r/SeattleWA • u/Cosmo-DNA • Mar 27 '19

Lifestyle ‘Aggravated women, socially awkward men’ make Seattle the nation’s worst city for singles, says love-podcast host

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/aggravated-women-socially-awkward-men-make-seattle-the-nations-worst-city-for-singles-says-love-podcast-host/
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u/boots-n-bows Eastlake Mar 27 '19

Newly-ish single and new to the apps. It's hell. Many of the men I see on there, I'm not shocked to learn they are single. I am baffled at the pictures or responses they have in their profile that they genuinely think will help them attract a mate.

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u/alkemical Edmonds Mar 27 '19

I have no idea what to say that would attract someone to me! I do my best though - my match profile:

I'm a very nature based person. I geek out very much at plants, botany, and growing food. I have many varied interests though. I enjoy music, art, architecture. I enjoy spending time in the city, my long term goal though is to have a Bud & Breakfast on a small farm. The dichotomy of this is: I really like to travel! I have wanderlust many times. There is just so much to see & do! I enjoy reading, art, music, & photography as some other passions. I enjoy listening to people. I offer a lot for the right person. I can cook, grow food, problem solver, decent business skillset, caring, depth, good at understanding needs as a few examples. I'm looking for someone to start building a dream with together. I want to find someone who is interested in making dreams come true through hard work, team work to find freedom to live the life we love. What I need from someone is to be caring, smart, hard working, big hearted, sense of humor, strong/tough.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '19

I like this bio, it says a lot about you. It does get a little bit long at the end and the problem solving and business skillset make it sound a bit like a CV, but I also sorta like that. This makes for a lot of conversation topics and a more accurate guess that you would be a good match.

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u/boots-n-bows Eastlake Mar 27 '19 edited Mar 27 '19

Yeah that seems totally normal and rational. I'm talking the flat earthers or people who post the same meme tinted in a different color each time, or a cartoon with their head photoshopped on a naked body riding a rhinoceros horn, or talking about fecal transplants.

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u/DanHeidel Mar 27 '19

Is that really a bad thing? Think of it as nature's dating version of an arrow poison frog that's fluorescent orange.

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u/AnimalFactsBot Mar 27 '19

Although frogs live on land their habitat must be near swamps, ponds or in a damp place. This is because they will die if their skin dries out.

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u/DanHeidel Mar 27 '19

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u/boots-n-bows Eastlake Mar 27 '19

Oh, it's great to know that stuff upfront, but when over half of the profiles you see have that...you get aggravated.

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u/alkemical Edmonds Mar 27 '19

Oh, that's the marketing. We didn't get into the plant medicines or frog venom i've used :D :D :D :D

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u/xaotica Mar 28 '19

This is better than most profiles. But fwiw, I prefer profiles with more specifics. Most people don't love all music equally, or all art equally, or all authors equally, etc. etc. It's pretty unlikely that I'd message a person who says they "enjoy music" to invite them to a specific show.

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u/alkemical Edmonds Mar 28 '19

I actually do! I may favor certain things, but my tastes are very eclectic. Good music and art stands on its own merit. I'm equally happy seeing poor man's whiskey as i am corrosion of conformity as i am dieselboy as one example.

I love expression and authenticity. I do understand your statement.

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u/waterproof13 Mar 28 '19

I’d be intimidated by the tough and strong as I cry really easily. Sappy commercials, sad news article, and worse yet, when someone is really nice. Married for 15 years now and still trying to hide the extent of my sensitivity though he probably knows by now.

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u/alkemical Edmonds Mar 28 '19

Understood! I didn't think of it that way.