I like to laugh
OK, I'm going to have to admit it. I have had two brief forays into internet dating. Neither have been particularly successful. I've had two perfectly tolerable evenings with two perfectly nice guys that were perfectly wrong for me.
I have to admit, there haven't been many profiles that have sparked my interest. I'm a no-bullshit type of chick, and someone who is looking for someone "to take salsa lessons with," well, really isn't going to work for me. And the guys looking to ride up the mountain on a sunday afternoon... unless you're planning on bombing down the singletrack with me, no go. There are the guys who start off with "I have a good job," or "I'm very successful," and include a picture of them in a leather jacket leaning against some fancy car.... no. Honestly, I give up. Internet dating just isn't for me.
But the thing that just kills me is these guys who describe their ideal girl as someone who "likes to laugh." I've been looking for the profile of that person who "hates all things laughter associated," and I haven't run across it yet. If laughter is such an important criteria, there must be people who don't like it. There must be people who have profiles that say "I'm looking for a plain-looking, slightly overweight girl to watch paint dry with me, and watch WWII documentaries with. Must hate to laugh, and avoid it at all costs."
I'm having a lazy Saturday, and am sitting on my ass watching TV and drinking coffee. I just saw a commercial for funereal services, and this woman was talking about how happy she is that she got to choose her music and the particulars of her service. "I picked music that I thought really represented me. Like the Eagle's Hotel California, and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive. I'm someone who loves to laugh." First of all, playing "I Will Survive" at a funeral seems like a bit of a tasteless joke. I'm not saying I wouldn't do it, but that's my sense of humour. But if I were describing myself, I'd never say "I love to laugh." I might say, "I have a bit of an unusual, dry, twisted sense of humour..." but I wouldn't put "laughing" as one of my activities.
Anyway, just a thought.
I have to admit, there haven't been many profiles that have sparked my interest. I'm a no-bullshit type of chick, and someone who is looking for someone "to take salsa lessons with," well, really isn't going to work for me. And the guys looking to ride up the mountain on a sunday afternoon... unless you're planning on bombing down the singletrack with me, no go. There are the guys who start off with "I have a good job," or "I'm very successful," and include a picture of them in a leather jacket leaning against some fancy car.... no. Honestly, I give up. Internet dating just isn't for me.
But the thing that just kills me is these guys who describe their ideal girl as someone who "likes to laugh." I've been looking for the profile of that person who "hates all things laughter associated," and I haven't run across it yet. If laughter is such an important criteria, there must be people who don't like it. There must be people who have profiles that say "I'm looking for a plain-looking, slightly overweight girl to watch paint dry with me, and watch WWII documentaries with. Must hate to laugh, and avoid it at all costs."
I'm having a lazy Saturday, and am sitting on my ass watching TV and drinking coffee. I just saw a commercial for funereal services, and this woman was talking about how happy she is that she got to choose her music and the particulars of her service. "I picked music that I thought really represented me. Like the Eagle's Hotel California, and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive. I'm someone who loves to laugh." First of all, playing "I Will Survive" at a funeral seems like a bit of a tasteless joke. I'm not saying I wouldn't do it, but that's my sense of humour. But if I were describing myself, I'd never say "I love to laugh." I might say, "I have a bit of an unusual, dry, twisted sense of humour..." but I wouldn't put "laughing" as one of my activities.
Anyway, just a thought.
posted by M at 1:57 PM
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