So I'll confess, I checked out his Facebook profile.
I'm 42, and fully aware that I'm no spring chicken, but on this dude 51 looks old! Plus his profile pic on Facebook is sideways.
I'm not sure a blogger and a guy who can't rotate a picture would have much in common.
He's probably trying really hard to be hip and intriguing, but the repetitive LOL's are a huge turn off, as is the somewhat arrogant tone of the whole conversation.
I think I'll pass on this one.
OH dear! I fear I look closer to 51 than 45, and am probably trying to appear more hip and happening than I actually am! LOL!
ReplyDelete(I don't really use lol's, I just threw that in there for effect.)
Seems like not a bad fellow to me, but then I've never dated a dude.
This guy actually looked more like 60 to me. My 70 yr old father is younger looking.
DeleteAh well, maybe I'm just putting my own fears of aging on him. Still, there definitely isn't any "click" there.
I guess I wasn't so much trying to vouch for the guy as to say, sometimes what you see on the outside, isn't always what's on the inside. I'm fortunate to not have to be in the dating scene, but I suspect if I was, some of my nervousness might come across as being creepy.
DeleteUltimately, if you get a bad vibe, you're most likely going to make the right call. It certainly doesn't hurt to keep looking.
If I'm being totally honest it's probably going to be months before anyone looks attractive to me.
DeleteMaintain those standards, lady!
ReplyDeleteI fully intend to. No more worrying about whether I'm good enough for a man, now it's all about if he's good enough for me.
DeleteThe sideways profile picture is definitely a deal breaker. Walk away. Wait, he WANTS you to walk with him. RUN! RUN FAST AND FAR!
ReplyDeleteI'm not much on running - it makes me pee my pants a little. We'll have to settle for biking away fast.
DeleteI love experiencing this online dating thing vicariously through other people, because I'm just too chicken to do it myself :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely skip this guy, and good luck!!
The picture thing is a major turn off. I need someone who gets the whole blogging thing. Or at least has an open mind to it.
DeleteHe seems like the type who would "poke" you constantly if you friended him on FB. Stay away! Stay far, far away.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of that - but I bet you're right!
DeleteUh yeah. Totally pass. Because, no. Especially with the inability to rotate the picture.-The Dose Girls
ReplyDeleteThe inability to rotate a picture is a definite deal breaker. I need a guy who understands when I zone out on twitter.
DeleteYeah, this doesn't seem creepy at all, huh? He won't even tell you anything about himself, because it's more fun to surprise you when you show up. I'm thinking if you'd agreed to that walk, he would have asked you to meet him out in the desert, late at night. "You'll see my car parked there, with the trunk open. Just climb in and wait. I'll lock you in and take you back to my isolated cabin. Don't worry, you'll learn all about me soon enough!"
ReplyDeleteGood call, passing on that one.
I'm sure it was meant to be intriguing, but for me it was a huge fail. Plus, I'm supposed to know him because he lived near me at one point. Even though I've been involved in things like I dunno - MY LIFE - for the past 20 years.
DeleteAnd he looked old. Like really old. It might be vain, but I just don't want to be that old yet. For Christ's sake, I don't even Clairol yet.
V, it might be an idea to interview prospective dates via skype. At least you can see them and talk to them that way. I have a friend who did that with a, erm, Polish guy for a year and now they're happily married and he is really lovely.
ReplyDeleteHe can't have much to say if he already thinks he will run out of things to tell you after one message and one walk...
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