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Is Online Dating a Necessary Evil?

Is Online Dating A Necessary Evil in 2018? Thankfully, I'm currently in a healthy relationship with a beautiful woman that's very loving and understanding. And, yes, I still have L.D.D. (Los Don't Date)! So if I wasn't with my girl, would I wade into the murky waters of the Seattle dating scene? While the question is simply, it's not simply answered by me. The last girl I met for a date was introduced to me by a friend who was attempting to help me out. The girl before her? Yep, same bro that helped me. She ended up ghosting me, consequently on the business end of my bro's wrath. The last relationship I had was one that I found on #Tinder. That was a truly I-would've-never-met-her-elsewhere, organic development of a relationship. It was years, yes years, of swiping left and right like an online catalog of eligible girls. At the time, Tinder was the boss of dating websites / applications, but mostly known for the "hook up app". eHarmony, Pl...

The Michelin Man

First, the only man involved in this story of woe is yours truly. This is a story of my first foray into the world of internet dating. More importantly free online dating websites. You get what you pay for, and while I didn’t pay one red cent I certainly “paid” for this experience. You’ll need some background information. At the time of the story I was in the early stages of my divorce in 2008. I was still living in the house which, thank Christ for small favors, was a split level. Basically divided the house into downstairs and upstairs. I claimed downstairs. While I was down there for months, I signed up for Plenty of Fish , a free online dating (POF). I wanted to hook up, and hook up immediately. So I was cupcaking with anyone and everyone that would pay attention. One lovely young lady paid attention to me. Her name was Robbi Lynn. She had a couple of photos posted but they were the self portratits from a cell phone but only from her left side. She and I made plans to meet up at ...