Love at First Sight

by Deb Graves

In April of 2004 my daughter thought should join an online dating service. At first I laughed at the suggestion but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. I could list what I liked and what I was looking for in a man. I thought for a long time about this question and made a two sheet list of my expectations, I chuckled as I read aloud my desires. Tall, yes he must be tall, as I am5ft 8in and like to wear heels. A good sense of humor was next on my list, kind, attractive, intelligent, the list continued. What did I have to lose, if he was out there somewhere I had as much of a chance meeting him here as anywhere.

Well my first few contacts were not at all what they described themselves to be. I met with a couple of them in a public place and was very disappointed. I wrote a poem describing how I was feeling about online dating called “Where Singles Click”.

Looking at pictures page after page Weight, height, don’t forget your age Interests in common do they really matter The guy on the other end could be as mad as a hatter Do you give out your email, of course you can You can just block them if things get out of hand Will you make plans to meet, that’s a scary thought A fast escape may be needed with the friend that you brought Let all of your feelings tell you what is right Then go out and enjoy the rest of the night Could you be him only time will tell Or will you make my life a living hell Back online he is not the one, is this really so much fun Still looking for Mr. Right, on the web night after night.

Then one day I noticed a profile that captured my attention, I read his profile a couple of times and decided to send him a smile. We wrote back and forth but had decided not to meet as he lived almost two hours away. We did have a lot of fun writing and comparing dates and one stuck with me. He told me about meeting someone that week that had almost pounced on him. She had treated him like prey, mauling him and letting him know with no doubt what she was after. He told me that she had hugged him tightly on meeting and sniffed him all over. She had purred in his ear “you smell good” I laughed as he told me he very quickly excused himself and ran for his car!