# The Ongoing Online Dating Advice Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-online-dating-advice-thread/540978>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 27, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-online-dating-advice-thread/540978 "2010-05-27T18:50:45Z")\
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**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:** [January 7, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-online-dating-advice-thread/540978/1313 "2011-01-07T21:09:41Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
>
> So you’re implying that an IM that says “WTF bitch?” would be out of line.  
> 😃

Do you know who you’re talking to?

> [@OkCupid: A Journey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-a-journey/535164/31):
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> April 7th, 2010 - 8:30 AM  
> I do a global search to see who in the world has the highest compatibility with me. I’m linked to a cute woman living in Illinois. She’s Middle Eastern but describes herself as an atheist and skeptic. More importantly, she’s almost as much of a sexual deviant as I am. I’ve read in the peer-reviewed publication 4chan that women enjoy being “cyberstalked,” I might give that a try.
> 
> April 7th, 2010 - 9:10 AM  
> I realize that I have an unread message in my inbox. It’s the latest message in a short conversation I’ve been having with a female.
> 
> > [@AClockworkMelon the Stud](#):
> >
> > OkCupid is bitching at me, telling me to contact more people.
> > 
> > When I saw that you liked cruising for hookers, I knew I’d found in you a kindred spirit. Ha.
> > 
> > That was easy.
> 
> > [@Female](#):
> >
> > Haha what can I say I like yelling obscene things at hookers.
> 
> > [@AClockworkMelon the Stud](#):
> >
> > Oh. I yell obscene offers at hookers.
> 
> > [@Female](#):
> >
> > haha.  
> > five dolla make you holla
> 
> I stare at the screen for a minute or so before typing out my response.
> 
> > [@AClockworkMelon the Stud](#):
> >
> > How much for me to use a broomstick and some bungee cord?
> 
> Satisfied, I look elsewhere on the site.

So no, it wouldn’t be out of line. As long as you tell us what happens.

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