# OkCupid: A Journey **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164 "2010-04-06T17:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/41 "2010-04-08T17:34:34Z")
Nit-Picking should be hyphenated. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/42 "2010-04-08T17:35:38Z")
> [@Oni no Maggie](#): > > Nit-Picking should be hyphenated. I love you. But it’s nitpicking. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/43 "2010-04-08T17:42:44Z")
And grammar was also spelled wrong, as well as Natzi. For some reason, I think **Oni** was just going along with the humorous intent of **Attack’s** post. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/44 "2010-04-08T17:53:52Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > And grammar was also spelled wrong, as well as Natzi. For some reason, I think **Oni** was just going along with the humorous intent of **Attack’s** post. If that’s the case, I’m full of fail. Edit: Rereading it, yes, it’s obvious that was the intent. I’m full of fail. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/45 "2010-04-08T18:13:26Z")
All those brilliant ideas, and the ‘nitpicking’ one gets the nitpicking. God, how I love the Dope. Y’know, if I can ever get my lovely and talented spouse to join the SDMB as an independent poster (as opposed to the many stories I tell of her under the moniker **Ms. Attack** ), I’m going to suggest **Grammer Natzi** as a Username. It’s just so very grating. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/46 "2010-04-08T18:31:58Z")
😃 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/47 "2010-04-08T18:59:11Z")
> [@yoyodyne](#): > > 😃 :smack: ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/48 "2010-04-08T19:06:12Z")
Hey, this is a thread about my sexual conquests, guys. Honestly. It’s Grammar **KNOTzi**. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/49 "2010-04-08T19:19:58Z")
Don’t whine and then decline. Bad form. Frak further study. Unless studying chemistry of human life forms. It’s no secret that I met my SO on OKCupid. We just celebrated 2 years. I actively contacted people I was interested in - wallflowers get nowhere on there, in my opinion. Had a mixture of experiences. One guy and I progressed from banter to phone calls where he admitted that he didn’t normally date “girls of my size” but he was willing to meet me - wherein i laughed in his ear and pointed out I hadn’t asked him for a date and wasn’t interested in someone ‘settling for me’ - that I was fabulous. Which led to a series of follow-up phone calls from him where I cheerfully told him about the latest date I had been on - and he asked me to reconsider. Done now, moved on. He eventually believed me. Or the guy who randomly IMed/web-cammed his crotch unannounced and then unknowingly contacted me after reading my profile. Was surprised that I wasn’t willing to overlook our original encounter. Before meeting my SO - I dated a guy for about a month who ended up being a serial dater - would date someone intensely for a month, dump them, and move on. Was surprised when I dumped him first. He then immediately moved on to my SO’s friend who was also on OKCupid. She and I had fun comparing experiences. I know people have had different reactions to OKCupid. My general consensus is that it found me love. And before it found me love, it found me great stories to tell at parties. And it was free. So, y’know, thumbs up. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/50 "2010-04-08T19:40:44Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > Don’t whine and then decline. Bad form. Frak further study. Unless studying chemistry of human life forms. If you’re referring to me declining Top Hat Girl, I declined for what I believe to be a good reason. April 8th, 2010 - 12:37 PM I finish [the test](http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/nicks-date-application) on OkCupid and it’s now live. I can’t wait to see the outpouring of desperate women and their results. I’m asked to type in a small “About The Author” paragraph, and so I do. > [@About The Author](#): > > Nick’s an aspiring writer from Phoenix, AZ. A free-thinking sexual deviant with way too much free time on his hands, he thinks that if you were offended by his tests that you’re a moron who missed the point. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/51 "2010-04-08T20:04:57Z")
I took your test. We aren’t compatible, what with me being a straight married male. Your test also gave an error message and no outcome, so you may want to give it another look. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/52 "2010-04-08T20:36:50Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I finish [the test](http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/nicks-date-application) on OkCupid and it’s now live. I fell through the cracks. Is that good or bad? I’m guessing it’s bad. It’s for the best, anyway, since I’m old, happily married, and far, far away. (Maybe that was what put me out of the running?) But I am curious to know the optimal answer pattern. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/53 "2010-04-08T20:39:47Z")
Ghosts in the machine! _Gets to tinkering._ Just so I know what to look for, what were your percentages? I took the test a few times before releasing it in its current state and gave more or less random answers and they all turned up with fine results for me. _Headdesk._ ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/54 "2010-04-08T20:45:31Z")
I think I am seeing some of the problems… for example, I just took the test myself, answering completely honestly and it listed me as a “Friend.” But I have 2 disqualifiers (one being a male, one being my refusal to give oral sex to Nick), so it should have given me a “You fucked up!” result. _Tinker tinker tinker._ ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/55 "2010-04-08T20:49:56Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Just so I know what to look for, what were your percentages? Der, I don’t remember - maybe something like 5, 0, -8, and -4? > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I took the test a few times before releasing it in its current state and gave more or less random answers and they all turned up with fine results for me. _Headdesk._ Clearly, you are new to software testing. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/56 "2010-04-08T20:55:08Z")
OK, I fixed some problems and put it back up. Hopefully it’ll work this time! ---
**Author:** ![Bright\_Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bright\_Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bright_Life)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/57 "2010-04-08T23:21:10Z")
Shall I tell you gentlemen why women so rarely reply? Allow me to share a few experiences… OkCupid website, this is after the guy has sent a few dumb messages: > [@](#): > > HIM: whats a guy got to do to get your attention > ME: Nail a 12 inch railroad spike with your penis? ---
**Author:** ![Bright\_Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bright\_Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bright_Life)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/58 "2010-04-08T23:23:49Z")
HIM: I got your profile in my quiver so i figure i would drop you an email and say hello. Im a 31 year old never married no kids guy who has lived in florida for the past 9 years I work hard and i like to play a little bit anyways check out my profile and get back to me…i hope to hear from you soon K (His profile says he’s looking for his next wife) (mine says I’m clearly NOT looking for a husband) ME: Well, K, I can’t even commit to a phone plan right now, so I don’t know if I’m someone you really want to meet. Indeed, well i appreciate your honesty…have a good one ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/59 "2010-04-08T23:26:21Z")
Thankfully I haven’t met any rude women. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bright\_Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bright\_Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bright_Life)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/60 "2010-04-08T23:26:26Z")
> [@](#): > > HIM: > > I am on here to search for a real soul-mate . A man that is seeking God’s will and wants to find a dedicated woman,and that has an extraordinary way to developing relationship. Someone that’s open minded, and easy to talk to. Also, someone who’s caring and trustworthy and a man that is loving, caring, honest, faithful, trustworthy and God fearing, a woman that is ready to stick to his family and respect her matrimonial home and a one woman man.. Tell me more about yourself also… You are beautiful My reply: > [@](#): > > Oh, Honey…I’m definitely _not_ your gal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164.md?page=4)