I did the online dating thing for a while.

Actually, it was fun.
I had a few dates with some pretty interesting, fairly intelligent [and fun/funny guys]. Nothing panned out, and the whole "dating thing" generally isn't my style... but if it was, first- I found OK Cupid, personally was more my speed, and second... I found that when I was kind of like "screw it" and wrote whatever i damn well pleased, reflected who i actually am and what i am like in my profile [and at some point it became just something ridiculous I'd write on when I couldn't sleep], people seemed to pick up on the genuine quality of it.

And I got better quality responses.
I got fewer responses- but they were often WAY more appropriate.

I am off OKC now but I saved my profile because at some point some of it was written kind of as entertainment for myself, so I don't particularly mind sharing. [also there are a lot of questions you can answer on OKC- multiple choice but you can also provide commentary; I started doing these when I'd have a few minutes. I took full advantage of the extra commentary sections and saved those as well HA]

ETA:
SAMPLE:
There are a few different sections one could fill out in the main profile on OKC.
one is titled
You should message me if
[my response:]

There are a lot of reasons one could message me:

***Someone mentioned on here that they "think about" the limits of space. I inquired as to whether they were indicating the edges of our universe, or that that like on a quantum level, nothing ever really touches... I mean it made sense to me.

I basically got a "WTF?", and a ceasing of communications.
Now maybe they were traumatized by a past physics class, but obviously, that was not someone with whom I was meant to spend much time. If you appreciate that line of reasoning, it might make sense to send me a message.

[if any of that made you laugh a little, you should probably contact me, as well]...