Working the Dating System!

I love online dating!  I’ve dated this way off and on for almost 10 years.  I even met my second husband in 2005 through an Internet dating site.  And, I actually travelled to Australia to meet a guy and to Florida as well which I will write about in future blogs. Those two didn’t work out but I had quite the adventure and dating this way for 10 years has been a lot of fun for me as it can be for you, too!

 I have met some really nice men-many of whom I am still friends with!

 To be honest with you, unless your friends know a lot of single guys to fix you up with, you might want to try online dating.   I really believe this is the best and easiest way to meet men.  There is a whole smorgasbord of MEN out there on dating sites and best of all you get to choose which ones feel right for you.

Going through profiles of men is a little like walking through a huge shoe store where tons of interesting shoes line the racks.  You know what its like to wander up and down those aisles looking for the right pair of shoes.   You visualize yourself in a couple of them, then you think about which colors might work with your current wardrobe.

You try them on and some you absolutely love so you buy them because they fit you perfectly and make you feel great about yourself.  Some you just like and those shoes, you may or may not buy. Some you put back on the shelf because they don’t fit or they look funny on your feet.  Online dating is a lot like that shoe store.

 You have the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of men and you could possibly find the man of your dreams this way-the man who feels just right for you!

When I first started dating in 2002, online dating had a bit of a stigma attached to it.  It wasn’t as popular or accepted as it is today.  People would sort of humph and turn up their nose as if it was beneath them. Today, everyone dates online because when you stop and think about it where else can you meet so many men?

Some might say the grocery store. Men do have to eat and if they want homemade food, they have to shop for it.  I have seen lots of guys at the grocery but where I live which is a VERY COUPLES oriented community, they are either standing near their wives or calling their wives or girlfriends to decipher the list they’ve been given.

            I’ve thought about looking for men without rings but lots of married men do not wear rings.

One could go to a bar and get picked up.  But, I can get drunk on one glass of wine so that means my senses would be way off and everyone would appear to be a great guy.  Also how was I going to get home in my tipsy condition?  And lastly, I have this image in my head of men with no lives like the guys from Cheers, Norm and Cliff hanging out at bars.

I asked my friends if they knew anyone and even though they racked their brains trying to think of single men in their husband’s offices who might be available, not one came to mind.

So, at this point I had a choice to make.

I could sit at home with my beautiful black lab, Gracie on a Saturday night watching TV, which felt kind of lonely and boring to me or, I could hang out with my single friends dissing our ex husbands or I could go online and take my chances that I might find Mr. Right.   My choice- Door #3 and guess what?  I met a lot of great “Quality Men” including the man I’m now in a wonderful relationship with.

Online Dating is really worth checking out.   With a positive attitude of I am going to just have fun, you might end up meeting your Mr. Right!   You know what they say-You’ll never know until you try.  Let me know what you think of online dating and what your biggest fears are about trying it.

Until next time-Happy Dating

Believing in You!

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