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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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Since when/why is looking at someone's profile described as "perving"?
Why would you put up a profile on a public website if you didn't want people to see it?
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| 7/7/2015 12:56:10 PM |
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italianroyalty
London
United Kingdom
22, joined Jul. 2014
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Well if i want to look at your profile and touch myself, and i'm a "perv" for it.. take me to jail amd throw away the key.
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| 7/7/2015 12:58:52 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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I'll agree that's pervy (though not illegal).
So...are you saying that when a person talks about someone else "perving" her profile, she's just assuming that everyone who visits is...err...engaging in that sort of activity?
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| 7/7/2015 1:01:14 PM |
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italianroyalty
London
United Kingdom
22, joined Jul. 2014
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Ofcourse, females too.. And if they say they don't.. They be telling lies.
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| 7/7/2015 1:04:31 PM |
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lunaglider
Edwards, CO
62, joined Dec. 2013
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I perv profiles all the time, male and female. I am not touching myself while doing so....most of the time
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| 7/7/2015 1:05:12 PM |
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candy0426
Newtown, PA
48, joined Aug. 2014
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I perv profiles all the time, male and female. I am not touching myself while doing so....most of the time
^^ yup
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| 7/7/2015 1:07:07 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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I perv profiles all the time, male and female. I am not touching myself while doing so....most of the time
Then...why do you call it "perving". Is there something perverse about your curiosity?
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| 7/7/2015 1:08:05 PM |
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ohdannyboy59
Arlington, TX
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I always thought when I saw that said here that it referenced many looks of the same profile.
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| 7/7/2015 1:09:20 PM |
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candy0426
Newtown, PA
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Lil, I think it's just a slang thing at this point. 
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| 7/7/2015 1:10:39 PM |
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settee_m
Dallas, TX
63, joined Feb. 2013
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I believe the term came about early on when you could see who was looking at your profile. There didn't use to be the ability to turn that function off.
It was used primarily for people who looked at your profile every day, for weeks on end. It was creepy when people did that and you were aware they were doing it.
Now people can do it privately without your knowing they're doing it. Still creepy.
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| 7/7/2015 1:10:45 PM |
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dan9787_3
Laval, QC
52, joined Jul. 2014
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I always thought it wasn't a serious term but some take it seriously..
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| 7/7/2015 1:10:48 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
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So, am I the only one who reads negative connotations into it?
Is it a term like "stalking your Facebook" that has lost the negative charge originally associated with the word?
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| 7/7/2015 1:11:27 PM |
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txrose64
Pearland, TX
52, joined Jan. 2013
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it's "internet" slang for looking at someone's profile (FB or otherwise) when there's no good reason to..or as we just to say "just looking" 
my mom wanted to check up on some of my hometown friends on FB to "catch up" on what's going on with them (which of her long time friends there have died, etc )..I slipped with the "perving" comment..she said 'yeah I guess..it's more snooping though" 
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| 7/7/2015 1:12:15 PM |
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lunaglider
Edwards, CO
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Then...why do you call it "perving". Is there something perverse about your curiosity?
Yes, most definitely...
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| 7/7/2015 1:12:58 PM |
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iamoneonly
San Diego, CA
35, joined Jul. 2013
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I look at profiles all the time....
If that's all you need to get off, my hats off to you.
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| 7/7/2015 1:13:17 PM |
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txrose64
Pearland, TX
52, joined Jan. 2013
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the "why" the English language is ever evolving that's why.
where the heck did "fapping" come from ? same place as "perve your profile" 
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| 7/7/2015 1:13:58 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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it's "internet" slang for looking at someone's profile (FB or otherwise) when there's no good reason to..or as we just to say "just looking"
my mom wanted to check up on some of my hometown friends on FB to "catch up" on what's going on with them (which of her long time friends there have died, etc )..I slipped with the "perving" comment..she said 'yeah I guess..it's more snooping though"
I've never heard it in any context but this site. And, I have about thirty active social media accounts (I used to work in Internet marketing). I hear the word "stalking" tossed around in that context a lot, but "perv" just here.
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| 7/7/2015 1:15:23 PM |
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jakebearr
Simi Valley, CA
52, joined Sep. 2013
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I perv profiles all the time, male and female. I am not touching myself while doing so....most of the time
 I do when I go into stealth mode ... screen licker 101 ...
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| 7/7/2015 2:24:55 PM |
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esmeraldar
Toms River, NJ
68, joined Jan. 2009
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I thought that the term "perving" was meant to be humorous. I never took it seriously.
