HotDate.com

As a single person, I am constantly bombarded with commercials advertising a sure fire guarentee to help me find love. To be completely honest, the advertisments were at first quite annoying. However, as time passes without any love life to speak of, those commercials evoke slightly different feelings. First there is curiousity, and at last temptaion sets in. I almost convinced myself that it would be good research for the sake of an interesting blog entry.

Over the years, I've had more than one friend give this whole experiance a whirl, and so far none of them have had success. Part of me looks down upon these people, because I see advertising yourself as a slightly desperate, but the other part of me admires them for not caring that they appear to be desperate. Perhaps love is worth more to them than it is to me. For I am not quite ready to lay down my pride. (Deep thoughts by Leah)

As I began to ponder the how's and why's and what if's, I came to the conclusion that they're all doing it WRONG! The dating sites I mean. They want you to take a 31 question TEST about yourself (probably the one thing you know the least about) which they call a profile, imput a picture, pay them $50 bucks a month to leave it up on their site and tell you that you're on your way to true love like you've never known.

First of all, I can't even figure MYSELF out in 31 questions! I don't think there has ever been a picture taken of me that is worthy of being my first and very likely ONLY physical impression on someone. Newsflash! If I had $50 bucks a month to spend on finding love, I would likely spend it on liposuction, plastic surgery, laser hair removal, or (something slightly less ovasive)...buying NEW clothes, to aide me in my search for true love.

What would I do..you ask? Well, IF I were to run my own online, leave your love life up to someone who's never met you, kind of site; I would have subscribers post their best picture and their worst picture, and that's it. An online pictoral directory of all the single people in the world! If you are still attracted to them even with seeing their best picture AND their worst picture then, you contact them, and if you find love, then you have to pay up!

An anual fee for the duration of your dating or marital life together would be due every year on your annivrsary. In celebration of your love, you would have the honor of donating to a site that is continually helping others to find what you've already found.

Of course then there is the issue of honesty. How do you know that this is the WORST picture of someone, and not two very good pictures? Well, if you date them and find their pictures to be untrue, then you have an issue of honesty and trustworthiness to settle in your relationship. At this point you'll probably so elated to be with someone you won't care.

I can imagine the shreaks of horror from all my friends who are appalled that I would reduce love to mere physical attraction. To that I would reply..it's the first thing you notice about someone. It's what is meant to draw us to eachother. Not everyone is attracted to the same kind of person, and though looks may fade, they're good while they last!

LOL Yes, I know how utterly rediculus this all sounds. I know my preferred way of online dating isnt' really sound. I just want a place where I can see who's left! What are my choices? 'Cause in MY world, all the good looking ones are taken, gay or uninterested!I just want to see that there's something out there that's still worth waiting for, otherwise I might be tempted to make it work with the slightly balding obnoxious postal worker that winks at me every time I go to buy stamps. I just want some reassurance that there are still some good guys left, and that all my thin beautiful girlfriends haven't snagged the last one!