Match.com And EHarmony Made It Look So Easy…

28Dec09

This island is too damn small. Why is it that the minute I try online dating I’m contacted by two, count em, TWO, guys I already know?!

Seriously, as if it’s not embarrassing enough that I’m attempting to find love online, I’m first contacted by a guy who I went to high school with and I didn’t even recognize him. He freaked me out when he asked me “how Erin ________ (insert my last name) was doing?!” after I responded via email to a Wink he sent me. After the intial shock we ended up chatting via Yahoo Messanger for about an hour or so; turns out my twitter page gave him a whole bunch of “OMG” moments…I’ve changed A LOT since he’s last seen me!

Later on, after getting ready to call it a night, I get another email, only this one is from an ex-boyfriend who is also on Match.com. Apparently, according to Match.com’s computers, we’re a perfect fit and he was sent my profile as a “Hey, Check Her Out!”. Let’s just say that relationship didn’t end well..in fact, it didn’t really end. He didn’t acknowledge our relationship or me on Valentine’s day, so I just never called/emailed him again. At this point we had been dating for a little over 2 months, so I wasn’t expecting a big fancy dinner or anything but seriously, you can’t even send me an e-card?

Anyways, he sent an email asking me how I was doing, he thought I looked great, blah blah blah….I couldn’t hit the delete key fast enough.

Seriously, I’m only 24 hours into this project and already I’m frazzled. And what’s up with the older dudes hitting on me? I mean seriously, you’re 47 years old, I’m 29. What makes you think this would work?

Free trial ends on Dec. 30, let’s see if I can find a connection before they run my credit card for the whole shebang!