
Another note on online dating: While I myself have not had any luck, and possibly some disasters, I can’t discount it entirely. At this point, I think we all know someone who met their spouse online, or at least I know a close friend who did. But still, I look at the number of people I know who are online dating compared to the number who have actually met someone, and I have to think it’s a little like the Lottery. You have to be in it to win it.
Or… it’s just a bunch of random balls.
Despite my “never again” stance, though, I have decided to try it again. It’s like a New Year’s ritual for me now – think about what I want to do differently this year, go back to the gym once or twice, and then give online dating another attempt. Maybe this year, this site, this new photo (insert annual BS here) will make offer better results.
This year, the year of frugality, I’m using a free dating site, and while the results are still similar as previous sites, I’ll admit my expectations are in line with the price. Somehow, I don’t mind as much when my inbox is flooded with emails from guys named “Jimmy” with photos of their shirtless, gold-chain-bearing chests or, worse, their tongues. Dude, really?
I’m not sure about my timeline for this site. In previous attempts, I always signed up for the 3-month or whatever special trial they offered to people who didn’t have New Year’s dates, but with this site, no fee equals unlimited time on the site. I guess I could set it according to number of bad photos I’m willing to look at.
I should probably give it more time, though, as I do know from the friends who have some success that it takes a marathon mentality. The friend who met her husband online had waded through a year and a half of online dating before meeting him. Given the amount of time I’ve waded through bars, though, this seems more like sprinting.
So, I’ll give it a concerted effort, see how it goes, and accept that at the very least, it should give me something to write about.
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