From New York Magazine's Urban Etiquette Guide:
Q: How do you respond to an online personal message from someone whose picture you don’t like?
A: If you’ve established an e-mail connection before seeing the other person’s photo, which then reveals a mullet or other disturbing feature, you must suffer the consequences of jumping the gun.* Set up a very brief coffee date and hope that the person doesn’t photograph well.
* Bullshit you do
11 comments:
I would think Miss Manners would find it rude to make mulleted men (or women) think you found them attractive.
You'd think it would be more polite to tell them to get a haircut instead of going on a pity date with them. Unless the date was a visit to the barber shop.
I have 3 tried and tested methods for getting out of this sort of dilemma. They're all slack, but effective nonetheless.
INDIRECT METHOD
Postpone the date to "another time" then lie low. If they remain in touch and push for another date, don't respond to the first few emails. If they're persistent, agree on another date, then postpone again. Keep repeating until they give up.
DIRECT METHOD
Send them a "I'm sure it would have been fun to get to know you, but I've met someone else and would like to pursue things with them" email.
BITCH METHOD
Send them one of the following:
"Sorry, but you're not my type"
"I don't do mullets"
"You gotta be joking"
"Bwahahahahaha"
"Would you excuse me? I cut my foot before and my shoe is filling up with blood."
Hey, dudes with mullets know the mullet is not cool anymore. Mullet men own TVs, they read newspapers, and they hear people talking on the street. They know the mullet went out of style sometime around 1991. So why rock the mullet after 15 years? The most likely reason is to hide the semi-developed Siamese-twin fetus stuck onto the back of thier necks. Sadly, it is more common then you think. Why do you think Andy Garcia has a mullet?
i have a case of "never give up" goin on 2+ years. i'd say moving is an option, but with the information superhighway and a blog, well...
sigh
i'm under the impression that mullet owners don't think they have mullets.
do they have internet in siberia?
you need some siberians on the clauster map.
I think the message is: don't start referring to a stranger as "sweetie" over email until you've seen a picture.
Fake your own death. Tricky, but worth it.
My personal method is, after being consistently disappointed, never do online dating again.
Signed,
Dying Alone
i think i'll do a combination method:
not do online dating again
try and fake my own death
be murdered by a stalker in the meantime.
bye!
i think never using "sweetie" period would suffice. that holds true for a picture, relationship, marriage, babies.
I've found online dating to be a useful source of unpaid help for those odd jobs around the house.
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