Attention to detail

When it comes to online dating, I am starting to realise that seeing as the only information you have about the people you’re picking from is what’s been deemed suitable to go on their profile (probably following some hefty editing by friends), a bit of hard work and concentration is required when you’re carrying out your initial research.

            “I like kids” - I already have one with someone else, “I enjoy word play and Scrabble” – I’m an arse with no social skills (even my mummy said so!), “My life is pretty busy, so it’s probably best to start things up online before meeting” – I’m in prison and am probably going to ask you to smuggle drugs in for me if at all possible and/or I’m a 60 year old freak.

            Yep, there are some real catches out there for the taking; you just have to be the lucky girl that’s stupid enough to get sucked in by the lure of the love of a stranger.

            Unfortunately, I seem to have been spending so much time focusing on what’s not been said, that I’ve totally overlooked what is written down in black and white.

            I’ve got a date booked in for after work on Monday, and when I informed The Co-Dependent of this she quite reasonably requested more info.  Fine, well, off the top of my head I could tell her that he’s quite cute, he sails in his spare time, he does a good job and lives in a nice part of London. However, I felt this wasn’t quite enough info (and seeing as I had been messaging couple of people at the same time, I wanted to double check that I was giving her all the right info and email her a copy of his profile pic too, obviously).

So, off I went to his profile for more info. The moment the page opened, there was only one thing that I saw:

Height: 5’7”

…5’7”. I’m 5’10” – and that is probably an underestimation. There is only one thing in my “What I’m looking for” section on my profile, and that’s for someone who’s a good height for me. 5’7” is not a good height for me – not even a little bit. I have no idea now how I am going to get out of a date without hurting a boy that really does seem rather lovely.

But 5’7”?! I just can’t bring myself to do it!