Zorba's blog

Yes it's literally impossible for them to put fingers to the keyboard and say it. They are more than likely to press the block button for saying hi

Hard to believe I know but very occasionally someone will compliment me! I'll always say Thanks and if they're an awesome Hunk like you I'll say a lot more.

You always get compliments I'm sure and minimal stress 😁😁

Yes: a polite, pleasant "hello and welcome to Meetfighters" definitely deserves better than no reply but an instant block.

Kindness inspires kindness. I agree.

I agree. There are, happily, plenty of people here who are polite, honourable, tolerant. I think you are wrong, however, about politeness etc being a function of age. In my experience, there are plenty of younger people (under 30) who are irreproachably polite, responsive, delightful. Indeed, I'm meeting a lovely guy next month - under 30! - and I'm full of admiration for his self-effacing charm and kindness.

On the other hand, there was the young guy I had arranged to meet; I paid for hotel, etc ... and (you've guessed) he failed to arrive. No sign of him logging on here for a couple of weeks. Then he signed in again yesterday so I asked in the mildest terms what had happened. He blocked me. Now THAT was rude. Definitely.

Beware of fake profiles!

Damn right
So many to good to be true

And so it proved: too good to be true - such a shame! I now learn that the young guy I mentioned may have had two previous incarnations here - creating a profile, then disappearing when (I assume) things got too hot for him.

But I don't want to hi-jack Zorba's original post. Manners, indeed, makyth man (as the Winchester College motto spells it). And good manners costyth nothing (as the Winchester College motto does NOT go on to say: I made that bit up!).

So - hooray for all the good, polite people here - of whatever age - who are just fundamentally decent. And thank you!

I cant imagine being rude to anyone, but especially to a sexy stud like you!

You are too kind you Awesome Hunk

That's because no only are you an awesome Hunk of Manhood youre a Gentleman too.

I am so glad you have brought this up! This kind of behavior from grown men who should know better is thoughtless, rude and unacceptable. I contacted a local guy on here a while back; hot as fuck. I figured my chances were slim to none but, hey, you never know until you try, right? So, I sent him a message stating my interest and paid him a compliment on his dynamite physique (whereas my phsique is more along the lines of wet firecracker), at the same time noting our considerable difference in age but I was still interested. No reply. I think I made another attempt to connect at a later date but still no response. Honestly, it pissed me off; not about his apparent lack of interest which I had anticipated but his failure to even acknowledge me. Finally, I wrote him telling him that it was ok if he wasn't interested but it was not ok to simply ignore an honest attempt to connect. I said "you could have anyone you want and have the luxury of getting to decide which one might suit you, so the least you could do is acknowledge me and politely let me know you're not interested". He finally responded with "ok, I'm not interested." No "hey thanks for your interest" or "gee, I'm flattered but I'm afraid you're just not my type". It felt condescending although God knows I've had my share of rejections, like most people, and my world doesn't crumble as a result. Houston is a big city yet it's really hard to find other agonophiles. But if someone shows an interest in me, even if I'm not interested in return, I make it a point to thank them and tell them that I'm flattered. (Even if I'm interested, they always seem to be a million miles away). This site, while certainly worthwhile, can also be demoralizing if you feel you don't "match up", so I try to be sensitive to people's feelings because I may never know how much courage they had to find to even reach out. Wow! I guess your post really touched a nerve in me; I didn't mean for this to be so long. But thanks again for submitting it; it's comforting to know I'm not the only one.

It's an awesome response and I'm glad you got that off your chest.

Just tell me who is rude to you, and I'll take care of them. 👊