Saturday, June 9, 2007

Kjerste is mean. Really, really, REALLY, mean. I'm posting again because I feel majorly peer pressured. :(

So. This is the first of a series of posts chronicling my adventures of online dating. And not just any online dating folks, Craigslist online dating. This experience has the potential to be weird, uncomfortable, gross, humorous, shocked, and hopefully, eventually great.



I figured what the hey, if I can find a great laptop (even though it fell off the arm of my couch and broke. That, of course, was not the seller's fault) and a great lawnmower, I should be able to find a great mate. Let the dating adventures begin.

Before I begin to regale you with tales of my mishaps, I will give you a laundry list of the qualities I'm looking for in a mate. My sister says that I should stop "over-analyzing" everything and that my list is not practical. To that I say: I'm not looking for an easy piece of ass. I'm looking for a husband and an eventual stepfather for my little boy. I'm analyzing erthing and with a microscope, too.

And, now, without further ado. The LIST.
1. Honest
2. Intelligent
3. Funny
4. Spontaneous
5. Adventurous. This one ties into spontaneous.
I don't want: "Hey, I know it's 11 o'clock, and this is kinda out of the blue, but we should totally go to MacDonald's and get a Mcflurry." I do want: "Hey, I know this is kinda out of the blue, but we should totally drive up into the mountains, find an isolated swimming hole, and go skinny dipping!"
6. Attractive, but not too attractive. I would rather not have to worry about every female within a five mile radius lusting over my man.
7. Athletic. And, no, a guy is not an athlete if he's great at watching sports on t.v.
8. Tall. I know this is nit picking, but I need the height. Men under 5'10" need not apply.

**He must love kids. This one is not even ranked because it is non-negotiable. Pierce and I are a package deal.

Ok, that's enough for now. Stay tuned for M's (mis) adventures in CL dating.


1 comment:

Lara said...

Have you written your ad, yet?

Last time I placed an ad on Craigslist, I got 250 responses in the first 72 hours.

Met some cool people...I honestly have had much better luck with CL than with match.com and definitely more than with eHarmony. :)