kicking puppies is bad

Generally when I ask questions in my journal they are rhetorical. I don’t particularly want or expect “answers” (although I do appreciate all the constructive and humorous feedback that I receive). But, in this case, I’m actually curious. I want “answers”. Help me out.What is with the “stalking”. When “My Stalkers” first appeared on OkCupid, I thought it was inappropriately named. I mean, I view people’s profiles and I don’t consider myself a stalker. I didn’t want to end up on someone’s “stalker” list just for viewing their profile. But I generally view people’s profile once. If they write interesting journal entries that end up on my homescreen, I sometimes go back to their profile because I want to clarify some piece of information after learning more about them. But generally, if people don’t email me, and I am not reading their journal, I don’t ever go back.

But I’ve been watching the stalker list on my homescreen. I wish it gave useful stalker information like, “this person has viewed you XXX times”. That would be *helpful* information in detecting stalkers. But even without that feature, I’ve noticed SEVERAL people who view my profile on a regular basis. And I’m not one of those people who actually changes my profile regularly. It has been pretty much the same since I posted it a few months ago. So, I’m really curious. Why would you view someone’s profile repeatedly (like every freaking day, sometimes multiple times a day)? And do you realize that I know this (and that it creeps me out just a little bit)? And should I be flattered or creeped out (or both)?