He also kept saying how he’s special, and he knows exactly what I need and can give me the love I want, and just… like he’s only been divorced for a few months. Guy is legitimately bonkers.

Oh my goodness Stonegypsy! That’s kind of an awesome story. The upside to a horrible date is always a good story.
I got a match the other day on Coffee Meets Bagel. After exchanging a couple of messages, he asks me if I would be up for walking around a city for a day barefoot, like to the point of getting your feet really black. (um, ?) So I reply that I like being barefoot but that was a little too much for me. (Because somehow the thought of potentially getting tetanus or stepping on glass or poop just does not do it for me.) Needless to say he never replied. Which is too bad because I would have met up with him otherwise.

Good luck tonight, veritek!

I have no dating stories to add. I’ve been officially single for about 8 months now after a horribly too long on-off situation. I keep going back and forth between feeling like I want to start dating and being fine with where I am for now.

I’ve been on Match and OK Cupid for about 6 months and just recently added Coffee Meets Bagel. I check them fairly regularly but nothing seems to catch my eye. I feel like it would be good to get out on a date, but can’t bring myself to send a message or respond to the ones I’m getting. How many “hey, how was your Tuesday?” messages can one person get?

I don’t know if I’m jaded or what, but my last two relationships started online and I was roped in by a great first message or a great profile that made me reach out. Everything right now just seems underwhelming.

And to top it off, my close friend who is also single had a date for the first time in a long time and while I was happy for her I also had a twinge of jealousy and felt better when I heard her date was a dud. I hate that I felt that way.