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I'm new to the online dating thing and have sent a handful of short but personalized emails to men I've found attractive physically and according to what they've written in their profiles. I've gotten a few responses back. However, two guys emailed back with two or three sentence responses and didn't sign their names whereas I had. Also their emails didn't ask me any questions or further the conversation that much. Is it safe to say that these guys aren't interested and felt a reply back to me would just be the courteous thing to do?
Hard to say. Usually if someone isn't interested on Match they send you the "thanks, but no thanks" e-mail or they just don't respond. So it could be these guys are mildly interested, just keeping you on the hook or they are fake profiles designed to keep you reeled in and are being answered by a Match employee vs a member of the site.
I've gotten a few responses back. However, two guys emailed back with two or three sentence responses and didn't sign their names whereas I had. Also their emails didn't ask me any questions or further the conversation that much. Is it safe to say that these guys aren't interested and felt a reply back to me would just be the courteous thing to do?
Either they aren't interested or they have poor conversational skills.
Also some guys "shotgun" the sites. They answer as many ads as possible hoping that at least one or two will respond. Its easier than answering each and every ad personally.
Normally, not always, but normally, these are married guys or players. IMO...
I'm new to the online dating thing and have sent a handful of short but personalized emails to men I've found attractive physically and according to what they've written in their profiles. I've gotten a few responses back. However, two guys emailed back with two or three sentence responses and didn't sign their names whereas I had. Also their emails didn't ask me any questions or further the conversation that much. Is it safe to say that these guys aren't interested and felt a reply back to me would just be the courteous thing to do?
I have a better question for you to ask yourself.
Is a guy who cannot communicate his interest, or even show interest through curiosity in asking you something to learn about you, worth your time?
Is a guy who cannot communicate his interest, or even show interest through curiosity in asking you something to learn about you, worth your time?
Good point. My answer would be no.
It seems that I have a lot to learn about online dating. And as someone had mentioned above, does match.com really have fake people who are Match employees who respond to people's emails? That sounds very wrong.
It seems that I have a lot to learn about online dating. And as someone had mentioned above, does match.com really have fake people who are Match employees who respond to people's emails? That sounds very wrong.
The fake profiles are probably not Match employees, they are from various sources. Bots from marketing companies trying to sell you stuff, one person making multiple profiles with false details, or hackers looking for your information.
Most people just ignore someone they aren't interested in, but if a guy has a short reply and he doesn't ask me anything about myself, then I usually move along. It isn't that hard to read someone's profile and ask them a few questions.
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