Single in L.A.

Last night I had a social//meeting with one of my “groups.” Any self respecting Social Butterfly has different groups for different activities and interests, so as to stay…social.  As an aside, I’m oddly very hungover and I only had ONE glass of champagne.  Maybe it was cheap?  I don’t know. 

Anyway I chatted it up with three different women, all of whom are proponents of online dating.  But why? 

Lady  #1

Great girl, really pretty and very successful in her field.  I’ve known her about two years.  Last year we were each others date for Valentine’s Day (she and her beau had broken up about a week before).  Since then she’s been the queen of online dating and even convinced me to join at some point.  However, if online dating was really serving its purpose you wouldn’t have to keep trying every new site, would you?  Wouldn’t you have found someone by now?

Sunday, she went on a date with a great guy and sent me a text saying “Isn’t it horrible when you have a great first date then immediately assume you’ll never hear from them again!?!”  Uh, yeah!  That seems to be her trend: great first date, guy promises to call and then nothing. 

Lady #2

I met her through Lady #1.  She also rallied around the flag to get me to join this dating site.  That was a year ago.  Last night I asked her how it was going and she said “I hate [that dating site].  I’m on [this other “perfect match” driven dating site] now and it’s great!”  When I asked if she’s met anyone special she said “no, I had a horrible date from there the other night. But I’m always on a date, so at least I feel like I’m doing something.”  That makes it sound like career building or something.  Should dating be task driven?? 

Lady #3

This is my girl!  I love her to pieces.  She’s been on that same dating site forever and also convinced me that I needed to join (did I mention that I hated that site and cancelled my membership after 2 months?).  Her story is always the same: the guy wasn’t her type, the guy got too clingy too fast, the date sucked, the guy asked her to pay… blah blah blah. 

Every one of them wants something special, but hasn’t found it.  We wonder if it’s the L.A. pool of men on that site. 

One of our engaged friends was listening in on all of this and said ever so enthusiastically “I know four couples that got married from [that site]!  Keep going, it’ll happen!!!”  I wonder if she secretly works for them because it has NOT happened yet! 

What are your online dating testimonials?  For it?  Against it? Had 10 booty calls from it and gave it up?  Do tell!