message in a bottle.

 

 

 

 

Dear Love,

I am waiting here patiently for you.  If you could hurry up and find me, I could stop worrying you'll never come.  I'm not looking for anything extravagant, just you and me and a few inside jokes, someone to be there when I need it, and to take care of me even when I think I can do it alone.  I promise to do the same for you happily, lovingly, and always.

Yours,

Shannon

Match.

So, today's adventure in finding love is brought to you by the internet and my friend Kyle.  As we speak, I'm letting Kyle write a profile for me to post on Match.com.  From start to finish I'm giving him carte blanche to do as he pleases, say what he wants, and choose who he thinks is best for me.  I've had the idea of totally giving over control of a profile to a guy friend for a while, so I'm interested to see how this works out.  

It seems like now a days everyone and their mother has tried on-line dating, knows someone who has, or in my case, will soon be going to another wedding of a friend who met her husband via the interwebs.  Full disclosure:  I actually tried match a few years ago, but just to 'meh' results.  With Kyle as my ghost writer, and my much more inquisitive attitude, we'll see how this time goes.

Here are a few of the parameters I decided on, just so we're all on the same page.  I'm going to keep the profile up for one month and see what comes of it.  For the first 5 days, I'm not going to contact anyone, I'll just let them come to me.  Kyle is literally doing everything.  I texted him my email and birthday, but from there it's up to him.  He's choosing my user name on up to what pictures get posted, and what I'm looking for in a guy.  I promise to be totally honest and keep you guys posted on what happens! 

speaking of love...

O.k. friends, this week is a big one!  Not only am I finally back at the computer, and catching up on my life after being gone for a few days, but this also marks the start of a week that's taken tons of planning and that I've been looking forward to for a while now.  Also, just so you know, I'm taking this one seriously, and since one week seems like I might be rushing things, I'm going to dedicate 2 weeks to getting this job done!  (I'll also be blogging through the weekend to keep you updated.)  So, without further adieu:

This week(s) I'm going to find true love.

Find. True. Love.

For something that is as simple as a spark, it seems pretty elusive, so for the next 14 days I'm going to try a few different ways of finding it, or figuring out what it really is, or both...