Day 3

I'm a little disappointed that the people that I've hotlisted have not viewed my profile or contacted me. The only people who are looking at me are men in their 40s. From other states. I send my rejections.

I'm also not impressed with the functionality of the site. I'd like to be able to sort according to how I've rated my favorites (whether I think we'd "click", maybe, or no). I also can't see who's online by state or proximity, I have to look at all men in the US between a certain age range.

Checking my stats again, I see that a member that I've hotlisted is currently online and has indicated that he thought we'd "click." He's the first one I'm excited about! He's cute, tall, widely traveled, and physically active, if a little young. I start to compose an IM, but I chicken out and close the window before I send it. I'll draft an email instead...

By the time I send him an email, he's sent me one. I'll wait to see if he responds to mine.

Someone else tries to IM me. I decline, because he's divorced with 2 kids. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm in the middle of composing an email and divorced with kids is not tops on my list. I see in my inbox that I receive "IM Messages You Missed!", and divorced-2-kids guy said he can't tell what my username means because my essays have not been approved by customer service yet. Frustrating, because in them I use my words to express my wit. How long does it take to get essays approved? It's been 3 days!

B. sends me an email in response to the one I sent him. His message is fairly well written, and everything is spelled correctly. This makes me happy. He was born in Europe, has traveled extensively, and has been in this state for the past 3 years. He does not ask me any questions (I made sure to ask a question in mine--how else are you supposed to get the conversation going?), but I respond to his message anyway with some witty comments and another question. I'm over my hour time limit, but I'll give it a few more minutes before ending tonight's session.

Another email, but no questions about me. What does this mean? Is he not interested, or just not familiar with the rules of engagement? He's not from the US, so maybe different rules apply? I decide to IM him to see if I can get a little more response. He doesn't respond, and I'm ready to call it a night, so I send him an email saying I'd like to hear more about what he's yet to see in our area. I wouldn't mind hearing from him again!