Here are the men of the day:
Guy 1 had a tagline that used "u" instead of "you" five times. Taglines tend to be only a few words, so there's a part of me that feels like he must have been trying to incorporate "u" into it. Then his profile said he was looking for his soulmate. Nothing else. Just a basic "soulmate wanted, apply within." Also, he's an "endodontist." Does anyone have any idea what that is?
Guy 2 had an unusual profile. The general gist was good. He seemed like an interesting, genuine guy. But there were spatterings of him being a creep throughout his profile. First, he made a huge point of saying how the picture he's using isn't good and he's actually much hotter in person. So my question is, if the picture is so bad, why not just put up another picture? I'm 85% sure he's just lying and is, in fact, much worse looking than he claims. His next paragraph is about living by the golden rule and how he's a nice guy who can get along with anyone. Except the crazies. So he's utterly non-judgmental except when he's judging people. Good to know, I guess. In terms of his life, he claims to suck at basketball, but he wants to be a professional ballplayer someday. The man is 30 years old. He will never be a professional ball player. But it remains the thing that he's striving for. Overall, my impression is a good guy who needs to grow up a bunch, and I'm not really interested in helping a 30-year-old grow up.
As a post script, it was about a day or two from when I first looked at him to when I actually rejected him because I didn't have time to go back to the site, and in that time, he did remove his picture. Not replace it or change any part of his profile (including the part about the picture) but he did realize he can control what picture he has up there. So he grew up a little, but still not enough.
Guy 3 was a little bland. He said that he was "humbled and grateful" for his life thus far, and I'm not totally sure what he means by that. Are his parents rich or did he have to make himself from very little? I wouldn't really care either way or expect to find that out from a profile, but the phrasing of it interested me. I think I'll express interest and see if he comes out with a little more depth.
Guy 4 was interesting. He talked about his sense of humor a bunch which seems to mesh with mine. The few things that stuck out was that he described himself as not smart, but with a good head on his shoulders. I feel like that's a self-confidence thing rather than an intelligence thing, but either way, it worries me. The other thing was that he says he's laid back, but over analyzes. That could definitely be a source of drama, but at the same time, I think I do the same, so maybe we'll be able to check each other. Anyway, we'll see.
Guy 5 was obnoxious. His entire profile said that he was looking for something meaningful, but nothing else. There was no information either about him or what he was looking for. The final straw was saying that he's "open to anything. But a pretty face only gets you so far." I'm very confused as to how being open to anything implies trying to get by on looks. Maybe it was just the wrong transition word. Either way, I'm out.
Guy 6 emphasized that he was expressing his friends opinions, not his own. I figure it's ok (though a little immature) to say once "My friends would describe me as..." However, after the third time, it gets pretty annoying. Other than that, he didn't look bad, so I'll give him a shot.
Guy 7 obviously didn't pay or put time into his profile, except to list several paradoxes that he claims to be. Such as "ordinarily unique" and a "realistic idealist." So vehemently no.
Guy 8 seemed like a good guy, very positive, almost bubbly, and very not my type. So this is one of the rare times I'll say no to a decent sounding guy. (Ben, if you're reading this, the guy reminded me so much of you. Have you ever wanted a soundtrack playing in the background of your life?)
Guy 9 is someone who had "noticed me." He talked a lot about helping others and his values, and I liked what I heard, so I'm definitely following up on that. I still don't really know what "noticed me" means, but it must be a good sign.
Guy 10 describes himself as a great cuddler who may be used as a pillow. He says very little else, so no.
Overall, I actually found a bunch today. I liked the "noticed me" feature, it makes me feel a little more confident about getting a response. So we'll see.
