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EDIT::: woops... I posted this post and the two following posts, and then I saw that Dogsbreakfast had been banned (probably banned around the time that I was drafting my posts). I understand that generally it is NOT good practice to respond to a banned member and/or to seek his/her responses; however, after further reflection, I believe that in this case, it would be o.k. for me to keep the content of these below three posts: 1) to address some of the issues that Dogsbreakfast's posts had raised for the benefit of other guys who may read his posts, 2) some guys may agree that "hey" and ONLY "hey" is good as an opener and/or 3) some guys may conclude that some RVF guys are being too complicated with our exploration(s) of possible Tinder-related openers and strategies. None of these topics seem to be closed merely because Dogbreakfast was banned from RVF and s/he was likely trolling us in these thread posts).
Dogsbreakfast
I am going to address your several points in your two most recent posts, even though you really seemed to have striven to avoid addressing the specific questions that I put to you in my earlier post. Surely, my questions directed to you were NOT meant to be approaching the level of interrogations or anything like that, but you really seemed to have evaded and blown them off, as if they do NOT really matter.... and mostly my questions to you were to get you to specify regarding various assertions that you were making.... regarding your own experiences and the kinds of follow throughs you make, if any.
(09-08-2014 09:49 PM)DogsBreakfast Wrote: @Jay - Its what you say after your opener that counts. Coming up with some elaborate opener just comes off as desperate. She will know straight away you are a thirsty guy lol.
I do NOT disagree with the sentiment, in this statement to the extent that we need to sometimes consider the wordiness of our openings; however, your supposed employment of "hey" may NOT work with other guys without some further guidance or understanding when and under what circumstances it may be effective.
Don’t get me wrong. I do NOT deny that it may be effective under a variety of circumstances; however, it does NOT mean that other strategies that guys employ are silly or “desperate” or “thirsty.” I see no reason to denigrate these other kinds of efforts to the extent that you seem to have done.
(09-08-2014 09:49 PM)DogsBreakfast Wrote: A month ago I completely sucked at texting, then I read a bit on the bodybuilding forum, and although I realise now that a lot of the stuff they say is fake, there are a lot of good pointers in there and it got me started. First thing you have to do is start practicing and get as many matches as you can.
So are you suggesting that your "advice" to us is based on your month of knowledge that you obtained from the "bodybuilding forum?" In my thinking this is still pretty superficial guidance and seems to be based on surfing the internet rather than actual application(s), and if you have been applying these principles that you suggest. then you have only been applying them for a month. Further, you did NOT provide any detail to elaborate on the before and after of your own supposed experiences.
I wonder whether you have even read this thread to understand areas that have already been covered and/or considered relevancy of topics, such as your vague suggestions regarding the employment of fake or that we should practice getting matches? What do those suggestions mean, anyhow, without a context?
(09-08-2014 09:49 PM)DogsBreakfast Wrote: Hey always works, if they don't respond you send a follow up message, e.g. please respond. Then maybe a 3rd message but I have never gotten to that.
I would be careful in describing some practice as "always working."
And supposedly sometimes you follow up, but what do you say? "hey" again?
If "hey" always worked, then you should NOT need to follow up with a girl, ever, right?
(09-08-2014 09:49 PM)DogsBreakfast Wrote: I am reasonably good-looking, but I just swiped 100 girls and got only one match, tinder sucks in Australia. My text game is good though and I am confident I will pull my only match, I don't have to message her she is always messaging me now and wants to meet.
So you seem to be saying that "hey" always works because you employed it with one girl and it seems to be currently working with this one girl, but you have NOT met her yet and therefore you have NOT gotten any bang from her, but "hey" always works and that’s all we need to know?
(09-08-2014 09:49 PM)DogsBreakfast Wrote: It boils down to, 4 good pictures (mine are decent but not great), your appearance, where you live, your text game.
Assuming the girl isnt a bitch that just wants attention. If you have good text game you should be able to get 100% always meet, then if your dating skills are good, decent amount of first to second date lays but this also depends on girl. Never limit yourself, even the good girls can have sex on a first date and do shit they have never done before 
A lot of this above description sounds hypothetical. Are you sure that you are basing your description of what to do on your own experience(s) or maybe something that you read somewhere? Also, maybe it would be a good idea to reframe your text a little bit in order that it is describing what you do rather than appearing to be suggesting what guys here should be doing.. especially, when you have NOT first described what it is, more or less, that you are doing?
It could be that I am misunderstanding a little bit based on your ways of phrasing your admonitions.