Newly single and with a new year looming I’m starting to think about meeting some new people. I definitely don’t want anything serious, it feels too soon, but I’m ready to dip my toe in the water, pull out the LBD and flirt a little.
So, having done a bit of research, and if I’m honest not feeling ready enough to commit to paying money I’ve been a signed up member of OkCupid for around 35 minutes now…and I’m terrified!
I had a browse and clicked on a photo, which then means that the other person – let’s call him Mr Hockey could see that I had viewed him. I had a look around and updated my profile, although I still don’t know what to write on those things! A couple of minutes later I get a message from Mr Hockey who has viewed my profile and says,
Hey, how are you?
Not the most inspirational of messages but since I’m struggling with writer’s block on my own profile I decide to let it go…
good, thanks how are you?
yer good tanks wot you up 2? xx
and there it ends. Sorry Mr Hockey, I’m sure you’re a nice guy, you’re not bad looking and playing hockey myself we might even have had something in common. However, there are few things that I despise more than text speak – it was acceptable in the year 2000 when you were genuinely limited by the number of characters available and the cost of sending text messages, but there’s no excuse for it in 2014. It just smacks of laziness really, call me snobby or judgemental but there you go. So I haven’t replied, it feels rude but I’d rather not continue so I’ll leave it there. On joining OkCupid the number of people who have viewed my profile (and I’ve had a couple of messages from other people who I don’t have any interest in) feels a little bit like I’m suddenly new blood, fresh meat!
But there you have it, I’ve answered some of OkCupid’s inane questions, I’ve uploaded some photos and I’m a fully fledged profile on there. Let’s see what happens – I’ll keep you posted!
Miss LIL xxx
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