Navigating a New Frontier
I can't believe I'm about to type this: I signed up for Match.com.But it's really not my fault. I mean, yes, I did it and no one held a gun to my head. Saturday night I couldn't find anyone to hang out with. Everyone had plans! So as I drank alone, it occurred to me that if I had a boyfriend, or was at least dating someone, I might not be sitting around by myself on a Saturday night. This led me to Match.
My mother said it best -- it's the best $50 I've ever spent on entertainment. I can't say that I feel like I've met anyone outstanding, nor did I expect to. It's been a cross of OK guys and some real losers. I'm starting to keep a list of reasons why I've rejected men who have "winked" at me. These include, but are not limited to the following:
- Too old
- Too young
- Too ugly
- Nascar enthusiasm
- Lives in Hialeah/Pembroke Pines /Davie or out of the country (I'm supposed to be interested in a guy from the English midlands? Right)
- Wears a UM/FSU/UF jersey in their photo (one even wore Mardi Gras beads, too)
- User name includes Gators/Noles/Canes
- Education level is lower than a B.A. or B.S.
- Employment is"home-audio technician"
- Misspells more than three simple words in profile
- Looks creepy
- Profile says they are looking for their "princess"
- Is Latino (sounds racist, but I have not had good experiences with Latin men)
- Profile "can't be found" when you click on the link
- Shorter than 5'7"
Surely more will get added to the list, but these are the current most common reasons for rejection. I find it perplexing, to say the least, as to what it is these men think we may possibly have in common. I guess they figure nothing ventured, nothing lost. But seriously.
More updates to follow. I feel like, as usual, I'm living my life to get the good story to tell later. If this is a representative sample of the single men in South Florida, I think it's almost time to move.
posted by Danya @ 9/13/2006 09:37:00 PM
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