So if a woman describes herself as "down to earth" on match.com

[RagingInMiami]

Yet requires a man to make at least $150,000 a year before she will go out with him, would that be considered an oxymoron?

[CO Liberal]

1. Yes, It Would

And any guy who would date that gold-digger would be a moron, IMHO.

[LoZoccolo]

2. Yes.

That's funny that she listed that. Is that a feature of Match.com, the salary requirement?

Write her back and ask if you can have sex with her for $500 then. Think about it, she'd get all your money for that one day.

[RagingInMiami]

6. Yes, salary is a BIG part of match.com

I came across this woman's profile and sent her a message saying the following: "Describing yourself as 'down to earth" while requiring a man to make at least $150,000 a year before you will date him is an oxymoron."

Here is her profile

http://www.match.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?sid=F4B159A0-42A7-4A2A-8577-094FCE106388&trackingid=0&theme=217&lid=18&uid=6uAEtG6bXNvWVyfwQ4hhbA%3d%3d&handle=claudia1108&TP=EV&MB=2&RN=1893702&PN=1&MID=386603885

[RagingInMiami]

8. Note she gives "no answer" in the part about her salary

But read further down about her date's requirements and it will say $150,000+

[SarahB]

47. She likes to watch reality shows.

:eyes:

[LoZoccolo]

11. Oh she won't care about that.

She knows what she wants.

I'm reading her profile, and it occurs to me that she's basically just going for the trifecta or something. A bad bet with very little chance of hitting, but it's cheap anyways (Match.com doesn't cost a lot, does it?), so she might as well try it.

If I mentioned specifics, I might get in trouble here, but look at her! If I was pulling in that kinda lettuce, I would think I wouldn't have to settle for someone who's gonna start showing age, has a bunch of baggage from a previous marraige (and might be her fault that it broke up), and have myself end up taking care of some other guy's kids. I work hard to get what I want, not to hand it over to someone just because they want it. Before anyone says that I'm being shallow, keep in mind I'm just expanding on the rules of engangement that this woman laid out first. I wouldn't be talking about what I could buy if she wasn't talking about having her ass bought.

[LoZoccolo]

13. Plus she looks like my fifth-grade teacher, dang.

[Left Is Write]

19. In that pic, she looks like Patricia Heaton.

[progmom]

21. can i ask why you have a pic of your 5th grade teacher handy?

...and at the beach?










does this have anything to do with Oasis?

[LoZoccolo]

29. That's a picture of the $150,000/year woman.

I think the only picture I have of my fifth-grade teacher is in my yearbook.

I do not only talk about Oasis; I have a life.

[progmom]

32. I just realized that.

I did think it was odd that you could whip out a pic of your teacher. Glad it's not true!


I was just messing with you re: Oasis. :pals:

[madison2000]

42. Isn't she the slutty one on Desperate Housewives?

[guitar man]

43. I make a whopping 35k

made more and less through the years, but never got close to 150k and I've bagged a lot better than her.

[Glenda]

3. How much does she make?

[tcoursen]

4. That is why she needs to get dates online

Now I have met a few women that wanted guys that had good jobs, but none of them would have set that bar at 150K.

Maybe she needs to lower her standards a little bit.

[Fridays Child]

5. She sounds pretty practical to me.

:evilgrin:

[achtung_circus]

7. Down to earth can mean a lot of things.

Doesn't bathe is one such definiton.

[Lorien]

10. I think you mean "earthy"

generally "down to earth" for most women means honest, doesn't like to play games, and not into superficial BS. If she requires $150,000 a year at least she's being honest-but she's also pretty bloody superficial. Run away!

[Longgrain]

9. Hell I make 25,000 a year and I think that's pretty good where I come from

The last girl I was seriously involved with was knocked up by some unemployed, illiterate jerk (seriously, he was illiterate) ruined her whole life.

Yet she paid very little attention to me...

Give it some time Raging (you know I'm working on it too). I hate too sound misogynistic, but if you ever figure out women, please let me know...

