The Internet dating world is a cesspool

Yeah, I'm starting to get in over my head. Two dates this weekend, and about five more women who would be clearly interested in getting together if I asked. I didn't plan on making this a full-time job, so I need to tighten up the process a bit.

All of them are in the "Interesting enough to get together and see if there's anything there" zone rather than the "oh my goodness, I must have her" zone.

Although perhaps actually meeting me will clear some of this up. I have a long history of interviewing my way to jobs and then sucking from day one. I'm way better at selling myself than I am at actually doing stuff.

 

And meeting some of them will likely clear it up, too. Seeing as they might be less interesting/less compatible with you than you think right now. More options is never a bad thing. Just start meeting them and seeing who might be worth continuing with.

 

Agree with this. You don't want to get into a "grass is always greener" thing and just reject people out of hand, because I think it is easy to fall into that with online dating - It can seem like there is an inexhaustible supply of people to meet. But I've had a lot more success lately with just exchanging a couple of messages and meeting up, as opposed to just exchanging messages eternally.

 

I had pretty good luck taking several yoga classes.

And, if you don't get a date out of them, the classes give you a chance to at least ogle.

Plus you exercise a bit.

 

I just don't want to be going on eight first dates a month or anything. I need to tighten up the standards for "sure, let's meet and see."

 

Is there a "skip to third date" button to click?

 

Went to junior hockey game. The conversation wasn't terrible, but we had very little in common and zero chemistry. Will not be seeing her again.

Another date tomorrow with a woman a bit less six-ish but a bit more in common.

 

Did you jersey her?

 

Are you asking if I wore a jersey on a first date? Good lord no.

 

I suspect he was aiming for something more like this:

 

see, the question I would have led with is "Did you put the biscuit in the basket?"

 

Five hole!