5 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT INTERNET DATING

Out of the OnlineDating.Bomb ladies blogging about their experiences, I am the newest. I’ve seriously been internet dating for like a week…really. Consider me the New Girl. I’m still not completely sure why I signed up....maybe out of curiosity, maybe to join in all the “fun” my friends were having, maybe to get a free meal or two, maybe because I got a deal I couldn’t pass up. Who knows, hopefully my $40 won’t go to waste….and even if it does, that’s okay too. Here are a few observations from the first week of internet dating –

1. If you say the greatest thing about you is your smile, it’s probably a good idea to post of picture of yourself actually smiling. Seems simple, but a lot people are missing the mark on this.

2. Why do so many single guys have multiple cats? Or just cats period?

3. Be wary of people who describe themselves as “physically fit.” Take a close look at their picture and decide for yourself.

4. Short and simple is great in most cases. I try to follow this rule myself, BUT sometimes an explanation is a little necessary. Here’s a real life example:

QUESTION: What is something people notice about you?
RANDOM GUY’S ANSWER: My voice.

That’s it?! Nothing else?! I’m sure there is some reason WHY people notice “your voice” so you should go ahead and write why to prevent women from completely deleting your profile and forgetting they ever read a word about you. Keep in mind that I saw of picture of this guy….tall (that’s good, right?), skinny (BTW he described himself as “physically fit” see #4 for the warning about that), very pale, an dsome other boring stuff I won't even take the energy to type. He seemed to have a great job…if he wasn’t lying or embellishing. After the weird answer to a seemingly straight-forward question…well, I’m sure he is a very lovely person that I’m just not interested in knowing more about any longer. Less is not always more.

5. I AM SUPER JUDGE-Y! I can’t imagine this is going to work to my advantage. Definitely going to have to work on this over the next few weeks (okay maybe months)!

I’m going to try to keep an open mind to the whole experience. I look forward to meeting potential dates and maybe a few weirdos every once in a while. After all, OnlineDating.Bomb just wouldn’t be as entertaining without the losers!

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