A friend of mine (let’s call her Marci) recently started online dating again. Most of her dates were normal but there was no real chemistry or connection, so she cut her losses and moved on. Then Powerpoint guy appeared.
They’d been out on about 4 dates, and nothing was happening. Just lots of talking, and no kissing. She figured he wasn’t interested. (For those of you who follow “The Rules” even this idea might be a bit extreme. By the way—there is a dating expert with a website called “No Kissing” who advocates holding out on making out so guys come running to you. Apparently men respect a girl more who acts like she’s an emotional vacuum. Check out her blog.)
Anyway, Marci decided to break it off. Next thing she knows, her inbox shows a new message from the guy with an attached Powerpoint presentation.
I’ll preface this with some background info on Powerpoint guy: he is in his mid-thirties, an ad sales exec, and is obviously not used to taking no for an answer. He also likes to respond via email.
The attached Powerpoint was entitled “The Case for Continued Dating” and revealed charts, graphs, and numerous bullet points about why she should continue dating him. Some of these included:
- By his estimation, they have an 86% compatibility rating (they both like football, cheese, and Cher). Although he could be gay (Cher + no kissing)
- Projected breakdown of time spent on future dates and how enjoyable it would be (eating, drinking, more talking, and a good 60% of time allotted to making out…wtf?)
- Return on Investment (ROI) of time and money spent on dates (she rated high at least)
- Comparison to other online daters (see pictures of his competition below…quite depressing for a single girl, admittedly)
A bit creepy. But at the same time, I kind of admire the time and effort he put in to woo her via something as bland as a Powerpoint presentation. Oh, and considering the spray-tanned profile picture of some of his competition (far left), he was looking pretty good.
So, possibly gay, but interesting and I think he’s worth another shot. Anybody else tried this tactic? Did you get results?
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This is not about a ‘friend’ at all, is it? He he. Never tried anything like this but I think taking a risk or two in messages can really help you stand out from the crowd. Maybe a lack of graphs is where I’m going wrong. Nice post.