So, someone who works concessions at a baseball field closed me on eharmony. This made me wonder about the type of person that’s right for me…or…the type of person I am right for. If not a person who works concessions, then who could that be?
My photos posted show me having fun in NYC and active cycling/running. Maybe my profile isn’t flashy enough; I am not one to put my entire life’s resume on the web for strangers to see. So, I provide the basics. I have a job. I perform charitable work. I am educated. I have all my teeth. This should put me in the 75 percentile of eligible men in the area, right? I don’t feel you really get to know anyone through the online dating community’s cookie cutter questions, but I guess my profile could use some updating.
Just an observation, but every profile has “travel” as an interest or life passion. Who doesn’t like to travel? I’d like to meet that person who says “I hate traveling and seeing awesome things.” I might marry this person. Next, is it really your “favorite” place in the world if you only spent one week there? For me, it would take a few trips or an extended stay for a destination to qualify as my favorite place. If you are only there one week, how do you know what the winters will be like. Maybe the summers are really hot and humid and there are black flies everywhere. Maybe during the fall the colors don’t change and everything stays green. And forget about the spring, its monsoon season. I guess my point is your favorite place should be where you live…otherwise…you should move.
I am not a picky person. But, there were a few matches that I closed once reading. One looked like my sister and even more creepy HAD THE SAME NAME as my sister. So much for that match. I thought I set a height tolerance too. I am not a spinner…so…the 5′10″ + matches are pushed on the back burner. I am comfortable with my height to a certain point but if you can dunk on me without drawing a charging foul, then I may give it a second thought.
Eharmony touts its “28 dimensions” of compatibility. I am not that complex. Eat, sleep, work, run, have fun, rinse and repeat. That’s five dimensions. Where do the other 23 come from? That’s not a rhetorical question. I am grateful that ehamony weeds through the other 23 dimensions to ensure compatibility before sending a match. I don’t think I have the time for that kind of scrutiny.
So…here I am. Single. 29 and about to have one of the best years of my life. That’s not a bad thing and I am happy that I do not need to remind myself of that. Oh, the concession stand worker did give a legitimate excuse for closing the match. “Physical distance was too great.” She is more polite than 90% of the people I’ve encountered on eharmony for being honest.
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This blatently honest look at the online search for love was hilarious. I especially enjoyed “…if you can dunk on me without drawing a charging foul, then I may give it a second thought.” I took have had experience in the online dating game, specifically eharmony, and I can understand the frustration and confusion. Good thing is, there’s someone for everyone, and your perfect is someone is out there. Eat some cake…it’ll put a smile on your face.
Online dating is quite an interesting animal, that I feel fortunate to not have had to experience. Most people I know who utilize these sites find the same sense of frustration as you. People are so simple, yet so complex; how do you properly evaluate them, categorize them, and match them with their “perfect person” based on things that, although comprehensive (there are 28 dimensions), will never paint a true picture of who the person is.
I have seen relationships that have begun via the online circuit go awry… we used to affectionately call my brother’s ex who he met online “Crazy”… that’s how she was known to most who knew her. But, I have also heard of it working… my cousin got engaged to a man she met on eHarmony after knowing him for 5 weeks, and they are set to marry in May… they will only have been together for 6 months at that time. Although this is proof that it “works” I am still skeptical… people are still on their best behavior 5 weeks, 6 months, and a year into the relationship.
The right person is out there, as Matt said, and will come along. You just need to sit back, relax, and enjoy a piece of cake…. she may just come up and ask you if she can have a bite.
What if i can draw a charging foul but not dunk?