I was logging on today and saw the plentyoffish comment that says that they will "remove" anyone who is "unfit to date". I've seen that several times, but today it just caught me as hilarious. Are any of us "fit to date"? And if you don't find that special someone very soon, how much of this dating stuff can you withstand before you yourself will be "unfit to date". Personally, I think I may soon be "unfit to date", so please...someone REMOVE me from this place!!!!

What am I looking for??? Everything. I have a very, very good life. I have a great job, a wonderful daughter, a super family, and very good friends. I stay busy. I manage a restaurant, do community theater, flip houses in my "free" time (wanna buy one????), and spend every other weekend (plus) with my gorgeous daughter. (She just turned 13 and I am scared to death!!!!) Life is good. But something is missing. I want to share my life with someone, but don't want all the drama that seems to go with dating so often. I keep thinking that I will find that right someone and the drama won't be there. Is that possible? I have sampled the fairy tale once. It was great! But neither of us was willing to move, so after 8 months, we called things off. Looking back, maybe I should have moved. But I couldn't stand to be 3 hours from my daughter. So I know I made the right choice. But I want that type of relationship again. At least now I know that it is possible and that I am capable of holding up my end of it....that part actually came as a very pleasant shock to me. The first response I always get to the previous comments is "is it too late for you two?" which translates to "are you sure that we won't meet and then you decide you want her back?". Don't worry. That was years ago and she has since married. And is still (and always will be) 3 hours away. So that bridge is burned. But no regrets!

I am not the aggressive type. I will not ask you to dance. I will not approach you. Maybe I am afraid of the rejection and maybe I figure there are enough horndogs out there peeing on every hubcap they pass without me joining in. So, if you live close and are interested, give me a yell. It is the 90's, you know. What? It's not anymore? Ok, still, yell at me. Old fashioned? Meet me halfway....add me to your favorites and I will contact you if interested. Regardless, have fun out there.... and stay "fit to date".

Oh, one more thing. And this one will probably make me sound like a jerk or very shallow. But I can't do the smoking thing. Have tried dating women who smoke and it just isn't for me. We all have things we are looking for and I think we also have things we just aren't looking for. That's one of mine.

First dates are all fun....until someone gets an eye put out. I have no clue what that meant, but I was in a punchy mood and it came to me and I had to say it. First dates, seriously, are all fun. Nothing to lose. Meet, talk, get to know each other. If there's a spark, try it again and again and again. If not, wish each other the best and keep on searching for that fairy tale.