Progress report - Three months of online dating

In the last month, I have stopped seeing the guy ("Robocop").  Although I enjoyed my time with him and found him physically attractive, we would not be compatible long-term because he did not have some key qualities I want in a partner.  It would be harder to break it off later, so it was better to do it sooner.  I think he is genuinely a good guy, but just not for me.

A couple of friends asked me how accurate men's online profiles on dating websites are.  Of the 7 men I have dated so far, only 2 had representative pictures.  Of the 5 without representative pictures, most looked significantly older (about 5 years) in person.  The profile descriptions for everyone were pretty accurate though.  Interestingly, 3 of the 7 men were in law enforcement and carried a gun with them at all times including dates.

My friend who has been single until her late thirties shared her wisdom with me.  Even though we feel like giving up on finding a partner sometimes, do we really actually give up?  No.  We are sad for a while and complain that all men suck to our girlfriends.  But in the end, we suck it up and get back into the dating game.  We do this because we have to.  And it will make us appreciate the one we end up with even more.

Because the emails on the dating website were slowing down, I decided to join another big dating website to put myself out there.  After being on this new site for two weeks, I have received over 150 emails and winks.  However, none have caught my interest... yet.