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| 7/7/2015 2:25:01 PM |
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grneyesrme
Sacramento, CA
48, joined Aug. 2013
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I only consider it perving when they look at my profile for days on end without ever saying anything. Thats when the block feature gets used.
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| 7/7/2015 2:30:57 PM |
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mysinglelife2
Mystic, CT
96, joined Aug. 2014
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I always thought when I saw that said here that it referenced many looks of the same profile.
Me too.
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| 7/7/2015 2:33:38 PM |
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stanleyzee
Dayton, OH
31, joined Dec. 2012
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I thought it meant... Pervert
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| 7/7/2015 2:34:22 PM |
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mysinglelife2
Mystic, CT
96, joined Aug. 2014
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Rose I like how your mom thinks!
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| 7/7/2015 2:38:31 PM |
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sir_hugo_drax
Big Timber, MT
24, joined Apr. 2014
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It's only "pervy" if you don't like the looker...
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| 7/7/2015 2:39:48 PM |
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mixed_pride
Omaha, NE
28, joined May. 2015
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I've seen some posters here in the forums use the word perved out of context for example I've seen some posters say I perved them  when all I did was click on their profile to block them.
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| 7/7/2015 2:42:18 PM |
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twining
Anderson, SC
24, joined Jun. 2014
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Using the word "perving" shouldn't be taken as seriously as it sounds. It's more of a joke that's been taken out of context. A good reason not to follow trends on using words, wearing clothes, or accessories.
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| 7/7/2015 2:48:08 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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the "why" the English language is ever evolving that's why.
where the heck did "fapping" come from ? same place as "perve your profile"
So, it has evolved in such a way that "perv" is now a benign term?
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| 7/7/2015 2:53:40 PM |
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apokernut
Elk Grove Village, IL
53, joined Jan. 2008
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dOPey's the kind of person that goes into Firestone and asks," Why are tires made of rubber"? 
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| 7/7/2015 2:55:47 PM |
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apokernut
Elk Grove Village, IL
53, joined Jan. 2008
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I only consider it perving when they look at my profile for days on end without ever saying anything. Thats when the block feature gets used.
I see you don't practice what you preach!! 
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| 7/7/2015 6:11:35 PM |
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ol39er
Cicero, IL
44, joined Jul. 2011
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It's just some smart-aleck's idea. People come up with all sorts of ridiculous terms for just about anything.
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| 7/7/2015 6:12:42 PM |
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im2thexy
Belleville, ON
48, joined Dec. 2014
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i think it's just a phrase lil that denotes looking at....i dont think it's literal...
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| 7/7/2015 6:14:11 PM |
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pinwizard09
Shelbyville, KY
38, joined Jun. 2013
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Lmao at perving
I check out everyone
Mostly to laugh
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| 7/7/2015 6:30:33 PM |
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iam_resurrected
Reno, NV
45, joined Jul. 2014
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Then...why do you call it "perving". Is there something perverse about your curiosity?
Do you look at the persons photo first or go directly to reading their profile?
If you look at a profile based on the picture first you have just perved them 
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| 7/7/2015 6:31:43 PM |
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txrose64
Pearland, TX
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I've never heard it in any context but this site. And, I have about thirty active social media accounts (I used to work in Internet marketing). I hear the word "stalking" tossed around in that context a lot, but "perv" just here.
I've heard it on POF and FB..and another site..Mingle I think? usually in reference to dating/single's dating profiles.
benign in it's relevance to someone's online dating profile..but not benign in the Cosby or Jared of Subway kind of way (not sure if he's guilty too but he always gave me the creeps)
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| 7/7/2015 6:32:54 PM |
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lilod
Aurora, IL
49, joined Aug. 2012
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Do you look at the persons photo first or go directly to reading their profile?
If you look at a profile based on the picture first you have just perved them
I rarely look at profiles at all, but when I do it's usually based on that person having said something interesting in the forums or the content of a message they've sent me. I've never tried the "shop by photo" approach--it gives me nothing to work with.
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| 7/7/2015 6:37:14 PM |
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iam_resurrected
Reno, NV
45, joined Jul. 2014
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I rarely look at profiles at all, but when I do it's usually based on that person having said something interesting in the forums or the content of a message they've sent me. I've never tried the "shop by photo" approach--it gives me nothing to work with.
Then you are not perving profiles
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| 7/7/2015 6:44:24 PM |
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nyythawk
Denver, CO
53, joined Nov. 2010
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I think it's more so meant for those who repeatedly look at your page and NEVER initiate. Or those that have tried, was turned down yet keep coming back. It's sort of assumed they're coming back fantasizing, masturbating, you know... "perving."
