Have I been stood up?

[Joe Schmoe]

When i was single i had a plan & it worked like a champ,i would ask every girl i met out to party,forget that date for coffee crap,ask them to go get hammered with you,toke a few bad ones,pour a ton of gin down their necks & your in like flint.

Nice. Unfortunately, I don't drink,smoke, or touch drugs. I prefer women wh don't do those things either.

 

[Johnd]

Nice. Unfortunately, I don't drink,smoke, or touch drugs. I prefer women wh don't do those things either.

Well. Now you're really limiting your options Joe.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

My experience with online dating so far is that there are plenty of women who are happy to exchange a few emails, but none who are interested in taking the next step by actually meeting in person.

 

[Halon451]

I will never understand women.

I met my wife going on six years ago now, and you know what? I still haven't figured her out... We male creatures are not meant to comprehend the feminine nature - it's like peering into the face of God; yeah, we could see it, but the knowledge would shred our souls apart.

 

[Johnd]

My experience with online dating so far is that there are plenty of women who are happy to exchange a few emails, but none who are interested in taking the next step by actually meeting in person.

And you want to meet them? If so, submit the emails so we can dissect them. I'm not submitting that you change your entire person, but stating things differently can be easily done, if one so desires. Remember: you're on a mission here.

 

[Halon451]

Nice. Unfortunately, I don't drink,smoke, or touch drugs. I prefer women wh don't do those things either.

Good on ya Joe. You're walking a rather fine line it seems - most of the younger, more available women probably still have the college mentality, and enjoy the single lifestyle which includes most if not all of the above. Those that are older, and a little wiser to the ways of the world - well, most of them are hitched, so you're looking in a very narrow passage that unfortunately has few offerings - but it could also be a blessing in disguise. You're in a prime spot to snatch up all those divorcees who ended up actually marrying that dude they went home from the bar with back when they were 22 - so you just have to see where you fall into the plot.

Chin up soldier - get out there and become some lucky girl's "The One".

 

[masak_aer]

Good on ya Joe. You're walking a rather fine line it seems - most of the younger, more available women probably still have the college mentality, and enjoy the single lifestyle which includes most if not all of the above. Those that are older, and a little wiser to the ways of the world - well, most of them are hitched, so you're looking in a very narrow passage that unfortunately has few offerings - but it could also be a blessing in disguise. You're in a prime spot to snatch up all those divorcees who ended up actually marrying that dude they went home from the bar with back when they were 22 - so you just have to see where you fall into the plot.

Chin up soldier - get out there and become some lucky girl's "The One".

You sound like a seasoned "pick-up" artist..

 

[Halon451]

You sound like a seasoned "pick-up" artist..

LOL - to tell you the truth, back when I was single, most of my success stories involved those times when I wasn't even trying at all.

 

[Davemcc]

Chin up soldier - get out there and become some lucky girl's "The One".

If "The One" is looking for a tee-totalling, Bush-hating, atheist, environmentalist it's all good. Maybe you should be looking for dates at the Hillary's local campaign office?

 

[Joe Schmoe]

And you want to meet them? If so, submit the emails so we can dissect them. I'm not submitting that you change your entire person, but stating things differently can be easily done, if one so desires. Remember: you're on a mission here.

I can't even begin to list all the things that are wrong with that suggestion from an ethical standpoint. Probably a legal standpoint, also!

 

[Joe Schmoe]

If "The One" is looking for a tee-totalling, Bush-hating, atheist, environmentalist it's all good. Maybe you should be looking for dates at the Hillary's local campaign office?

Outstanding suggestion! If I am going to find a tee-totalling, Bush-hating, atheist, environmentalist anywhere, it will be there!

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Those that are older, and a little wiser to the ways of the world - well, most of them are hitched,

Even tougher is that the few teetotallers tend to be religious. Drinkers don't bother me though, provided it is in moderation (can't stand a lush.)
Smoking is a deal breaker. The sexiest woman on the planet could offer me a date and I would turn her down if she smokes. (It is not just smoking in my presence that I object to. Smokers have hideous breath and that putrid smell oozes from their pores.)

 

[Alex2507]

Smoking is a deal breaker. The sexiest woman on the planet could offer me a date and I would turn her down if she smokes. .)

The sexiest woman on the planet? She could be smoking crack while I was having at her and I don't think I would care. Then again, I'm a crack addict.
Butt crack that is.

 

[Davemcc]

I married two smokers before I ever smoked my first cigarette. But then again, I had to cast a wide net to find a woman who was looking for a prematurely balding, fat, lazy, cynical, sarcastic, atheist, libertarian/conservative. See, it's not impossible to find the right one, but it might take some compromise.

 

[Halon451]

Outstanding suggestion! If I am going to find a tee-totalling, Bush-hating, atheist, environmentalist anywhere, it will be there!

Even left-winger liberals need love too!

 

[Halon451]

Even tougher is that the few teetotallers tend to be religious. Drinkers don't bother me though, provided it is in moderation (can't stand a lush.)
Smoking is a deal breaker. The sexiest woman on the planet could offer me a date and I would turn her down if she smokes. (It is not just smoking in my presence that I object to. Smokers have hideous breath and that putrid smell oozes from their pores.)

Joe, you're simply inconsolable aren't you?

 

[Davemcc]

Even left-winger liberals need love too!

Yes, but the compromise may have to be made in unshaven leg and armpit hair.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

The sexiest woman on the planet? She could be smoking crack while I was having at her and I don't think I would care. Then again, I'm a crack addict.
Butt crack that is.

Sometimes smokers at work need something from me. It is all I can do not to gag while they are in my office.
She could look like Rachael Wiesz, but if she smokes it is a no-go.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Even left-winger liberals need love too!

Actually, I am not politically active enough to consider politics an issue in a relationship. Religion isn't an issue either, unless she wants me to go to church with her.

 

[Johnd]

Outstanding suggestion! If I am going to find a tee-totalling, Bush-hating, atheist, environmentalist anywhere, it will be there!

So. Now they can't drink, smoke (what do you do? ), or be spiritual (you wrote religious)? No wonder you're having a tough time.