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Ever feel like you were in Groundhog Day except without Bill Murray?

by The Bare Essentials Today on May 10, 2010

I feel like I have been just spinning my wheels the past few months. Doing the same thing, over and over again. Day in, day out.

 Sounds exciting, right?

 No new dates since the one with the kids who didn’t even bother to walk me to my car. I’ve been *winked* at by someone who said he was 5’9” but is now feeling 5’11” (dontcha just hate when you grow like that??), been *winked* at by Silver dude who didn’t get the hint when I politely said I wasn’t interested so he felt the need to email me to tell me he was my Mr. Right. And also old enough to be my father. Got email from some dude on PoF who had a wild weekend rescuing some parrots or something like that. Another *wink* from some dude who is looking for a God fearing woman (that’s pretty much all his profile said.) And Wolverine (his facial hair looked like Wolverine, but he was not even close to looking like Hugh Jackman!) who after I declined his *wink* emailed me asking if I’d actually read his profile and how could two former NY’ers not have fun? Well, buddy boy, your profile wasn’t actually that intriguing to me and didn’t sound very fun at all.

 It’s getting old. Stale. It’s the same profiles on every freaking site (I’m currently only on Match and PoF.) It makes you start to feel like things will never happen.

 I’m a decent looking gal, I have a wicked sense of humor, I’m a gosh darn good person. Where is he already? What is it about my profile that makes the not so interesting guys respond and not the ones I’m actually interested in? Is it me? Is it my looks? I’ve had a few *winks* or emails that I’ve shown to some friends and they were all, what makes that person think they are in your league? Now I don’t agree with this completely, typically I would neverinamillion years classify myself as “league” worthy, but after viewing some of these profiles, I kinda sorta agree. They are ridonkulous!

 Honestly, I don’t know where I’m going with this post except to use it as an outlet for my frustrations. I’m tired of not having someone to come home to at night, someone I can call up after a bad day, someone to cook dinner for/with, and definitely someone I can go to bed with at night ;)

 I read some of these other dating blogs and I wonder are they just less picky then me? How do they get all these emails, dates, etc. Are guys truly only interested in looks? Stick thin, blonde, big boobs, Barbie-looking type girls? I guess I lose then. Brunette, curvey, definitely don’t look like Barbie, not even like her red-headed step sister, I got the boobs thing down though!

 Alright, enough self-pity about my lack of a dating life. I’d write about work, but it sucks too. Plus they could fire me.

 So onto vacation!

 Yay, I absolutely cannot wait to go on vacation. One week away!  And it will not be anything like my trip last year with that psycho stalker who said he was at my hotel. Creepy. Nope, not telling anyone where I’m going, where I’m staying or when I’m going.

 No laptop. Not answering my cell unless it’s a personal call. Got myself some new duds and some new kicks and I’m gonna enjoy.

 Afternoon cocktails? Why yes, don’t mind if I do.

Decadent dinners? Absofuckinglutely, I’m all over that.

 I hope to come back refreshed, a little richer and ready to start the next chapter in my dating life. Hopefully this blog will get a bit more interesting!

 BTW….hop on over to In the Real World: Venus vs Mars, it’s a great site and tomorrow they will posting some topics looking for some feedback and maybe even a guest poster or two!

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The whole online dating thing is starting to pick up again. Well, one guy so far. And my subscription ends in February, but hey, who am I to complain? 

I actually heard from Prince Albert last week, wanting to grab a drink Friday night. I had said yes at first, but then I rethought. I hadn’t really “gone out” with him in about a year. Why should I run and go out with him at his beck and call just because he felt like it. We had been in contact, but nothing insinuated that he wanted to go out with me again. So in the end, I bailed. It was the right thing to do. 

So on Saturday, I got *winked* at from a new guy on match. He looked reasonably attractive, even though is picture was kind of far way and he had sunglasses on. But that was alright. We exchanged a few quick emails and he gave me his number. We were texting back and forth last night. And he sent me a better picture. Definitely cute! 

I don’t want to jinx myself. We are only chatting at this point, but he did get bonus points for texting me this morning to say have a great day. That kept me from wondering if I would hear from him again!  We’ll see where it goes. 

I had a weird experience over the weekend. One that left me feeling kind of invaded and like I was being watched. I had to go to a colleagues baby shower on Saturday. The gal that was hosting it, I’ve met a few times before and she actually lives pretty close to me. We were standing in the front of the room chatting when I got there and she proceeds to tell me how she and her hubby were bike riding and they passed my house and saw me outside (mind you, she didn’t stop to say hello or anything!) She said that she texted my work colleague that I had some boys outside my house (when she relayed the story to me, she made it sound all dirty and stuffs,) and what was going on. Work colleague told her that I sold my couches to someone I worked with and that’s who they were. 

For the love. Why the hell is she stalking me around my neighborhood then texting work colleague with all my bidness? I found that really strange, weird and icky. I would never in a million years text work colleague with the details of what her friend was doing on a Saturday afternoon if I happened to see her. Very bizarre.

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Me…in the raw

October 26, 2009

So, I made a decision today. I have cancelled all my online dating profiles. I’ve been wasting so much time checking all my different inboxes, waiting to see who, if anyone, has emailed me or checked out my profile. And it’s just wrong. Creating new profiles on 284759684727 sites only to find the exact same [...]

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