eHarmony Update #2
You know, I try to be politically correct. I try to be honest. I try to look beyond the cover. I try not to judge a person on first impression. I try to be a squeaky clean person. But I'm just not.There are 5 levels of so called "Guided Communication." The final step is open communication. I've reached open communication with only 2 out of the 80 matches I have. So far I am above par in my expectations.
Anyway, back to where I am a jerk. So I've told you already. I basically, initiate communication with just about every match I get as long as they fit my criteria. Which are thusly in order of importance:
1. Local
2. Age between 22-32
3. Asian
I closed about 10 people who were matched to me outside this criteria. This is because eHarmony has a "pity" routine. If it sees that you are not receiving any matches, it starts loosening up your requirements so you get more matches. Which is kinda stupid because people set those requirements there for a reason. But I guess it's better to provide an irate customer with lousy matches than no matches at all.
Anyway, those that know me, know that I have one more criteria that I didn't list. I don't like pink people. I've already blogged about this in an earlier post and you can call me a pig all you want. I haven't met a single ugly pink person. They are all beautiful to me. If they would just drop the fork some time, they would be the most popular guy or girl. All they have to do is exercise. I'm not saying it's easy but it's something you can do. Ugly people like me have no course of action short of plastic surgery. And even that is not a sure thing.
So I was matched with a hot pink last week. I said to myself. I am not going to be a jerk. I'm not gonna be one of those 40 other women that closed me right off the bat without a single thought. Those that took one look at me and said, "Ewwww." I was gonna give all my matches a try. Looks aren't everything right? I initiated communication with her despite my jerkness. Her responses to me were lightning quick, within minutes. As if she sat online all day with nothing to do. I started to wonder what I would do if we came up to the point of having to meet face-to-face. My third communication with her was ignored for six days. And finally, on the seventh, she closed on me. Frankly, that is a relief.
Those of you snickering in the back saying I am pink too wondering how I can call people pink when I am pink too. Well, I don't like myself either. I don't discriminate on my hate even if it is to myself.
posted by John @ 6:14 PM
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