30 Reasons Why She’s Not Answering Your Online Dating Email
By Erica Rivera
- “How’s your day?” is not a come-on.
- “U r hot” is not hot.
- Your username includes the words “killer” or “hung.”
- You copied and pasted your message. (Yes, she can tell.)
- You didn’t say anything that indicated you read her profile.
- You didn’t compliment her.
- You downright insulted her.
- Your profile features more than three photos of yourself.
- Your profile photos include other women suspiciously comfortable with you.
- It’s not clear which man is you in your profile photos.
- Your kids are in your profile pictures.
- You’re wearing a stupid hat.
- You’re posing with booze.
- You’re holding up a fish.
- You say you’re looking for someone to camp and hunt with.
- You mention your ex in your profile.
- You say how stupid her ex must have been to have divorced her.
- You can’t spell—or be bothered to use spell-check.
- You don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re”.
- You confess you had to look up a word from her profile in the dictionary.
- It says in her profile that she doesn’t drink and you invited her to have a drink.
- You weren’t persistent enough. (Three emails, then stop.)
- You emailed her three times—in as many minutes.
- You managed to bore her in only a few sentences.
- You wrote her a short story.
- You asked if she’d like to read your novel-in-progress.
- She noticed that she doesn’t meet your “checklist.” (Face it: You don’t even know what you want.)
- You know each other IRL—so why are you messaging her on a dating site?
- You’re not her type.
- You’re not worthy, period.