Online Dating

I have a like-hate relationship with online dating. I can't say love, because I've honestly never loved the idea of it, nor participating in it. But if I want to expand my horizons, thoughts, experiences, views, life. I have to partake in things outside my comfort zone. Online Dating is one of those things. Just outside the boundary of my comfort. I don't like it. But I do it because I feel like I'm out of options as a home-body. I don't go out much, so I don't meet many people. Hmmmm.... actually I don't meet anyone. Insert sad face emoji.

So... I sign up on the app. Struggle to fill out the "about me" section. Scroll through my pics to try and find at least one pic that isn't a selfie to add to my profile. Remember.... I don't go out much so most of my pictures are self portraits. (That sounds a little better than selfie) And when I do go out with friends, they are anti-picture taking friends. Fortunately I just went on vacation, so I have some pictures to choose from. About Me complete. A couple pics up. Now the swiping. Ugh!

What's with all the shirtless pics? 

Who's that chick in your picture? 

Which one are you again? Why do you have so many group pictures on your profile? 

Is that your kid, or nah? 

Does your dog sleep in your bed? 

Is that profile picture from this decade? 

Why aren't there any words in your about me section? I know a picture is worth a thousand words, but you can contribute a little something. Do you not know how to type? 

Why are you biting your bottom lip? 

People still take pictures in front of their car? 

Do you work? 

CEO, huh? 

So you're just going to answer my question and wait for me to ask another? 

"Let's make out"... you sure you want to start with that as your 1st message?

Those are a few of the questions I always have when I enter the online dating world. Questions I shouldn't have, but hey... it's 2017. These are the times we live in. Is this really life? Oops! Another question.

In all these years of on and off again relationships with eharmony, match, tinder, bumble (I think that's it), I've been on 1 date. Yes... 1. Just 1. Only 1. Why only 1 date?

Because I have very little patience when it comes to dating on the internet. Here are my issues...

1. You have to judge people by their pics without knowing anything about them. I don't have many glamour shots to add to my pictures. Remember I don't go out much. And I prefer to use a "regular" picture as my profile picture. This is how I look most of the time. I don't wear tons of make up and bodycons all day every day. It's not representative of who I am. I'm sure that equates to a lot of swipe lefts since men are visual and looking for just that. I don't care.

2. I don't want to read a novel of an "About Me" section, but I also don't want to see a blank "About Me" section. This is why it's so hard for me to complete mine. Because I know I have little patience with it. What's the perfect balance and content? It should answer some of the more important questions people want to know off hand. Like... the ones posted above.

3. I like humble people. So I'm turned off by the shirtless pictures and the lip biting and your 10,000 pictures on vacation. Great!!! You have a passport. That's good to know, but 1 or 2 pics tell me that. Posting 30 vacation pics is just bragging. And is your shirt off because you're obsessed with your body, or because that's what the guys are doing on dating sights and you feel you have to do it to to get a ? I can't tell and I just assume the worst. It's easier to assume the worst and move on since you'll never meet them and find out the truth, vs. assuming the best and being disappointed.

4. I'm not a huge dog person, so all the pics with your dog licking your lips and in your bed is an automatic "no for me dawg".

5. Some people are better socializing in person than online. They can't carry a conversation via messaging. I can't tell if you're just not interested or having difficulty communicating online. I'm moving on.

6. Some people just want to f*ck. And it doesn't take long to figure that out. There's a girl on there for you. It's just not me.

Am I being picky? Too difficult? Impatient? Not putting in enough effort? Maybe.

I likely will not change. I'm going to lean on "What's meant to be will be" at this moment. If it's meant to be, it will happen through all of my impatience, lack of effort and pickiness. At this time, I cant pay for glamour shots, spend 4 hours per day reading About Me's, swiping right on shirtless pics, trying to carry a conversation, to go on a date with a guy that just licked his dog in the mouth and is now trying to kiss me.

Even with all of this, I did however just re-enter the on-again phase. Why? Read the first paragraph again! 

Wish me luck!