Turns out he’s Persian.
It’s too “late”! The listing has BEEN removed. You’ve lost your chance at the “perfect” gentleman!
There, there, now. Here’s a hanky. I’m sure that someday, there will be a man as perfect as this one…in his own mind, at least.
“AND” Iranian! Mustn’t “forget” that.
Understandable, as this nation/worldwide media attention would’ve only caught the interest of many “ladies” who would need to take an “airplane” to “Southern” California to submit their resumes. He doesn’t need that! Get it?
You see these kinds of ads go viral fairly regularly in my experience (but a lot of that is probably because I read Jezebel). It seems like there’s a certain type of guy out there who has an incredibly long and detailed list of qualifications for his potential mate, while simultaneously filling none of those qualifications himself, and in fact getting very resentful if a potential date has a list longer than “breathes”. It’s just an insane (and hilarious) sense of entitlement from the opposite sex.
Then these same guys get SUPER ANGRY because they are single. It’s funny to read about, but actually the whole thing is rather sad. I mean, I like to read Craiglist personals for fun, and it’s amazing how many guys list their age as over 40 or over 50, but don’t want replies from any women over 28. And I don’t mean rich handsome men who want to be a sugar daddy (a trend that’s gross, but understandable). No these are guys with nothing to offer. Yeah, buddy, I’m sure a smoking hot 25 year old can’t wait to fuck you in the trailer behind your mama’s house. Why, if she turns down your 54 year old ass, it’s because Western women are just too entitled!
I used to read the personal ads in magazines before the internet, and some guys had lists back then, too. And they weren’t going to “settle” for anything less.
I often say that cats is weird, but I’m going to have to start saying peoples is even weirder.
Dang I think I dated his brother recently in Montreal.
He gave me a load of crap for being argumentative and combative, all of this because I disagreed with him and called his bullshit by telling him that the Philippines didn’t have peso as a currency.
After being outraged that he had never been treated this way before by a woman, he then told me that I was too independent and strong to meet a man and be happy in a relationship. Men don’t like women like me apparently…
Oh yes let’s not forget that little piece of wisdom: widows are women who got rich too fast. Which is basically when I said I really have to leave now… no no I’ll pay for my own drink thank you. Take care and have a nice life!
:rolleyes:
As I said before crazy cat lady is sounding better and better.
I love question “10”. The one where he has a bitter flashback rant against a imaginary person, created by him, giving an answer imagined by him to a question written by him. I see him out of breath and wiping the spittle from his chin after typing that one out.
Some of what this guy says is surprisingly refreshing. He doesn’t have the typical “must be blonde, 100 lbs, 28DD cup” requirements on there. In fact, he points out that adult relationships must go beyond physical attraction. That’s nice. And certainly I agree that it doesn’t really make sense to contact someone from a dating site if you want to be friends, if you live 1,000 miles away, or whatever.
But then he says that dating a woman who is assertive is like dating a man. That’s a huge red flag. Apparently he thinks women who have an opinion and voice it are masculine. Also he throws in the whole nonsense about how women only like big, tall idiots and not gentlemen like him.
I’ve seen that very attitude on the SDMB many times, so I guess it’s common, but it’s still annoying.
How dare women want a man who is their own age, attractive, intelligent, and not afraid of strong women?
Count me as an ignorant person who didn’t know Craigslist had personal ads.
I’m going to have to check them out for fun. Thanks a lot for pointing me towards yet another time waster!
Girls can’t do Mathematics. I’m afraid you don’t fit my question #57 on needing to not be smarter than me.
Typo? Philipine peso. Unless you want to be pedantic and insist it’s piso.
See, I read this as him chastising her for being potentially shallow-- ie: he’s an uggo and doesn’t think looks should matter for him. I’m sure he cares that his mate is hot, giving his other strict criteria.
Oh they are the best!!! There are WAY more crazy ads on there than anywhere (although Plenty of Fish is good too).
If you really want to have fun, something I like to do occasionally is make an ad for someone that’s totally crazy or disgusting in some way. Offhandedly mention the weird rash you have. Explain how you sometimes poop the bed. Reveal that you have a landlord who likes to watch you have sex for reduced rent. Just, whatever nutball thing you can think of. Don’t post as a straight guy though; they rarely get non-spam replies anyway. Post as a gay guy or a straight girl.
Then enjoy as the replies flood in.
My dream is to get a reply from someone I actually know, but it’s never happened. Also, it’s wrong to use any of the information you get to embarrass or hurt people. I just read and delete. If someone writes out a really long response (in other words, if they seem seriously interested) I usually will reply and told them I already found someone, sorry. What I mean is, don’t be an asshole. 
Or a bi girl who’s into threesomes.
In a few years he’ll be penning those threads on internet boards that make moderators’ eyes glaze over in revulsion:
Why Don’t Girls Want Nice Guys ?
Seriously. Dude is in his late 30s and has to make sure it’s clear that he won’t tolerate cockblocking by his dates’ mommies?
You’d be amazed at how strong the maternal influence is in some cultures. Seriously!
I speak from firsthand knowledge.