Comments on: A Real Earful

By: Vienna

Vienna — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:09:52 +0000

You know, she probably isn’t that bloody serious about the stuff she writes, nor the questions she asks. She’s got humour, you know, humour, that’s what it’s called. I laughed at the last part. Rrrrrawww.

By: JRex

JRex — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:05 +0000

How was this OP’s VWD? Granted, child abuse should be a first date no-no topic, but I’ve been on much worse. The follow-up email is typical Portland-esque. Not necessarily “hipster” as 90% of the people in this area are like that. I’d have given it another shot.

By: J

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:44:33 +0000

So it’s totally not cool for a girl to write everything that is on her mind, even if it doesn’t flow content-wise? It’s not cool for a girl to ask questions because she’s curious?

And it sounds like, based on the OP’s post, that regardless of what her date had said, the OP would have typed it up and submitted it anyway. … To the OP: Would you rather have had an e-mail that said, “Hey, I like you so let’s go out again”? That’s straightforward and completely P/C.

By: oregonbird

oregonbird — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:09:04 +0000

Well, I’m completely random myself, and I liked it. A girl who digs beneath the surface, appreciates the weird, and has enough confidence to be cutely sexy. I don’t see any red flags, just a girl who is unafraid to be open and personal, instead of conventionally dull.

Your loss, I suspect, but not hers. Someone will ‘get’ her, and they’ll have a funky, abstract life. You will have beige walls.

By: Thandi

Thandi — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:20:38 +0000

The girls sounds ok and normal… she realised she was talking about herself and tried to make up for that on the date by asking the OP some questions, why didn’t he volunteer information about himself rather than wait to be asked?

Cute e-mail, nothing wrong with that. I’ve just rated my first 1 star to the OP for thinking there was anything wrong with his date!

By: tsk

tsk — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:47:11 +0000

I have got to learn to stop reading comments on sites like these. I can’t believe how judgmental so many people here are being. The girl had an ear infection and was taking medication, so maybe that’s why she spoke carelessly during the date. The email likewise sounds a little disjointed as if written while on meds.

And so what if she makes sure to mention biking and the welded leg on her wall? Maybe you’ve forgotten what it’s like to date, but that’s how people try to figure out if they should see each other: they reveal their interests and quirks to each other to see if their personalities fit.

Anyone who finds the email obnoxious, just accept that hey, this wouldn’t be the kind of person you’d get along with. That doesn’t make her an obnoxious hipster or a fake or a flake. It just makes her the kind of person who’s not right for you, but would be right for the commenters who found the email fun and cute.

By: Camsha

Camsha — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:43:18 +0000

If I wasn’t a chick… I’d be soooo into Lisa <3

I'm not an eccentric, free-spirited bisexual either, so I guess this love will never be

By: rawr

rawr — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:20:25 +0000

*sigh* Repeat after me:

You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else.

By: Garter Snake

Garter Snake — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:16:15 +0000

Well said, Lisa.

By: TheRestOfTheStory

TheRestOfTheStory — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:22:05 +0000

The masses: “OP sounds like a boring guy for not giving the hipster a chance”
Admins: “OP is a girl”
The masses: “You mean she’s bisexual?”