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admiration. Local and foreign alike, to be sure, as it was an international site – hence the use of English – and, in terms of a turnout, allegedly the biggest on the planet. Yet, that this wouldn’t been the case for all of them without exception - was, after all, among other things, the desired effect. The text was intend-ed, that is, to act as a deterrent, filtering those who remained apathetic, unmoved or incapable of getting his humour. All those, therefore, with whom things were never going to go anywhere anyway. For the remaining select few though, it would constitute exactly what the profile photos would normally be considered: his flagship, his profile’s main attraction, a distinguishing mark, his battering ram, his profes-sional Barker pulling them in. It would also be – it already was – the first act in the mating ritual which, like so many species in the animal kingdom, from the peacock to the seahorse, he would perform. The banal ploys of other males would pale in comparison to that. It would also make it very clear to its female readers, from the very beginning even, that its au-thor was not born yesterday. But mainly, and without meaning to, while he had claimed that there was no describing him, maybe, just maybe, he might’ve ac-tually described who he really was deep down and with whom they were dealing with.

He’s so incredibly modest, what can I say…

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Provided of course that, as brilliant as it may be – in contrast to a star that glimmers brightly whether visi-ble to the human eye or not – it was read. The real rub though was that nothing seemed to indicate that hap-pening, since his profile had not welcomed a single verified viewing. The type of viewing, in other words, that is logged, a notification sent to the profile own-er, and the consequences of said viewing assumed by the visitor. On the other hand, though, because, either penetrating anonymously or having a look from out-side, it was not necessary to visit the site before enter-ing, nor to enter before visiting, there was no ruling it out completely. Now, the fact that he had not re-ceived even the slightest instant message was the only tangible – though insufficient as to provide a strong proof – evidence. And that, not so much out of stingi-ness but because it would look bad for a female, likely branded as desperate, to “ante up” for an upgrade – if not to a golden member that granted you and your future contacts full rights, at least to a silver one that withheld them for its own self – there were very few of them who weren’t