It’s one of those thing I struggle with every time. Getting the first date situation, well . . . situated. You chat along with someone, maybe transition to phone (or not) and then (yay!) decide to meet. And then comes the choices: when, where, what to wear, etc. I’m an equal opportunity dater – and…
Tag: OKCupid
Carpet Creeper
On Friday, I received the following message from a guy who had no profile, just a picture of a square of gridded carpet. He was listed as my age and nearby. I present the following conversation to you without running dialogue or any editing (although the lack of punctuation makes me twitch) so you can…
Oh Boy
This is what happens when you forget to log out of your OKCupid app on your phone and it’s midnight on a Friday night. He: oh boy Me: oh girl? He: u r trouble Me: why do you say that? He: because you look like trouble Me: looks can be deceiving He: damn! I was…
What Had Happened Was . . .
I met Chase on OKCupid. He had actually messaged me just as I was starting to date Knight, so I ended up messaging him back several weeks later when things went sour. Chase was a very busy man: two jobs and going to school. So we mostly chatted online, although he asked me if I…
Like A Moth To A Brain
The hardest part about constantly putting yourself out there is knowing that every time you do, you may stumble and fall. I do that a lot. In my eagerness to chase that which is good, sometimes I stub my toe or bruise a knee on the sticks waving the red flags. This is the case…
Good Knight
I admit it, I gave up. I found myself blasé about the whole dating thing. Other than “please trample my face” dude, nothing exciting was happening. I even agreed on a second date with the “I Win” guy – my first First After from back in November. I was chatting with a few guys, but…
On Dating: Going Organic
I know I had mentioned having someone new and special in my life, but that was fairly short-lived. In reality, I think of him now as my shock absorber. He was newly in my life when I found out about my ex’s engagement, and his presence certainly cushioned the blow. In hindsight (which is always…
Walks on the Beach
True online OKCupid encounter* commences now (I even left in the typos): He: How are you? If you were walking on the beach and saw someone laying there buried in the sand, completely, with only the face barely peeking through, just enough to breathe, would you step on their face or walk around? Lol. (long…
What Might Have Been
I try not to think about What might have been ‘Cause that was then And we have taken different roads We can’t go back again There’s no use giving in And there’s no way to know What might have been (What Might Have Been, as sung by Little Texas) This song has been going through…