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Plenty of Fish on the Net

08.20.2012 by J. Doe // Leave a Comment

My friend told me that one of her friends met her spouse through Plenty Of Fish. It’s like match.com only free; that sounds good, because I’m willing to still poke around a bit but unwilling to pay for it. I sign up.

The pictures are oddly familiar and it doesn’t take me long to realize that these are all the exact same people I was seeing on match. Mr Unusual is here, inevitably, although his profile lacks a picture and some key facts are altered – like he was just poking around and changed his mind.

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Categories // Matchless Tags // dating, plenty of fish

Match.Com Misfire: And, in the End …

08.16.2012 by J. Doe // 2 Comments

I gave up on match.com. It takes hours to go through all the profiles to find people of interest. 80% of them don’t respond at all, and from what I can work out, the ones that do respond have some serious issues, starting with being unemployed.

This is not my cup of tea, nor my glass of wine.

I leave my profile up while my subscription runs out, but ignore the daily matches and the endless searching.

About two days before my subscription is set to expire, I receive, inevitably, an email – friendly, complimentary, and asking about my trip to Belize. I check him out. Not especially attractive, but he’s friendly and likes to travel.

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Categories // Matchless Tags // dating, match.com

A Thing A Day: Self-Image

08.14.2012 by J. Doe // Leave a Comment

My father comments: Some people will go to great lengths and expense to maintain their image of themselves.

It’s not unusual.

Categories // Random Thoughts Tags // dating, random thoughts

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