As I'm sure many of you know, I'm a member of a couple different online dating websites. And many of you have heard my tales of horrid dates and occasional pleasant experiences that result from my interactions from some of the women on these sites. [begin rant] What I can't stand are the people who don't respond. Look, I've taken the time and initiative to approach you, you can't even bother to send me back a note saying "no thanks, I'm not interested"? Or even send one of those automatic decline e-mails through the system? If I approached you in a bar, I'd like to think you'd at least have the manners to say, "No thanks, I'm not interested" (hopefully with a smile). So why aren't you doing the same online? I'm still going to feel as unsettled and insulted if you just plain ignore me in the bar as when you don't respond to my e-mails. And if you're not looking around online to find someone to date, then get the hell off the site. [/rant]