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Showgirlbody
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I was at an outdoor mall by my house today and they actually had a storefront where you can window shop for men. I guess it is advertising a dating site called http://www.checkhimout.com/. The sign said "Man-Ventory" and there are guys posing inside and in the window. Hilarious!
I took a picture of the store but I don't know how to add it. Anyway, funny.
I took a picture of the store but I don't know how to add it. Anyway, funny.
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Just looked at the website, interesting concept!0
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I am intrigued too. That's hilarious.0
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Lol, really? That is sooooo funny.0
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I'm going to check that out!0
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This is nothing new, in Amsterdam its called the red light district0
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This is nothing new, in Amsterdam its called the red light district
I've never seen MEN in Amsterdam!! Only women :grumble:0 -
Did anyone sign up for it? I'm curious as to your results.0
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I just checked it...interesting concept. I don't know that I'd sign up, but curious if anyone else has?0
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That would be awesome, I would totally be willing to do that.0
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From the FAQ...
The Internet has become a more commonplace way of meeting people than ever before. The convenience of having hundreds of thousands of potential mates at your fingertips also comes with drawbacks. The problem that plagues women has been that as soon as they join or register with a dating site, they are instantly flooded with emails and messages from an abundance of men. Under these conditions it is difficult and time consuming for women to differentiate between which men are actually worth pursuing and which are not. Checkhimout.com is the new break out website will restore your faith in online dating by putting 100% of power in women’s hands! Don’t worry guys Check Him Out’s unique platform benefits you too; the environment of the site now leaves it up to women to make the “first move.” Now there’s no question of interest, because when she puts you in her shopping bag, you know she sees something she likes !
Given the amount of power women have in terms of dating already (and in particular online dating), I'm not sure this site will actually restore any balance (women already had 100% of power).
The postulate that the "dating power" is currently in the hands of men (!!!) seems wrong to me.
What this website achieves however (because it does serve a purpose) is eliminating background noise for "hot women" who get constantly harassed by hundreds of "non desirable" (read: non hot) men on normal websites.
So... in other word, this website will put hot women in touch with hot men. Great.
Anyway, I would be more interested to see a website that finds a concept to change the balance of "dating power" in the favor of men (as in: men now become the choosy sex).
I can't imagine a concept that would work well... For example a website that would allow men to contact only 5 women a month or so would force men to be more choosy. The problem is women would get a lot more attention on other sites, so they would never come to this website where men are picky. So there would be no men either, as if you want men on your website, find a way to bring the women in first.
So... yeah. Thank you very much, I will stick to offline dating where men can be more picky.0 -
I think it forces women to choose men. In other sites I rarely contact men because I receive the emails. I find this is hard, because in the past I would only go after the men that are 5'10 or taller, athletic build, etc... However in real life, I'm attracted to men that are closer to 5'7" and more of an average build. I didn't realize this disconnect until about 6 months- a year ago and it's made a world of difference in the quality of men I meet.
I like the concept of the this site because I wouldn't be receiving all of the distracting emails. I'd be able to find what is actually attractive to me (realistically) and have to contact him if I wanted his attention. I definitely would not be going after "hot" men. I would go after those that I saw as the best match... but, I am skeptical of "shopping" for a man.0 -
I don't know really... the distracting emails are only distracting if you allow yourself to be distracted by them.I think it forces women to choose men. In other sites I rarely contact men because I receive the emails. I find this is hard, because in the past I would only go after the men that are 5'10 or taller, athletic build, etc... However in real life, I'm attracted to men that are closer to 5'7" and more of an average build. I didn't realize this disconnect until about 6 months- a year ago and it's made a world of difference in the quality of men I meet.
I like the concept of the this site because I wouldn't be receiving all of the distracting emails. I'd be able to find what is actually attractive to me (realistically) and have to contact him if I wanted his attention. I definitely would not be going after "hot" men. I would go after those that I saw as the best match... but, I am skeptical of "shopping" for a man.
I would expect the response to a woman's message to be generally less favorable on this website (where women basically MUST message the men) than on a normal website.0 -
I signed up enough to check it out (didn't create my profile though). There are 79 females within a 50 mile radius of San Francisco.
