Saturday, March 7, 2009

Online dating

Online dating is a weird thing, to say the least. Part of the weirdness is only that I don't really feel like dating anyone, so I tinker with my profile for entertainment, with a small side bet on the chance of meeting someone so great, I'd change my mind. The other weirdness is stuff like this instant messenger conversation. Okcupid has a built-in messenger, which I'm going to disable now, but I'm glad I didn't know it was on because it gave me this. Both names changed of course; hers only slightly.

First "roseforreal82" contacted me as I was about to leave for home. Her profile was illiterate, wandering, and deranged, but what the hell, okcupid keeps things anonymous so I asked her to use okcupid's internal email and said I'd reply. She sent an empty message, so lacking anything else to say I replied that her profile said she wanted a never-married Christian, and that I was an atheist and divorced. She responded with this instant messenger conversation:
[12:00:05 am]roseforreal82:hi
[12:00:36 am]roseforreal82:so u have kids
[12:00:40 am]eeyore:no
[12:01:53 am]roseforreal82:but u had a wife
[12:01:57 am]eeyore:yes
[12:02:07 am]roseforreal82:aethiest means no God right??
[12:02:34 am]roseforreal82:so u mean u prefer an aethiest woman also??
[12:03:10 am]eeyore:either an atheist or someone who is familiar with it and comfortable with the idea
[12:04:31 am]roseforreal82:hmmm is being an aethiest really matters to u?
[12:04:40 am]eeyore:yes I'm afraid so
[12:05:40 am]roseforreal82:ohhhh...so i think we are not compatible coz im a devoted catholics
[12:06:15 am]eeyore:yes that would be awkward
[12:06:24 am]eeyore:but thanks for thinking of me
[12:06:30 am]eeyore:hope you have luck soon
[12:07:28 am]roseforreal82:and im happy for ur honesty
I have no idea why she contacted me. I'm thinking bottom trawling.