My 30 Day Online Dating Science Experiment

30 day statistics:
Email sent: 34, Received: 37
(unsolicited: 14, replies: 23 - includes ongoing messages [re: re: re: re:]),
viewed me: 107(!), favorites: 18, favorited me: 1.

Number of people to spot the subliminal message behind the Avatar/username "Maverage": 1. Not that it's all THAT non-conformist to post daily 'blog-like' posts in place of the 'profile'... but I haven't seen many people do it this way. Number of hits to SeeMoreFilms' profile during May: Zero. Interesting, since both profiles were written by and about the same person..

People following these almost-daily posts (rants?): unknown. I *WILL* keep the profile active, although I don't promise to post every day beyond this point. I've finally put my finger on what bugs me the most about these 'online dating sites' and the 'profiles' created to try to tell enough about yourself in a paragraph or two so that someone can decide whether or not they want to *meet* you: I'm not a used car, or 'previously owned' item on eBay or CraigsList. Yet, I feel like these profiles are 'sales brochures'. It's all too impersonal, and in my view disrespectful on BOTH sides of the equation: On one side - the requirement to 'hawk my wares', and on the other side the requirement to make the 'buy/no-buy' ("should I contact him, or block him?") decision.

I would still rather meet new people in-person, and in a social setting. I would ALWAYS rather DO something I would be doing anyway regardless of the potential to 'date'. If introduced by someone who already knows me, then so much the better.

But now I'm more open to the possibility of each introduction, chat, and aside comment as a way to 'open the conversation'. I like to say, "I don't believe in strangers. Strangers are Friends I haven't yet had the opportunity to get to know".

So I'll probably spend more time looking for MeetupDotCom events to attend (First Tuesday in Bellevue, First Thursday museum night in Seattle, etc).

To all who've wished me well, I return the sentiments. To those who've gotten 'ticked off' at something I've said, the 'slight' was unintentional, I'm sure. To those who feel more empowered to continue to pursue their LIFE AS A SINGLE PERSON, and think of meeting 'That Right Someone' as a secondary thing (if at all), I say: More Power To You.

All The Best!