More Awesome than Awesome

OQB and I were chatting late last week and he told me that he is dating a man named Awesome. His actual last name is Awesome. I have to admit I am a little jealous of this turn of events but mostly I am just happy for him. A man named Awesome who use to write for porno movies.

It just doesn’t get any better than that ladies and gentlemen.

The thing about dating in your 30s is …

You come across a lot of people that are getting divorced, or already divorced and/or have kids.

It is kind of a strange phenomenon for me meeting guys in their 30s, as I have spent the better part of the last four years exclusively dating men in their 20s. I am use to meeting guys who have had a serious relationship or two but none of them have married anyone or really even lived with girlfriends. Now – especially since starting online dating - I keep coming across men who are divorced and have kids. It is taking some adjustment in this little brain of mine.

The other thing I am finding in the online world is it is harder to find and land younger guys – although I am consciously trying to date people my own age right now – because younger men now know my age from my profile so they aren’t really looking at me as an option. At least that is my perception. When I meet someone in really life we can hit it off, have a good time chat, flirt, whatever and our actual age might never get discussed but here, on the internet it is right there in front of you for all to see. It makes it a bit different, awkward in a way. Maybe I just projecting, as I ignore any man over 38 that tries to send me a message. Is that wrong?

This whole post is the long way of saying I am meeting someone next week. Or I have met someone online and we are going to meet up this week. He has a kid, which is fine, but a bit odd. I am not sure if I would call it a date yet but I am looking forward to trying this “dating” thing again. Wish me luck. I might need it.

More on this story and much more soon.

xo
The Single Girl

Seriously

I was online … minding my own business answering some more questions on this dating website and this guy starts chatting to me and in under 2 minutes asks if I would consider each of us peeing our pants.

SERIOUSLY … he didn’t even ask me my favourite books or movies, it was hi, how are you, what are you doing, hey I have this crazy idea … what would you think about each of us peeing in our pants tonight.

My response … Goodbye.

I have not quit online dating, yet. But if things don't improve in six days I am leaving.

More hilarious and disgusting stories soon.

TSG

Diving In and Jumping Out, and Diving In and Jumping Out

Over the weekend I was thinking about dating again, and blogging again as I haven’t done either in months. Blogging is easy, I just sit down and write a little blurb, go to blogger and poof! there it is. Dating is a bit more challenging generally speaking.

In an effort to stay away from men in my field of work I decided to try online dating, again. A different site this time as last time the results were awful and disastrous. The new site I went to was okay, but I forgot just how much online dating can be like going to a meat market club. There are a lot of men trying to pick up and some women just checking out the scene.

I haven’t finished the whole registration part yet, there are many questions and quizzes and essays to do in order to find a match. So far I find the pickings slim, a bunch of single dads have started talking to me, and people who pop up on IM and say, “you’re pretty” really aren’t my cup of tea. I am trying really hard not to be skeptical, but I don’t have a great deal of hope for the process.

I am resolved not quit until I have given the site at least a week to prove it isn’t a total waste of time.

One whole week. I swear.

… Sigh …

The Single Girl