00:18

I met my lovely DP through OLD.

I agree with all of your list OP. However, I should add that DP asked for my phone number after the first few emails because he said he preferred chatting to emailing.

Turns out he is seriously dyslexic and I really hated all the writing - took him ages to check for spelling mistakes before he sent it, bless him.

And in the interests of good research - DP said his major turn offs from women's profiles were:
Photos of the woman as a bridesmaid (He says it just doesn't show the true you. However, one of my profiles was me as a bridesmaid!)
Women who say they want to be 'Wined and Dined'.

UnGoogleable · 26/12/2015 00:20

OP to answer your question - nothing wrong with guys who wish you a happy Christmas, it's an easy opener after all, and it's nice to have a chat especially if they're feeling lonely.

Any 'hun/babe/ offenders would be instantly deleted though

UnGoogleable · 26/12/2015 00:22

*and HE really hated all the writing

I didn't hate the writing, but he did!

CalleighDoodle · 26/12/2015 00:29

no photos with fish Pmsl and wondering what the story with that is!

No photo.
Someone who says their ex has 'mental health issues'.
Profile Photo of a cars.
They think 'alot' is a word.
Posing looking drunk in a pub.
Tough mudder photo.

CalleighDoodle · 26/12/2015 00:30

Opening message of 'you're a very attractive lady'.

And that's it. No other words.

UnGoogleable · 26/12/2015 00:32

Opening message of 'you're a very attractive lady'

wonder whether they just copy and paste that message to everyone to see who bites.

Lacoba66 · 26/12/2015 10:58

I was blocked recently after a brief conversation with someone, who stated that he was "looking for his star in the sky". My reply was "we'll get a telescope"....

Was that rude?

CalleighDoodle · 26/12/2015 11:32

ungoogleable i womdered thay too and whether they are looking for someone who has low self esteem.

UnGoogleable · 26/12/2015 15:40

Was that rude? Nope, it's a perfect answer. A man with a sense of humour would have loved that reply (but then a man with any sense wouldn't have posted that message in the first place)

GhettoFabulous · 26/12/2015 15:45

I think it's POF that has a box where you write your ideal first date. I have come across profile where that box was a tirade of hate about how women needn't expect a romantic evening of dinner and a movie or whatever. You'll get a coffee if you're lucky, and lump it!

GhettoFabulous · 26/12/2015 15:47

OKC has a box where you put in what people notice about you first. One man had put "my hands" but you couldn't see his hands in the picture. I imagined them to be one freakishly tiny one, and one like a lobster claw.

Sum314 · 26/12/2015 22:33

oh lacoba, he sounds like the pompous entitled man I went out with a while ago. I messaged him to mock him though :-p so I should have known the date would be hard work. His profile went on about his ideal date and how she was slim and sexy and attractive and she was sporty and active but she loved the arts and she could put up shelves and make thai food and she was a great conversationalist and she was family orientated but wasn't encumbered with young children (OK that last bit I made up but the rest, that really was the gist). So I messaged to say that his idea woman sounded lovely and I'd like to go for a cup of tea with her myself. He actually did show some small amount of humour when he responded 'ha ha yes, I know I'm looking for a needle in a haystack''. Only a few messages later we'd arranged to go out for dinner and he was all right, but a bit ordinary. He didn't drink and I sensed he judged me when I had two glasses of wine with dinner. He was a pilot, so he just had that I love me ness about him, even though he was about 8 years older than me, coughed the whole way through dinner and it was so irritating. he also had three huge spots on his neck. Yuck. Anyway, didnt fancy him at all.... didn't like him much either. But he was polite and there were no awkward silences. When I got home I got this message from the site to tell me that he'd discarded me!! He got in there quick. I've never ''discarded'' anybody. Oh, no, one person who started sending me funny messages. But I haven't deleted somebody after a date! If we parted calmly on 'well nice to have met you blah blah' terms!

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