What strikes me about this post (and your more recent pieces)is the stark honesty. It’s a bit heart-rending to read and more so when it seems almost like a plea for help and one can’t do much to alleviate the pain the other is feeling.

I completely empathise, Ted and I think TNR is right about the dating sites. Get away from the Internets! I think also that you should perhaps focus less on finding the ever-so-mythical One and more on… god knows what… on… enjoying your life?

Sheesh. I’m one to talk. :p

Drowning in self pity from time to time is needed. I think women as a whole tend to take more bubbles baths with wine and have good stress cries as result.
I however do it more than I should. I blog it, rather than put it onto the ears of my friends.

Pick one dating site. I’ve gone the route of being on several sites and quickly learned, its all the same people. You’re not going to meet anyone new by visiting multiple sites.

Feeling your pain, sending you good dating vibes.

There is a risk with the divorced guy. After spending so much time on their own, they tend to get incredibly fussy about things. You’ve seen this guy around, and even someone from Mensa and full of Tao or whatever it is. Has to find some real patience to keep from beating them about the skull with an axe handle.

Look for someone that you truly want to be with. Not some ideal that no one has a chance of living up to.

Not that you’re asking for advice, but you may need to make a conscious effort to be a little less independent. I feel like I can only say that because I am the same way…I prefer to go to movies by myself, shop by myself, etc. BUT, tweeps like us have to make a little more of an effort to share all the goodness that is us. Do your blogging at a local coffee shop, go to a regular happy hour, start reading at the library. My efforts at socializing have helped me discover that people aren’t so bad after all.

Except for the dumb ones. I can’t handle the dumb ones. :)