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Dear Anon-O-Box: These “Nice Guys” Don’t Take No For An Answer

17 June 2011 by 13 Comments
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I'm a straight girl with a fairly successful profile, so I get a lot of responses and many of them are from nice guys that just aren't as much my type as others who respond to me. I don't want to lead them on, but I also don't want to be mean when letting them know I'm not interested in them romantically and we don't have enough in common really for me to want to spend time even building a friendship. I know the dating world is hard, so I don't want to be harsh when I … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: Divorced, But Still Under The Same Roof

3 June 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I'm a straight geeky guy who is in a bit of a situation. I'm currently in the middle of an amicable, but certain divorce. This is after about 5 years of minimal intimacy and no sex (3 of those years married,) so as you might imagine, emotionally, things are pretty distant. Anyway, my ex is of the opinion that matters are all but final and that we should seek other partners. Aside from my stark fears (my ex was my first kiss...) I genuinely wonder - would any women actually … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: I Like Stand-Up Comedy, Not Stand-Up Tragedy

27 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I'm a straight geek girl who is starting to lose hope with online dating. I'm smart, friendly, and relatively good-looking, and I think my profile is pretty solid. The problem: none of the exchanges I've had have turned into dates. Every time a conversation gets to the "let's get coffee" part, the guy fails to respond when I suggest a place to meet - or worse! - I get stood up. I don't think it's a timing thing - I'm not suggesting coffee after just one message, and I'm … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: Shy Guy Afraid of Dating Sites

20 May 2011 by 1 Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I'm terrified of dating sites.  Well, not so much "terrified", as they make me really uncomfortable.  It just feels like every time I'd meet a person there, all our conversations/interactions/etc would have a feeling of "you are expected to form a relationship with this person" hanging over them.  I don't know how to put it better, but it feels like there's this glaring expectations of how I feel about each person.  I don't really know that I could easily form a … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: I’m A Turtle and I Hate the Dating Race!

13 May 2011 by 1 Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I suppose if I had to boil down my problems with the female of the species it would come down to simply moving too slowly.  I'm not fond of dating sites because I feel they put an unspoken pressure on the relationship from the start when I want to just know a girl before even considering asking her out. I tend to take about a year of solid crushing before I'm even willing to do that considering, and even if I'm ready and willing to ask someone out they tend to already … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: Should I De-Geek My Dating Profile?

6 May 2011 by 4 Comments
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Dear Anon-O-Box, How do you phrase something to sound "not very geeky?"  I've been told to un-geek my dating profile because it turns everyone away, but your advice (rightly so) says to put the most unique things about me in there.  So how do I tell guys that I go to conventions in costume without saying, "I go to conventions in costume!"? Signed, Convention Cosplayer e answers: Dear CC, Who is this person who says being geeky "turns everyone away?" If they had a face, we would … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: I’m A Geek Girl With No Emails…

29 April 2011 by 4 Comments
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Dear Anon-O-Box, It is mentioned in several places that women on dating sites are inundated with emails and (ugh) winks. I don't seem to suffer from this problem. I get absolutely no response; emails, winks, rotten tomatoes or otherwise. Not even creeps or scammers bother me. I have a picture (it isn't the greatest, but I don't look like a swamp beast), and a passing grasp of the English language. And those are just the basic qualifications! What am I doing wrong? Signed, Single Female … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: The 10 Commandments of Online Dating Safety

22 April 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, I've been single for the past six months and I feel I'm ready to jump back into dating. The problem is I have issues haphazardly meeting people while out and about because 1) I'm usually surrounded by other people that I know and 2) outside of my little circle of comfort, I'm just too shy. In the past, my relationships have blossomed from friendships that started in school, but having recently graduated and moved to a new city combined with coming out of a three-year … [Read more...]

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DEER NO-NO BOX: I’se Got Sum Problemz

1 April 2011 by 1 Comment
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That there E wantit me t’ take up her datin’ advice No-No Box fer t’day. Hain’t one t’ say no t’ payin’ work, so Ah said ah reckined Ah’d be up fer it. Found out weren’t no pay to be had, but Ah’m supposin’ that’s just me not askin’ what I otter. Anyhows, she opint up her No-No Box so’s there’d be queckshins fer me. Ah looked fer only the most shortest ones in thar. Figgered Ah’d do more ‘n one since Ah ain’t lazy like that ol’ E. Fer some reason, none … [Read more...]

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Dear Anon-O-Box: How Do I Translate “Woman” To English?

25 March 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Dear Anon-O-Box, How do I translate "woman"? Specifically, if I get a polite response to my email that answers all my questions but asks none and seems written not to encourage response do I continue or should I just get a clue? - No Speakee This Language Ask the Anon-O-Box your question! Click here. e answers: Dear NSTL, The good news: You got a reply! (That's more than a lot of other guys can say about emails they've sent out.) The bad news: You're not sure if she's just … [Read more...]

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