Hello Very Sexy Lady

Just an example of the oh-so-enticing opening lines I've received on Yahoo personnels thus far - very smooth, eh? Even sadder, that's one of the ones I wrote back to!

I was a hold-out for a loooong time on internet dating, but at 36, it's nearly impossible to meet single men any other way. After a string of less-than-savory involvements with co-workers, I finally gave in and threw a profile together on match.

Like the other ladies on this blog, I don't feel like my standards are impossible - intelligence, humor, common decency - these really shouldn't be too much to ask! Looks-wise, I am not looking for perfect (in fact, that would make me crazy) - just someone I have great chemistry with. I honestly think part of the problem is living in a city (Atlanta) in which the ratio of available women to men leads the men to believe they deserve nothing less than a supermodel, despite the fact that THEY are balding, overweight, directionless, etc. Sigh.

But I'm trying to keep a relatively positive attitude! Here are the current applicants -

1. Tennessee Todd - 42, seems sane / reasonable / normal - some fun IMing over the weekend, hopefully to be followed up by some phone chat this week

2. Sexy Jack - 33, you guessed it - author of the Hello Very Sexy Lady email! Despite x-tra cheesy opening line, seems attractive and relatively normal

3. Weird Older Indian Guy (WOIG?) - 52, noteworthy for sending me THREE emails within about four days -despite no response from me to any

Stay tuned...the cast could be entirely different by the end of the week!