What Okcupid has taught me about the area I live in

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Basicly.....they're crrrraaaaazy just joking

but seriously I don't seem to get along with any of the women around me on that site, not only that but for some strange reason I have women with high Enemy % checking out my profile from time to time(5 this week alone), some even as high as 68% I'm starting to get paranoid I tell ya, fearing I'm gona get jumped or something. Now while It wouldn't be the first time I've been jumped, I don't exactly know how I would react to being jumped by a pack of angry women.(I'd imagine it be alot like an Axe commercial, except with less rubbing and alot more punching )

There is some positives though appearently if I ever get around to it I need to visit Minnesota or Canada because appearently thats were all the best Matches(% wise) are at. Also it was funny reconnecting with a old online friend of mine(who lives in Canada) from an MMO I use to play and finding out shes a (98% match for me ).

Now of course I doubt how realistic OKcupid's "match" system is, but it is interesting to think about

could be worse. you could be living in Salford. Seriously...

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Last edited by nat4200 on 21 Apr 2012, 12:48 am, edited 1 time in total.

I noticed that when i used OK cupid as well but I didn't worry about it & just assumed that I'm mismatched with most everyone & not just people in this area.

OKCupid has taught me several things:
1) There are less than 50 single women without children within 50 miles of me between age 28 and 43.
2) The highest match in my area is ~85%.
3) I could click on WP member's OKCupid profile links (male and female) and be better matched than to people in my area
4) While 100% matchis impossible for me, 1% or 0% matches would show up in my list
5) The high % matches seemed to have automatic disqualifiers that either weren't weighted properly or reflected in the questions

The 99% matches are invariably not interested in me...

I noticed that a lot when I used it. i kept getting matched with wild party girls &/or hard-core religious & I'm a straight-edge Secular Humanist

My only thing is I mostly get really really shy girls as matches, that or girls who don't take the site seriously.

but the "wild party girls" are the ones whom I usualy have a high enemy % with, that or they just have nothing on their profile

what do I know? There are a whole 5 men within 500km's of me that are taller then me. 2 are in open relationships. The others are into drinking and slutting around. Ooh yay.

I've pretty much had the same experience. 90% of the people on the site are completely unacceptable to me.. But on the other hand There are some remarkably good matches which I'm really interested in.. but most of them either don't respond or when I actually try to meet up with them they quit responding.

I realize that maybe waiting a month or so isn't enough time for them.. but I'm there because I want to go on Dates.. not talk online..

when i was on there i had some interesting matches. i had a lot of men (but not women) that i matched highly with, both in my area and internationally. sometimes i contacted them just to see what they were like. and they were... similar to me.

i do not know why some people would have very few matches in their area. i am clueless as to what makes a difference with that.

It's all based on the Questions you answer and how important you rate each question.

I found one woman who had like a 95% match with me.. the problem is she was every bit as shy and awkward as I was and so we didn't wind up hitting it off. She was nice though, and definitely interesting to talk to.

that makes sense. it also stands to reason that someone who is too similar would not create a spark.

generally I'll message anyone with a 70% match or higher. I've had way more success getting replies back from people in that range than in the 90% range.. The real problem is the profiles. In my area there are loads of otherwise intelligent and attractive women to choose from.. but they either are single moms or are 'Christian and Very serious about it' on their profile or have things like "If you aren't right with Jesus don't bother messaging me". those two things are for me, complete deal breakers. And I live in the Bible Belt.. so LOTS of otherwise interesting potential matches are ruined by that.

i don't think too much of the match percentage. i mainly judge by the photos and the profile content, but if the match score is extremely low, it may not work out.

Man, I was born in the wrong state... I myself am Christian, but I'm also sort of trapped between worlds. I'm fine dating an agnostic, but not a militant athiest (or anyone that seeks to convert me out of my own beliefs). I basically go by a live and let live policy with regards to that. However, I also am quite liberal for a christian (though moderate overall); Although I think abortion is wrong, I also think trying to impose my will on others is also wrong, and am thus pro-choice. If all a christian needed from a partner is someone who believed in Jesus, and perhaps some of the core family values, I'd easily fit the bill. But what makes these conservative christians isn't their Christianity, but the fact that they're freaking conservatives...