Quote by Annabel
One word "upmarket"
Agreed...
Point about friend requests is noted but I consider it skin to a wink at the bar in the real world. It’s an admission of interest before invading personal space. Anyhow there is overwhelming negativity about “friend requests” & other system generated messages so SH should remove this functionality.
Kind of feel I should tell the other side , whether other couples are the same or not maybe this will help .
At times we get loads of invites and mails . And we do dismiss the boring ones first . Also we have kids and have to have the time available so not always convenient and the we obviously have to be in the mood .
So what works with us ?
Be direct , don't tippy toe . Tell us your interested and try to set something up . Our vouches are all people that did that and most was set up same day . Remember that people have lives , we do have other commitments. And here is loads to choses from . If you don't get a response or they , he or she want to make endless small talk just move on . Others like us are probably waiting for you .
Hope this helps guys
What really makes a great first impression on me when being contacted by a couple for the first time is when I can see, by the letter they write, that they have actually read my profile description! Now singles have been accused of not reading profiles and yes, a lot of them are guilty as charged! However, couples from my experience, most of the time are also not reading before contacting me. So when I am contacted very occasionally by a couple who do actually read my profile it is very refreshing!
I also don't enjoy receiving friend requests from perfect "strangers" 🙄 who make no introduction or who have four pictures to their profile of up close and personal pictures of privates or pictures that are so close that I cannot make out "the wood from the trees" so to speak. This in my opinion is as bad as having no pictures in their profile.
There are a number of ways to make a good first impression, especially one that says that you are a quality person. So paradoxically, maybe its a good thing that most don't make that good first impression because the manner in which first contacts are made allow a couple or single person to make a quick decision and move on and away or - to welcome that first contact.
Quote by Shaybytheway
People are generally rude and ill-mannered, I'm sorry to say.
That is a total generalisation, as in between one does find a gem!
Agreed Shay. I see a lot of fingers pointing at the single men and indeed a lot of them have no idea about etiquette. However, I have found over the years that the couples are just as bad! It is extremely rare for me to receive polite introduction that tells me a couple have read my profile.