But this morning I took a journey into the virtual dating world via Match.com who byt the way have annoying changed their UI and I HATE it. But that's beside the point. I still managed to email and wink at some cute boys and that's what's important right? Which brings me to my Internet Dating Strategy which I would like to share with you all.
All in all, I think that my strategy for Internet dating has been pretty good. I have only been on one truly bad date and that was a second date. Boy managed to hide his true colors during the first date... Sneaky. All of the men I have met have been reasonably attractive, able to carry on a good conversation, and more or less what I expected from their profile. I have had no awkward silences and no dates where I have run screaming from the bar because they were old, overweight and balding and nothing at all like their attractive profile picture.
And now, because I'm a nice person, I will share with you my secret Internet dating strategy in case you want to try it out yourself!
My strategy consists of only responding to men with the following criteria:
- Tall - over 6'3 preferably (although I will consider anyone over 6 feet - all others are instantly deleted - I like tall men)
- Handsome (I've already told you I'm superficial)
- Must live in London
- Must have a picture - more then one, preferably lots
- Must be between 24 and 35 years old - Apologies to all the Grandpas who insist on writing to me even though I clearly state I don't like OLD men
- Must not have kids or be divorced - who wants unnecessary baggage when it can so easily be avoided by a careful criteria screen
- Must not post pictures of themselves posing in front of a mirror without a shirt on - Unless they are of course incredibly gorgeous and have a smart and serious profile to match
- Must not have the headline of "How YOU Doin'?" - seriously do you know how many men out there have this as their headline? Can you be any less creative or cheesy?
- Must have put some time and effort into writing there profile, not just write: "Don't know why I'm doing this. Friends told me it was a good idea. Hit me up with an email if you're a hot chick." -Ok, I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but if if their pictures are really really great, I do sometimes write them back
- Must have reasonable spelling and Grammar - If they can't properly write sentences, chances are an intellectual or stimulating conversation is not in the cards either
- Must not list Dan Brown (or John Grisham) as his favorite author - seriously, do you know how many men do this? I have nothing against Dan Brown and I enjoy reading his books although I think they lack substance and have terrible character development - so if he's your all time favorite author... Nope. It's not going to work.
- Must be willing to write back and forth with me several times before I actually meet them - I think people do tend to reveal their true selves in emails
- Must be patient with me if I get cold feet and have to cancel the date and reschedule (yes, this sometimes happens to me)
- Must not solicit sex, make inappropriate sexual comments, or get too desperate in emails
- Must not be a stalker
But the most important rules are as follows:
- Never take Internet dating too seriously
- Use Internet dating, but don't forget the old fashioned way as well
- If one boy doesn't work out, another one is just a click away
Time to tear myself from the computer and my virtual dating world and go back to the real world for now. Hosting a party tonight then going out clubbing in Lodon. Maybe I will manage to meet a real life man! I'll be sure to keep you posted! Enoy the weekend!
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