http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/01/ok-matchmaker/ Literary-minded culture blog Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/01/ok-matchmaker/comment-page-1/#comment-12784 Kira Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:37:20 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9162#comment-12784 Funny you should ask, this morning we've been discussing long distance relationships. The group is certainly not limited to my life. Funny you should ask, this morning we've been discussing long distance relationships. The group is certainly not limited to my life.

]]> http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/01/ok-matchmaker/comment-page-1/#comment-12782 Julia Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:55:01 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9162#comment-12782 Curious: have people in the group who were already in relationships opened up to the group to ask for advice or share challenges they face? Or is that a boundary that hasn't been crossed because folks were more focused on Kira's adventures and/or the early stages of dating? Curious: have people in the group who were already in relationships opened up to the group to ask for advice or share challenges they face? Or is that a boundary that hasn't been crossed because folks were more focused on Kira's adventures and/or the early stages of dating?

]]> http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/01/ok-matchmaker/comment-page-1/#comment-12777 Foxy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:55:07 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9162#comment-12777 As a support group member, the thing I was most shocked by was the lack of effort a lot of these guys would make to get Kira's attention. I understand that its the same in 3-D interaction (guys in bars with lame pickup lines, catcalls, etc.) but when you write an email to a woman that just says something like "Hey, how are you, want to chat, you seem cool" it just comes across as a blown opportunity to be interesting. With online dating, every interaction is part of the flirtation, messaging a girl to set up an interaction is a failure. As a support group member, the thing I was most shocked by was the lack of effort a lot of these guys would make to get Kira's attention. I understand that its the same in 3-D interaction (guys in bars with lame pickup lines, catcalls, etc.) but when you write an email to a woman that just says something like "Hey, how are you, want to chat, you seem cool" it just comes across as a blown opportunity to be interesting. With online dating, every interaction is part of the flirtation, messaging a girl to set up an interaction is a failure.

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