at first wink... the plan

strategy #1 (à la v.w.): identify as many good looking, seemingly normal guys and send out the online dating equivalent of the hair toss/eye bat/brush up... "the wink." as of today, i have sent out 17 winks... mostly to the guys that i would consider to be my type. i have received 7. honestly, this method has not been as effective as i thought. i have not received very many wink backs/e-mails from the above actions. hmmm... how have 110 profile views only converted 7 approaches? not good. maybe i need to post the karaoke night short skirt photos.

strategy #2: post, watch, and wait. this surprisingly... has been quite lucrative. probably due to the fact that i am match fresh meat. apparently, i am quite popular with the over 35 crowd and of course the obvious "gbms" (ghetto black mans... as coined by v.w.).

just to name a few of the no gos...the questionable ex-football player love doctor who reminded me of one of my cousins, willie with photos that looked like lil jon's next album cover, and a very aggressive pale 42 year-old from petaluma who sent me pictures of what appeared to be him manning a pittbull dog fight.

strategy #3: look outside the box. search profiles for keywords that pertain to my interest like "running," "wine," "georgia." then send short, sweet "i'm intrigued" e-mails to guys that spark my interest but i would not quite describe as my type. this one is tbd... no real bites yet.

so, i bet you're wondering if i have any dates set up. as of right now, the answer is no. we have a very eager 35-year old film producer from north beach that continues to send blurry pictures and is very eager to meet for coffee. although m.v. and v.w. say the best way to find out whether you might get along with someone is to meet them, i am approaching with caution.

as for other prospects, not feeling optimistic right now. any suggestions on better strategies to track down the mr. rights? any fun search keywords you think i should use?

ADH