They don’t always go away when you ignore them
From My Inbox, OkStupid — By Emily on November 28, 2009 at 11:45 pm
So there’s this guy. He’s lewey4u on OKCupid. He’s my age, seems to be gainfully employed, and yet…
NO Winks…lol
Oct. 3, 2009 – 5:16pm
Hi…I’m Pat 40 in Winston….recently divorced…work in insurance/finance…love to chat we do live close by…can always use a friend to share things with…Dare we Chat?
No. You don’t know how to end one sentence and begin another, this is NOT going to go well. I didn’t even click through to the profile. I just replied:
Oct. 3, 2009 – 6:03pm
Pat, I’m going to have to issue you a citation for ellipsis abuse.
And that’s all I said. Promise. Pinky-sweah! But I’m starting to think that Pat has problems bigger than I can handle. Specifically:
wow
Oct. 4, 2009 – 2:04am
wow..that;s big talk…does the citation come w/a spanking…how are you tonight…please keep in touch…my vocabulary could use the challenge…not sure about my spelling…lol
Yeah, he went there. Biiiig surprise. /yawn
(No subject)
Oct. 4, 2009 – 2:08am
Top 40 surprised me…even floored me…i bet your very sarcastic….yet lovable…Pat
I have no idea what this guy is talking about. Top 40 WHAT? And ellipsis. AGAIN! Okayfine. I’ll respond. Sarcastic yet lovable indeed!
Oct. 4, 2009 – 8:52am
Pat. Seriously. There are several different methods of punctuating a sentence. I highly suggest you employ them if you wish to have an actual conversation with me.Sincerely,
The chick who LIKES good punctuation, grammar and spelling.
But it didn’t work.
Grammer
Oct. 6, 2009 – 9:46pm Hi, Sorry about the punctuation. My mother was a stickler for spelling. I’ll try to write literatly , living up to the standards of my BA. Did I mention I was conversing under the influence the other night. Kids in a small hotel room will invite occasisional overindulgence. Anyway, thanks for responding. We should still meet for some ice cream in Kernersville. Pat
I’m done. Finished. This man is out of my league, since I cannot write “literatly”.
Oct. 7, 2009 – 8:42am
Pat, I’m pretty sure that whole “living up to my BA” ship has sailed.
Unfortunately, he isn’t.
(No subject)
Oct. 17, 2009 – 1:39am
Touche, ok I can handle your abuse. So when would you like to meet? I like your look, Kind of that 60’s, 70’s Hillary/Georgetown look. Have a great weekend. Pat
Oct. 21, 2009 – 1:37am
Well hello, I’ve missed your sparkling reparte. OK are we on for ice cream? Pat
Oct. 25, 2009 – 1:41am
Hello, .Been a while since we’ve talked. How about a drink and some sparlking conversation. Hope your well. Pat
Second Thoughts
Nov. 14, 2009 – 1:47am
Hi, It’s Pat 40 in Kernersville. I see your having second thoughts over my invitation for ice cream. It wouldn’t hurt to just get to know one another over polite conversation. I hope your weekend goes well. I’m visiting my sister near Manteo. Please keep in touch. Pat
(No subject)
Nov. 15, 2009 – 12:17am
Seriously, any opinions on ‘Inglorious Basterds” or The Time Travelers Wife” ? How about “The Hangover”? I think I would have enjoyed any of these with you. Take care, Pat(No subject)
Nov. 27, 2009 – 2:14am
So, have you found a love connection in Kernersville? Hi, it’s Pat your old friend in Kernersville. I hope your weekend is going well. Let’s catch up sometime.
Most of these messages were sent between midnight and 2am. Draw your own conclusions from there, y’all. Also: isn’t there some kind of rule about contacting someone who isn’t responding?
Don’t worry though, I will send him one last message – with a link to this post in it.
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awwwww… Emily…. I abuse ellipses. I guess that’s why you won’t date me either. Aside from the whole ‘not a guy’ and a few states away thing.
I have one guy that has texted me about 17 times in the last four days. I never respond, he keeps sending them. Some people just don’t know when to quit.
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Yes! Now I feel really good about myself.
Sometimes I worry about my own ellipses overuse…especially in posts which are less about information and more about opinion. But I can control it. And if my abuse is two or three times in 600 words, then I think I’m ok. 
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I tend to abuse ellipses and use commas as confetti, but at least I occasionally end a sentence with a single, lonely period. (Poor, lonely period, it needs its other friends! They’re like tiny wingmen!)
I hate it when I get repeat emails from guys who don’t get a hint. Though I tend to then forward them on to you. Heh.
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The whole exchange smacks of Lonely Quiet Guy Whose Last Girlfriend Told Him He Was A Wuss And Needed To Grow Some Balls And Be More Assertive.
He definitely hasn’t got it dialed in yet. Ellipses reek of wishy-washiness. Commit to your damn sentences, boy!
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On okcupid I only ever seem to get guys like this contacting me. The latest one kept asking me where I worked, probably so he could stalk me.
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Do you really think this guy is your age? I think when he typed “40″ he was rounding down…waaay down…<—more ellipses abuse;)
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Man, this is always the sort of guy I would fear to meet in online dating. I’m assuming he’s working on the Craigslist theory, though — that any woman who actually voluntarily responds and is not a prostitute or scammer is by definition a good woman. If she turns out not to have major personality or physical defects, hooray! (Until she turns out not to be perfect, but that’s a few chapters on.)
What is this, though? What is with the men who want a date, any date, with a woman? Just to be three feet away from a woman who’s conversing with him on purpose, maybe sit RIGHT NEXT TO her in a movie theatre or something, maybe TOUCH her, even! What is that? Not even getting laid (THOUGH THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY OKAY, TOO). I knew lots of women who wanted to go on a date with a decent guy, find a boyfriend, get laid, whatever, but this NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW ME ME ME ME ME PICK ME PICK ME! PICK MEEEEE!!!! deal? No, no woman I have ever met was that into just sitting near an average, normal guy just for the sake of sitting near a man.
Literary interlude! Mark Twain wrote in one of his books about his California mining days about how one time a clever entrepreneur advertised that you could see a real live woman if you paid like five dollars, which at the time was a hefty sum. So Twain paid, along with the rest of the town. The whole thing was a long line-up going past a hole in the wall — literally, a wall with a hole in it — through which you could see a 75-year-old woman knitting for something like 30 seconds. I don’t recall him saying anyone demanded their money back.
WHAT IS THAT? I believe this anecdote is true, you see. But do women forced to live apart from men for 18 months go that crazy just for a glimpse of a man?
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Wow, desperate much? It’s okay Jami, I get constant emails from a Pat Sajak doppleganger as well.
On a side note, Time Traveler’s Wife? You? I want some of that glue he’s sniffing.
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Stalker material.
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Those kids in a small hotel room are probably putting a huge damper on his dating. Betting that small hotel room is where he’s living, since his wife kicked him out and took him for everything. Aw, all he wants is to buy you a $2 ice cream cone and get a little lovin’ in return. What’s the problem?
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And some bannana fritters?
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He looks like a used car salesman.
Enuf said.
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No way that guy’s 40.
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A. I think he’s closer to 60.
B. I can’t tell if he’s looking for a domme or just has the self-esteem of an invertebrate. He seems to mistake insults for flirting.
C. Sparkling? “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
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