Thursday, March 8, 2012

Day 1

After a recent break up from a relationship that I was committed to, but was not going to work I have decided to enter into the world of online dating.

I was first presented with the ominous process of creating a profile. The obvious questions crossed my mind, should I put my body type as curvy? or average? What tag line will get me attention without coming across as a complete whore? What pictures are good enough to attempt to get men to pay attention to me? I think after each page I filled out, I said to myself, "Stop! What are you doing? This is a bad idea." But then I would remind myself that it is 2012 and the days of meeting a decent guy at a bar are no longer reasonable and meeting someone at work is out of the question. So I persevered. Completing the profile as honest as I could be to a complete stranger and even more importantly, as honest as I could be with myself.

I have received three profile views. Since I still believe it is the man's responsibility to make initial contact, I am going to sit back and wait for a bit.

So far I have learned a couple of things.
1. I have a lot of things in common with the guys that I have seen so far. Hopefully that helps my chances.

2. I feel like people are filling out job applications, thinking "I am going to put the ideal on here, but I will consider other opportunities."

3. This is stressful.

Keep reading to see the adventures of a slightly skeptical, nervous, online dater.

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