Match.com stats:

Total profile views: 1620 (29 since yesterday)

New received emails: 2 unsolicited, 0 solicited

New sent emails: 0

New winks: 2

Optimism level: I can throw out this season’s mistletoe.

EMAIL #1: Good email but the guy’s two inches shorter wants a couple kids someday and he’s Protestant. Plus he’s got that little tuft of hair under his bottom lip that I don’t understand or like. Moved to folder: Filed in record time.

EMAIL #2: This is one of quite a few emails/winks I’ve received from black guys. I haven’t discussed race issues here so I guess this is a good time. My dating history resembles the Dodger’s batting lineup- men of all different ethnicities speaking various languages. But I’ve infrequently been attracted to guys of African, Middle Eastern and Scandinavian descent (I told you, I tend to prefer “medium well”). I wouldn’t rule out falling in love with or marrying someone from one of these groups but I’ve found that dating someone from a different culture or race is often more challenging. I usually like that challenge but I think the online dating scene has enough obstacles- I don’t need to invite more. The right thing to do would be to indicate on my profile that I’m looking for guys of certain ethnicities so that I’m not wasting other people’s time but I’m concerned that if I did that it could give the appearance of being racist. Not only that, I realize that the right guy for me might not come wrapped the way I expect so I want to see everybody who’s interested in me. I know it’s kind of selfish on my part but my date’s ethnicity selection will remain as “any.’ Regardless, with this particular guy, there are age, distance and kid issues anyway. Moved to folder: Sent to the dugout.