Oh man, oh man, oh man . . .

I'm not quite convinced there is a man out there for me but I'm having a good time browsing.  :)  Well, that is, when it isn't really painful.

I will say that in the midst of all this my new gf in Florida gave me a call today and we were having the greatest chat when my stupid phone died.  But, even if she is the one good thing that comes of all of this, it has been worth it!  Thank heavens for good girlfriends!!!

Today, I had three different strangers try to start an IM session with me while I was checking messages on Plenty of Fish.  Why would anyone want to IM with someone they have not even exchanged a few emails with?  Am I missing something?  And then when I reject their IM request, they don't continue to email. 

Dear Men,  if you really want our attention then don't be full of dead ends.  If we don't want to IM, maybe try email.  Don't just give up!  Duh!  That doesn't mean to be a creepy stalker who can't take a hint but I think most women think it is sexy and masculine if you don't give up easily and know how to woo us even if it is online.  If a girl says that she wants to email and get to know each other for a few months before meeting face to face but you just disappear after that, we know that you were after a piece of ***.  And that's great if that is really what you are but I am not so sure that most of you know the impression you give.

Also, my beloved men, don't nag about pictures.  Honestly, a picture lasts a long time.  I get that you are visual, so are we.  We want all things to be aesthetically pleasing, including you, but notice that few of us are nagging you about photos every few hours.  Take what you can get, be complimentary and PATIENT!

Okay - enough nagging at the men!  :)  Here is a good story for you.  A man nags about a photo, I email him one.  I didn't think it was the ugliest photo of me but I was in ugly pajamas because I was laid up with a broken bone for a few weeks and my kids were playing with the camera and snapped the pic.  So without explaining everything I sent the photo with a brief explanation that I was laid up - nothing more.  The guy writes back that it "took a strong person to send that, it is obvious you were very ill".  Well, he felt sheepish when I thanked him but said that I only had a broken rib.  Good grief.  He could have just lied and said "nice pic".  But I'm "a strong person" who sent that!  lol

Same guy asked me to be friends with him on Facebook.  So I did (in a momentary lapse of reason) and imagine my surprise when he had about 100 mutual friends with my ex.  Small world.  He is also affiliated with a person caught up in a huge multi million dollar scandal and I just don't need that kind of drama.  So, I de-friended him and let him know that it isn't personal but really, it is, I was just being courteous by lying even though he doesn't not understand the concept.

Here's to another fine day in cyber land!

P.S.  Jerk from NY sent me a message this morning to give me a weather update.  He wanted me to wish him luck in his blizzard conditions in NY.  I wanted to tell him to lick a flag pole but I decided to just ignore him.