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by hawkoy 2052 days ago
Why not hire a salesman to do the online dating for you until they have managed to get a date offline?

I think most people absolutely suck at being original or appealing in texting. Going through tinder or any dating app makes you see the worst of humanity. Scams, lot of them. Catfishers. Kids pulling prank and laughing at desperate middle-aged men. Exaggerations, too high expectations. It makes you compare with others. It makes you desperate. Just avoid it.
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ogre_codes 2052 days ago
> Why not hire a salesman to do the online dating for you until they have managed to get a date offline?

My wife would get upset if I did that.

> I think most people absolutely suck at being original in texting or appealing.

Yup

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solveit 2052 days ago
You would have to tell your date that the person they were speaking to online was not you. And I don't think that would go over well.
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Cthulhu_ 2052 days ago
Better to be honest about having a representative / mediator than catfishing or pretending to be someone you're not to try and "win" the game, especially if you suck at it.

I mean, people don't really know themselves or what they look for, generally speaking.

Anyway, matchmakers are not a new concept.

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laurent92 2052 days ago
Having a majordome to manage your phone and online presence is quite fancy, I’d date, assuming of course the pictures and information given are genuine.
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