I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm. Late 30s, undisclosed weight ("? I'd like to lose some") and a wall of demands.
Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
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Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#32> "Someone who can tolerate social gaming companies like Zynga..." Welp, most of us on HN are out of the running! ;) But in all seriousness, am I the only one that thinks this is just ridiculous? It would have been funny and one thing had it been a joke, but this just seems crazy to me. Maybe it's because I'm only 23 and I'm not that "desperate". Or maybe it's cause I'm very social and rarely have troubles finding da…
The problem with OKCupid is that most of the profiles are absolutely dire, poorly written with bad photos.
There's also the problem of women getting hundreds of messages so even well written ones will rarely get a response. Not to mention people setting up fake profiles etc.
It's not that unusual in my experience for people who "met online" to have met through forums etc based on a mutual interest rather than a dedicated dating website.
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#33> "Someone who can tolerate social gaming companies like Zynga..." Welp, most of us on HN are out of the running! ;) But in all seriousness, am I the only one that thinks this is just ridiculous? It would have been funny and one thing had it been a joke, but this just seems crazy to me. Maybe it's because I'm only 23 and I'm not that "desperate". Or maybe it's cause I'm very social and rarely have troubles finding da…
For people who like this sort of thing, this is exactly the sort of thing that they'll like.
If it works for her, great. Fabulous. Fantastic.
Everyone's life is their own.
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#34> Someone who will let me help them maintain their own server (Required) Twitch.
Nobody touches my shell scripts!
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#35Wow, that's quite a list of demands. Is this a more common thing with Japanese women, do they go into dating with a very specific set of criteria rather than "winging it" as western women would? "Someone who plays at most only 1 hour of videogames a day, or at most only 30 minutes of TV." Most good TV shows are at least an hour long per episode, I assume you have to split them over 2 days.
> "do they go into dating with a very specific set of criteria rather than "winging it" as western women would?" I find many western women are quite specific also, and men too. Treating potential mates as a checklist instead of unique individuals seems to be a global problem.
It's not a real problem, those lists go out the window before the first drink is gone. Hers is actually quite good -- friends from school, own server, Drucker... they're usually much dumber than that (the lists, that is).
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Maybe it's because I'm only 23 and I'm not that "desperate". It's because you're not a single Japanese woman living in Japan who's in her 30s. She's likely facing enormous pressure from her family and friends to get married. In Japan, women's marriageability is often compared to Christmas cake - expired after 25.
I will admit that I'm not super familiar with the Japanese culture. If that was the case, that would make sense. However, if that was also the case, don't you think she would be less strict on the requirements of finding a mate?
It's possible that one doesn't want to be married, and that the impossible standards (which would appear quite reasonable to the conservative/traditional parent) is a neat way to say "see mom, no one fits this very reasonable bill, so lay off!"
Disclaimer: I have Asian parents.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "do they go into dating with a very specific set of criteria rather than "winging it" as western women would?" I find many western women are quite specific also, and men too. Treating potential mates as a checklist instead of unique individuals seems to be a global problem.
That is true, perhaps it is more an issue of how it is articulated. When I look at female profiles on dating websites, I see western women say vague things like "I want a caring guy with a good sense of humour who knows how to treat a lady". Whereas from asian women I see things more like "Between ages X and Y , minimum salary Z , must enjoy A, B and C". I'm sure some western women have similar requirements but perha…
Ah yes, it really is a difference in articulation. I also don't see westerners expressing their "requirements" quite so bluntly, though from private conversations these lists certainly do exist, and are every bit as ridiculous.
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#38> "Someone who can tolerate social gaming companies like Zynga..." Welp, most of us on HN are out of the running! ;) But in all seriousness, am I the only one that thinks this is just ridiculous? It would have been funny and one thing had it been a joke, but this just seems crazy to me. Maybe it's because I'm only 23 and I'm not that "desperate". Or maybe it's cause I'm very social and rarely have troubles finding da…
Using github for it seems brilliant because she probably sees herself ending up with someone who is on github. If github is where a lot of your potential mates are, of course go there!
Imagine posting that requirement about writing beautiful code on a dating site-- how very few bachelors would even know what means
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
For the record, she never mentions Zynga, only Gree and Mobage. The translator must have inserted Zynga since Gree and Mobage aren't very well known outside Japan. Also, later she mentions she works for one such company.
Ahh, okay. I was just going off the article information, I didn't realize that was just an "off base" translation.
Better translation somewhere in the comments of previous HN submission:
Re: Woman Posts Boyfriend Request on GitHub, Requires Access to His Server
#40Pretentious. Controlling. Possibly obsessive compulsive.
Anal retentive came to my mind.