Success in the Electronic Dating Age

I met Jon Dean over four years ago through a Yahoo personals ad. Back when Yahoo personals were free, of course. I just finished a short, turbulent relationship with the horse of a woman I met in a Prodigy chat room. After having discovered my bisexual side in this tumultuous affair (a story in itself and then some), I placed a personal ad in both the “men seeking women” and “men seeking men.” At the ripe old age of thirty-six. I finally realized the important qualities to look for in a girlfriend/boyfriend. I started to place an emphasis on someone with a similar upbringing and interests. Not identical, but similar.

I posted the ads on March, 27, 2000. As you can see in the ad for men, it was a serious listing. On the hetero side, I placed a similar ad for women. The results: zero responses from the ladies and about a dozen from the guys. I received only one decent response, and that turned out to be from Jon Dean. The other guys invited me over for gang bangs. Sorry, not interested. Jon Dean’s response was very thoughtful and well written. Almost too good to be true. I had a feeling this was the guy for me.

We exchanged some great e-mails and I even had him chatting for some time on Yahoo. That was a major accomplishment. We decided to take it slow (i.e., wait until the weekend for the first date). After much discussion as to the proper venue, we agreed to meet at a very upscale bar called the Merck in Phoenix on Saturday night, April 1, at 7:00 pm.

Details of that date to follow in future postings. Its worth many columns in itself!