Obviously I refer to #31 every so often, so if you aren’t familiar, please go back and read this. I think pretty highly of this guy.
So, I haven’t even told him this yet.. (Hi #31!) but I was cruisin’ OKCupid on his page searching for chicks for him. He did once tell me that he is looking for someone like J (my friend who contributes a bunch to the blog.) and even though I have no idea how to find a carbon copy of J – I decided to look.
I came across a girl who probably isn’t at all like J, but very cute and seems to have a very confident personality, much like #31 himself. According to OKCupid, they are an 87% match, 80% friend and a 12% enemy.
I almost messaged her for him… but, then came across this:
“You should message me if:
I would rather this say “don’t message me if”. And this would be my answer:
·You are a super religious
·You go to the gym more than four times per week
·You are shorter than 5’10
·You smoke pot or cigarettes
·You have children
·You are very politically conservative
I’m sure there are a few things I’ve forgotten, I’ll be sure to add them as I go. Yes, I am picky. You should be too!
This is the beauty of online dating. I can put all of my deal breakers on the table so neither of us has to waste our time. You’re welcome.”
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…Woah…
I agree.. but only sort of. I totally think that you can have a better handle on if something would work or not based on an online profile, but – I will go on record as saying I know a guy who is 100% perfect for me on paper.. but in reality – not at all.
We all have deal-breakers.. and that’s okay.. but, I think we are more adaptable than we realize. Before I ever started dating, I vowed I would NEVER date a smoker.. but, then I started seeing a guy and he charmed me in other ways that the smoking wasn’t so much of a deal breaker anymore. I say that kids are a deal breaker, but really- it depends on the guy.
And really, in the end, don’t we all end up with someone we never would have pictured ourselves with? I think what we want and what we need are two completely different things.
I contemplated messaging her anyway- but she had the red light of death, and #31 holds more than one of her deal breakers.. So, I didn’t bother.. Oh well, on to the next.