Wednesday, October 22, 2003

CAUTIOUS INTEREST

A friend of mine of the same age has been testing online dating services for the past several months. This is quite remarkable because in other areas of life she is hesitant to try new things so I'm both amused and very curious about her adventures. She's made numerous contacts and has been on dates with about 6 men; one of them had promise but the distances, and other logistics, were too formidable.

We share some similarities; neither of us have dated in quite some time and we could stand to lose some weight. She is more personable and outgoing and better looking. We could both use a good What Not To Wear makeover.

Our social and group activity levels are in the basement as is our disposable income levels; we both work for small companies where the men are all married or way too young. This makes it hard to meet men and to maintain dating activities. Personally I'm not sure if I have the energy and resources to scour the planet for a mate but this would certainly change if I experienced a bit of chemistry with someone again.

So, I watch my friend and entertain the idea; sometimes I do a search at match.com or other site and spend an evening reading profiles.  Will I ever be so bold?

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