How do you on-line date?
* Today I am mostly listening to: Freemasons – When You Touch Me *
No, seriously, just how do you do it? I may not have mentioned it for a little while, but I do actually dabble in the world that is on-line dating. It has to be said that I don't have much luck even though that's where I met The Mrs (ex). The site I use is apparently a complete meat market, but I have to say that I'm still to experience this side of it.
I've chatted with a few people on there. You may remember I mentioned the Gaelic Princess. We met for drinks; I thought it went OK-ish, but it didn't go any further than that. I stopped the e-mailing just to see if she would be the one to make first contact. Alas it wasn't meant to be.
Then there was The Specialist. We chatted a bit on-line, then she asked for my phone number as she found talking directly a lot easier. After a few doubts, I gave her my phone number. She phoned. I didn't answer (nerves). I texted her and said I was in Tesco (I wasn't). After a few more texts, she phoned back and I actually decided to talk to her (I know, how brave of me). I thought we got on reasonably well. After a couple of phone conversations that lasted over an hour on each occasion, I thought we were getting on quite well, and although we never set a definite date, we did actually agree to meet up (at her suggestion). Then the texts stopped (she didn't reply to mine), and there were no more phone calls. Now, why do people do that? Why bother asking to meet up, then cut all contact? So that was the end of The Specialist.
So that's it, that is the total of my on-line dating experience. What I need to know is, how do you succeed at this on-line dating game? How do you write that killer profile that gets all the lovely ladies hooked? At the moment, I'd settle for the meat-market, but even that doesn't seem forthcoming. I mean, I have needs; I've had extremely enjoyable lady-sex and I need to experience more. Damn it!
Where's my date then?
No, seriously, just how do you do it? I may not have mentioned it for a little while, but I do actually dabble in the world that is on-line dating. It has to be said that I don't have much luck even though that's where I met The Mrs (ex). The site I use is apparently a complete meat market, but I have to say that I'm still to experience this side of it.
I've chatted with a few people on there. You may remember I mentioned the Gaelic Princess. We met for drinks; I thought it went OK-ish, but it didn't go any further than that. I stopped the e-mailing just to see if she would be the one to make first contact. Alas it wasn't meant to be.
Then there was The Specialist. We chatted a bit on-line, then she asked for my phone number as she found talking directly a lot easier. After a few doubts, I gave her my phone number. She phoned. I didn't answer (nerves). I texted her and said I was in Tesco (I wasn't). After a few more texts, she phoned back and I actually decided to talk to her (I know, how brave of me). I thought we got on reasonably well. After a couple of phone conversations that lasted over an hour on each occasion, I thought we were getting on quite well, and although we never set a definite date, we did actually agree to meet up (at her suggestion). Then the texts stopped (she didn't reply to mine), and there were no more phone calls. Now, why do people do that? Why bother asking to meet up, then cut all contact? So that was the end of The Specialist.
So that's it, that is the total of my on-line dating experience. What I need to know is, how do you succeed at this on-line dating game? How do you write that killer profile that gets all the lovely ladies hooked? At the moment, I'd settle for the meat-market, but even that doesn't seem forthcoming. I mean, I have needs; I've had extremely enjoyable lady-sex and I need to experience more. Damn it!
Where's my date then?
