Match.com, Match.com, Make Me a Match...

It will come as a surprise to no one that I have tried online dating. (I'm in my late 20s and still single...you do the math) but man is it weird.

I mean weird. 

Not necessarily the people (though...yeah...some serious wackos on there), but also the whole...process. It's not exactly normal to "wink" at someone or send them an email when you don't know them.

And the whole point of the site is to match you up for dating so that adds a whole other layer of awkward. And if you're an awkward person to begin with (i.e., me!) then it makes it super awkward. 

Sigh.

Finding the right guy is hard. It almost makes me wish for the days when parents arranged matches. Almost. Maybe I would let a select panel of people choose me a husband...but not just my parents. As much as I love them...yeah, no. 

Does anyone else feel me? I just have a hard time with the whole online dating thing. Half the time the guys who are interested in my are not Christians (which, sorry dudes, but that gives you an automatic "no") or are way too young or way too old. I know age is just a number but a girl's gotta have her standards. At least a little. 

On to happier (or, at least, less awkward...) things.

How about the Red Sox? 

No, that doesn't work. I just wish they could get their pitching and hitting going at the same dang time. 

Basketball? 

Hate the Cavs. Hope they lose. Not terrible invested. 

Hockey?

Hate the Blackhawks and the Lightening. Can a hole open up and swallow them both?

Oh! Of course. My beloved Dave Ramsey.

Now that I'm significantly less in debt and my vacation is paid for, I like him again. I have exited the DR Doldrums and am now focusing with gazelle-like intensity on my goals. I'm even starting the whole process of looking to buy a house. Seriously, when did I get so...adult??? 

And on an even happier note, SCHOOL IS OVER!!!! I AM FREE!

I'm really not even excited about it ;) I miss getting up in the morning and dealing with my lovable band of...minions. (not really, I love them and I love my job but summer is pretty much the most awesome thing EVER). 

Happy summer y'all :) 

This Will Be...A Creepy Experience

So I'm on eHarmony. I got a good deal for a three month thing and I have 4 friends either married to or getting married to someone they met online. I'm a tech savvy girl. I can totally do this.

Only I can't. 

I don't know what it is but I find the whole experience...sorta creepy. And I don't think it's the people. I have the filters set so that only Christian non-smokers in a 50 mile radius will show up as matches. And when I look at the profiles, most of the guys are totally normal, great sounding people. But for some reason I get to the point where I am thinking about making contact, and then...

(Come on. You knew I wasn't getting through this blog entry without a single gif.)

Yeah. I chicken out. I've got no idea why. I think a lot of the people online are just like me: busy and tired of only being hit by people we will not consider dating.

Seriously. What's the deal with that? The last few people that I can tell were interested in me were people that I either 1. just didn't like or 2. so young or 3. soo needy. 

 I don't do needy/clingy. At all. I took one of those personality tests and I either come up ENFP of INFP. I think it has to do with the fact that though I love being around people and I have no issues being the center of attention or talking to people or meeting someone new, I also like to have some time to myself or read a book or play on pinterest and relax. 

But I digress. Back to eHarmony. I guess the only thing I can do is try it and see what happens. God has a plan. Meeting someone online might not be it. But it might also be the way I meet my soulmate. And yes, I'm a romantic enough to believe in those, but I also think that people have several and not just in the romantic sense. There are people you meet and you just know: "we're meant to be friends". It's like something clicks and you just know "this person, I want them in my life". 

And then there are my Pinterest soul mates. Seriously. There are people that WHATEVER they pin, I pin, and WHATEVER I pin, they pin. I don't even personally know all these people, but I know if we ever meet, we're totally going to be friends! 

Except I don't use humor, I change the subject! 

That's actually all I have to say on the online dating subject for now. I'll keep you posted. 

On to more fun things :)

I am somewhat late to the game on this, but I've started doing the 100 happy days challenge. For more info, visit here: http://100happydays.com/

The gist of this challenge is to find something that makes you happy and post a picture of it every day for 100 days. And then hashtag it, of course. It can be anything, I'll show you days 1-7: 

 

It's been a really fun thing to do so far, even though I'm only a week in. 71% of people don't complete it, but I'm going to try my best. 

Want to give it a try? Go to the link above, sign up, and then post on your favorite social media platform. But remember, the goal is to post things that make YOU happy. Not your friends and not to show off. I'll keep you posted. Who knows what the next 93 days hold for me? It could be I'm documenting a significant season of my life and I don't even know it yet! 

Peace. 

(I've really got to come up with a better way to end these things...)