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| 7/8/2015 12:25:06 AM |
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bumblebee7
Fort Payne, AL
61, joined Apr. 2011
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Its just a term and means nothing more than that.
Just something different than saying viewed.
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| 7/8/2015 12:29:15 AM |
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holly_z
San Antonio, TX
49, joined Jun. 2015
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I thought that some who say that meant they have checked out your profile.
I had one man awhile back telling me it means you send each other nude pics & he sent me one. I told him it doesn't mean that to me, I didn't ask for his nude pic, & he wasn't getting one of me in return.
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| 7/8/2015 12:35:51 AM |
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irisnorway88
Tularosa, NM
28, joined Jan. 2014
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Ofcourse, females too.. And if they say they don't.. They be telling lies.
to me ,my son youre are a cutie!
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| 7/8/2015 12:41:34 AM |
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tellitlkittis
Los Angeles, CA
62, joined Nov. 2012
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Since when/why is looking at someone's profile described as "perving"?
Why would you put up a profile on a public website if you didn't want people to see it?
No
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| 7/8/2015 12:43:47 AM |
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rightguyforu92
Lisle, IL
38, joined Feb. 2015
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Good topic op.....and very interesting replies.
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| 7/8/2015 12:55:54 AM |
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viper1e
Jeannette, PA
58, joined Dec. 2013
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I'll agree that's pervy (though not illegal).
So...are you saying that when a person talks about someone else "perving" her profile, she's just assuming that everyone who visits is...err...engaging in that sort of activity?
Come on.. 'Fess up.
Who's your BOB baby?
^^ yup
You sure as hell can't say that about your profile Candy... 
You know some guys are going crazy..
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| 7/8/2015 1:01:47 AM |
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bezt
Australian Capital
Australia
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I look at profiles all the time particularly when people write something on the forums, .. I read their profiles and also look at their pics, to get a little insight into them and perhaps give reason to what/why/etc to what they wrote on the forums.
(But I have the 'viewed profile' feature turned off.)
huh I guess that makes me a perv LOL
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| 7/8/2015 1:04:56 AM |
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plain_jane_doe
Biloxi, MS
30, joined Dec. 2014
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I only consider it perving when they look at my profile for days on end without ever saying anything. Thats when the block feature gets used.
^^^ Exactly
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| 7/8/2015 2:00:48 AM |
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miscbyproduct
Isle Of Man
United Kingdom
19, joined Apr. 2012
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i think it started long before this site even existed
referring looking at someones profile and not wanting them to know you were looking
more peeking tom like than anything
way back when these sort of sites started couldn't see that
then the feature came around
so probably came from then... ppl that didn't know the feature was all of a sudden active
now it's jes the way the cool kids speak
jes my shot in the dark guess
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| 7/8/2015 6:46:37 AM |
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testsignup
Springfield, VA
62, joined Sep. 2009
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Words are defined by how people use them, not by what the originator of the words meant.
In the case of "perving," I've watched carefully, and have determined that the current meaning of "perving" when it comes to looking at profiles, is this:
* if you are attracted to the person who looks at your profile more than once (or who you think does, but who didn't, and the system software just makes it look as though they did), that's called "shy adoration."
* if you are NOT attracted to the person who views your profile more than once, it's "perving."
As for the reason for dramatic overstatement in general, that's due to childhood misunderstandings being carried unexamined into adulthood.
Specifically, when we are little kids and we complain about something to our tired frustrated parents, they tell us it's no big deal. So we learn to wildly exaggerate everything, with the thought that if we cry or yell and pout as though the world is coming to an end, the powers that be will decide in our favor instead of impatiently telling us to shut up in some manner.
This stops working soon after our parents figure out what we are trying to do, but many people never get it out of their heads that fussing like a three year old just makes people avoid dealing with them.
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| 7/8/2015 6:55:49 AM |
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no_einstein
Norcross, GA
40, joined May. 2015
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I haven't been able to perv, er I mean view a profile for education purposes in awhile. For some reason I keep getting directed to some ad trafficking site. It has made my perving, er I mean educational viewing not very fun.
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| 7/8/2015 6:56:25 AM |
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oppsii
Saint Matthews, SC
45, joined Aug. 2014
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Since when/why is looking at someone's profile described as "perving"?
it's DH lingo for 'looking at' one's profile.
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| 7/9/2015 10:03:47 PM |
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1adorable
Sonoma, CA
55, joined Oct. 2014
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Exactly OP.. Might be trying to see what they have to say
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| 7/9/2015 10:12:19 PM |
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snhgirl
Scottsboro, AL
45, joined Nov. 2008
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My perving a profile means I'm just checking it out,What's wrong with that?
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