Just checked my online dating inbox. Have found a rather endearing message....
"Your insane...
And thats probably why I'm totally knocked out by your profile. If what you say is true, then I think I've found what I'm looking for on this crappy site.
Oh and your gorgeous too but with an attitude like that looks are secondary lol
Have a great day, keep smiling and I hope I hear back from you.
Ciao."
How to respond? Whether or not to respond? Can I be superficial and judge him by his blurry profile picture, or do I look past that and actually see if I can have a coherent conversation with someone?
Why am I caring so much about the opinion of someone I've never met?
Good luck in life and love,
Honey xxx
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Is that a tap tap on the door - or merely online dating profiles being read?
Forgive me. I know I've been lax.
Even if it is just for myself, I've been horribly neglectful of my own resolution. This blog was for me and me only and I cannot even keep this up for more than a poxy few months.
I have been busy though, on the pretense of having things to write about.
March has been the month of Online Dating. Yes, I have managed to quash my feelings of distate for this long enough to become a member of a site which promises friendship, dating and long term...more if you click on one of their sister sites.
With the handle of littlemisshoney, I have put myself out into cyberspace. My profile is a bumbling mess of thoughts, likes and dislikes, irrational behaviour and you know what? The men have lapped it up. Quite a lot of the emails from the men on this site have commented on how funny and refreshing my profile is.
"An island in a sea of bull shit."
"How awesome...i really enjoyed reading your profile...sweet...
How funny are you...hope you are having a good weekend..."
"while i was reading your profile I was wondering if you had taken a breath while writing this.
You sound like a lot of fun , i would love to get to know you and see what happens."
Of course, you have the standard emails who simply say Hi. Thats utterly boring to me, so quite often I will delete without reading into it.
There is one person who is quite persistent. He keeps asking if I can chat to him on MSN or if we can have a coffee soon. I have straight out told him that I dont want to meet anyone or speak to them over any other means than this site. He responded that it was fair enough I felt that way, but it was because I was simply stunning and he wanted to show me that his intentions were real.
I havent responded as yet.
Online dating seems to be a bit of an elimination process. I honestly do not mean to sound as though I am bragging but in the first 3 days of joining this site, my inbox was absolutely flooded with mails from others on the site. Granted 95% of those were rubbish, which I have now deleted. I have begun a regular correspondence with three in particular, who both seem lovely and genuine. Of course, the picture helps...
I understand some people can be reluctant to load pictures of themselves on the internet. I dont really have that problem - I mean just look at Facebook...I got three photos from my facebook page and loaded them onto this site. It appears these photos are winners with lots of lads.
As one person very sweetly put it, "May I just say you are a shining example of genetic perfection!".
I told him "That is extraordinarily kind of you to say and I will tuck that away for a rainy day."
His response? "I wish it was raining now."
So after a week of being a member of this site, my verdict is this. Online dating is exactly like getting out there in the pubs and clubs, except with the propensity for extra loads of bull shit to be passed your way. The men on here can still be just as pushy in writing, rather than hassling you to dance in person. The men on here ask you to go for a drink with absolutely no introduction or even a hello, much like they will come and sit next to you or make their way into your dance circle. The men on here can ignore you completely, just like they do in real life. The men on here can hide or disguise their flaws by photoshopping or clever use of words, instead of hoping your alcohol intake will blur the edges.
But, as real life also has a want to do - some of the men on here have the potential to quite suprise you.
Good luck in life and love,
Honey xx
Even if it is just for myself, I've been horribly neglectful of my own resolution. This blog was for me and me only and I cannot even keep this up for more than a poxy few months.
I have been busy though, on the pretense of having things to write about.
March has been the month of Online Dating. Yes, I have managed to quash my feelings of distate for this long enough to become a member of a site which promises friendship, dating and long term...more if you click on one of their sister sites.
With the handle of littlemisshoney, I have put myself out into cyberspace. My profile is a bumbling mess of thoughts, likes and dislikes, irrational behaviour and you know what? The men have lapped it up. Quite a lot of the emails from the men on this site have commented on how funny and refreshing my profile is.
"An island in a sea of bull shit."
"How awesome...i really enjoyed reading your profile...sweet...
How funny are you...hope you are having a good weekend..."
"while i was reading your profile I was wondering if you had taken a breath while writing this.
You sound like a lot of fun , i would love to get to know you and see what happens."
Of course, you have the standard emails who simply say Hi. Thats utterly boring to me, so quite often I will delete without reading into it.
There is one person who is quite persistent. He keeps asking if I can chat to him on MSN or if we can have a coffee soon. I have straight out told him that I dont want to meet anyone or speak to them over any other means than this site. He responded that it was fair enough I felt that way, but it was because I was simply stunning and he wanted to show me that his intentions were real.
I havent responded as yet.
Online dating seems to be a bit of an elimination process. I honestly do not mean to sound as though I am bragging but in the first 3 days of joining this site, my inbox was absolutely flooded with mails from others on the site. Granted 95% of those were rubbish, which I have now deleted. I have begun a regular correspondence with three in particular, who both seem lovely and genuine. Of course, the picture helps...
I understand some people can be reluctant to load pictures of themselves on the internet. I dont really have that problem - I mean just look at Facebook...I got three photos from my facebook page and loaded them onto this site. It appears these photos are winners with lots of lads.
As one person very sweetly put it, "May I just say you are a shining example of genetic perfection!".
I told him "That is extraordinarily kind of you to say and I will tuck that away for a rainy day."
His response? "I wish it was raining now."
So after a week of being a member of this site, my verdict is this. Online dating is exactly like getting out there in the pubs and clubs, except with the propensity for extra loads of bull shit to be passed your way. The men on here can still be just as pushy in writing, rather than hassling you to dance in person. The men on here ask you to go for a drink with absolutely no introduction or even a hello, much like they will come and sit next to you or make their way into your dance circle. The men on here can ignore you completely, just like they do in real life. The men on here can hide or disguise their flaws by photoshopping or clever use of words, instead of hoping your alcohol intake will blur the edges.
But, as real life also has a want to do - some of the men on here have the potential to quite suprise you.
Good luck in life and love,
Honey xx
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