So yes, I know, I’m a few days late.
My roommate and I spent New Year’s Eve at home, watching the Dick Clark special as they counted down the new year. Another First After come and gone.
I’m beginning new patterns – found a new group to watch Doctor Who with – have some new weekend traditions in place – spending more time with new friends.
Dating sites are beginning to drain me. The people I approach are not interested in me, the people who approach me – I’m not interested in. I’ve cancelled several of my paid subscriptions as I can’t afford to find love at these rates.
I’ve never really done well at traditional dating. I’m not good at picking up on flirting – I get told that men are hitting on me and I have no clue. Since they never ask me out – I have no idea. I think it could be interesting working the convention circuit this year, as it will be the first time I’m not taken. Maybe meeting men at an event where I feel comfortable could result in less rednecks or folks that can’t type in complete sentences.
We shall see.
I suck at it too. I was super proud of myself for not meeting Eric online, lol! Not that it mattered in the end, but I was pleased to have done the chasing and the catching all by myself!
What has worked for me is not to wait for men to do the asking, but to ask them myself. Sure, sometimes someone says no… it’s a little embarrassing for a minute… But eh. We’re adults. This method also screens out the misogynists who think that women do not have a right to initiate.