Women turn to internet for truth about their date

Scotsman.com ^ | August 23, 2005 | Fiona MacGregor

[Lazamataz]

Well, I wound up marrying a 5'2", 100 lb, blond-haired, blue-eyed Norwegian beauty, so apparently she thinks my personality is okay.

I'm not mean but I didn't get one of of those. Where do I get one?

[Lazamataz]

I just recently signed up to an internet dating service. So far it's going pretty good. It's not as scary as I thought it would be.

I'm in my 40's but I want a girl in her late 20's to mid 30's so I can do the kid thing. S'okay or am I all wrong?

[Petronski]

That swab test is from Orchid Cellmark (the same Cellmark from the OJ Simpson trial).


I heard the ad too, and found it to be very strange/sad.

[baker_girl]

I think it's great,we all have our own preferences. I'm in my early 20's and I want to meet a guy who is slightly older. Not Hugh Hefner old, but someone who is grounded and comforable with who they are.

[Petronski]

I'm in my 40's but I want a girl in her late 20's to mid 30's so I can do the kid thing.

If she wants to do "the kid thing" with you, and knows your age, and you're otherwise in love, what could be wrong?

I'd be weird, I think, if you were in your sixties and trying to do this (a la Tony Randall).

Then again, you didn't ask me. lol

[Gabz]

I met my husband the old fashioned way - in a bar :)

[HairOfTheDog]

Hmmm... How important is 'grounded'? Would a cad with a sharp sense of humor, but so far, not a lot of meanness, work for you? If it will, I'll have to find out how important "super skinny" is.

[trisham]

I dunno. I don't like an overweight woman myself. So is it horrible that I have my preferences?

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Not at all, and I don't think that was what the poster (uh, can't remember the name) was referring to.

Much better for anyone to know what they like.

[HairOfTheDog]

I met some good people in bars... There's good and bad sorts in every room we walk into, internet, bar or otherwise. Our job is to sort them out correctly and try to be the good sort ourselves. :~D

[cyborg]

I wish I spied on my ex.

[cyborg]

I heard that commercial. I thought how sad society is that it's even needed.

[RockinRight]

I'm hardly arrogant. I don't mind a heavier woman if she's honest. What throws me off is the dishonesty. If they lie right off...how honest will they be later.

I'm no prize. I'm a decent looking guy but am the first to admit I could lose 30 pounds myself.

But when I ran ads, I was HONEST about it.

[baker_girl]

Well, I think I need to know what the definition is of "super skinny". Hopefully not the lollipop look! Otherwise I could deal with the sharp sense of humor:)

[Lazamataz]

I think it's great,we all have our own preferences. I'm in my early 20's and I want to meet a guy who is slightly older. Not Hugh Hefner old, but someone who is grounded and comforable with who they are.

Heh. You a cutie? ;^)

[cyborg]

Not it matters now but when I posted profiles on the net, I told the truth. I posted a nice pic of myself with all my stats. I maybe got two resposes and that was it. There are a lot of guys that like to be lied to.

[RockinRight]

I wasn't trying to be mean spirited. As I said I am NOT really that picky on looks. It was the dishonesty that bothered me.

The "Michael Moore" comparison was in poor taste. I am sorry if that came across as mean, I was being dramatic to make a point.

[HairOfTheDog]

Fair enough.... I know there's plenty of liars out there.... of both sexes. I was plenty nervous sharing descriptions of myself and photos when I was first getting to know my husband, but I wouldn't have lied. We were set to meet up soon, and I can't photoshop the truth in person.

[cyborg]

Watch out for married men, esp. with the sites like match.com and yahoo.

[technochick99]

A friend of mine met a guy she's been with for 3 or 4 years now at match.com. A former gay colleague of mine met many men through the man-man section. Others I know of have had no luck.

Luckily, I am happily involved with someone. Best of luck to you. Online is just like real life - you might go through a lot to get a good one.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, the guy I'm thinking of is really big on "Cad"... that would have to be OK with you ;~D