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Nicole Does Craigslist

Nicole of Verbs Via Ones and Zeros is a writer in Hollywood. But she also is a woman with a scientific mind.

“Who are all these men answering personal ads in Craigslist?” she wondered.

Perhaps if she did a little science experiment, she could learn more. What would be the results if she posted three different types of personal ads, all of them for one day only — 4:30 Christmas Eve to midnight Christmas Day?

The three ads, as described by Nicole:

Ad 1: “Commitment”
This one was about how ready I am to be in a committed relationship.

Ad 2: “Unsure”
This one was about how I am just out of a long term relationship and am not sure what I want, i.e. committed relationship or fling.

Ad 3: “FWB”
This one was about how I don’t want anyone who will get attached, no commitments, just looking for a “friends with benefits” type of relationship.

Science proves that a woman (even without a photo!) can get 218 responses from men, with 45.1% of men being most enthusiastic about the “friends with benefits.”

What is most intriguing in Nicole’s “study” are the various ways men try to woo a woman online, including telling Nicole that he made a “kiss-ass cheescake,” invited her to a Scientology meeting, and the inevitable sending her “a naked picture of himself, at full “attention”, taken from his own POV on a disturbingly messy bed.”

Modern Romance.

This entry was posted by Courtney Gidts on Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Underrated. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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