I should be banned from dating.

I’ve discovered the downside to meeting someone online: The site tells you (approximately) when someone was last online, such as in the last 24 hours or three days, but worse, it tells you if someone is currently online.

New Guy has been online throughout the day. I know it’s not going to get me anywhere, but I can’t help myself from checking. I wish the dating site was inacessible at work! It would make my life at lot easier right now.

I figured when he said he’d call me that it was a load of crap, but then decided I was over-reacting. You know what? I’m pretty sure it’s a load of crap.

Of course, who am I to be upset if he’s dating multiple women? I received 30 e-mails from MJCF today at work over the course of three hours or so … just flirty stuff, back and forth. He even e-mailed from a fast-food restaurant.

What I don’t get is that it’s so easy to break things off without even speaking to the other party. I’ve done it. Am I proud? Nope. But it’s easier than (a) stringing someone along and (b) entering into a melodramatic situation with someone you don’t know all that well.

If New Guy liked me enough to spend $100+ over the course of two date as well as oh, eight hours on the phone and 10 in person, then he can take 30 seconds to tell me we’re not a good match.

I hate dating.

∗ Posted by Monique on 09.12.2005
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