The game of love ...

I had an interesting week at the online dating site. I got a wink from a man we will just nickname "Jerky123" because I don't want to give away his profile name ( it's much cooler to talk about him behind his back right? that is sarcasm). He sent it late at night and I didn't respond until the morning -- I generally only check my dating profile for about 15-20 minutes at night so he was lucky I had 10 extra minutes that morning and decided to go online instead of get an extra 10 minutes of shut eye.

Contrary to popular belief, everyone who is on an online dating site is not sitting there waiting for the "you've got mail" beep 24/7. Sure, there are some who are online all day or on their mobile app of the site and are always available but those kind of people freak me out. Jerky 123 was one of those.

So, the interaction with Jerky123 started innocent enough I thought. He sent the typical "hi" e-mail within 30 seconds of my wink back. At 6:05 a.m., I sent a "Hello, how are you? I'm off to work. Have a great day" e-mail back then shut the computer off and headed to work. What ensued in the 12 hours afterward (you know, where I commuted to work, worked a full day with a half hour lunch, commuted back home, cooked dinner for kids, fed/walked the dog, did laundry, etc. -- really just LIFE) was comical to say the least. I'll paraphrase the conversation. Well, it really wasn't a conversation so much as Jerky123 talking at me:

My last e-mail: Hello, how are you? I'm off to work. Have a great day.
Jerky123: I'm great. How are you?
Jerky123: (resent last message)
Jerky123: What, you don't want to talk?
Jerky123: Where are you?
Jerky123: My name is ...
Jerky123:What is your name?
Jerky123:How long have you lived in DC?
Jerky123: Did I say something wrong? Why the radio silence?
Jerky123: Hello?
Jerky123: Well, I guess you don't want to talk to me afterall.
Jerky123:Who do you think you are?
Jerky123: I guess you just like playing mind games!
Jerky123: Well, I don't play games. Bye.

I actually sent him an e-mail explaining that I was at work all day and that I didn't appreciate being accused of playing games. WOW, big mistake. That created another e-mail tyraid that I just ignored.

Bottom line -- guys, do you want a needy woman who is looking for a sugar daddy to support her? Well, those are the ones who will be available to answer your trivial questions all day long, hang on every word you say and reply back within 1 minute of your last text. As for the real women who want a man to compliment their lives and not "complete" them, well we will be at WORK, working. We will treat you like everything else in our lives, we will pencil you in and try to make time for you between kids, work, pets, house, bills, errands, friends, family, taxes, homework, cooking, workout, car repairs, etc. ... . That's not playing games, that's life. Now, go out there and get one!