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Originally Posted by StreetcarBlanche
Online dating: what a nightmare! Guys who lied about themselves in their online dating profiles. Guys who just wanted to have a penpal but never meet in person. Guys who wanted a phone-a-friend but never meet in person. Guys who were scary abusive types. Guys with serious mental health problems. Guys who just wanted to use me as a floatation device for their bruised egos. Who wanted to control me, hit me, put me down, lie to me, disrespect me, blame me for their behavior. Never again will I pay some website a monthly fee to connect me with men who aren't good guys.
Where is he? Not prince charming. Eww. But Mr. Right. Mr. I-like and respect you and want to compliment your life, not overtake it or try to fix or change you-guy.
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I can DEFINITELY relate to this. Online dating isn't what it seems. People lie A LOT on many of those sites, and it's so hard to wade through all the filth. I will be honest and tell you I opened up my wallet a little and invested in Eharmony back in 2010, and met a wonderful guy. It was a LONG gruesome questionnaire, but it saved a lot of heartache and headache instead of being on horrible free sites like Plenty of (Cat)fish and OK Stupid. UGH, what horrible places.
Another thing you can check is MeetUp.com. I met a really nice guy from a Star Trek group in my area before I met my guy on Eharmony. I also joined some Board Game groups that were just good for my overall mental health and helped me be a part of my community and meet new people. Meeting new people helps so much because if someone knows someone they can introduce you too it would be great - guys online GOD they never want to meet and they want to send their "member" pictures all day long. I know the plight, trust me. And as someone who is quickly approaching 40 fast myself, I also know the double standard we face.
By the way, I LOVE Vivien Leigh, and her performance in A Streetcar Named Desire was top-notch.