A Visitor's Guide to Internet Dating Rhetoric
Posted by Daniel Lyons Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:31:00 GMT
- “People-person” + “I drink socially” = “I have a drinking problem.”
- “I smoke socially/occasionally” = “I am a smokestack.”
- “My family is very important to me” = “I am human.”
- “I love dancing/shopping” = “I am female.”
- “My ideal vacation spot/favorite place in the world is Israel” = “I’m Jewish and I’ve been to Israel.”
- No picture = “I’m lazy, ugly or can’t work a computer.”
- “I love children/teach for a living” = “I want to have lots of kids soon.”
- “I want to have lots of kids someday” = “I want to have lots of sex soon.”
- “I think love comes from friendship first” = “I want to have sex someday a long time from now.”
- “I think the most important thing in a relationship is communication” = “I didn’t want to leave this box empty.”
- “I’m fun, intelligent, spontaneous, interesting, expressive, exciting, unique, ...” = “I’m dull.”
- “I love animals” = one of “I am human,” “I am a cat lady,” or “I treat my dog like a parent treats a child.”
- “I’m a liberal/moderate/apolitical/undefined” = “I am a Democrat.”