Who wants to guess there are 10 times that many dudes?0 -
I don't know really... the distracting emails are only distracting if you allow yourself to be distracted by them.I like the concept of the this site because I wouldn't be receiving all of the distracting emails.
Yeah, the junky emails didn't bother me much- I just deleted without reading if they were from someone outside my parameters or had obvious sexual references in their handle.
I'm not sure I would do well on such a site because it's been too ingrained in me that if a man is interested he will pursue and that if he doesn't pursue then he's probably not interested (or motivated, or confident, or etc etc) enough to make a relationship with you work. Thus, such a site takes away one of the best indicators a woman like me has to determine whether a guy is really into me.
If you're looking for a shy guy or the type that would be less likely to approach a desirable woman, then I suspect this idea is probably great.0 -
From the FAQ...
The problem that plagues women has been that as soon as they join or register with a dating site, they are instantly flooded with emails and messages from an abundance of men.
I sooo did not have that problem on online dating sites. I guess there are too many top tier women in LA because I didn't get that many messages at all. And usually when I did, it was when I was actually online on the site at that moment. Then I'd get a "What's up" or "Show me your boobs". So having too many messages was not my problem. Though weeding through creepers looking for booty calls I'm sure is always going to be a problem on every site. I guess forcing women to look and shop for what they like and make the first move could be great. They may take the initiative to look at profiles and pick more compatible people than just responding to the non creepers that wrote them first. But I don't know how many guys would sign up knowing they can't be proactive at all. All the guys say that you send out 100 messages on a normal site to get 3 back, so just sounds like they would be setting themselves up to wait for messages even more.
I just thought it wild to have an actual store. The guys in the window looked very young and hipstery though, I didn't see more mature gentleman (from across the street anyway).0 -
79! lucky! I did as well. Added in the age range of 18-40. I got 31 females for the Seattle area.I signed up enough to check it out (didn't create my profile though). There are 79 females within a 50 mile radius of San Francisco.
Who wants to guess there are 10 times that many dudes?0 -
Who wants to guess there are 10 times that many dudes?
But they're all looking for other dudes
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Who wants to guess there are 10 times that many dudes?
But they're all looking for other dudes
Ha! That's racist.0 -
I don't know really... the distracting emails are only distracting if you allow yourself to be distracted by them.I like the concept of the this site because I wouldn't be receiving all of the distracting emails.
Yeah, the junky emails didn't bother me much- I just deleted without reading if they were from someone outside my parameters or had obvious sexual references in their handle.
By distracting I mean the guys that seem to be ideal... they fit into what I think I desire. They are able to articulate exactly what they want and who they want. When they email, they make their intentions clear. So, we go out and nothing comes of it, because they are either serial daters or said what I wanted to hear to get me to go out. Meanwhile, the men that I would normally date don't pursue as heavily and have been dropped into the "maybe" zone. I have figured this out recently, but it was definitely an issue in the past.
The junk emails are easy to weed out. Those that have sexual innuendoes in their profile and the ones that only say "hey" or "what's up". Delete.... lol0 -
Hahaha....I signed up to see how many were in my area.
I had a total of 13 bachelors within a 50 mile radius, and only 2 that were between the ages of 32 and 45.
Profile deleted. lol0 -
By distracting I mean the guys that seem to be ideal... they fit into what I think I desire. They are able to articulate exactly what they want and who they want. When they email, they make their intentions clear. So, we go out and nothing comes of it, because they are either serial daters or said what I wanted to hear to get me to go out. Meanwhile, the men that I would normally date don't pursue as heavily and have been dropped into the "maybe" zone. I have figured this out recently, but it was definitely an issue in the past.
The junk emails are easy to weed out. Those that have sexual innuendoes in their profile and the ones that only say "hey" or "what's up". Delete.... lol
Oh, I think I get it now. I didn't really have this problem because unless I said "ewwwww" at the thought of hugging or kissing him, I went out with everyone who asked. BB was a "maybe" at best, but I'm glad we eventually went out.
FWIW, I had a fun couple of dates with guys who started off with "what's up."0 -
Who wants to guess there are 10 times that many dudes?
But they're all looking for other dudes
Ha! That's racist.
And you're playing hopscotch. We'll call it even XD0
