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Post by alexa11 on Jun 1, 2015 1:09:19 GMT
My 29 year old daughter is on Tinder and has been talking to this guy who is her age. He asked her today what her blood type was- out of the blue? She asked him why and he said he would tell her after she told him what it was. She never did and he just said forget it. What???
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Post by pmm on Jun 1, 2015 1:11:39 GMT
Yep, that is weird.
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Post by txdancermom on Jun 1, 2015 1:15:02 GMT
weird....
unless he is a vampire
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 1, 2015 1:18:21 GMT
I can't believe I know this (blame it on having young adult sons, I guess) but there's such a thing as blood-type dating. The idea that certain blood types have certain characteristics and how the various blood types match up as partners. Probably along the lines of asking someone's astrological sign back in the day.
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Post by lesleyanne on Jun 1, 2015 1:18:41 GMT
Could it have been an autocorrect? Maybe he meant body type?? Otherwise, weird!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 1:20:01 GMT
In Japanese society blood type is like astrology and I know what kinds of friends or lovers I am best suited with. I have B blood time either positive or negative. They are said to be kawateiru which means strange and I am so one of the herd! This is nothing new to me and totally normal. Weird or otherwise!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 1:20:49 GMT
Yeah, freaking weird. And no I wouldn't have answered it either.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 1:25:14 GMT
So funny.. I just saw a thing on Pinterest about how blood type in Japan is like your astrological sign; they believe that your blood type determines your personality. And now I just happened to see this question here and two people saying the same thing. Weird how you can have never heard of something at all before, and suddenly hear about it in more than one place in the same day!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 1:28:38 GMT
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Post by PEArfect on Jun 1, 2015 1:54:14 GMT
My initial reaction would be to ignore the question too. Weird.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Jun 1, 2015 1:54:15 GMT
Yes, it's weird.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 1, 2015 1:57:50 GMT
Maybe he needs a kidney...
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Post by Zee on Jun 1, 2015 2:01:46 GMT
Haha needs a kidney...totally what I thought! Yes, weird.
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Post by Yubon Peatlejuice on Jun 1, 2015 2:09:33 GMT
I think I would be more concerned that she is on Tinder.
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Post by YooHoot on Jun 1, 2015 2:12:27 GMT
Maybe he needs a kidney... That is what I thought!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 1, 2015 2:15:30 GMT
My initial thought was he was being very weird, too.
But after reading that it is sort of like checking astrological signs, not too weird. Still a little, though.
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Post by mallie on Jun 1, 2015 5:26:52 GMT
I wouldn't be interested in a guy who thought astrological signs (of whatever format in whatever culture) were important in dating or picking a life partner.
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Post by tracylynn on Jun 1, 2015 6:29:51 GMT
Yes, weird question.
That said, am I the only person who doesn't know their blood type? The last time I had blood drawn I asked and she said they don't type without a reason.
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Post by gar on Jun 1, 2015 7:32:54 GMT
I think I would be more concerned that she is on Tinder. Yikes. Double glad I am not online "dating". I'll never understand why you would want someone to choose you for your looks. Never. I know that looks are the initial gauge of interested/not interested but that's really just an opener the same as it might be if you got chatting to someone in a bar/club/party. They would have decided to approach you, or not, based on your looks essentially. Then a conversation ensues and the 2 people decide whether to take it further or not. Not so different really. As for the blood type thing, she could have answered with anything and then found out his reason. Does sound weird but I would have been curious as to what he said and you wouldn't have to tell the truth.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jun 1, 2015 8:44:53 GMT
I think I would be more concerned that she is on Tinder. It amuses me a bit that someone who is very judgemental, and is so without apologies and owns it, is concerned about tinder. I would have never guessed. Tinder would not not be my cup of tea, but as Gar noted it is really no different than meeting someone in a bar, or on a online dating site. It is just a starting point. I guarantee that in person or online, appearance is the immediate or first reaction that many people use to meet people, and then move on from there. If it is their only criteria then I would be a bit concerned on the depth of their character. But I think it is human nature to initially be attracted by what visually pleases us, and that is for most things not just relationships. The bloodtype thing would pique my curiosity of why they were asking, but I am not sure I would be any more creeped out than if someone asked me what my sign was. I guess it would all depend on how they came across.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 1, 2015 11:36:38 GMT
Yes, weird question. That said, am I the only person who doesn't know their blood type? The last time I had blood drawn I asked and she said they don't type without a reason. I know mine-mostly because when one of my boys was first born he was in the NICU due to me having strep B. This was back in the dark ages when they didn't test for it prior to giving birth. They typed both of us at the time and I remember it because it was one of the few times in my life I got an A+ on anything (A positive.)
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 1, 2015 11:41:00 GMT
I have seen blood type diets and blood type personality profiles. so this is probably no stranger than somebody asking you what your sign is.
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Post by peasapie on Jun 1, 2015 11:51:37 GMT
I don't think the question is odd in the context of all the things people discuss while dating. He probably heard about some compatibility thing relate to blood type and was wondering if it was true. . I also don't think meeting on Tinder is odd. I met my husband 14 years ago on match dot com and have been happily married 11 years. We talked about all sorts of silly things back then. It's part of what makes things interesting when you're getting to know someone.
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Post by rainangel on Jun 1, 2015 12:16:03 GMT
Yes, weird question. That said, am I the only person who doesn't know their blood type? The last time I had blood drawn I asked and she said they don't type without a reason. I had no clue until I had kids. Then I found out I had a bloodtype which made it necessary for me to have an extra shot because of antibodies or something during the pregnancy.
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Post by liya on Jun 1, 2015 12:22:50 GMT
Yes, weird question. That said, am I the only person who doesn't know their blood type? The last time I had blood drawn I asked and she said they don't type without a reason. Nope. I don't know my blood type and I'm sure my kids don't know theirs; since I don't either.
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Post by BoilerUp! on Jun 1, 2015 12:33:44 GMT
This! Only way it wouldn't be weird to me is if there were some dialog with that question, and clearly there was not.
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Post by alexa11 on Jun 1, 2015 17:52:44 GMT
Ok- the blood-type matching makes me feel a little better. And I don't think Tinder is any worse than any other type of online dating- you have to be responsible whether you're online, in a bar, restaurant, or wherever you meet someone. You have to start somewhere!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 1, 2015 17:58:06 GMT
I've never heard of the 'blood type match' idea, so that would be weird to me.
and since I'm out of the loop and have only heard of Tinder being used as a 'hook up' site, that would concern me, too. (granted, I did meet my BF on match.com, but still...)
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jun 1, 2015 17:58:30 GMT
I agree that it is weird!
I don't even know what my blood type is!
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Post by Tamhugh on Jun 1, 2015 18:16:16 GMT
I've never heard of the 'blood type match' idea, so that would be weird to me. and since I'm out of the loop and have only heard of Tinder being used as a 'hook up' site, that would concern me, too. (granted, I did meet my BF on match.com, but still...) The first time I heard of Tinder, it was being referred to as a "bang app". The young people I know and work with all say that it is mostly for casual sex and hook ups. That being said, I do know one young couple that are engaged and met on Tinder.
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