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Title: Turtle’s Dating Compatibility Test
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Published: Oct 20, 2010
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2010-10-20 10:49:34 by Turtle
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Views: 473
Comments: 20
When I was in college and working for the student newspaper I had an assignment to cover a presentation by a woman named Dr. Helen Fisher. She was devoting her career to studying relationships; dating, compatibility, flirting. I would have forgotten about the woman except as she was walking to the podium she was apparently so nervous she crashed into my chair with her hip so hard she pushed me into the table. Otherwise, I don’t remember a thing about her speech. Years later I saw her on TV, so I found one of her books at the library. From it I found out she had devised a compatibility test for Chemistry.com. I took the test and wondered: is this a serious test? One of the questions involved expanding or contracting geometric figures until they were the same size. This is fairly easy for men to do, since they have better visual-spatial abilities than women. So what? Another of he questions involved the relative length of the ring and first fingers. Men almost always have a ring finger longer than the first finger, due to testosterone in the womb. Again, so what? I did not see one question that predicted compatibility. I took the tests at other sites, such as eHarmony and Match.com, and came to the same conclusions: how could anyone believe these tests predict compatibility? So I decided to come up with my own compatibility test, which is based on practical questions. If I ever opened a dating site,, I’m sure the people who matched would be compatible. I think one of the biggest red flags for a relationship is their beliefs on pornography: it is harmless, or is it dangerous? I’d have a scale of about five questions, to find out their beliefs. Next -- politics. Liberal, conservative, libertarian, classical liberal (how many people these days even know what a classical liberal is?) Then, religion. Believer, atheist, agnostic? Attend church? How often? Exercise? A lot? Walk? Swim, golf, camp, hike? Alcohol and drugs? A lot, moderate, a little bit? Drink once a day or more? Wine, beer, hard liquor? Sex. Once a day? Every other day? A few times a week? Once a week? Fidelity? Yes, no? Important, not important? Bathing (yeah, this is important). More than once a day? Once a day? Every other day? A few times a week? TV? A lot? Moderate, not much? Hardly at all? Almost never? Food? Eat out a lot? Lots of different places? Like to try new, exotic foods? Here’s another big one: do you like thrift stores? Do you consider them treasure hunts, or are repulsed by the idea of wearing someone else’s clothes? Reading? Do you like to read a lot? Moderate? A little bit? Hate it? Those are 12 questions. Throw in the standard ones about weight, height, attractiveness, sense of humor, and I think this questionnaire would have about 20 questions. I’d like to see the success rate for the well-known sites. I suspect they are not very good. The owners are making a lot of money off of people’s desperation and desire for a relationship. That sounds like a scam to me.
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#1. To: Turtle (#0)
You need to look further for some other line of work, as you are a failure at this already. Have you considered plumbing?
Have you considered plumbing? Ha! You're just jealous of how smart I am!
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
Equality is another big one. Play dumb, ask them if they want "Equality", it is code for "I am a FemBot Lefty". My advice.......RUN !!!!!
I forgot that one. What do you think of feminism (have to note it is leftist)? I know a woman who claims she's not married because no man will accept her career. I asked, if you think men are supposed to make all the changes, what about women? Have you ever asked one guy out for a cup of coffee? She had no answer for that.
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
Just another 'ism schism'. Total "Barbara Streisand". Feminism is making something out of nothing, it is essentially 'communism' with wimmin as the 'ruling party' and men as proles.
And that is the problem. About the only "feminist" who understands what is going on is Camille Paglia -- and she's something very rare, a lesbian who does not hate men. Men created civiliation, specifically white men. If feminists were in charge of civilization we would, as Paglia noticed, still be living in grass huts. The more young men are crushed by State-supported feminism, the more society is going to be backward.
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
I took the e-harmony tests a few years ago. I've taken personality tests before too, like the MMPI. I think that what they are doing is trying to get answers to your questions, in a round-about way. They think their interpretations to your answers are more honest than just simply asking direct questions where one could lie, intentionally or not. I don;t know if your idea to just ask direct questions would work. People will tell you what they think you want to hear. .
So I decided to come up with my own compatibility test, which is based on practical questions.
