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I don't know whether I'm the only one who has noticed this, but the women I know offline seem to be radically different in terms of their personalities and preferences in men than those I have met online.
Whereas ladies on the internet apparently tend to find me physically attractive, I have yet to meet one such person offline. I have met a few women offline who thought I was generally attractive despite my looks, but none who actually thought I was good-looking.
Online ladies seem to be attracted to intelligent, eloquent and erudite men. I know of only two such ladies offline; one is married and the other is related to me.
Women online seem to care more about meaning and are more willing to analyze things and discuss them in depth. The vast majority of women I know offline find it annoying when I try to bring up any sort of meaningful conversation.
So I'm wondering why this is. I have a theory on the first one, that getting to know a person before being aware of what they look like may influence one's perception of their appearance. But on the others, I'm stumped. Are these actual differences between people, or do people actually act differently online? Maybe intellectual persons are more attracted to the internet than to face-to-face relations?
Or is it just my own experience, and not common at all?
Whereas ladies on the internet apparently tend to find me physically attractive, I have yet to meet one such person offline. I have met a few women offline who thought I was generally attractive despite my looks, but none who actually thought I was good-looking.
Online ladies seem to be attracted to intelligent, eloquent and erudite men. I know of only two such ladies offline; one is married and the other is related to me.
Women online seem to care more about meaning and are more willing to analyze things and discuss them in depth. The vast majority of women I know offline find it annoying when I try to bring up any sort of meaningful conversation.
So I'm wondering why this is. I have a theory on the first one, that getting to know a person before being aware of what they look like may influence one's perception of their appearance. But on the others, I'm stumped. Are these actual differences between people, or do people actually act differently online? Maybe intellectual persons are more attracted to the internet than to face-to-face relations?
Or is it just my own experience, and not common at all?