Topic: Another Mutual Match comment
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Fri 01/11/08 07:29 PM
I understand why mutual match is the way it is. You don't know who wants to meet you and unless you find a liking for that person and check yes or maybe, you won't have the "match". I get the reasoning. And even then, doesn't mean you want to really talk to them. But whatever, I digress...

What I do find absolutely hilarious though is when you get a "someone wants to meet you" email and you go through the mutual matches which is whittled down to your search preferences. Let's say my search preferences are for Dallas females between 27-34. Well, all the mystery disappears when a 52 year old woman from Saskatchewan pops up. laugh

At least you know... happy

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Fri 01/11/08 07:37 PM

I understand why mutual match is the way it is. You don't know who wants to meet you and unless you find a liking for that person and check yes or maybe, you won't have the "match". I get the reasoning. And even then, doesn't mean you want to really talk to them. But whatever, I digress...

What I do find absolutely hilarious though is when you get a "someone wants to meet you" email and you go through the mutual matches which is whittled down to your search preferences. Let's say my search preferences are for Dallas females between 27-34. Well, all the mystery disappears when a 52 year old woman from Saskatchewan pops up. laugh

At least you know... happy


The first time that happened, I thought it must be a mistake. Then it kept happening, and when people from way far away confirmed that they had picked me, I figured it out. I have my settings at 200 miles, and I keep getting people from Oregon and South Carolina....after awhile, you figure it out....

:wink:

keywhee's photo
Fri 01/11/08 07:42 PM
lol

Yeah, it was confusing at first. But even when your search radius is set low, I still get people from California and all over showing up. It's good to be appealing on a national level.

Actually, I've chatted with someone from Jamaica. I guess it's good to be internationally appealing. :tongue:

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Fri 01/11/08 07:51 PM
What I want to know is How the hell do *I* come up on THEIR searches to begin with?? Who the heck is looking around hundreds of miles from home?!?


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Fri 01/11/08 08:14 PM

What I want to know is How the hell do *I* come up on THEIR searches to begin with?? Who the heck is looking around hundreds of miles from home?!?




I'm guessing here, but there must be some people who are doing searches without any geographical restrictions at all -- or, basically, the whole world.

OR -- I don't know, I haven't looked into this -- maybe there's a way to go to someone's profile (let's say it was someone you noticed in the forums) and somehow add that person into your MM picks and rate them a YES or MAYBE from there? I mean, they have to pick you somehow, if they're outside of your settings, otherwise they would never show up in your MM picks to be rated....

All I know is I end up going through a bunch every day and the "out-of-area" ones always show up at the beginning.