tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post7139763978617653341..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: The Pros and Cons of Online Dating, Part 2Neurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-9226345405748661372014-03-15T15:40:09.495-05:002014-03-15T15:40:09.495-05:00I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to t...I was very pleased to find this site.I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. <a href="http://www.kissthebridal.com/" rel="nofollow">dating coach</a><br /><br />Sammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13182526765240519199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-9671947873048260592011-10-13T23:25:24.338-05:002011-10-13T23:25:24.338-05:00Hi Tom,
It is worth the effort. I just wish that...Hi Tom,<br /> It is worth the effort. I just wish that it didn't require so much effort. I just hope that all this time spent on online dating will eventually lead to something (and someone) good.<br /><br />Hi Anna,<br /> Thanks! I suppose you're right. I wish that women had more time to have children, so that it didn't feel like I was on the clock or something. It's not like that's the only reason I'm dating, but I would like to have a family someday. Guys, on the other hand, can still be dads for decades.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-23633032114457862482011-10-13T21:25:25.099-05:002011-10-13T21:25:25.099-05:00Keep your chin up. And remember, sometimes having ...Keep your chin up. And remember, sometimes having a partner isn't all it's cracked up to be either.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961332983813359209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-85877611410194846432011-10-13T17:53:00.296-05:002011-10-13T17:53:00.296-05:00" I might meet someone whose company I enjoy ..." I might meet someone whose company I enjoy and who makes me happy. " - Worth the effort?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778063960932817300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-34078447229612701452011-10-13T17:52:12.655-05:002011-10-13T17:52:12.655-05:00Hi Michael,
Living with someone you don't li...Hi Michael,<br /> Living with someone you don't like would be very stressful, especially because home is where you go to relax. I think that rejection as a writer is hard too, even though I've only just recently started sending my work out. But at least writing can be more fun than dating. <br /><br />Hi Theresa,<br /> I wish there were more alternatives to online dating, especially because I've already tried the major sites, except zoosk and plentyoffish. It would be nice if my experience turned into a success story, which is why I'm still trying, at least for now. <br /><br />Hi Talli,<br /> You're right, because if I hadn't done online dating I never would have met any of those guys. And even though there were a couple of them who weren't so nice, I don't regret the experience because I learned a lot from it. <br /><br />Hi Sara,<br /> That's the thing about online dating; that is, they "match" people based on common interests. But like you said, just because you both like reading doesn't necessarily mean that you're compatible with each other. The connection has to be deeper than that. On the other hand, I think it'd be hard to date a sports fanatic who expected me to watch games with him on a regular basis, because I'd just be bored all the time.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-15740935265768898482011-10-13T09:16:09.685-05:002011-10-13T09:16:09.685-05:00Hey Neurotic Workaholic!
As someone that has bee...Hey Neurotic Workaholic! <br /><br />As someone that has been there and given the online dating thing a whorl, I can totally relate. Of course my grammar is atrocious and I am hardly aware of this thing you refer to as spell check, so I am probably one of those people that other people read profiles and think ugh, did she skip grade school? <br /><br />When I got right down to it, and really thought about what was bothering me about online dating was that I was meeting people, who I had stuff in common with, but it was superficial. We both liked going to the movies, we both liked reading, etc. And while that's great, it didn't really leave much room to actually do stuff together. So I gave up on dating, not on finding someone, but on actively looking for someone. <br /><br />Saturday I got to talking to the woman behind me at Yom Kippur service. I didn't know anyone, and she was sitting by herself. Anyway, we got to talking and she told me, the easiest way for young people to meet other people, is to do things that interest them. Plus, if you dont meet someone that way, you are at least having fun.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444784814793987285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-15202556842898132332011-10-13T08:54:38.923-05:002011-10-13T08:54:38.923-05:00It is very tiring to do online dating and putting ...It is very tiring to do online dating and putting yourself out there, time and again. But if you don't... well... you know what I mean.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-75901258935310659912011-10-13T04:54:10.454-05:002011-10-13T04:54:10.454-05:00#'s 3 and 2 are really working against one ano...#'s 3 and 2 are really working against one another. From what I can tell from Twilight movie commercials, Jacob never has a shirt on. So anyone on-line who writes #2 is certainly acting like #3.<br /><br />I'm sorry it's still not working out on the dating front. There are success stories out there. And how else do women easily meet men these days?Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-58726773553977938712011-10-13T01:54:00.051-05:002011-10-13T01:54:00.051-05:00Living alone sucks. But I'd rather live alone ...Living alone sucks. But I'd rather live alone than live with someone that I hate. I'm a guy that wanted to find a partner but it was just like you said...lines of people that just weren't interested. I gave up about three years ago. I may someday revisit dating but it is just like going on submission to literary agents. After a while, you just get tired of all the rejection slips.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-62385319573222603492011-10-12T19:51:56.156-05:002011-10-12T19:51:56.156-05:00Hi William C.,
That's very nice of you to sa...Hi William C.,<br /> That's very nice of you to say. I think I might be taking a break from dating soon though, especially because I need to focus on school. By the way, my screenname is actually Neurotic Workaholic; the name of my blog is Obsessions of a Workaholic.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-53839328961011616452011-10-12T19:02:27.884-05:002011-10-12T19:02:27.884-05:00Obsessions of a Workaholic, I've followed your...Obsessions of a Workaholic, I've followed your blog for quite a bit now and feel like I've gotten a small taste of your personality. If you were in Toronto there's no question I'd go on a date w/ you--well, as long as the feeling is mutual, of course ;).Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690644604352833881noreply@blogger.com