SWF seeking SWM.

... preferably with a job, driver's license, and a vehicle....

According to Urban Dictionary:

Online Dating
 While almost universally panned, Online Dating can actually be a wonderful thing. People need to realize that not everyone online is fake, and that there are some genuine people out there. I know a couple that have been dating online for almost seven months, now. To the people that say internet love doesn't exist, they're WRONG.

Love is love, no matter how far apart you two may live.

End of discussion.

Dumbass: How's the Online Dating going?
Me: Fine, thanks for asking.
Dumbass: You know, he might be a pedophile.
Me: SHE might also not.

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I'm single.

Dating sucks.

I tried the online dating thing over a year ago when I wasn't really ready to date.  I met a few guys, some good, some bad.  I ended up making friends with a couple of them.  A different guy tried to punch me when he saw me at the bar & gave me a fake name.  One didn't look anything like his picture.  I disabled my profile.

Last week, I realized that I'm sick of meeting douche bags at the bar.  I activated my profile again.  Ninety percent of the messages I get are from creeps/idiots.  Some.. aren't so bad.

I went on a date (we'll call him Cowboy).  Cowboy offered to pick me up.. I declined the offer & met him there (obviously, I'm not an idiot, I don't want to be murdered in his car).  He actually looked better than his pictures!  We went to a steakhouse, chatted for a couple hours, and I planned on actually hanging out with him again.

Last night, I invited Cowboy to meet me and my friends at the bar for a drink.  He followed me around like a lost dog all night.

I don't want a puppy.  My chocolate lab is irreplaceable.  Adios Cowboy!

Anyways.  Have you viewed very many guys' dating profiles?  They are freaking ridiculous.

Have you seen messages that these guys send to potential dates?!!?  EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS.

Examples (I protected their usernames, idk why):

thexxxxan

1/20/2012 8:42:45 AM

Hi Haylee, I am intrigued yes but a little worried. I think you might be one of those girls who is trouble with a capital T! :-)
I like that you're sarcastic but I don't know about the whole “reading” thing. Do you mean like reading books and stuff? :-)

If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?

[This wouldn't have struck my radar except for the "reading" thing.  OMG, have you not heard of a BOOK?  My roommate is on the site as well, and she began reading me a message that a guy sent her.  The same guy.  THE EXACT SAME MESSAGE.]

pxxxchops

1/21/2012 12:53:08 AM

sarcasm, what's that?

[Seriously dude, this is the intriguing message that you're going to send to win me over?]

hotxxxLcpl

1/20/2012 9:40:06 PM

Haylee my name is Gregie. For dinner I’m having spaghetti. Tomorrow I might have Navarettes. Check out my profile, I like to ride dirty bikies.

[Your dinner choices could interest me vastly, however, wtf is a dirty bikie?  Grown-up talk is preferred.]


I have so much more to talk about on this subject, I'll have to continue tomorrow.