deeperthou ([info]deeperthou) wrote,
@ 2005-03-23 22:18:00
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OKCupid fun
Ok, it is much better. (than Friendster) Very interesting and quite addicting. :)

I answered 500 or so questions and got a few matches that, er, weren't far from the family tree, so to speak. 89% is the best match I hit locally so far. Found that one quite interesting on a whole slew of different levels. Boy, I really was out of touch...

So what are your "high" numbers? What is "high" in terms of this thing?


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[info]suddenlynaked
2005-03-24 09:00 am UTC (link)
Ok cupid says they have a very good understanding of me - I'm a 96% match for myself and 94% friend. Good thing I still like me and can deal with that 6%!
I've answered 811 questions :-)

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[info]garzan
2005-03-24 02:50 pm UTC (link)
I don't think I've gotten much above 90% except for myself. At one point when I still had DSL, I'd topped out on the questions. I find the quiz questions interesting too.

I don't know that I've matched to anyone closer than about 500 miles away. For me, I don't expect much external interaction from it. What keeps me coming back are the questions and quizes.

I use the same name over there, please feel free to look me up.

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[info]siouxiequeue
2005-03-24 05:21 pm UTC (link)
I'm on the work computer, so don't have access to the OK Cupid numbers... (you know me and numbers...heh) - but I *do* get a "top" match with [info]suddenlynaked every other time I ask for matches... he's up in the high 80s if I remember... and lots of the hits are people I know, and that I know actually are kind of in the realm of people I'd consider dating for one reason or another - though some I'd not date, mostly because I'm not physically attracted... which OK Cupid really can't guage anyway...

it's interesting.

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[info]zaratyst
2005-03-24 06:11 pm UTC (link)
My 2 highest matches locally were, for a long time, Bryan and Greg! Bryan at 92% and Greg at 90%. I don't think I have seen anyone else show up over 90%

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[info]lissamc
2005-03-30 07:40 am UTC (link)
Funny you should ask. I was just browsing through your live journal, because you were a 91% friend 91% match on OKCupid. :) I haven't seen much higher than that, so I was curious. Hope you don't mind a stranger popping in for a moment like this.

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[info]deeperthou
2005-03-30 08:54 am UTC (link)
No, no, don't mind at all. :) I'm intensely curious as well.

It's interesting that you came up so very high in both friend & match. For the most part I've seen higher match then friend %. My current high is 92/89 with 91/91 as the second highest. :)

I'm really beyond fascinated by the whole thing. The person that came out on top was someone I only casually knew but really lit up with during the brief opportunities I got to talk to her. On the flip side, however, my wife only came up at 78% and some of the higher matched people I've mailed haven't found it necessary to respond.

It really has my wheels turning on things like "just what makes someone compatible, anyway?" There has to be something to the fact that we answered so much in common--but what is it, exactly?

I'd love to talk to you further. I'd also be very interested in hearing what it is that compelled you to post. What were you thinking as you kept looking further and what pushed you to actually press the button to respond? If you would be more comfortable in email you're welcome to move there.

Glad to meet you & thanks for giving me more to mull over. :)

(You have an amazing smile, btw.)

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[info]lissamc
2005-03-31 09:27 am UTC (link)
"It really has my wheels turning on things like "just what makes someone compatible, anyway?" There has to be something to the fact that we answered so much in common--but what is it, exactly?"

I'm not quite sure how OKCupid does the matching thing, but it does seem to be effective. The I guess is *why* did we answer so much in common, while other folks range across the spectrum? What in our background molded us to have similar viewpoints on things? Why do other folks from similar backgrounds have very different views?

No answers, just questions. People are fascinating.

"I'd love to talk to you further. I'd also be very interested in hearing what it is that compelled you to post. What were you thinking as you kept looking further and what pushed you to actually press the button to respond?"

I've had a couple of good experiences recently with emailing back and forth with high match percentage people. I actually had a quite enjoyable evening sitting around the campfire with someone who contacted me through the site. So I was predisposed to trust that you might be someone interesting.

Hmmm. This is the first time I've initiated contact, come to think of it. Lets see...I joined OKCupid basically to goof off with the tests and questions. When I ran through all the questions, I started looking at the matches just from curiosity/boredom. I'll occasionally spend a moment or so looking at profiles, and checking out Live Journals if they have one. But I've always just left things at that. That was the pattern I was following. Your interest list overlapped mine, and your self description was written by someone evidently quite insightful, so I had moved on to looking at your recent posts. Usually that would have been it. But, you had just recently posted about OKCupid--I got a sense that I wouldn't be intruding, and that I might have something interesting to add to the conversation. So I followed a whim. :) Glad you didn't mind.

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[info]deeperthou
2005-03-31 08:11 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for responding. Very insightful questions. Ones that I'd be interested in finding some answers to.

I totally agree that people are fascinating. Figuring out what makes myself and others tick is something that really preoccupies me. To me, that is what a lived life is essentially all about.

I'm glad I inadvertently provided an opportunity for you to come to my attention. You're definitely the sort of person I find interesting. :)

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