What I’ve Learned About Online Dating

I’ve been dating online off and on pretty much since my divorce and I’ve learned a thing or two. Thought it only right to share with you!

My definition of recent is very different than most people’s. When I say my pictures are recent, I’m talking about within the last 6 months. For some people, recent means within the last decade.
Very few people actually read your profile. When you ask questions that have already been answered there, it’s obvious. I have little patience for someone who professes to be interested in me but has no idea that I have grown children and cats. You really could at least read the basic stuff.
Busy also has varying definitions. When I tell someone I’ve been really busy, I mean busy with work, with family, with other obligations, with 20-forty. I do not mean being busy dating every other eligible man on the site.
Along the same lines if I haven’t heard from you in awhile, say a month or more, and you suddenly pop back up and begin showing interest again, it’s a pretty safe bet that the blonde didn’t work out. Again, busy with a blonde? Really? Like I’m just hanging out waiting to hear from you again. Not.
First meets can be somewhat akin to job interviews or interrogations. I’m seriously considering printing out my dating/relationships resume to take on the next one. Hmmm…I really should type that up shouldn’t I? Could be fun.
One more area where we all having differing perceptions is in our body type. Since when did scrawny become athletic anyway? I mean if you’re mirror doesn’t tell you the truth, try a scale or get a second opinion.
Blunt is one thing. Tact is something most people have no idea about. I mean seriously. Did you really just ask me how I co-author a dating/relationship site when I’m obviously a failure at relationships? At least get a frickin’ thesaurus and learn some damn synonyms. Lord God, I don’t need a date badly enough to be treated like shit before I even meet you.

What about you? What have you learned?

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8 Responses to “What I’ve Learned About Online Dating”

auntiegwen September 24th, 2008, 9:09 am

It’s not for the faint hearted or the thin skinned by the sound of it !

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craze September 24th, 2008, 12:20 pm

I’ve learned that most people are NOTHING like their profiles, why can’t they just be honest?

If someone says their life is in need of repairs, it probably is. RUN

If you’re not sure you are ready to date after the last girl “burned” you then you probably shouldn’t have an active profile at a dating site.

Checking the “non-smoking” box and then lighting up a cig is not cool.

Social drinking is just that.

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Suz September 24th, 2008, 1:03 pm

I agree 100% with everything you said! And I like the print out of dating relationships resume idea! I’m gonna do that this weekend and see how that works! Lol
Honey September 24th, 2008, 1:43 pm

My question is, if everyone’s looking for the same thing (as exemplified by the vague, generic lists of what we all want…someone to make us laugh, etc.) why is it so damn hard to find?

Also, I made an ex submit a resume to me before I’d date him in college. It was kind of a joke, as I would have gone out with him anyway, but very funny.

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lisaq September 25th, 2008, 5:52 am

Oh no! Definitely not Gwen!

Good ones Craze. The lying kills me especially if you’re planning a meet. How the hell you going to hide that shit?

Send me a copy of your resume Suz! I’d love to see that!

Good question Honey. In theory, it should make things easier right? I love the whole dating resume thing. I’m working on mine. Hoping to post it next week.

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saneandsingle September 25th, 2008, 7:04 pm

Haha! I was just telling a friend that I’m sick of “dating interviews”!!

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lisaq September 26th, 2008, 6:03 am

No crap right? Ugh…I think it may be break time for this girl.

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