Match.com discriminates against us

[George Kaplan]

For those who haven't heard me mention it, I got the short end of a surprise divorce a couple of years ago. Actually, it was 2 years ago this week that my wife of 10 years moved out. I'm not fishing for sympathy, here, just stating the fact so you know my dipping of my toe in the internet dating pool is a new experience for me. I was filling out a profile on match.com this week, which amounts to a job application for the position of New Beau. When it got to the question "Do you smoke?" it only gave the following options:
No way
Yes, but trying to quit
Occasionally
Daily
Cigar aficionado
What gives? No pipe smoking option? It always seemed to me that pipe smoking was seen as a mature and masculine vice, and the ladies usually like the smell. I was thinking that would be a point in my favor. I guess I'll have to make up for it by emphasizing that I'm pretty good with a bo staff or something. :x

 

[jefe1037]

Aoints for the napoleon dynamite reference.
2op culture still hasnt caught on to our pastime. this is probably a good thing.
D:rule 34 there are no women on the internet.

(win for the movie reference if you get it, no deduction if you dont)

George, as a gentleman, i know you are patient and thoughtful. cigar afficianado should do the trick for a general rule. girls usually find smoke "stinky but tolerable" as long as cigarettes arent the culprit. also, match.com isnt for dating, it is for women who want a husband..... BADLY. the webpage with the creepy old guy in the commercials is even worse.

travel, go to church or whatever, and shop at target. don't wear ipod headphones when out in public, and start conversations with people when you make eye contact. simple stuff. as monbla says, KISS

 

[George Kaplan]

D:rule 34 there are no women on the internet.

I thought rule 34 was "If it exists, there's porn of it". And I must have missed an additional movie reference. And I'm not gonna kiss monbla.

 

[jefe1037]

37 is porn... 34 is there are no women on the internets... i could be backwards. i have been drinking... Either way, Tits or GTFO


a list labeled A 2 and D is a Home Alone reference. Buzz's Girlfriend....WOOF.

the meat of my comment was below my silliness.

related: i get asked by my female coworkers and wife's friends on a regular basis if i could hook them up with single friends. just saying, a trip to chicago for you?

 

[DrT999]

I've yet to see a survey asking a question about smoking that had a 'pipe' option (there must be some, somewhere!)

 

[George Kaplan]

Maybe we could start our own dating service. Of course, it would just be a bunch of chubby old guys, and the one new gal, but she's already hitched.

related: i get asked by my female coworkers and wife's friends on a regular basis if i could hook them up with single friends. just saying, a trip to chicago for you?

Well, Chicago IS walking distance for me. (train station's a few blocks away)

 

[jefe1037]

chicago is swimming with single women. it is rediculous, really. and this time of year, most of them don't wear a lot of clothing. a quick weekend to the city might do you good... the air and water show in august is a lot of fun, but an "off" weekend offers cheaper hotel rates and fewer crowds.

 

[monbla256]

.... And I'm not gonna kiss monbla.

Thanks. I'm not big on beards As for there not being a catagory for "pipe smokers", these women are looking for young, monied "proffesionals" not old farts that smoke a pipe !!

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

Make your best choice in the smoking section but state what you do do in your profile.

Online dating boards are plagued by scammers, especially the casual sex boards. Be very careful, please. The 999 area code number ploy is especially effective; connect to that number and it costs you hundreds of dollars when you thought your new baby was on the end of the line.

 

[dougc905]

The 999 area code number ploy is especially effective; connect to that number and it costs you hundreds of dollars

The voice of experience?

FWIW... I met my partner Linda through Lavalife nine years ago. A few of my co-workers also met their SO online.

Linda's daughter has just met a nice fellow (from reports - we haven't met yet) on plentyoffish.com that has lasted a few months now. Apparently match.com rejected her because she said she wasn't christian (or religious - one or the other.)

So online dating can be effective.

Best wishes to you George.

 

[George Kaplan]

...these women are looking for young, monied "proffesionals" not old farts that smoke a pipe !!

...and I'm looking for a 21-year-old Asian gymnast who likes to dress in schoolgirl uniforms, but I'm not holding my breath!
Seriously, guys, thanks for the advice and encouragement. Luckily, I'm in no hurry to find Mrs. Right. I'm still figuring out how to be a pipe-smoking, 40-something bachelor.

 

[idbowman]

...and I'm looking for a 21-year-old Asian gymnast who likes to dress in schoolgirl uniforms, but I'm not holding my breath!

 

[DrT999]

Aaaargh! Need brain bleach after that one!

 

[George Kaplan]

(sigh) :x Must you sully everything beautiful in the world, Bowman?

 

[Rob_In_MO]

...and I'm looking for a 21-year-old Asian gymnast who likes to dress in schoolgirl uniforms, but I'm not holding my breath!

Here's one for you, Brother George!

 

[George Kaplan]

Much better, Rob. Thank you. But does she like pipe smoke?

 

[Rob_In_MO]

I've yet to see a survey asking a question about smoking that had a 'pipe' option (there must be some, somewhere!)

Probably because of popular references to 'Smokin a Bowl' or similar phrases meaning something other than what we are doing. Most of the Non Pipe-Smoking population would probably relate the 'Pipe' option to tobacco a little more Homegrown and Green than what we smoke. And so to avoid confusion or mis-interpretation, most surveys will skip that option.

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

R_I_M re: green tobacco; intuitive and correct, I think.

 

[George Kaplan]

Good point, Rob. The other day I thought I found a new B&M pipe shop in my town. The sign clearly read "Pipes and Pipe Tobacco". They had a few Grabows, some OTC pouches, and a crap-ton of glass and metal "pipes". I think the head shops outnumber tobacconists by at least 4 to 1 around here.

 

[PeterD]

As has been suggested...stay away from that bloody Internet...

Mighty good advice from many...travel, go to church, enter into intelligent conversations, and carry your pipe wherever you go...even if its not lit, the message to others is there. 90+ percent of folks who see me make a comment about the pipe..."oh my Dad/Grandad smoked a pipe and I use to love the smell"...

I even get lots of comments from folks when they see the window sign in my car..."Pipe Smoker on Board".

Good Luck!

...a pipe is to be savored...