‘From My Inbox’ Archives
They don’t always go away when you ignore them
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 [Read More]
He thinks I’m an Employment Counselor
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I wrote this shortly after I re-created my profile on OKC. Before the bright shiny wore off, and before I was planning on writing for dw. I didn’t save any of the datestamp info, unfortunately. BUT!!! He does still have the exact same profile up. It began slowly, but [Read More]
How NOT to start…
Oh my… I’ve gotten some doozies in my inbox, but I get bored with mine. Thanks to Karen in Canada for submitting these startling introductions: Karen says: I’ve had a profile on okcupid for a few months now, and I’ve largely been able to avoid the [Read More]
From Your Inbox: How about never?
A reader submitted this brilliant pick up line delivered over instant messenger at OkCupid: billybob0017: so when u ganna let me give u a warm oil massage and oral for hours billybob0017 27 / M / straight / Single Dalton, Pennsylvania My Self-Summary im kris im single im [Read More]
From Your Inbox: I didn’t punch her in the face!
I am LOVING the submissions I’m getting lately. Forgive me for not getting them up fast enough. I’m telling you, living without internet at home is really starting to get to me. Do you guys know what I did the last couple of evenings at home with the boy child? [Read More]
From Your Inbox: Can You Say CRAY-ZAY?
Our submitter today asked to remain anonymous, and… I get it. I really do. The email she received on OkCupid was… Just… You should read. “Hi, I’m Michael. I want your first impression of me to be tantalizing, intriguing, and captivating. I am [Read More]
This.is.NOT.OKAY!
So, back in January, I cross posted something from Date Wrecks onto my journal at OkCupid. It was this post: How NOT to start an IM conversation on OKC: [Read More]
From My Homescreen
Okcupid is kind of awesome. It’s like… facebook, but trying to get laid. And being lame about it. One thing I love about it is the homescreen. On your homescreen, you get to choose from several options as to how you want your homescreen to display. Just want to [Read More]
Neat-o, OkCupid Summer Interns!
I got this in my email today and it’s totally ‘uge — It’s a Flowchart To My Heart (gag.) — I could have gone without the Hallmark-esque title, interns, but I suppose you guys are working for free, so what can I expect? This is actually really [Read More]
An Offer I CAN Refuse
You remember when you were in high school and one of your friend’s parents had a hot tub? It was the coolest thing EVER. And this friend’s mom used to also make you virgin daquiris (or hell, maybe not even virgin sometimes!) and you’d drink them from those [Read More]
