Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Friends and Lovers

The things they don't tell you about internet dating sites.

  1. Writing your profile is worse than writing your CV, but has a similar effect. One glance at it can either make you or break you.
  2. Your photo is the first thing people see, so it should be a good one. It's amazing how many people photograph themselves as if they've just been arrested. No, mine's nothing special, but then guess who has my digital camera?
  3. There are loads and loads and loads and loads and loads of people to choose from. How do you decide who to contact?
  4. Most people like the same kinds of things. Everyone likes music, reading, cinema, dining out, etc. The trick is to identify the things they like that you don't. If they like art and you don't know your Renois from your elbow, she's probably not for you.
  5. You know the one woman you really like? The one you spend long periods thinking about, and wishing she would return your message? The one whose photo you downloaded to your mobile phone so you can look at her at any time? Well, she's also the one with 37 emails in her Inbox every day, because everyone fancies her.
Life is tough.

Still, I have started a regular email conversation with a lovely lady in Canterbury. She invites me to open up and write about what I'm feeling. I hope that we can be friends. Honestly, I'm not sure she wants anything else, but at the moment, a friend - a real one who doesn't want anything else - would be good.

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