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Let successful couples who met online tell it, EVERYONE, can meet someone online and be successful at it.  Give it a try.  Look at us.  There's someone for everyone blah blah blah blah, my eyes are glazing over.  Nonetheless, I do have friends or associates who have met online and have had really good long-term relationships or ones that have led to marriage.  Despite these reviews and testimonies, I still hesitated to become part of this online community as it were.  However, recently, I was once again encourged to try this, Match, specifically and so I am.  I have a one month subscription.  Is one month enough time to really meet someone? I don't know.  What I do know is that I still feel, what's the word.....  obscene.  Obscene for having to pay to be introduced to someone.  But you only live once, so we'll see how it goes.

To begin with, you have to set up a profile before you actually begin the matching process.  This took me FOREVER.  I just don't know what to say to a man I do not know and have not met.  Should I try to be witty? Will it sound like I'm bragging? Should I disclose every thing they are asking? Should I talk about the kids? Work?  Should I have a definite goal-i.e., I'd like to be married in the next two years?  Too much pressure people too much!  Next, the picture.  Match highly encourages you to upload one and I agree.  A picture IS worth a thousand words.  And occasionally, a thousand audible gasps if you stumble upon the wrong one.  Then there are all of these options you can do.  You can "wink" for free.  You can send an email.  You can filter your email.  There's the matchcall.  Then you can "favorite" someone and they can "favorite" you.  You can see how many times your profile was viewed and who viewed it (which can be very demoralizing if, let's say, your profile was viewed 175 times and you have received three emails or "winks").  I'm just saying.

In any case, it's in progress and I'll keep you posted.  The positive:  I'm keeping an open mind.  The negative:  Some lady "winked" at me.  No thanks sistah. No thanks.