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I can just sense the collection of fedoras from all the way here

Don't know if this guy wants fuck somebody or murder them, but I have no faith in his ability to do either thing properly.
You know what, it's not for me but I'll give the guy credit, it's at least somewhat original in the sea of mediocrity that is online dating. A bit of self-depreciation too.
If he'd just worded that first line a bit differently, it might not even come across as creepy, but alas...
When I was young and tried to get dates on tinder I tried to come up with a carefully thought out opening line for every match. That hardly worked and probably had the opposite effect. Once I started to just don't give a shit, and ask directly if they would like to meet for a beer, coffee, bowling or something I got quite a few dates.
If I couldn't get a date planned within the first few messages, or the second day after matching, I just moved on. A lot of people are just interested in validation and are not really interested in meeting up.
This guy's message is a bit edgy, but at least he's straight to the point. She probably ignored him, and he just moved on.
"Woman of your caliber" and "apologize in person" is too much but honestly this is like 80% of a good approach: direct, short, setup a meeting in person, in public.
I'd rather die virgin than be a simp like this.
This isn’t even simping, this is like condensed anime cringe converted into a pickup line. Which might work, I guess. I still occasionally see girls with that anime nose shine makeup so there might be a market for a “nothing personel” sigma
I read it divorced dad energy, the kind who is old enough to have watched Akira, but was too busy jerking off in the corner of his frat house to do so.
I saw it as a cheesy compliment with an added layer of cheesy humour.
And most people like compliments and cheesy jokes.
But then again I also saw the top comment as an Andrew Tate-ish, "I'd rather be an incel than attempt to compliment a woman", so what do I know...
A test (I just made up) to see which is the incel comment: which one most-readily accepts a "m'lady?"
The fact that a woman of your caliber is on Hinge speaks poorly of the men in our generation, M'LADY. I'm sorry for them. Let me take you out and apologize in person.
Four score and seven years ago, m'lady...
To be, or not to be...m'lady
Once upon a midnight dreary, m'lady...
Seems legit...
The last two seem at least plausible. Both huge nerds. And Lincoln probably wanted more of Joshua Speed than society allowed, so...kinda, maybe?
A long time ago, I saw a reddit comment that observed the truth that men rarely get compliments, but when they do it probably means a lot; and women frequently get compliments but they're usually fairly meaningless because often the comment originates with someone who wants something from them.
I never really thought about it before then, but the part I've experienced is true - I am a man, am rarely complimented, and am very grateful when I am. As such, since then, at every opportunity, I've complimented strangers - male and female - especially on something that clearly took courage or effort, like a loud shirt or an elaborate hairdo.
I try to do so in situations that make it clear I'm not seeking seeking anything in return, such as when the stranger and I are headed in opposite directions through a store vestibule. Hopefully that lends an air of authenticity to them. I've definitely gotten very rewarding responses more than once.
I meant only to challenge two things you said:
Its not possible to genuinely compliment a stranger without putting in a lot of effort, which is creepy.
I don't put much effort into complimenting people. I notice something that's outside the norm and observe it. If I don't like it I don't compliment it, but I don't think one needs to know a person to acknowledge something one likes. It can easily drift into "creepy" territory, I agree with you there, so I avoid certain topics - that's also why I try to only say things in passing. Most of them are probably obvious, but one that caught me off guard is that "boots" can sound like "boobs." Much as I'm a fan of those, I've learned to say "shoes" these days.
And
Compliments should be for your friends and family
I strongly disagree. This is what inspired me to respond. Compliments should be for anyone you can respectfully flatter. There are compliments that should only be for your friends or family for sure. I try to regularly remind my wife of the things I love about her, but I wouldn't say those things to a stranger. It does come down to a matter of subjective judgment, though.
Tryong to think of a British equivalent of 'm'lady' because that phraee is unheard of here
I dunno – if someone said these exact words to me but sarcastically, that might actually work. Like, we might wind up having a conversation about how cringe this is, and so this line might work in a way.
The fact that a woman of your caliber is on Lemmy speaks poorly of the men in our generation. I'm sorry for them. Let me take you out and apologize in person.
I’m sorry, but you definitely walked into that one
Nose shine makeup?
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4d/c0/01/4dc001ccbf196f4372dfa1fea445915c.jpg
It seems goofy. I do not understand it, personally.
Wtf is hinge? And no matter what it is, that's some deep cringe.
Edit: hah, that rhymes.
All this tells me is he is a man that needs to out others down to make himself feel better.


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