Missing the point: an IM conversation
It's important not to let your goal blind you to what the other person is saying:
RandomDude: Hey
ClueChick: Howdy
RandomDude: what's up??
ClueChick: just working. who are you?
RandomDude: you're hot i like ur picx
ClueChick: thanks! do I know you?
RandomDude: your profile says your kinky
ClueChick: sometimes
RandomDude: I like kinky girls in fuck me shoes
ClueChick: I never got into fuck-me shoes
[RandomDude proceeds to send me several links to shoes he thinks are hot]
ClueChick: well, that's not really my sort of thing.
ClueChick: have a good day!
RandomDude: do you like to dominate men?
ClueChick: no, thanks! bye!
RandomDude: if you did like it, what would you want to do to me?
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