I believe in fate over online love.

Posted by kim on May 3, 2007

I get asked quite often what online dating services I recommend. Yeah, me. Trust me, I laugh, too, as I am no expert. I actually know a few couples that have gotten married after meeting on Date.com and Match.com (Free 3 Day Trial), but I am too cheap to ever have paid for a dating service. I have to admit I prefer being in a relationship over looking for dates.

So if you’re frugal like me, I suggest a totally free dating service such as OkCupid.com (beware of multiple pop-ups) or HotOrNot.com (you don’t have to be “rated” to meet others), or one that offers a “free” trial.

A few years ago, I tested out Yahoo Personals Free 7 Day Pass Offer, and whoa, within 24 hours I got over 100 messages from different men. At that point, I made my profile non-searchable, as I was embarrassed and afraid that someone I knew would see my profile. And I waded through the dozens of men that didn’t fit my requirements. There is obviously a higher ratio of desperate men over women on Yahoo! Personals.

I agreed to meet one of the guys for lunch since I had a meeting in his city. I said I would call when I finished to tell him I was on my way. He didn’t answer. I left a message and waited. He finally called back saying “Geez, I didn’t really think you’d meet me, and I can’t get away.” Uh huh. I have a few other somewhat boring online dating stories, but we’ll save those for a rainy day.

I honestly believe that LOVE happens when you least expect it and are not searching for it. And you know when that person is “the one.”

What I’m eating: Papa Murphy’s Thin Crust deLITE Pizza Claims to have 1/2 the carbs and 1/2 the calories of their regular pizza, but I swear you have to eat twice as much to get full. But they use a different sauce that I like better than the regular pizza.