Allison Washington
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Ugh, this was constant when I was dating online, I would say the typical was ‘hi your sexy’ [sic] followed not long after with ‘what r u wearing?’ And yes, the unsolicited dic pic (is there another kind?).

Are you kidding me? Does this actually work? Ewww. <block>

I’m no longer dating, but I still get this shit pretty frequently, just for existing as female online. I’m 60 FFS — will I still be getting this crap when I’m 90?

I did manage to find a few men who would (could) carry on a civil conversation. One of them even has a penchant for love notes. We’re together now. So it is possible, if you’re willing to wade through.

Point being (if there is one), my rigorously unscientific dating survey indicates that 3% of men are interested in meeting a woman; the remaining 97% are masturbating. Sounds about right.

Thank you Alice, I enjoy your writing.

❤ Allison

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Allison Washington

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Journalist & essayist. Reporting from Cairo.