Chatting today with a female co-worker…
Her: “You should sign up on ALL the dating sites! That’s what I did!”
Did I mention that the co-worker is one of those really, truly, insanely annoying bubbly types?
Me: “Wow. That must have cost you a fortune.”
Her: “No, you can sign up on all the sites for free!”
Cue quizzical look from me.
Me: “But you have to pay to contact anyone. That adds up.”
Her: “Well, I didn’t pay anything because all the guys contacted me…”
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, this one.
Me: “Aaaand that would mean for me? You know, as a guy?”
Her: “…that… uh… as a guy you’d have to pay for all the sites, wouldn’t you…”
Me: “Ooooooooh, ouch. Seeing the light is painful sometimes, isn’t it?”
Her: “Heh, yeah…”
Unfortunately, nobody seems to be lining up to throw a gift subscription to Match.com at me any time soon…
The GeekHiker 
*snicker*
By: just a girl on November 18, 2008
at 7:25 am
Maybe you could try some after work socials or mixers that are hosted by young professional networking groups in your city? I go to alot for work and there’s so many people and its so relaxed and casual. You meet some really interesting people.
By: Ruby on November 18, 2008
at 9:17 am
Gee, why don’t you date her? She seems really….nice. Ugh!
By: thecoconutdiaries on November 18, 2008
at 9:54 am
I think you should ask all of your readers for donations. I’d kick in $50 just to have every date chronicled in detail on your blog. Oh – and you have to sign up on a cougar site, too. Maybe they’d give you a free membership on one of those…
By: Mel Heth on November 18, 2008
at 11:48 am
Doesn’t Match.com guarantee that you’ll be hooked up with your soulmate or something in six months? I agree with Mel Heth, I so want to read about your dating exploits.
By: Dingo on November 18, 2008
at 12:22 pm
*giggle* I take no responsibility for the bubbly women on the west coast…not our fault. 😛
nerve.com man. It’s free, and the contact bs is relatively cheap.
By: cripkitty on November 18, 2008
at 12:35 pm
I can kick in a few bucks too btw.
By: cripkitty on November 18, 2008
at 12:36 pm
LOL! Why are the bubbly types always so dim?
By: Homer-Dog on November 18, 2008
at 5:45 pm
“Aaaand that would mean for me? You know, as a guy?”
did you really elongated the and? I know, I know, I’m sorry, maybe it’s the congestion but this is so funi 😀
By: narami on November 18, 2008
at 7:47 pm
some chicks are just dumb. I guess it works both ways. Its like McK says, “Boys are handsome but they sure are dumb.” Ahhhhh the wisdom of a 5 year old.
By: Backpackermomma on November 18, 2008
at 8:34 pm
Homer-Dog – as a “bubbly” gal myself, I resent that comment! 😀
By: Mel Heth on November 18, 2008
at 8:52 pm
Just A Girl – Perfectly said.
Ruby – I don’t think those things are quite so common in LA…
TheCoconutDiaries – *snort*
Mel Heth – Ask my readers to throw their money away? Nah. But if you want to, by all means go ahead…
Dingo – Yep. You just have to sign up for the six month plan at $119.94 first…
CripKitty – LOL. Okay, you’re off the hook. Isn’t Nerve free to sign up, then they hit you up for cash just like all the rest?
CripKitty – I’ll keep that in mind…
Homer-Dog – I have no idea.
Narami – I actually did!
BackPackerMomma – Well, I fully admit to being dumb a lot of the time.
Mel Heth – Trust me, compared to this girl, you’re positively placid.
By: geekhiker on November 18, 2008
at 10:07 pm
@Mel Heth: I should have added “Present company excluded”
My bad 🙂
By: Homer-Dog on November 19, 2008
at 6:32 am
what makes you so sure you won’t be contacted by women? you should go for it and see what happens. i’ll donate a few bucks too if it helps.
By: blakspring on November 19, 2008
at 7:07 am
Haha, thanks Homer.
By: Mel Heth on November 19, 2008
at 10:13 am
What about Plenty of Fish? That’s the one I use. Granted, I have only met weirdos but it might be worth a try, if only for blog fodder.
By: Mrs Chuck Bartowski on November 19, 2008
at 8:42 pm
Homer-Dog – Good man!
Blakspring – Welcome to the site. Well, I’ve been on online dating off and on over many years and, to date, not a single woman as initiated contact…
Mel Heth – LOL
Mrs Chuck Bartowski – Maybe it’s an LA thing, but I didn’t see a lot of possibilities there…
By: geekhiker on November 19, 2008
at 10:31 pm