Tomorrow is the release of the second fabulous novella of the Tickle My Fantasy group - Paramatch.com by MK Mancos.
Dating in today’s world is tough enough. Pair it with a paranormalady, and Lucilla Wainwright is living the recipe for loneliness. Born a talentless witch in a family of legendary spellcasters, she’s managed to carve a niche for herself with ParaMatch.com, a matchmaking service for paranormal beings. What she lacks in the magic department, she more than makes up for with her uncanny ability to conjure committed relationships out of any combination of traits and backgrounds. Until now.
Online dating. I will confess I tried a certain e-dating site last year. It wasn't right for me. However, it did inspire one of my current works-in-progress: How Internet Dating Ruined My Life: A Love Story. Now, to be fair, e-dating didn't ruin my life and I'm sure there are thousands upon thousands of people out there who met their Mr. or Ms. Right with the help of an online profile. Yes, it is convenient. Yes, you are exposed to a lot of profiles. But how many do you actually meet? And how do you know which ones you should meet? As you're shuffling through the hundreds (not exaggerating) of supposedly compatible men, you have no way of knowing if you might have had explosive chemistry and an amazing intellectual connection with the man you disqualified because he didn't list an interest in exotic travel or had only read one book in the last year.
Though, to be perfectly honest (and shallow), you know what bugged me the most? They wouldn't stop matching me with short guys. I had listed height as very important on my little questionnaire thingy - I am five-nine in my bare feet and I luv wearing heels - but I kept getting matched with guys who were five-one and five-two. I don't care how big your Napoleon complex is, that just don't cut it for me. I grew up around men who tower over me. I like being tall, but I also like being around people (men) who do not make me feel like an Amazon. I do not want to spend my life feeling gargantuan and ninety percent of the guys that were supposedly perfect for me were five-seven or shorter. Grow a foot and you've got a date.
Gigolo Question of the Day: Are online dating sites the best way to find The One in this teeming sea of humanity or just another way to bilk the lovelorn out of their hard-earned dollars? What is the right way to meet Mr. Right these days?
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Well, I met my husband online. We met in Sept 2000 (met as in started talking) and had our first date in Dec 2000. We got married May 2005! I don't know if it is the BEST way to meet the one, but it is the way I met mine.
And in all honesty, if we had met in person, before I had started talking to him, I probably wouldn't have given him a chance. :D
Oops, change that to Sept 2001 and Dec 2001. Still married in 2005 though :D lol AH, it just seems like forever!
I have mixed feelings about meeting someone over the Internet, much the same way I have mixed feelings about buying something over the Internet. You just can't be sure about what you're getting. With that said, I've been pretty happy about my e-bay purchases. They arrive promptly and as advertised, or better than advertised. But I've never had much luck with blind dates (they didn't have Internet dating when I was single). You know that I am a strong proponent of chemistry - but when the chemistry wears off, there has to be something else there. I guess it's good to know there is something else there before you are introduced to their chemicals.
What was the question again?
I've never had a problem meeting men - the problem is meeting the right man. Are they on the Internet? I don't know. But at least they are advertising what it is they are looking for instead of having to guess.
Kelly
See, now I'm all worried that I cam across as anti-e-dating, which I'm not. I think it's pretty awesome to be able to know before you meet someone that they are a) single, b) interested in not being single anymore and c) might have something in common with you. I guess my issue was not that I wasn't meeting great guys that way but more that it seemed so random and scattershot. I guess I just don't trust computers to match me up with someone who really gets me.
I don't think you came across that way! I think online dating works for some and doesn't for others. It's kinda like saying everyone is going to meet someone at a bar.
It worked for me because back then I was INCREDIBLY shy, but I was able to be open and upfront online. I was I suppose in some ways also very naive. I knew that people lied on their profiles and lied while chatting. I tried to take things at face value and I was very honest to whomever I was talking with.
I haven't tried online dating services. I have to doubt that a computer could match me with the man of my dreams. On the other hand, I haven't found my perfect match on my own, either! I suppose meeting people online would have its pros and cons like anything else. It may be easier for someone to lie to you when you can't see or hear them, but at least you could screen out people who seem creepy or just don't interest you without having to reject them face to face. The concept of getting to know somebody without getting confused by pheromomes is a good point...but oh, those pheromones are fun when they really click!
I haven't tried one, but I say it is a good way to meet someone.
My MIL who was a widow met her new husband through e harmony
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