$ingle Lady #1: Daily Love Horoscope

Thought this may be a good day to check this. Thought wrong.

Daily Flirt:
Today you're going to spend a lot of time questioning everything you're doing. Is your life going in the direction you'd like it to be going? Are you spending time with quality people? And so on.

Daily Singles:
Not sure if you want to be part of a couple or fly solo? Hang out with a married couple for a day or two -- kid optional. Do you feel a sense of longing, or a sense of 'thank goodness that's not me'? That should help.

Umm, eww! Here's hoping lawyerboy doesn't turn out to be....married?

xo,
$L#1 returns to blog domination

$ingle Lady #1: First first date lockdown?

Soo looks like it's really going to happen. First first date w/lawyerboy is "set" for tomorrow. This time, he nailed down the time and place days in advance. A+ for being trainable. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little nervous. The last time I had a real First Date with someone I honestly had never met before was last Fall, when I went on a few dates with a guy who was in my phone as J___ Gin Mill (fellow New Yorkers will understand the significance of meeting a guy there). After a date or two I did learn his real last name, but never bothered to change it in my phone. Maybe that was the first sign...

If pressed, I would say I'm probably a good first date. But, that's really only because I'm an excellent first date from my point of view. Like $L#2, I'm a T.A.L.K.E.R. Times a thousand. I could literally talk to a brick wall for 2 hours, and walk away thinking how fantastic it was. Therefore, no matter what, I know I'LL have fun on this date tomorrow. I can talk about sports, pop culture (scratch that, he's not a pop culture follower...), books, movies, enough about politics and world events.... We'll find common interests. We'll be able to laugh and talk about how awkward eHarmony dating is. and about the crazy hours at our jobs. Sounds like a great date to me! Stay tuned for his reaction... Must remember to take breaths between sentences to let him get a word in.

Weird result of Internet Dating #557: There is homework the night before the date. I've reviewed over 500 profiles. I'm in communication with 21 guys. I'm in email open communication with 6. It's hard to keep track of which guy's photo was on the Wall of China, and who was in front of the Eiffel Tower. Therefore, I'm spending the next 20 minutes studying his Cosmo quiz questions, Must Haves, Essays and Emails. I didn't do this much work in school!

Stay tuned...you'll either get a snooze, a lonng rant, or a few light sentences about how great it was...because $L#2 is right. The good guys just aren't fun to write or read about.

xo,
$L#1

$ingle lady #5: I shouldn't admit this but...

I am not a fan of showering on weekends unless I'm going out. Strike that, I'm just not a fan of showering unless I will be around some slampiece or going somewhere that really matters like work. One time in college I went a whole 6 days not showering. However, I've changed my mind on this sitch. One of my birthday gifts from the parents included a lotion/shower gel combo from Fresh that is delightfully scented Sugar Lemon. I also got Bumble Bumble Alojoba 'poo and conditioner. These products smell so awesome that I have regained full interest in showering. Not only have I taken to smelling wonderful, I but I have also began partaking in girl rituals involving the painting of my nails, application of makeup everyday, nightly facial masks and the brushing of my hair not once but twice a day. I smell lovely; really, I can't stop sniffing my hair and skin.

This post makes my former self seem so unhygenic and butch. Don't get me wrong- I shower every day for work and I shower on the weekends if I go out. However, I didn't really go the extra mile...until today. The point of my post is that we should all these little things, these girly traditions that make us feel great and look great. Although it seems stupid and minute, I do think it makes a difference. It makes us feel put together and therefore act with confidence and sass.

Ok enough of this Cosmogirl of the Year shizzzzz. I'm gonna go apply some Lemon Lotion.

$aid I wasn't going to post but $L2 is being a bLoG hOg

E-Harmz gave me an offer I can't refuse: 3 months for $90!!! ZING. Quick update from eH: Teenwolf has nudged me to speed up my responses. Wish he knew about my eH hiatus status until Saturday. I'm glad he is still keeping interest. The matches have slowed down which I am thankful for since I like to keep a clean Gmail inbox. Test day/eH signup day is a mere 4 days away!!!!

Talk to you later,
The ever so studious $L#5

$ingle lady #2 tries really hard to talk just the right amount

I had a feeling that my C.Creme date was going to go well. After being put to sleep by my not-so-dreamboat-date on Friday night, I felt I paid my bad date dues. And I was right! The date was lovely. As a result, I find myself at a loss for what to write in this post. I can get down with ranting rage blackout posts where I complain and vent, but who wants to hear about how magical a date was? About how he loves to play golf, wear designer jeans, have brunch with his parents, go to church, drink and dance too much, gchat the day away and just be generally hilarious and adorable? See this post sucks already.

So I'll keep you updated on that, but let's move on to something else. What to do about Friday night date? By 11am Saturday morning I had a text that he 'had a great time and hopes we can do it again soon.' As this isn't really a direct invitation, I'm not sure what to do with it. There's nothing to decline or the need to make an excuse. If I agreed I'd just write back: "Me too" etc. etc. But I didn't. Here are some other responses that I've thought of, although I'm currently going the 'ignore' route:

Response #1: Actually, I was pretty bored to tears and am surprised you weren't as well. Were we on the same date?
Response #2: It was nice to meet you too but I don't see another date in our future.
Response #3: Sorry but I just met the Rice Crispy Treat of my dreams.
Response #4: I'm concerned that your busy schedule as a park ranger will not lend itself well to a relationship.

xoxo,
#2 taking over the blog again

$ingle lady #2: one weekend, two dates

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Okay that's my update of the Pete date.

Crispin tonight. Let's hope I have more to say about this one.

-$L#2

UPDATE: After getting dressed I've been inspired to write a bit more. At some point over the last few years I decided to stop stressing out about what to wear when meeting a boy. If I own it, it should be acceptable. These are the clothes I wear, and to wear something else would be misleading. If a boy doesn't like what I wear on our first date, then he probably won't like what I wear on the second date, and so on. And clothes that make you look fat? I'm over that too. If you're not fat, you probably don't look fat. If you're fat, you might look fat. There are certain styles that look terrible on me, but again, those styles are probably not hanging in my closet. However I am a bigger fan of after-work-dates than these weekend dates, since I have approximately 500 work outfits, and like two casual shirts. Hmm would it be weird to meet someone for a drink on a Sunday in my favorite suit...

$ingle Lady #1 is limited by her options...

I'm going to defend all the doods who have sent lame Final Messages to all the $ingle Ladies. I tried for the first time today to send one. I assumed it was like an email - free form communication, where I could rationally put forth my argument for why we should continue to pursue our budding computer relationship. Nope. Instead, you get 5 choices from which to select why you'd like them to reconsider, all sounding more desperate than the last.

"I have now posted my photo and when it is approved it will be available to you." (Translation: I've finally found a Google Image model that looks like a super hot version of me so you'll choose to meet me, and then can't be too pissed when my real face shows up instead)

"I have now completed all my Match Profile questions." (Translation: So you can know the answer to your burning question - what was the last book I read)

"Good luck with you search." (The safest, least desperate sounding, but really? what's the point.)

"I really felt we had potential. I'd like you to reconsider." (Barf.)

"I think if we met, you might have different feelings about who I am." (Please refer to $L#4's post below to see how ALL WOMEN would feel about receiving this response).

Slammed between a rock and a hard place, I selected option 4, vommed in my mouth a little, and hit send. For a site who boasts strong communication between its members, the choices are quite limited!

xo,
$L#1