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In reply to the discussion: Man poses as woman on online dating site: barely survives 2 hours [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)its a low-investment, high-repetition strategy. 99 times out of 100 you'll whiff, but occasionally you'll get the low-hanging fruit before someone else does.
The men who tend to engage in that sort of strategy tend to have fairly dysfunctional backgrounds as well. They will not further their chances by trying to get to know any given girl, because the more they get to know them the more they will be revealed as fairly poor prospects.
Note that the picture he used was of a fairly average, plain Jane girl. This is pivotal. Most of these sorts of forays are made against girls that are considered attainable. Ironically, this is why a glamourpuss can sit in a pub and not be hit on all night, most of the guys will just assume that she is just too much hard work.