# What a catch! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326 "2008-09-19T16:26:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/61 "2008-09-19T21:12:16Z")
> [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](#): > > So far, though, having read through this guy’s profile, what I see is a very fundamental, very religious, very conservative, very sexist creep. Then we finally agree on something. > [@](#): > > _Who has in no way made any kind of attempt to disguise his desires and expectations of the person he wants to marry_. Would you direct the same vitriol towards a woman who wants to be a quiet, submissive, religious SAHM? They do exist, you know. Indeed I would and indeed I have. Someone mentioned a website from years ago-Mary Romantic. > [@](#): > > What the fuck business is it of yours who he wants to date? When he puts it out on the internet for all to see. _sigh_ Back on topic: on another board, someone suggested mailing him a Real Doll, since that’d probably be the only way he’d get near the woman of his dreams. And did you notice how he said he’d dump you if you forgot to mention if you had a disease, but what if you didn’t know it, and he didn’t believe you, and thought you’d lied? Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/62 "2008-09-19T21:16:44Z")
> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#): > > …_“If you can’t be a good example then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.”_ > -Jennifer Cruisie Words to live by. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/63 "2008-09-19T21:20:48Z")
> [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](#): > > Are you worried that he’ll lure in some helpless young lass who doesn’t yet know how to read, or what? No, I’m pretty confident his wait will go on at least as long as he thinks it will. I’m not worried about people falling for him, I just think what he’s saying his disgusting. > [@](#): > > However, I’m okay with people engaging in consensual acts that I might find objectionable. As am I. But I’m also perfectly fine with having objections to them. > [@](#): > > And projecting the latter onto the former would make me a gigantic douchebag, and a hypocrite besides. I’m getting increasingly tired of seeing the word “hypocrite” thrown around like it means “person I don’t agree with.” It doesn’t. Everybody’s a hypocrite sometimes, but I don’t think it’s the least bit hypocritical for me to feel disgusted by his controlling, obsessive, sexist mania. If I engaged in those behaviors on my own while condemning them in him, I’d be a hypocrite. But not coincidentally, I don’t do those things. ---
**Author:** ![Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/13edae/32.png) [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/64 "2008-09-19T21:27:49Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I’m getting increasingly tired of seeing the word “hypocrite” thrown around like it means “person I don’t agree with.” It doesn’t. Everybody’s a hypocrite sometimes, but I don’t think it’s the least bit hypocritical for me to feel disgusted by his controlling, obsessive, sexist mania. If I engaged in those behaviors on my own while condemning them in him, I’d be a hypocrite. > … You’re actually correct, and I apologies for the improper word usage. And, believe it or not, for threadshitting all over the place. I’ll retract ‘hypocrite,’ but unfortunately will be unable to replace it in this forum. As I said, this has been a very revealing thread; I’ll duck out now and let you guys continue this self-secure moral wankfest. Hopefully it makes you all feel better about yourselves. ---
**Author:** ![Influential\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/65 "2008-09-19T21:34:36Z")
Is this **series of tubes** connected to some sort of black hole that sucks so much, fun cannot escape its gravity? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/66 "2008-09-19T21:40:23Z")
> [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](#): > > I’ll retract ‘hypocrite,’ but unfortunately will be unable to replace it in this forum. That’s perfectly fine, I’ve got no interest in following your train of thought any further. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/67 "2008-09-19T21:53:27Z")
I wonder if he’s allowed to use the bathroom more than once on a four-hour date. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/68 "2008-09-19T21:53:30Z")
Reading this guy’s personal, all I can think is: What happens when his 26yr old, pale skinned, 5’4" 120lb, size 36B not-really married spare wife turns 30? Or gets pregnant and now has larger breasts? Is she expected to respectfully and humbly take a hike (and not come back)? ---
**Author:** ![the\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@the\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Lady)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/69 "2008-09-19T21:55:46Z")
Perhaps it’s the three pints of beer I had at lunch - but man do I want to jerk this guy around. I fit his criteria…on the physical aspects at least… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/70 "2008-09-19T22:03:25Z")
> [@the\_Lady](#): > > Perhaps it’s the three pints of beer I had at lunch - but man do I want to jerk this guy around. > I fit his criteria…on the physical aspects at least… Naw, all that beer, you’d never make it through a four hour date, with only one bathroom break. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/71 "2008-09-19T22:14:35Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Naw, all that beer, you’d never make it through a four hour date, with only one bathroom break. There may be a loophole here - you don’t have to go to the bathroom to “go to the bathroom”, if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/72 "2008-09-19T22:14:40Z")
The poor man. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/73 "2008-09-19T22:19:43Z")
This is the type of guy who screws it up for us somewhat sane dudes on dating sites. Would any woman in her right mind answer in the positive to his profile? I guess I’m answering my own question but just wow. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/74 "2008-09-19T22:40:38Z")
> [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](#): > > Reading this guy’s personal, all I can think is: What happens when his 26yr old, pale skinned, 5’4" 120lb, size 36B not-really married spare wife turns 30? Or gets pregnant and now has larger breasts? Is she expected to respectfully and humbly take a hike (and not come back)? He doesn’t want any more kids. Don’t you _read_. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/75 "2008-09-19T23:20:30Z")
So basically you’re all telling me you don’t like my profile? None of you would’ve cleared the interview stage anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/76 "2008-09-19T23:27:10Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > (Sorry, I mixed up the divorcee with the divorcé-that and I can’t figure out how to do the accent marks) I used this [page](http://mason.gmu.edu/~aalonso/accents.html) to make the accent marks. ---
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/77 "2008-09-19T23:44:13Z")
Thank God for the internet. If that man had to put all that in his personal ad in a newspaper, he would be broke. Not to mention, still alone. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/78 "2008-09-19T23:50:26Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > He doesn’t want any more kids. Don’t you _read_. 😛 Oh dear god, can you imagine what it was like having him as your DAD? _shudder_ Thanks, **Telperien**. Lemme try: divorcé Hey-it works! Thanks a bunch!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/79 "2008-09-19T23:53:28Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Oh dear god, can you imagine what it was like having him as your DAD? > > _shudder_ > > Thanks, **Telperien**. Lemme try: divorcé > > Hey-it works! Thanks a bunch!!! 😃 You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326/80 "2008-09-20T00:04:10Z")
> [@Influential\_Panda](#): > > Is this **series of tubes** connected to some sort of black hole that sucks so much, fun cannot escape its gravity? 😛 You’re a trip, **Panda** , you know that? You just totally crack my shit up. Oops. I think I just disqualified myself from spare-wife consideration on the basis of being a potty-mouth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-catch/464326.md?page=5)