Ever since Christmas Break 2007, I've been on a very lofty mission. My goal is to date more in 2008. Every year I set 1-3 goals to accomplish. My 2008 goal has to be my best one yet!
The Internet will be my sole method for finding suitable men to date. After all this is 2008 and technology is here to stay. I am technology orientated in my work as a librarian and in my personal life. I know just enough to have fun and to be dangerous.
Singles dating sites are everywhere on the Internet. You can use ones just for dating or hunt for people on Yahoo or AOL. I've been an AOL member since 1995. My first try was to look for love in the chat rooms of AOL. I progressed to POF (Plenty of Fish) and then on to Singlesnet.
After doing this for about 8 months, I discovered a pattern. I would get about 10-15 men contacts/interests. I would then weed (good librarian term) them down to 8-10 maybes. We would talk by email and instant messages (IMs). Finally, there would emerge one lone man that I would want to actually meet and date. The "one" I didn't feel was whacked and might just be normal. The pattern that emerged was it took about 3 months to find that "one man" I thought I could have a relationship with. Now why it took that long, who knows?
I have a really wonderful friend, "Nancy Drew" , who encouraged me to start a blog. Jean would call every day to hear the latest in my dating forays. Dishing with Nancy is highlight of my day and she is the ONLY person that knows most everything about my adventures. We would laugh, feel there are men with lots of baggage out there, sadness with some stories, but bottom line was I out there trying to find a man!
I started thinking about other middle age woman ( I am 51) involved in the internet dating scene and how was it going for them? Do men get the same thoughts about their tries at Internet dating? What kind of successes/problems are happening? I could go on. My blog hopefully will provide you and me some with insight into the life of Internet dating in 2008.
The Internet will be my sole method for finding suitable men to date. After all this is 2008 and technology is here to stay. I am technology orientated in my work as a librarian and in my personal life. I know just enough to have fun and to be dangerous.
Singles dating sites are everywhere on the Internet. You can use ones just for dating or hunt for people on Yahoo or AOL. I've been an AOL member since 1995. My first try was to look for love in the chat rooms of AOL. I progressed to POF (Plenty of Fish) and then on to Singlesnet.
After doing this for about 8 months, I discovered a pattern. I would get about 10-15 men contacts/interests. I would then weed (good librarian term) them down to 8-10 maybes. We would talk by email and instant messages (IMs). Finally, there would emerge one lone man that I would want to actually meet and date. The "one" I didn't feel was whacked and might just be normal. The pattern that emerged was it took about 3 months to find that "one man" I thought I could have a relationship with. Now why it took that long, who knows?
I have a really wonderful friend, "Nancy Drew" , who encouraged me to start a blog. Jean would call every day to hear the latest in my dating forays. Dishing with Nancy is highlight of my day and she is the ONLY person that knows most everything about my adventures. We would laugh, feel there are men with lots of baggage out there, sadness with some stories, but bottom line was I out there trying to find a man!
I started thinking about other middle age woman ( I am 51) involved in the internet dating scene and how was it going for them? Do men get the same thoughts about their tries at Internet dating? What kind of successes/problems are happening? I could go on. My blog hopefully will provide you and me some with insight into the life of Internet dating in 2008.
1 comment:
kiwi
I think it is wonderful. You should write a book. I also love to hear about the weekly man and I think you are too cool. I will be keeping up through this blog so you may completely relax during your weekly sessions with me. Much praise to you and I like risks also. I was thinking a summer solstice party from the 70's would be fun and we could do fondue's and such, I will call or mail an invite to you if I plan such party. hee hee
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