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Week One as an internet dater did not go as expected. I’ve exchanged messages with some guys but for the most part, it’s been a real disappointment. It seems I have stumbled upon a dating cesspool full of rejects.
One guy, I like to refer to as OneLine Fish, mentioned an interest in rollerblading in his profile. I message him, commenting that I also enjoy rollerblading but prefer mountain biking. I ask him if he enjoys bike riding or if he owns a mountain bike.
His reply: “lol, SOMEWHERE but it’s a piece…..lol”
Not much to go on from that, but I push forward. I mention my bike is a piece of crap too, but it gets the job done.
His reply: “lol… wow your beeautiful……ALWAYS had a thing for redheads!”
Ok. Now this is getting weird. His typos I can get over. His over use of “lol” when it’s unwarranted I can deal with; this one line reply thing is really aggravating.
I press on and say thank you. I tell him how I used to always want to be a brunette to look like everyone else but now I wouldn’t have my hair any colour but red. I add that he has a great smile - which he does; nice dimples.
His reply: “thanks…………we should make out sometime after we rollerblade, lol”
I don’t bother replying to this one. I throw that defective fish back in the sea. My standards aren’t TOO high but I at least want someone with whom I can have a somewhat intelligent conversation and doesn’t ask me to make out after 5 minutes.
He sends a message the next day: “lol, lose interest allready??”
Yes, to say the least.
Along with OneLine Fish, there was ESL Fish, 45YearOld Fish, SpamEveryGirlOnline Fish, HeyNiceBoobs Fish and Inarticulate Fish. Most of the messages I received were read and promptly deleted. They were the ones with only one line (Hi, how are you?), the ones with extremely bad spelling & grammar, the ones with crude comments or the ones whose author did not match my profile criteria.
Some messages I sent out went unanswered - subtle rejection. A couple were answered but the authors didn’t leave the door open for more conversation - polite rejection. I was surprised no one went for blunt rejection – Sorry, not interested – as even online, people aren’t brave enough for that sort of confrontation.
I’ve exchanged decent messages with a few guys but none of them peak my interest enough to take it to another level – MSN. At this early stage, I’m looking for someone with substance; someone who can keep me interested and make me laugh out loud when I read his messages; someone whose messages I look forward to receiving.
So far I haven’t found him, but there are more fish in this pond so I’ll keep tossing out some bait.
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