Years ago I had the dubious distinction of logging onto Match to see what that online dating website was all about.
The featured Profile on the Match homepage–the first thing you saw–was that of a guy who wrote: “I won’t date fat women.”
Really, buddy? How fat is too fat for you, I wanted to ask. What if you married me and I gained 5 or 10 pounds? Would you divorce me because I was no longer skinny?
It turned me off from joining Match after reading this guy’s profile.
Chris’s Adventures in Dating Wonderland aren’t that funny even today.
I have a distaste for revealing personal information on a dating website.
In recent years I’ve met people who have met their girlfriend or boyfriend via dating websites. Now they’re husband and wife.
This hasn’t been my experience. I’ve simply been “ghosted” by all the guys I’ve sent messages to. There’s so much competition online that it’s hard to compete.
A pretty good book about online dating is Love at First Click by Laurie Davis.
I’ve read a number of matchmaker books. This book is the best by far. Reading it you can edit and revise your Profile.
The fact is you might not click with a person and it can have nothing to do with your mental health issue.
You might reject them or they might reject you for another reason entirely.
It takes a sense of humor to make the dating scene.
I say: do stand-up comedy about your experiences looking for love.
We all have outrageous tales of romantic partners found and lost on this ultimate road trip.
I’ll end here with this:
You’re not ever alone when you enjoy your own company.
Take a vacation to Italy without a love interest. Remodel your kitchen. Paint your bedroom walls pink.
It can be easy to fall into a funk.
Yet we ladies must hold our heads high and be proud of ourselves with or without a partner.
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