As soon as the beat drop, we got the streets locked

Mood: relaxed  Music: Mundian to Bach Ké (Beware of the Boys) (featuring Jay-Z) - Panjabi MC  Reading: Olivia Joules

I remember blogging this but I don’t know if you remember. And if you don’t, let me refresh your memory. I decided to join some dating sites a few months ago to see what’s what. Both of my best friends found really decent guys through dating websites, so I want to see if there’s one out there for me. Somehow, some way.

There was this reasonably good-looking fellow who messaged me so I decided to reply. Towards the end of our correspondence (more on that later), he asked me if I played pool. The only places to play pool in this town are at bars and pubs. I told him I wasn’t very good, and that playing wasn’t really my thing. I can think of better things to do than sit in a pub, drink, and play pool. I didn’t say it like that but I did imply it. I was just being honest. In fact, my actual response was:

I completely miss the ball even though it’s right in front of me. I’m prolly showing my age too but I play pool better on the Wii, lol.

I found that in my sent messages, haha. What killed me – and ended our email conversation – was when he asked something along the lines of:

Why do you think you’re showing your age? Because you think you’re not old enough to go into a bar? Or are you really that introverted?

He didn’t even put two and two together that I was talking about the Wii. FAIL. I was almost gonna brush off my instant annoyance at what he was implying. I almost went as far as defending myself by saying, “No, I think I’m showing my age because I play the video game versions of games better than the actual game. Thanks for the judgmental tone. See ya.”

Instead, I blocked him rather hastily and it deleted the actual message he sent me. Upon further reflection, I should’ve sent it. Just to set him straight. But why should I defend myself? Besides, based on my track record with this one guy, getting schooled by me might’ve been lost on him. My profile said (I changed it) that I spend a lot of time online. In a message he sent to me once, he sounded as though he was kinda butthurt when I didn’t reply to him right away.

Yes that’s right, Mr. W****b****, I check that website every waking moment because I’m that hard up for a date. I guess I had gotten busy and hadn’t been on that particular site in a few weeks. That was my first mistake in continuing correspondence with this doofus. I know things can be misunderstood online, but really, he should’ve chosen his words more wisely.

I hardly know this guy and he wants to sit and judge me? You think I was lying on my profile and you wanted to test the waters? Well, congrats buddy. You’ve been blocked! His words put my stomach in a twist. Jerk. At least I didn’t invest all that much time on him. We’d only been going back and forth for a few times now.

I’ve met a couple of decent guys so far. IDK if they’re dating material but I’ll keep our correspondence going and see what happens.

Screening people online is much easier than real life, lol. I hope I do find someone the old-fashioned way though. As easy as it is to screen guys online, there’s still a part of me that would like to know him in person. Slowly and gradually but tangibly. Makes your feelings more real.

?: “Have you ever tried a dating website?“