Here's a general recap of what's going on so far with all this online dating crap. As you can tell by my use of the word "crap" it is not going so well. In fact, I'm not actually partaking in online dating yet... no, I'm still in the online browsing stage.
Plenty of Fish – This is the site I’ve been on the longest (and by that I mean “about a month”) and the one that generates the most attention for me. However, it’s not necessarily attention I want. As in, the guys talking to me are not my kind of guys. I’m not attracted to them, they have horrible grammar, and/or they are creepy. Unfortunately, the guys that I am interested in on this site think I am 600 pounds, have extra limbs, and snore like a jack hammer. At least that’s what I’m telling myself when I wonder why they are not replying to my messages.
RECOGNITION LEVEL: High. I’ve recognized five guys on this site: two I went to school with, two are from the rival high school, and the last one is friends with someone I went to high school with. I’m friends with 3 of them on Facebook even, but I didn’t sign up for a dating site just to meet people I already know.
Match – I’m not very popular on this site. In fact, I’m only popular (sometimes) when it’s free because the only men interested in me on this paid site is that one guy who wouldn’t stop emailing me, which would have been awesome if he’d been my type. (Desperation is only unattractive when the guy is, otherwise we call it “persistence” when he’s cute. Shut up, that’s totally true.) My hesitation for joining a paid site has come true – I was getting rejected for free on Plenty of Fish but now I get to pay for the same rejection on Match. Awesome. Only, not so much.
RECOGNITION LEVEL: Low. I’ve only recognized one person so far on this site, one of my Facebook friends.
Nerd Passions – I thought I would have a better chance of finding a smart guy on a site like this. Nerds are smart, right? I skipped second grade, started reading Millay when I was in junior high, read the entirety of my English Lit books on purpose, know how to spell (most of the time), love Star Wars humor, and get excited when my latest book by Bryan Garner shows up. I’m nerdy, right? Well, aside from the totally old school, shoddy web set-up (think “what the internet looked like when the internet first arrived,” total NERD FAIL), this site is a total bomb because not a single guy has reached out to me. Maybe I’m not nerdy enough because I don’t play video games, shop at comic book stores, and don’t partake in cosplay. But that’s okay because there isn’t a single guy I want to reach out to either. Total snooze fest but thankfully it’s free.
RECOGNITION LEVEL: Zero. Then again, a lot of profiles feature avatars, not real photos, so for all I know, all my nerd/geek/dork friends are on this site looking for love but are too embarrassed to admit it.
Brainiac Dating – I tried this site because Nerd Passions was a total waste of my time. Again my thinking was the “smart” sites are where I can find a guy who knows how to spell. Someone who knows the difference between there/their/they’re. A guy who likes to read books, not just play video games. Hopefully a guy who doesn’t text like a thirteen year old girl and list his location as “the ‘oc’ lol.” (True story.) Unfortunately this site doesn’t appear to hold much in store for me either. Only 2 guys have looked at me so far and one doesn’t even have a picture of himself on his profile. What is UP with that crap? Call me cynical but when you don’t post a picture of yourself, I automatically assume you look like the Hunchback from Notre Dame or the Elephant Man. Hey, prove me wrong.
RECOGNITION LEVEL: Medium. I’ve only recognized one guy from this site which should get a “Low” rating but I said “Medium” because…it’s someone I dated briefly a couple years ago and I think he’s an asshole.
In summary, the only guys that want me are guys I wouldn’t go out with. Also, I keep running into people I already know, one of which I don’t need to know again. So yeah… online dating totally sucks.
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