I have been doing online dating for about 2 weeks now and I'm getting really overwhelmed. I have guys messaging me who I don't want to talk to, but I also don't want to be mean and tell them that there is no way in heck I would date them.

Then, sometimes....like today, I feel like I'd rather just be alone.

I'm also afraid that if I meet people, I'm not going to live up to their expectations. Maybe my pictures don't accurate depict what I really loook like or something. I'm afriad they are going to be disappointed.

I also feel like online dating is a little pathetic. Like I should be able to find someone who is great without resorting to listing myself in an online personal ad. Since, let's face it, that's what online dating really is, isn't it?
I see some of the same people on there from a few months or a year ago and think wow....how lame is that? That I've been online for that long that I'm seeing the same people in my matches each day? Ugh.

How do you know when you need a break? I am tired of being lonely, but yet I want to skip the getting to know you part and get right to the being comfortable having found the right person part.