Advice for Newbies

Start with Match.com. Don't start with both eHarmony and Match. Pick one or the other and by one or the other, I mean Match. I thought eHarmony might be better - all that it is doing is filling up my inbox.

I receive about 4-8 emails during the hours of 8:30 to 5pm most days. And then an additional 2 or 3 throughout the rest of the evening. That and apparently I don't match up with many cute guys in Pittsburgh with real jobs.

The other issue is that it's a bit of a process because you are just signing up so you think it's best to be on the guided track when in reality, you probably want the fast track it. Because this guided track doesn't tell you shit about anyone other than their writing style. And while this can give you an idea of their intelligence or upbringing - you really don't get to know anything about anyone.

I get cute bartenders or not so cute guys with real jobs, or cute guys with real jobs in OH or WV. And I am not crossing state lines. That's just dangerous. The rules are different in red states.

So essentially, I spent $179.70 (compared to $101.94 for Match.com for 6 months with an additional 6 month guarantee) to have an algorithm match me up with the guys that I'm already meeting. In my opinion, Google could probably create a better algorithm to match with me a man. Maybe I should check it out and answer some of the requests for information. Or I can pretend that I don't exist a little while longer. And if I do respond to someone, I'll tell them I was in a terrible accident and just got out of the hospital or something. I still have my crutches. I bet I can get swindle a cute guy into a date with that story.