So…when I left off, my wine was sucking but my car was ticket-free. I suggested why don’t we plan a time in advance to end the date no matter how well it might be going to avoid any awkwardness later. He liked the idea. I would have been generous and suggested 9:30 or 10:00 but [...]

My three day delay in recapping my date with Mr. Engergetic wasn’t due to us falling madly in love and eloping in Vegas. I think I just need some extra time before reliving the boredom of it all.
I’ll start with the pre-show activities. I’m the rare woman who’s always either on time or early because [...]

I have a date tonight. It’s with Mr. Energetic, whom I put on hold about a month ago. I have to admit, I’m not particularly enthusiastic about the date. In fact, I think I’d prefer to stay home and watch “Lost.” He lives at least 30 minutes away and when it was time to make [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 2163 (86 since day 58)
New received emails: 3
New winks: 5
Optimism level: Maybe I shouldn’t have downsized from the six month membership.

It’s been so long since I’ve posted, some people probably wondered if I was lying in a ditch somewhere (and thought, “Yay! That means she finally went on a [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 2077 (69 since day 54)
New received emails: unsolicited, solicited
New winks: 1
Optimism level: It’s not over yet.

Due to some travelling, I’ve fallen seriously behind on both this blog and my Match searches. I’ve noticed that I receive a lot more page views, and consequently more emails, when I [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 2008 (47 since day 52)
New received emails: 0
New winks: 2
Optimism level: I guess I don’t deserve any better than I’m giving right now.

I just received a comment for day 52 that I think is worth exploring in detail. It’s basically in regards to how quickly I seem to write [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1961 (55 since day 50)
New received emails: 2 unsolicited, 1 solicited
New sent emails: 2 new, 1 reply
New winks: 1
Optimism level: They’re all either too anxious or not anxious enough. Goldilocks not happy.

I fell behind a bit because Friday’s migraine never quite went away and came back full [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1906 (54 since yesterday)
New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited
New sent emails: 0
New winks: 1
Optimism level: This is giving me a headache.

I didn’t send out any new emails today because I had a migraine most of the day and couldn’t bear to look at my monitor for more [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1852 (12 since yesterday)
New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited
New sent emails: 2 new, 1 reply
New winks: 3
Optimism level: Does my profile say I’m a hooker?
At the point that I’d received three winks and one email, my profile indicated I’d had four page views. It’s [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1840 (12 since yesterday)
New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited
New sent emails: 1 new, 1 reply
New winks: 1
Optimism level: Interestingly, I think this whole process is making me LOSE interest in meeting a guy right now.

SENT EMAIL OF THE DAY: This guy viewed my profile [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1828 (36 since yesterday)
New received emails: 0
New sent emails: 0 new, 1 reply
New winks: 0
Optimism level: Happy to see the profile views picking up. Though I guess it’s meaningless if nobody writes me.

After putting it off for a few days, I finally replied to George Costanza. He’s [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1792 (30 since yesterday)
New received emails: 1
New sent emails: 1
New winks: 5

I sent an email to Adventure Man. I didn’t feel like it was a great letter but then again, the best email I’ve sent anybody (the one responding to the guy’s bird analogy) didn’t get a reply so maybe [...]

Match.com stats:
Total profile views: 1762 (16 since yesterday)
New received emails: 1
New sent emails:0
New winks: 0
Optimism level: New year, new outlook: I WILL find a man.

The holidays are over and my schedule’s pretty relaxed for the next week or two so I’m back to being a woman on a mission! I’ll be reconnecting with Mr. [...]