muhly22222
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Out of curiosity, did you provide her with your name? I've never had a girl refuse to give me her name when I asked, but I always sign my messages with my first name (I write my messages like letters...I know, how quaint). The same thing goes for pictures, although I have to actively provide her with one, since I don't have a picture of myself on my profile. Your first message sounded pretty canned, I'll be honest. Almost the sort of thing you could have sent to anybody. She responded, and you seemed to ignore what she said. You glossed over it, like it wasn't important. In fact, she said she wanted to be seen and treated as human and equal, and you respond by saying that you'll treat her better than your car. While I'm glad you recognize that a person has more value than a car, it doesn't exactly make her feel human or equal. So after ignoring her reply, you ask for personal information. Many, many women, even if they replied to your first message, wouldn't have bothered to reply to the second. You got that reply, telling you it was a no-go, and then you kept on going. When somebody says that they're not comfortable with providing information like that, you should acknowledge that and move on. Establish a baseline for trust, and then ask again.
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