[Paul Hood]

12. Sounds like hypocrisy to me. eom

[HamstersFromHell]

14. Down to earth means...

...she owns her own backhoe and knows how to bury the evidence.

As for the requirement of $150k+ salary - she's obviously buried so many she needs a bigger back yard (you're buying). Run away. Fast.

[Withywindle]

15. Ugh!

You're better off with one who charges by the hour upfront. More honest. Less fine print.

(I can say that, I'm a woman!) :evilgrin:

[bloodyjack]

16. You need to stop looking for that ideal woman on the internet

Instead, why not occasion a niteclub, or a Narcotics Anonymous meeting?

[WindRavenX]

17. women like that aren't women

Man, that's sad. Money doesn't buy happiness.
The guy I used to date had money- great car, always paid for things, the works.
But I wasn't impressed.
And that didn't sit well with him. oh well. Now I'm with a broke artist, and all is good :hi:

[RagingInMiami]

18. Here's another one who requires the man to make at least $100,000

I sent her a message saying, "Funny how a self-described emerald comes across as a gold-digger."


http://www.match.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?sid=2EBC9A55-5D40-495E-A66D-AA23C0E4BF6A&trackingid=0&theme=217&lid=18&uid=ml2lAAunhILCGHfgvuw3Uw%3d%3d&handle=Uniquecalena&TP=EV&MB=2&RN=1236218&PN=1&MID=386617994

[enigmatic]

20. She looks like Charo!

"Choochie Choochie" indeed...

[LoZoccolo]

28. There goes the real estate thing again too.

$35,000-$50,000 and she wants a man with at least twice that?

Ba ha ha ha ha!

[Pithlet]

39. Both of those profiles are similar

They listed a lot of the same interests, down to wearing pajamas while watching DVDs/movies. Weird.

[LoZoccolo]

40. Maybe they are both from a hoe service or something.

Like you contact the woman and find out you gotta pay or something. The descriptions would be put in by the escort agency (or pimp) and are basically form profiles.

[LoZoccolo]

41. And she says she wants to eat with her hands!

This is her idea of a perfect date:

A decadent dinner so good we could eat it with our bare hands, both of us satisfied but eager to see the dessert tray

Let me teach you a few things about living on $100,000 babe...

[progmom]

22. and she can't spell for shit

keep looking.

i promise that there are kind, wonderful women out there.

[RagingInMiami]

25. I'm actually having fun typing sarcastic one-liners to these women

I have no expectations about meeting anyone worthwhile on match.com.

[Left Is Write]

26. I don't think English is her first language.

[progmom]

31. don't I feel like a jerk now

sigh....

[Left Is Write]

33. No...

I don't think you could be a jerk if you tried.

[progmom]

34. Wow

That seriously just made my night.

Thanks! :hug:

[RagingInMiami]

38. I agree. You're just going to have to try harder to be a jerk

[Tweed]

23. She likes to attend lots of arts events, shop at organic grocery stores,

and donate to environmental charities. It's called being down to earth, California style.

[all.of.me]

24. maybe she just means she's short! n/t

[u4ic]

36. ROFLMAO!!!

[Historic NY]

27. Sounds like she is high maintance...................n/t

[Nicole]

30. They need a man who makes $100k+

They both listed shopping as one of their favorites things. :)

I'm a very down to earth person & shopping is certainly not one of my favorite things to do.

[miss_kitty]

35. Hairy legs and armpits, no bra and

expensive tastes. OR she's down-to-earth in that she's showing her crass materialistic tendencies from the get-go.

[kodi]

37. hell no. that's just a typical woman

of course a typical "down to earth" guy wants an innocent but brilliant vixen virgin with large breasts.

so, it kind of averages out.

thank god, or the species would be extinct.

[Withywindle]

45. I've never understood the virgin thing...

You'd think guys would prefer women with skill. :shrug:

Don't answer that, it'll get the thread locked!

[Hardrada]

46. No immediate answer to this one.

It requires thought!

[hfojvt]

44. I am not sure about the oxy part

but that seems half right.

[SCDem]

48. I'd say she lives in Santa Cruz!