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I recently signed up on Match.com. There are a couple of reasons for this-

1. It's spring and it seems to be the thing to do in the spring

2. I need a better way to meet people

3. I should get over this hatred I have for dating and this seems to be a really good way of going about it

Also a good friend of mine actually sat me down (more or less) and told me that if I really want to grow more as a person I kind of need to have a partner to take me to the next level. And she has a good point. So she and another friend have agreed to be a part of my dating sub-committee. They're helping me write a 'profile' that is fetching and they will be a support in this little experiment of mine. These are the primary responsibilities of this sub-committee. One thing I've realized is that I really shouldn't write my own profile. I don't think I can describe myself in the best light- considering I know far too much about me to be neutral enough to be overly optimistic. And I sincerely do hate dating, which tends to come out in my profile. Which makes me think of the self-fulfilling prophecy syndrome.

In anycase, I thought you all might be interested to know that very soon I will be one of the many people plying themselves to strangers on the internet. Which, now that I think about it, is almost what I'm doing here. How fun for me.

One other thing. My friend also said I might need to go out on a practice date (one where there's really no pressure or expectations beyond meeting someone for coffee or something) since I'm still very opposed to the idea of mass dating. She knows of someone who just got out of a relationship, and who could also use a practice date or two before he's ready to dive into the dating pool. Being set up on this practice date really appeals to me. I get to have all the fun of meeting someone without any of the expectation of something serious possibly happening. Not that the serious part isn't fun. It's the hoping that something serious might happen that isn't fun. So this practice date could be perfect, really.

I'll keep y'all posted on my progress.

Before I go, I wanted to draw attention to some new additions to my "my people" section of my blog. MattnEllen are over there, blogging in from Indonesia. They moved at the beginning of the month to do some do-gooding over there (Matt, please don't ask me to explain your job here. I would need more time and brain power than I have access to right now) and will be gone for a couple of years.

Also look for little Vincent over there, representing. He's getting so big. Hello, little Vincent!