Hey, guys, I have standards!
May. 2nd, 2011 04:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
next_to_normalI had another underwhelming match.com date this weekend. Technically, I was supposed to have two (one Saturday and one Sunday), but the second guy never got back to me on when and where he wanted to meet, so... I got my laundry done and watched a movie instead! :)
I've also been emailing with this new guy who is seriously the male version of me, it's kinda creepy. I am halfway convinced someone is just playing a practical joke on me, lol, that's how much we have in common. And of course - no picture, which always makes me suspicious.
But! The benefit of all this dating is that I have discovered I do indeed have standards beyond "wants to date me" and "doesn't kill puppies." I have, in fact, rejected numerous guys for not meeting said standards!
1. Must show up to a first date looking presentable, preferably not in sweats.
2. Must be capable of discussing politics calmly and rationally. (Progressives preferred, but all viewpoints welcome as long as they are not delivered in diatribe form.)
3. Must not interpret comments about homework assignments as political statements.
4. Must not be a marathon runner.
5. Must not be boring.
6. Must like cats.
7. Must not mock me for being a cat person.
8. Must not require prompt responses to emails.
9. Must compose emails using proper punctuation and spelling.
10. Must not try to kiss me on the first date.
11. Must not try to kiss me on any subsequent date without permission.
12. Must not ask probing sexual questions without ever having met me.
13. Must be physically attractive, even if it makes me feel shallow.
14. Must not exhibit desperate or obsessive behavior.
15. Must be able to pick up nonverbal cues regarding my level of interest.
16. Must share some similar TV/movie interests, so as to better understand my quotes and references.
17. Must share a similar sense of humor and not persist in telling jokes that I don't find funny.
18. Must be tolerant of my perpetual lateness.
19. Must not take up an inordinate amount of my time.
20. Must not live outside the Beltway, unless he is willing to come to me all the time, because I refuse to drive out there anymore!
21. Must have an appreciation for musical theater, or at least pretend to.
22. Must not bring up ex-girlfriends on the first date.
I've also been emailing with this new guy who is seriously the male version of me, it's kinda creepy. I am halfway convinced someone is just playing a practical joke on me, lol, that's how much we have in common. And of course - no picture, which always makes me suspicious.
But! The benefit of all this dating is that I have discovered I do indeed have standards beyond "wants to date me" and "doesn't kill puppies." I have, in fact, rejected numerous guys for not meeting said standards!
1. Must show up to a first date looking presentable, preferably not in sweats.
2. Must be capable of discussing politics calmly and rationally. (Progressives preferred, but all viewpoints welcome as long as they are not delivered in diatribe form.)
3. Must not interpret comments about homework assignments as political statements.
4. Must not be a marathon runner.
5. Must not be boring.
6. Must like cats.
7. Must not mock me for being a cat person.
8. Must not require prompt responses to emails.
9. Must compose emails using proper punctuation and spelling.
10. Must not try to kiss me on the first date.
11. Must not try to kiss me on any subsequent date without permission.
12. Must not ask probing sexual questions without ever having met me.
13. Must be physically attractive, even if it makes me feel shallow.
14. Must not exhibit desperate or obsessive behavior.
15. Must be able to pick up nonverbal cues regarding my level of interest.
16. Must share some similar TV/movie interests, so as to better understand my quotes and references.
17. Must share a similar sense of humor and not persist in telling jokes that I don't find funny.
18. Must be tolerant of my perpetual lateness.
19. Must not take up an inordinate amount of my time.
20. Must not live outside the Beltway, unless he is willing to come to me all the time, because I refuse to drive out there anymore!
21. Must have an appreciation for musical theater, or at least pretend to.
22. Must not bring up ex-girlfriends on the first date.