#2. To: Cynicom (#1)
You need to look further for some other line of work, as you are a failure at this already.
#3. To: Turtle (#0)
12 questions
#4. To: Lysander_Spooner (#3)
Equality is another big one. Play dumb, ask them if they want "Equality", it is code for "I am a FemBot Lefty". My advice.......RUN !!!!!
#5. To: Turtle (#4)
What do you think of feminism (have to note it is leftist)?
#6. To: Lysander_Spooner (#5)
Feminism is making something out of nothing, it is essentially 'communism' with wimmin as the 'ruling party' and men as proles.
#7. To: Turtle (#0)
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files
The second dumbest creature on the face of the earth is the one who cannot recognize its enemies. The most stupid of all is the one who will defend and collaborate with the very enemies that are destroying it and its own kind. -Ben Klassen
#8. To: Turtle (#6)
No arguments here. I do like some of Wendy McElroy's writings. Hard to believe I know, but she is actually not a misandrist. She has a site: ifeminists.com
#9. To: Turtle (#2)
You left out lust and money. No survey is complete without those two.
Ha! You're just jealous of how smart I am!
#10. To: Cynicom (#9)
Lust is in the questions. Money, no, I didn't put that one in.
You left out lust and money. No survey is complete without those two.
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
#11. To: Turtle (#10)
There are a couple important Facts about the Other that need to be questioned. First ---- Do Both Eyes look in the same Direction when Appropriate?? Next----- If I put my hands in your Hair at any time, Can I get them back out?? Possibly ------ How many Relatives do we have in Common??? There are many others, but these are way up there in importance!
#12. To: ndcorup (#11)
OMG I dated 'that' girl. Later on I found out her grandfathers were brother.......ouch. There isn't a word for crazy like that one was...lol
First ---- Do Both Eyes look in the same Direction when Appropriate??
#13. To: Lysander_Spooner (#12)
YOU TOO!!!!! Never could tell when that gal was gonna do things. She had two Left Hands, Too! Six Fingers on one. But really Built.
"OMG I dated 'that' girl."
#14. To: All (#0)
I'll answer those. Porn- Ok in moderation.
Who knows, maybe my soul mate is here on 4UM. LOL.
Politics- Conservative with libertarian leaning.
Religion- "Free range" Christian.
Exercise- Hiking, camping.
Alcohol and drugs- None.
Sex- I wish.
Fidelity- Very important.
Bathing- Once a day.
TV- Moderate, mostly the History channel and Discovery channel.
Food- Meat and veggies, nothing exotic. If I eat out I use the drive through.
Thrift stores- No.
Reading- Yes, moderatly.
#15. To: Cynicom (#1)
Have you considered plumbing? Cynicom posted on 2010-10-20 10:55:00 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Snort.
You need to look further for some other line of work, as you are a failure at this already.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#16. To: ndcorup, Lysander_Spooner (#13)
I'm curious. Is it true that an udder is better than a pair? Inquiring minds want to know. : ) I bet odds on udder increase when dating near radioactive materials.
Never could tell when that gal was gonna do things. She had two Left Hands, Too! Six Fingers on one.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
#17. To: Turtle, all (#0)
Ab's willing to throw down five that Turtle has NEVER had a woman take the time to answer his survey. lol
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
#18. To: Armadillo (#14)
You should try this site for luv 'n romance, I hear that there is a lot of diverse political 'action' over there.
Who knows, maybe my soul mate is here on 4UM. LOL.
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#19. To: Cynicom, Turtle (#1)
Have you considered plumbing? LOL!
You need to look further for some other line of work, as you are a failure at this already.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton
He (Gordon Duff) also implies that forcibly removing Obama, a Constitution-hating, on-the-down-low, crackhead Communist, is an attack on America, Mom, and apple pie. I swear these military people are worse than useless. Just look around at the condition of the country and tell me if they have fulfilled their oaths to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic.
OsamaBinGoldstein posted on 2010-05-25 9:39:59 ET (2 images) Reply Trace
#20. To: abraxas (#17)
I just came up with it on the spot.
Ab's willing to throw down five that Turtle has NEVER had a woman take the time to answer his survey. lol
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
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