Pro-tip on the dating apps. If you see something like:

I am a respectful woman, affectionate, gentle, caring, sweet, loving, kind, classy, perseverant and romantic.

That's the sign that you are dealing with a scammer. For one thing, this is generic bullshit.

"I have all the good qualities, and none of the bad. Teehee!"

I had not one but *two* of these with that text in their profile, and you know what? I recognize that text because I've seen it before. I even used it in this shortcast (skip if you don't like sex talk):

https://spectra.video/w/mYwgNw9GMC55HHLyiR939d

#dating #DatingProfile #scammer

There's a scammer presenting as:

* a straight woman,

but keeps wanting a:

* Domme

🤔 I suspect they don't know that if they want a man, it should be spelled Dom.

#dating #DatingProfile #BDSM #Dom #Domme #scammer

Dating profile:

"I am a funny, open and sincere person. On the other hand, I am very calm, peaceable and have a patient character."

How is it "on the other hand?" You're not contrasting one thing to another thing, you're just adding the list. "Moreover" would be better, though it would not save this profile from terminal blandness.

#dating #DatingProfile #TerminalBlandness

I've been on a different site for dating lately. I'm going to review it eventually, but right now I'm seeing a lot of profiles that boil down to:

"I have all the good qualities, and none of the bad ones. I want a partner with all the good qualities too, and none of the bad ones."

Profiles so bland that they make a can of plain #chickpeas look like chana masala in comparison.

#dating #DatingProfile #ChanaMasala

So I go down my stack on #Feeld, and I run into...

A dog...

A straight dog, mind you. I don't date dogs, so I passed.

#dating #DatingProfile

I know I've moaned about the fact that if someone in a dating profile says:

"people with X characteristic to the front"

and I don't have that characteristic, then I pass on the profile.

One might argue that "to the front" does not categorically exclude me. True. At the same time, I'm wondering where I'd land in the list of priorities if that person expresses in their profile a preference for people who have a characteristic that I don't.

#dating #DatingProfile

Sigh... pretty girl on #OkCupid.

The way OkCupid works, you get a stack of potential matches. If you pass on them, they eventually return.

She said she wanted a sugar daddy, so I passed, hoping that maybe she'd remove that shit.

She didn't. I reported her because she edited her profile to flat out ask for money to talk to her. That's a big "no no" on all the platform I know of.

Don't be stupid like this girl.

#dating #DatingAdvice #DatingProfile #SugarDaddy

Seen in a dating profile among the requirements:

"... excellent taste in music."

This is it as far as music goes. No list of genres, nothing. Fearless Impala had a difference of opinion about what constitutes "good music."

Everybody is going to think that what they listen to is "good."

#dating #datingprofile #music #GoodMusic

So... a woman has a profile that says that she's "taking a break" from the app.

However, every time I look at her profile she's been on the app like 5 minutes ago.

Maybe she does not know that those of us who pay for the service can see how recently she's been active? (She doesn't pay.)

Or it could be Zeno's paradox.

#dating #feeld #datingprofile #ZenosParadox

This has been published. Another girl tried to scam me but this time she did not have my dick pic.

Thanks to Magie Pearl and Marla Bishop.

#dating #DatingProfile #nonfiction #ThisHappenedToMe
#scammer #TheBadInfluence #cockroaches #nudes

https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/yet-another-cockroach-on-the-dating-apps-c9670de32895

Something I should point out... in order to like my new girl on #Feeld... I had to ignore some of the stuff I tell people not to do.

* Her picture was the bisexual flag. Yep, that's it. I was operating blind. She sent face pics quickly and I have to say I'm not disappointed. 😏

* The text of her profile was very short.

I almost passed on her.

So yeah... I gave a girl a chance and now it is paying off. I swear those girls are going to be the death of me. 🤣

#dating #datingprofile #picture

Good grief! Another one who fails #geography.

"New to Columbus."

Columbus WHERE? Columbus Ohio or the area of the big city near me that is called "Columbus..." 😩 It is not for lack of space in her profile.

🤪

[Jumps through a window...]

#dating #DatingProfile #location

So yeah, someone liked me on #KinkD. She was in NY, however. I did a reverse image search on the first profile picture, and... and... yep... #cockroach!

#Reported and #blocked!

#dating #datingprofile #ReverseImageSearch

Profile on #Feeld:

"I'm here for the week."

It's been a good three weeks already. 🤔 What's going on???

It's a shame we cannot message people. Like if someone shows up with a #booger in their profile #picture, I'd like to be able to tell them.

"Hey! You got a booger! Hahaha!"

#dating #datingapp #datingprofile

Pro tip: don't take a selfie of yourself in front of horizontal blinds.

The problem with this is that the horizontal stripes behind you make it look like you're in a mug shot. Not the vibe you want to project. 😬

"Hey nice mugshot! Let my like this person."

#dating #datingprofile #pictures #protip

"Terminal Impala, where the #cockroaches come to die."

Someone liked me. Hmm... she's straight. 😩 Has exactly one profile picture. 😩 Has no profile text. 😩

I do a reverse image search and confirm it. Cockroach! 😩 Reported.

(Incidentally, I'm done looking for cockroaches. The reverse image search costs me time. As much as I like throwing trash away, the unpaid labor is getting to me.)

#dating #datingprofile #ReverseImageSearch

So I see a picture that looks very very staged... and I do a reverse image search and I find that it is a photo from iStockphoto.

😩

Some people have no shame, whatsoever.

#dating #datingprofile #picture #fake #scammer #ReverseImageSearch

"Looking for a third for a #FMF."

Okay, which part of your FMF is missing now? I know you're a F. You presumably have someone else already is it a M or a F.

(Yes, in theory this person would have set their #settings properly so that they'd get only Ms or Fs seeing their profile. However, I regularly see profiles where someone says they want only Fs so... they did not get the memo?🤷)

#dating #datingprofile #threeway

"New to #Berlin."

Okay, which Berlin? The one in Germany or the one in my state in the USA??? Both are possible since I live near an international metropolis and that people do travel but do not turn off their profile.

The fact that the profile is in English means little, seeing as some people are aiming for an international audience.

#dating #datingprofile #location

Ok, so I see this profile on #Feeld. It has one completely black picture. The name is "#Poop". Identifies as straight. I don't remember the age. Wants singles.

I'm feeling that's a test to see how many #jackasses are going to #spam likes on this profile.

🤔

At any rate, I passed.

#dating #datingprofile #pictures