Do single males know how to read.

I really appreciated this: "Every time I read something that starts with single men do x, my impulse is to disagree that 'single' has anything to do with it. But that would be man bashing and not okay, unlike single men bashing. Yes, you can mentally insert an eyeroll emoji here."

One gets weary reading lengthy profiles (using the royal "we") just to learn SMs are not welcome. Fair enough, but some even launch into SM diatribes! Well, then, there, now. Yes, please, do us ALL a favor and block single men. Problem solved. Next fun topic, please?

Please note: regarding single men allegedly having literacy issues, I changed the double quotation marks around "single" to single marks (coincidental pun, or what?), which is proper usage for a quote within a quote. But you knew that already!

We have come to the conclusion that they have either forgotten how to read or are missing a few brain cells. We are constantly having to block them on another site.

Dat not us, unfortunately. At least I got one old guy in the big game.

Have I mentioned that I'm thankful that Scamp is no longer in his former SM LS role? I was fine when he lived in Ohio, but there was no way I was gonna stand by and let him move to NOLA and set up shop! Bwahahahahahahahaha!

BT

Who Dat!

Watching the game and posting during commercials.

~Scamp

Yep! Got the game on now.

LOL Scamp, that is quite an endearing account of things as they are, have been, and may be.
Does anyone else browse SLS while watching NFL? Geaux Saints!
20 to 17

And the previous Dread Single Male is named Cummerbund, and the original Dread Single Male is retired and living like a king in Patagonia....

Most of you regulars know that we are very SM friendly and as a former DSM (Dreaded Single Male) myself, I am quick to defend my brethren. I am usually the first one to say that couples and SFs and the male half of couples are just as bad as single guys, if not worse.

However, in this case at least, the worst offenders are by far the single guys. A quick scroll through our recent emails reveals that the vast majority of couples comment on specifics in our profile and write more than one or two lines. They have clearly read the profile and even if they aren't a good fit for us, we appreciate the effort.

On the other hand, I would have to go back several weeks to find an SM email that consisted of more than, "Hi, I'm in town for a few days, want to get a drink?" No pictures opened, nothing to give us any indication that they read our profile at all. Then when we reply asking if they read it and if so, did they notice the part IN BOLD asking that they send an original email, not a mass/spam one-liner, we get a snarky assholish response.

Now don't take this as an attack on the single guys because my mantra when I was a member of the great unwashed was I am glad there are so many jerks out there, it makes an average guy like me look like a superstar. Well, at least above average. Point is, the good guys stand out compared to the masses and if it means ignoring a bunch of toads to find a prince (or Prince Albert), count yourself lucky.

~Scamp

PeoplePlay- just block single guys from seeing your profile and then use the Search profile to find those with appropriate pictures and literate profiles. We got lucky about 4 months ago using that approach and we add him to our playtime several times a month as schedules allow.

I spy April!!! Yes, it worked, and I STILL won't email you, nor will I open up the gallery with my junk in it. ...Cuz I'm a literate, classy type gent.

Now, Sorillo, you beat me to the punch with the thigh tattoos!

New Forum Thread idea... "Why Do Single Men Lie About The Size of Their Font??"

Gotta get my daily allotment of posting done early today and then, get ready for some foolsball!

BT

Thanks Mayhem, I’m on an I Phone so maybe I can’t do it. I can’t do the videos on it. But...I did successfully unblock single men because now I’m seeing them, and I must say there are some very nice profile pics ;) I may need to go change some of my wording in my profile, after all why limit myself on this adventure.

Now I just need to get "CTRL" and "+" tattooed on my right and left thighs....

If you're using Chrome from a laptop, pressing the Ctrl and the "+" key will make things bigger, and Ctrl and the "-" key will make things smaller again.

Well that totally explains it BT! I thought they were all being super respectful. II had to u-tube Maxwell Smart, I saw the clip, so funny. You may have figured out by now my tech skills are lacking. I think I unblocked will you go check please. I’m so excited that GGMM taught me the preference button so I don’t have to read backwards anymore too. Now if I only New how to change the text size.....

Every time I read something that starts with single men do x, my impulse is to disagree that "single" has anything to do with it. But that would be man bashing and not okay, unlike single men bashing.

Yes, you can mentally insert an eyeroll emoji here.

April, you are right in that this problem is not limited to SMs. We do tend to see a higher percentage of SMs that just look at pictures and blast out an email/chat, but have had married couples do that as well.

We agree with April. It's not just a SM trait it's a people trait. We get a lot of couples that haven't read or understood our profile.

April, while it could be about SM literacy, it's more likely the fact that your profile is hidden from SM ;-)

BT

...in his best Maxwell Smart voice, Missed it by THAT much!

It’s not just SM that don’t read. I have many married ones that clearly have not read my profile before reaching out. Actually I have had very few SM reach out to me which tells me they are reading.

Well said, Sorillo. While I've never lived in TX, I do know what its like to have lived in So. Ca, and SF, for that matter, and to have found happiness and a better fit elsewhere based on a criteria/explanation similar to that which you've provided.

BT

...8 years ago, I couldn't even spell illiterate. Now, I is one.

Priorities change. I spent a fair amount of time here in Texas for work, and I found that I preferred being around the average Texan much more than the average coastal Californian. And while there are quite a lot of lovely people in Santa Barbara, including my CA friends, the cool person/asshole ratio got to the point where I was ready for a change.

Plus, Texas is quite beautiful, if in a different way from coastal CA.

I don't regret the move in the slightest.

Like your sense of humor and scRcasm
But I can’t imagine leaving SoCal for Texass

No we don't. Illiterates, all of us. Every last one.

It’s not just you and while it is frustrating, it just makes it easier to weed them out and appreciate when you get an email from a decent guy who “gets it”.

~Scamp

It is amazing to us that we get emails from single guys who
Don’t even attach a g rated picture ( after all looks are important
For chemistry and we know you have a penis so don’t send us a pic of yours) and don’t read our profile ( just changed 1/26
If they did they would know whether or not we might be interested
In meeting. Maybe it’s us, who knows. Just venting