So...full disclosure...I signed up for eHarmony (again) a couple of weeks ago. You may recall from an earlier post that 2010 was a rather drought of a year on the dating front, so here's hoping 2011 will be a bit better. Besides, a good friend convinced me to do it again, as she is doing it also, and I want to be like her because she's a rad chick. The point of this post here is to express annoyance and humor at how some men fill out their profiles for this thing.
One of the questions eHarmony asks is "The most important thing I am looking for in a person is...(fill in the blank)". I laugh and roll my eyes at the guys who then write a paragraph about how the "most important" thing they are looking for is someone who is sweet, caring, considerate, loves Jesus with all her heart, is compassionate, thoughtful, honest, able to enjoy the simple things in life, emotionally stable, dependable, has a good sense of humor, forgiving, accepting, physically active, creative, fertile, and a good baker (okay, so I've never seen those last two mentioned, but you get my point). I mean, my goodness, are you sure that's all?
Another question on the site asks you to list "5 things you can live without". I don't know how many times guys will say things like "water, air, food, cell phone". Granted, it's kind of a strange question. But come on, all you are telling me is that you're human and can use the phone. I know a lot of humans who can use the phone - many of whom I would rather not date - so please instead tell me something that would make me want to know more about you.
Spelling. For the love of all that is good...use spell check people. You are trying to make a good first impression on someone. As soon as I read someone's profile with a word misspelled, I'm done. Spell check is your friend. Use it.
And my number one annoyance: Men who answer their profile questions as though they are texting. Please don't use "lol" in the middle of your sentence, or replace "4" for the word "for". This is closely related to the spelling annoyance, and perhaps men do this because they don't know how to spell. Whatever. It looks lazy and like you don't know how to communicate, and that's not really the kind of guy I'm looking for.
So the adventure begins. We'll see how long it lasts!
1 comment:
I love your inclusion of "fertile" in the description. :) Yes, that surely is on their minds!! ha ha. I just read one guy's desire to meet a "nice" girl - not one that is mean. ?? What's he trying to tell us with that one? That he's met a lot of mean girls and is tired of it?
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