I quite often take my dates out for dinner.  I find it to be relaxing and conducive for conversation.

One woman that I recently dated said that she was trying to loose weight.  And since she was a little on the plump side, I could understand that.

So, I was a little surprised when she ordered the mashed potatoes with extra butter.  And, she managed to eat the whole thing.  Personally, I think that the steamed broccoli would have been a better choice.  Oh well, the relationship wasn’t going any where anyway so why bother?

I once dated a woman who liked to put me in lose/lose situations.  If she asked me what movie I wanted to see and if I told her that I didn’t care, she called me wishy washy.  But, if I picked a movie and she didn’t like it, she complained through the entire movie.

Fortunately, she is now in my past.

If I receive a dating profile without a photo, I delete it.  After all, if they are not serious enough to post a photo, then they are not serious about dating.  But lately, I have been getting photos but no profiles.  Instead, of telling me about their interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes, all they write is “ask me”.  And when I do, I get no response.

So, like the women who do not post a photo, I am not going to bother with those who don’t post a profile.  Either they are too lazy to fill out their profile or they have no interests, hobbies, likes and dislikes.  Either way, I am not interested in them.

It used to be that when I read a dating profile, I had to see whether they drank and smoked.  But now, I have ask if they chew.   Sad.

Like Water People, Camping People have a special need for the semi rustic lifestyle.  They seem to enjoy cooking over a Coleman stove and sleeping in a bag on a less than comfortable surface.  Plus, they enjoy seeing their possessions getting soaked or washed away during a freak rain storm.  And, lets not forget the feel of sand between their toes as they use the campground bathroom.

So, if you don’t mind spending your entire summer battling the elements and rude neighbors, then camping people are made for you.  But, it you prefer the comfort of the home that you worked very hard to provide, then these people may not be a good match for you.

Water People are an element of society that needs to be at a lake at all times during the summer.  If they can’t be in a boat on the water, then they want to be on the beach for a day, or a week or all summer.  In short, these people live for the water and nothing can interfere with their insatiable need.  So, beware!

I recently got a special dating match from a woman in California.  Since I don’t normally get matches from outside of Michigan, she must have paid a premium price to have her profile highlighted on my match site.

She started out saying that she was quite busy and didn’t have time to respond to every inquiry.  And, she said that if you didn’t hear from her, then she was not interested so don’t keep sending her emails.

Well, I was quite offended by her arrogance.  And, as far as I could tell, there was nothing special about her, though her view of herself was apparently quite different from my view of her.  She seemed to think that she was right up there with Hollywood glamor though I don’t know why.

At first, I thought that I should share my thoughts with her but decided that it would be a total waste of time.  So instead, I had her blocked from my dating list.

When women are wearing “space panties” there is not much you can do to help them.

eHarmony just notified me that one of my recent matches has been pulled from the site.  And while the  circumstances were rather vague, it appears that this person was not legitimate

This is the second woman to be pulled from my account.  And, they were both Asian and both from the Philadelphia area.

I was suspicious of them from the beginning.  They both made the initial contact and they both pledged me their undying love.  Plus, their English was rather poor which led me to believe that they we immigrants.

Well, I will never know why they were pulled but it does make me wonder about the safety of my other dating sites.

While emotions are fine, they are also not rational.  And, unless an emotion is tied to something concrete, it could suddenly change.

So, if a woman tells you that she loves you, ask her why.  If she says it is because you are kind, gentle, fun to be with, etc, then she has identified her emotion with something concrete.  But, if she says, “I don’t know, I just do.” then beware.  Her emotion is not based on anything concrete and therefore could change on a moments notice depending on how she feels.  And, while this question may seem awkward, it needs to be asked.

Recently, I encountered a woman who had almost nothing in her profile.  Instead, she said to just write to her.  So, I did.

Now, I was thinking that she had an essay about herself that she would email to me so I asked her to tell me about herself.  But, she wrote back asking me what I wanted to know.  So, I asked her the basics like music, food, interests, etc.  And, she answered each and every question.  But, she made no effort to carry the conversation beyond that.  So, I asked her some more basic questions and again she answered them.  But this time, her answers were limited to single words and not complete sentences.  And again, she made no effort to further the conversation.

So, either this woman is a real introvert or just not interested in me.  And either is fine.  I won’t waste my time with further communications.  And, remember, this person is divorced for a reason.