Maybe it was watching all those Disney
princess movies. Maybe it was those many car rides in the back of my
parent's wagon listening to Delilah's love songs after dark. Or maybe
we are biologically programming to search for “it.”
As a kid, I was sure I was going to
meet my “one true love” by 26, be married by 28, and start a
family by 30. I don't remember having a doubt in my head that this
would be true.
My reality has been quite different.
Now at age 28, my life is sans any romance at all. My last
relationship ended when I was not yet 24 and while I've fallen a few
times since then, no relationship has budded.
So here I sit, a single woman. It's not
that I mind being singe. I actually wonder if single life suits me
better than one with a partner. I've grown accustomed that my living
quarters be just so and can deal with my own mess significantly
better than I can handle others. I can listen to whatever music I
want at any time and ridiculously dance around in my underwear (again
at any time). My cat keeps me fair enough company and I can talk to
her without anyone to think me strange. Getting caught masturbating
is also not a concern.
And yet, I still wish to find someone
to be with. I miss cooking with someone else. Someone to cook for and
to cook for me. Goofing around and then goofing around ;). And gosh
do I miss the feeling of skin on skin.
My 4+ years of being single has finally
led me to that dreaded place of ONLINE DATING. Gosh gee willikers. I
never thought it would be me. I always assumed that I would be one of
the lucky ones to meet someone else in real life (not to say that I
won't). And it's not to say that I am undatable. Honestly, I think
that I am a pretty good catch. But enough people now have asked me
“Well have you tried online dating?” Even my chiropractor told me
that she heard of something recently and thought of me before writing
“spiritualsingles.com” on a piece of paper and handing it to me
with this all knowing look in her eye. |
| csmoore13 himself in the "inspired" picture |
Most messages are quite lack luster.
“Hey what do you do for work?” A smiley emoji wearing sunglasses.
“Ooooh a cat lady.” (My profile pic, the same as my Facebook, is
me with Poe). Or as grotesque as “Hello. Nice pussy.” eliciting
an immediate block on my end.
My favorite has been the guy who took a
similar picture of him and his cat and proceeded to make it his new
profile picture and telling me just that. “Your picture inspired
me. I had to take a similar one, though it's not as good.”
Yessssss, csmoore13 you've caught my crazy and I can't wait to
message you back! When can we meet up?
Who know what will come of my online
dating experience and I've barely stuck my toe in the water. But hey,
if this doesn't work out, at least I got some good laughs.
