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03 August 2009

The other side of the unrequited coin... Or why it might not be a good idea to tell your exes to join OK Cupid.

post by: Skwirl at: 23:03 | 13 comments

So, whaddya say when you're trying to be friends with the ex you broke up with a year ago and they sound lonely (but are seeing someone, that's good!) and you tell them to look for platonic friends on OK Cupid and they actually take your stupid advice and message you saying: Isn't it hilarious! You're my #1 match on OK Cupid.

Witty one liners preferred.

posted by Skwirl 03 August | 23:04

I personally would grin, lips pressed together firmly, and say, "How about that?" Anyone who truly knows me would sense the sarcasm and cough a laugh into their shoulder.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 August | 00:00

I'm friends with my ex. He's a very high match on OKC for me as well, but I remind him frequently, referring to our Enemy Percentage, that "12% of me hates you."

posted by notquitemaryann 04 August | 05:13

"speaking of matches, how flammable is your house again?"

posted by qvantamon 04 August | 07:02

"Would that be a tennis match?"

"these would be flammable or inflammable? I can never tell"

posted by lysdexic 04 August | 07:50

"I hope #2 tries harder."

posted by Wolfdog 04 August | 07:52

TITS OR GTFO

posted by Eideteker 04 August | 07:53

Wolfdog's got it.

I have higher matches than the ex on my end, but we do have a 0% enemy match, which is pretty amazing. I have been gaming the system and skipping all the long-term compatibility questions because I know know my left from my right in that dept right now anyways.

Seems like all my matches are bisexual, polyamorous, veggie bicyclists who watch Buffy. I can live with that.

posted by Skwirl 04 August | 09:21

"You see the hide this user button next to my name? Go hit that!"

posted by special-k 04 August | 10:03

Suggested one-liner: *faceplant*

posted by halonine 04 August | 10:29

My sister and her exhusband both registered for Match.com earlier this year. They were also each other's top choice. By a long shot. And that's all I'm going to say about that.

posted by ColdChef 04 August | 10:33

It's funny how sometimes, despite shared interests and tastes, you can still be quite certain you can't be married to your ex, eh?

posted by richat 04 August | 12:00

Yeah, that probably shows a couple of things. One, people who were together already had common interests and attitudes, and two, the longer they were together the more these converged.

It also shows the limitations of the "common interests and attitudes" metric.

posted by dhartung 06 August | 17:09

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