Kids These Days Like to Text

19Apr10

So, I dove in (thanks to an interested party on e-Harmony) into the online dating world. I’m just dipping my toes mind you and I’ll tell you one thing. Everyone likes to text and/or messenger. Is it wrong that I get totally turned off by a “message me at hotboy123 on messenger”. Um, no thanks.

Ok, well, no thanks until I realized that it’s the only way to talk to these fellas. So I went for it. Turns out if that’s their go to, their conversation skills lack just as much as their come-on. Typical messenger conversation:

Me: Oh, hey there. How’s it going?

hotboy123: Hey, who’s this?

Me: Kirsten, from e-Harmony.

Hotboy123: Oh, Hey.

Me: So, how was your weekend?

Hotboy123: Cool, yours?

Me: Great, I’m pretty warn out from the first sunny weekend. Looking forward to a few months more of that.

Hotboy123: …

Me: Yeah, so I went golfing for the first time ever. Had a great time, but could definitely use some practice.

Hotboy123: Yeah. That sounds cool.

I’ll just stop there, I stopped trying after that. What ever happened to actually meeting in person, or maybe, I don’t know… Asking for a phone number? Conversation?

Maybe I’m asking to much of these guys. Would it be inappropriate to send them links on how to articles about how to sound interesting? Like 9 Tips to Get You From the Phone to the Date. Just sayin’.

*Note: I’m writing this post while trying to rescue a chat… This is painful….

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