Barmy Smarmy wrote:is it still bad i get kind of "whimper whimper growl his whimper hide" feelings when I look at what the okcupid finds me.
the intimidation
the shallowness
too fat and round
too narrow with mega chin
to blocky with squinty nose and giant forheads
squenty rectangualr eyes
I mean. when i read some things, it's "i like their face, how do I talk to a person in public" because I would need to go have a kind of job where you are elbow to elbow with people, be in 3 clubs, go to the gym and do any kind of commmunity help all week.
and I really really need to be visually attracted for romance.
could any of you do that? the ones that are not in lower number grade schools? like if you were the proper age to hit on/flirt with people in public, "OH that attractive person is buying merchindise from the tv show I like too" and just try not to glom on them
I'm also not sure what you are saying in part of this - particularly "whimper whimper growl his whimper hide".
But one issue with using dating sites is that it becomes window shopping based on photos. Photos that may be fake, out of date, overly photogenic, the best picture they've ever had, a blurry one, who knows. I tried out a dating site once and my friends have tried them as well. In a lot of cases, it's really hard to get past that picture and, even then, it's hard to get a real idea of someone from some dribble they typed in about themselves.
And it's not being some super awesome and active person. But being able to show some passion in something you care about, or having a hobby that would allow you some independence from a significant other, having an area of expertise to share with them and tell them about - those are good. You don't need to beef up your 'life' resume, but don't have it blank, either. I'm a pretty boring person; I don't work full time right now, I don't know what job I want, I live at home right now, and I don't have any exciting hobbies. But I have issues I feel strongly about, I spend time with friends, I do have a couple part time gigs, I have an area of expertise with my university education, I have activities I enjoy doing and ones I would like to try. That's a good start right there.
I wonder if you have some set idea of what person would be right for you, or compatible with you. I wonder if it maybe it will turn out to be totally wrong. Do you at all feel you are trying to go after a certain 'type', whether that's based on looks, height, weight, job, income, hobbies, level of community activeness, etc?