eharmony

Ok, so, I’m a glutton for punishment. I’ve signed up for eharmony. Ok, here’s the thing:
a) why not?
b) it should make for some funny stories.
c) I got a email from them giving me a pretty cool discount and had an extra 20 bucks.

Ok, the real reason is that I found out ATC is dating someone and it bummed me out and I need to move on. I hadn’t really thought we’d get back together, but I’d kind of hoped. That’s not an option now, obviously. And I won’t talk to him anymore as a friend (as he’d been pushing for). I have an issue with talking to dudes who have girlfriends. It’s not even respect for him. It’s respect for her. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to text another chick’s dude when I have some kind of romantic feelings for him. I wouldn’t want another chick doing that to a dude I’m seeing. The funny part is that he said it was a friend of his who he was venting to about his break up with me, and it just kind of happened. Does that make me a matchmaker? I’m taking credit if they get married down the road.

So, next. I’m ready to move on and see what else is out there. Let me tell you: there are a lot of crazies out there. It’s kind of scary actually. It Girl and I spent about an hour going through about 150 people and rejected about 128 of them. We had a very strict process. If a guy was younger than 26, he was rejected. If he was older than 35, he was rejected. There were some exceptions: if the guy was younger than 26 or older than 35 (but not older than 38) and was a fireman or police officer, then he was ok. If he was older than 35 and a hot Marine, he was ok. Younger than 24 and a Marine was not ok. I’m willing to make exceptions for men in uniform (no, UPS does not count). If a guy is taller than 6’1, he’s rejected. I don’t like tall guys. I think the perfect height for a guy is 5’7-5’9. I’m short (5’3) and I don’t wear heels, so I’m not especially fond of tall guys (unless they’re super cute! The Drywaller was 6’3) If a guy mentions his love of the gym more than once, he is rejected. And if he says it in his “what I’m truly thankful for” or “what I couldn’t live without” section, he’s rejected. I get that people are into working out, but if it’s one of the 3 things you’re truly thankful for, then you need to expand your horizons. There were a lot of attorneys on the site. And IT people. Very interesting. There were some adorable guys with kids, which is not a turn-off for me. I could handle kids, as long as there wasn’t baby mama drama. I love kids. There’s one guy who I’m in the "open" questions stage with who has a mentally handicapped brother. And in one picture he is with his two nieces (I’m assuming not the mentally handicapped brothers). He seems adorable. He seems promising. I don’t even remember what he does, but he seems to have a good heart. Check. And he said poor grammar is a turn-off. Double check. There was one guy who said that he was set up with his sister and in his cancellation/rejection said the problem was their family background was too different. That guy is hilarious! One guy is a registered nurse with a couple of kids. I could probably use a nurse around my house for when I hurt myself (see my previous post about burn and smooshed up thumb). One guy was a really, really, really good looking brotha who is 6’6. One guy talked about his mom a lot and referred to her as “ma” which we thought was adorable. I responded to him. While reading one guy’s profile It Girl said “he is really articulate” and then a second later we saw that one of the 4 words he used to describe himself was “articulate”. I don’t remember if we responded to him or not, but that was amusing. One guy was a guy I actually knew from school last year. He was a friend of my ex, Manic Depressive Alcoholic, though I use the term “friend” loosely, since both talked trash about each other behind their backs. He cancelled that connection, which is fine, because I would have too. That’s just awkward. And since we’re not even friends anymore, I’m guessing we’re not compatible. Gross. If I was on the fence about a guy, we rejected them. I’ve had 2 guys who I rejected already write and ask me to reconsider. If nothing else, this site is really great for my ego! Nothing heals a rejected/wounded heart like rejecting other people. Maybe eharmony will be a better experience. Not that match was bad necessarily. But, since I ended up single still, it obviously wasn’t successful. Here’s to success.