Pulling Teeth

Ever feel like a dentist? I’ve been trying hard to be more proactive in my dating. The first venture didn’t work out so well. Two dates set to meet, two times I was stood up. Game over.

Anyway, I found the profile of someone else I was interested in. Since Plenty Of Fish has a feature to see who has viewed your profile, I was able to see that he had checked mine.

Seeing a golden opportunity, I emailed him thanking him for stopping by my profile. His profile was pretty hilarious so I mentioned that I loved a man with a great sense of humor. I then let him know I was interested in getting to know him and asked if he was interested.

His reply? “Yes, I think you’re cute.”

Hmmm…well, thanks. That’s nice but it doesn’t give me a lot to work with as far as a reply is concerned. I let it sit overnight hoping for inspiration for what to say next. None came. So, this morning I just replied, “Sweet! I’m looking forward to getting to know you.”

His response? “Me too.”

Geez dude, I’m beginning to feel like a dentist. Getting a conversation started is like pulling teeth!

I went back to the profile looking for something I could use to start a conversation containing more than 2 to 5 words. It’s funny as hell, but it still doesn’t give a girl a lot to work with.

Hello and thank you for stopping by. I have most of my fingers and toes. I like to take long walks by the sewage plant on a hot summer day. I’m a 5th grade graduate (finally!)that likes to spend my free time cleaning my rifle and beating my dog. When I’m not scaring woman off because of my huge family, I like to destroy rain forests and deplete the ozone. Total world domination is not out of the picture… lol

I’m going to go with something like, “You’re profile is absolutely hilarious! Are you that funny in person or do you save your best material for dating profiles? By the way, exactly how many fingers and toes do you have?” No, I hate that. Sounds like I’m trying too hard.

You know those awkward silences in phone conversations? This is just like that only maybe more frustrating. Email conversations are usually something I do very well.

Anyway, my point is this. If you’re going to do the online dating thing, be able to hold a conversation. Give information about yourself, ask questions. Getting to know someone requires a little more than a few words per email. You have to give the other person something to work with. I mean damn, if I had wanted to be a dentist, I’d have gone to dental school!

Oh and just one more online dating tip. When you email someone, sign your name. It’s frustrating to be emailing someone and have no idea what his/her name is.

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