Online dating? The NEW Frontier??

..... Originally posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 .....

Right. So after a while thoughts turn to dating and meeting new people. I tried a couple of dating sites for fun. And being the, ahem, frugal single mom that I am not wanting to pay for any subscriptions I'm on the free sites. One isn't so bad. But what cracks me up is the guys' profiles. Seriously? Pictures of your kids? Is that even legal? I'm not opposed to you having kids, but I won't post pics of my kiddos for random strangers to browse through. Not in today's online world. And, another thing. What happened to getting to know someone. It's like suddenly we're all best friends because we have chatted a couple of times on IM, sharing information that is a tad, uhm, over the top. Save that stuff for later on.

Well, guys, a couple of suggestions;

1. Put your shirt on for your profile pic. No shirt smacks of arrogance (although I'm not complaining too much) ;). Moving on!
2. No pictures of your kid(s). It's just not safe. Save that for the third date.
3. If you can't send a message with more than "hi" and "hey there" then maybe you need to rethink hitting 'send'. Read her profile and think of something original.
4. Also, spell check puh-leease! And, punctuation and grammar matters (to some) so if you're looking for a classy gal you may want to run it through MS word just to be safe.
5. Rotate your picture so you are at least right side up. No one wants to look at you sideways :)
6. In your profile we wanna see more than "I like to work out" and "No fat chicks" - again with the arrogance. I like fit guys as much as you like fit girls, but if you're really that shallow, well that's all I have to say.
7. Lastly, if you have to crop your mom or ex out of your only head shot - it's time to take a new head shot!

So, I'll keep you updated on adventures in online "dating" ? It's a new world out there.

July 2012 UPDATE: I pulled all my online dating profiles in the Fall of 2011. I got fed up weeding through the online predators. I have been seeing an amazing guy. We'll see how it goes ...