Comments for My Online Dating Experience

Comment on The End (Round One) by Neurotica

Neurotica — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:47:55 +0000

My one month Match membership just ended. I exchanged email (exact count 22 - according to Match) and multiple phone calls. The last time I heard from him was via a recorded voice message. He was very sweet and indicated that he would try me again in the morning. I called him in the morning instead and left voicemail. I never heard from him again. Nothing. Zip. Nada. I don’t get it. After a week went by, I finally sent an email indicating that I hoped he was well and that the silence was due to changing his mind about our communications. I was sincerely concerned that something aweful had happened. Silly me. I saw him online on Match on a regular basis, but he never bothered to contact me again. What’s the difficulty in a little common courtesy. Even a text message with the words “not interested” would’ve been helpful. I can deal with that. It provides closure. Certainty. It makes sense. I am way too analytical.

Comment on The End (Round One) by Sam

Sam — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:30:28 +0000

Thanks for the great blog … found it via Google searching for not so great match.com experiences… I tried match for six months and found pretty much the same kind of experiences from the older male side of it. The anonymity and flake factors have reached the why bother tolerance levels…..there has to be a better way.

Comment on The End (Round One) by Fifa

Fifa — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:12:15 +0000

Nope, haven’t done any online dating since but I’m planning to give it another go in the next couple months.

Comment on The End (Round One) by a b

a b — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:41 +0000

This is the funniest blog ever. Did you ever end up trying yahoo?

Comment on The End (Round One) by Sue

Sue — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:56:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing your experiences. We look forward to hearing more from you about your experiences with other online dating sites.

Comment on The Date (Final) by notcarrie

notcarrie — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:19:09 +0000

I, too, set the “end of date” time:) I hate those awkward moments. I even set time limits when talking on the phone to some friends. It’s like I missed that part in my upbringing of know how to end an evening.

Comment on Day 17: Bad Religion by nicole

nicole — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:25:27 +0000

Ok, you are incredibly funny and such a good writer, I just had to tell you. I have never read so many archives on someone’s blog. I laughed out loud many times, and doing the online dating thing myself right now, I needed a good laugh. Hold out for the perfect person, you deserve it and I can tell will grow weary of anyone less, and should. I am finding myself thinking of people to set you up with!!

Comment on The End (Round One) by trouble

trouble — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 23:14:52 +0000

Try nerve.com, also. Ken Wheaton of the nondating life (blog) recommended it to me back in August, and that’s where I met the chef (my current boyfriend). I love online dating.

Comment on Day 88: Puzzling by muzzlehatch

muzzlehatch — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:47:00 +0000

A little defensive there Jim. What’s wrong with that is insidious capitalist profiteering at every opportunity is now officially dull. A side culture like blogging becoming infiltrated with advertising is no doubt inevitable to a certain degree, one would just like to think people would try to keep the dullard from the door as long as possible.

Comment on Day 88: Puzzling by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:33:00 +0000

Tempura,

I was reading your blog while wasting time at work. I’d hate to be looking for someone in today’s society - found mine 19 yrs ago.

You seem like a very nice person. Good luck with your quest. You deserve to find somebody to be happy with.