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Emily Burnett's avatar

My favorite line from a genius post: "That’s why it’s integral we get the word out about my profile." The use of WE :) :) :)

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Something something network effects.

(btw, it appears people have been slacking cause I haven’t gone viral…)

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Kah's Life's avatar

Soooooo how do you feel about about a 37 year old woman based in NYC who's very reasonable looking, is a passionate chocoholic and thinks that sort of post is right up her alley. Asking for a friend! Oh who am I kidding....asking for me lol!

Great post!! And I hope Substack is treating you well!!

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Haha hello Kah! I'm in Orlando, so NYC is a bit far but I'm always down to chat and see if we got chemistry. Ya just never know, so I don't rule anything out.

I'm on IG @therickmc. Also, I've never heard anyone describe themselves as "reasonable looking" so props for the original take there!

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Kah's Life's avatar

Ah Florida is a bit too far. I am not too sure this would work out :(

Haha thanks- it feels a bit presumptuous to say I think I look good lol! That's for someone else to say, not me. Lovely meeting you on here!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

LOVE IT! Girls are dumb dumbs if they don't jump at the chance to go on a date with you! Questions:

Will we hear the catfish story?

Very smart to have that "back row in photos" proof

My friend once told me there shouldn't/couldn't be two funny people in a relationship. (I was dating a really unfunny guy at the time.) Is that the stupidest advice you ever heard?

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Rick McClelland's avatar

You're telling me!

Answers:

There actually isn't a catfish story, it's just supposed to be a joke about the trope that every man posts a picture holding a fish. Though I may have low key picked up a stalker...

This wasn't a question but yes, I also like the back row picture. I will say someone I'm talking to now said I "had her at 'allergic to many things but not to love'"

I think it's awful advice for me. My best relationships have been when the other person can roast a bit and hold her own. Friends would usually remark something like, "you two bicker like an old married couple," which is now my benchmark for if something's real or not.

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

This was so funny and sweet. It's actually a great beginning to a TV show about a single comic. Hint hint.

I wrote about what my dating profile would look like as an aging person; not pretty. Ie: Let's go for a romantic walk-- down the driveway-- to get the mail...

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Hah doing it from that perspective is definitely a good twist! If you posted it I'd love to read it.

As for the show, I am eagerly awaiting a call from NBC...

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

You have the pilot and Bible?

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Rick McClelland's avatar

I figure I'll have more of a Larry David approach where I wait till it's sold and then totally freak out about having to actually write it. Need a more outgoing Sein-like figure to help write and sell it.

The Bible will just be figured out along the way...

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Sophia Wronsky's avatar

I've been saying for years that men should submit pitch decks — the information architecture of Hinge is not good enough!!

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Rick McClelland's avatar

It truly isn't. The part that gets frustrating is a lot of folks love it initially but then the back and forth reverts to standard dating app problems with ghosting and what not. But it's at least an improvement on a standard profile (in my experience).

Also, Bumble wouldn't let me upload it at all cause they have some AI scanning that disallows any pictures that include text. Which is annoying.

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Daphne Gordon's avatar

Nailed it!

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Thank you Daphne!

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Kristin van Tilburg's avatar

Rats...I'm too old for you...I love men who can make me laugh!

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Hah, such is the way of things Kristin! Thank you for reading though!

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Also, regarding the opening bit about returning to the market for a limited time....how long do you guys think limited is? Cause I've kinda been back out there for almost a year now and I'm just not sure what the cut-off is here. I don't want to expire like a jug of milk....

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