Over the next months, Mr. Unusual occasionally posted things on his LinkedIn profile. Once, he wrote a blog post in which he mentioned his next blog post was going to bash a company that happened to be my former employer – a large bank.

He never wrote the post.

Another time, not long after several posts from me about my company’s emerging green technologies conference, he posted a question to no one in particular about new automotive green technologies.

I googled the answer to the question, but did not reply.

After that, he was very quiet. All I could see was the occasional “new connection” notification, which he seemed to have a lot of, although judging by the fact that he was connected to me and had never removed that connection on his end, I didn’t give his numerous connections much thought.

Until yesterday, when I noticed he connected to the two women who I had spoken with at the Seattle office of It’s Just Lunch.

Two days later, to my amazement, I received an email from Mr. Unusual.

I thought I would let you know that I have gotten back together with my ex and I am now off Match.  You sound like a great person and I am sorry we didn’t end up meeting – I am sure you will find a great match.

I laugh. Mr. Unusual, although the guilt you’re obviously feeling is somewhat edifying, you are not even a good liar.

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You will not be surprised to learn that Sunday came and went without another word from Mr. Unusual.

I did send off an email to my friend, letting her know she was completely right in her prediction.

She replied: If it’s any consolation, that makes him a cliché, rather than an actual person.