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So, I have been instructed to update this by my sister and my only follower. Thanks for supporting me, Anna! :)

So, I am going to start with my recent frustration -- men. Now, I have been told that if a man really digs you, he is willing to wait for sex. I am pretty sure this is true...because I have been told this on more than one occasion. But I can tell you right now that I, myself, have experimented with both options -- sex on the first date AND waiting. Waiting is usually (and when I say usually, I mean always...)better. But it almost feels like a lose-lose situation recently. I met a guy a month or so ago and we had a great time and a great night (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) and we talked for a few days after and he threw the whole, "I can't want to see you again and I miss you and you are amazing!" routine at me...and then stopped talking to me. Just stopped. No warning, no reason...nothing. So then I go on a date last week and it was FANTASTIC! We had a great time and we meshed really well. I made it a point to NOT sleep with him because I have decided to reinstate my Third Date Rule (no funny business until AT LEAST the third date). He was respectful of this and he was really great about it...and we even talked after he left for the night. The next day...nothing. Once again, completely ignored. We even made plans for a second date and he just stopped talking to me -- once again with no reason or explaination.

Men -- HOW DO YOU THINK THIS IS OKAY TO DO?!?!? I prefer honesty...and I will be the first to say, "Hey, I think you're a great guy, just not the guy for me" because I think it is respectful towards the other person. I mean, I can take a hint...but seriously? Why is it that there is not enough respect out there to tell a woman why you are no longer going to see her or talk to her? It is OKAY to not be into her...I am not offended when I am told this; I am THANKFUL. This way, neither one of us is wasting our time.

So guys...if you don't like us, tell us. You don't want to hurt us? You are hurting us more by ignoring us and not giving us any explaination. So put on your big girl panties and deal with it.

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

So, I am going to admit right now that I am on a couple of online dating sites. Am I somewhat ashamed of this? Yes. Have I met some really great people, even dated a couple, and made some really great friends? Yes...and for that I am not ashamed!

Anyway, I get a message from a guy today on one of these said websites and it says the following:

"Hi Hottie! Wanna come hang out with me in Council Bluffs this weekend?"

Now would be a GREAT time to mention that his picture is the size of a desktop icon and is with some girl who is probably an ex or even his current girlfriend and it looks like he just picked up the camera out of a trash can because it is the blurriest picture I have ever seen in my whole life.

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

So, of course, here is my response:

"Well, while the offer is tempting because of your fabulously blurring picture containing a woman that appears to either be a sister you are too close to or a former (who knows, maybe current) girlfriend, I am gonna haveto pass.Thanks for the offer."

You think you would get the whole, "I am a bitch and I don't want to talk to you therefore I am not interested" vibe from that, right? Well, not this winner. He replies with:

"Okay now get this...that is my best friend and we were hanging out after I got back from the carnival...she is only a friend and nothing more...you are so hott that I would be lucky to have a hot babe like you to love and hold in my arms. I'm a sweet and loving caring and sincere and honest romantic guy...too."

(There have been minor adjustments to this as I cannot stand it when people do not capitalize the "I" when referring to themselves...grammar from 3rd grade, people!)

Are. You. Kidding. Me.

This is why I hate dating: either you get guys that are complete jerks OR you get the crazy, clingy, desperate ones.

I give you one guess which category this homie falls into.

New Me, New Blog

Since everyone and their DOG is blogging -- so am I...starting now! This blog will pretty much contain details about my life - personal, professional...you name it, chances are I will include it.

Here is the kicker: I can honestly say that there are things that have happened to me (most of them being HILARIOUS things) that most people cannot say have happened to them or anyone else that they know. So...this will be your daily dose of entertainment that is my life.

I will start by discussing my latest dating experience. Being single for a couple of months now, I have decided to go back on the website that I on when I met the last man that I dated and take another stab at it. Now, I know I am only 24 and you are probably thinking, "Why in the WORLD are you on a dating website when you are young and should be out having fun??" Well, that is precisely the problem: I do not really go out all that much. First of all, too expensive. Second of all, the kind of guys that a girl can find at the places she 'goes out' to are usually the kind of guys that are all, "Of course I will call you tomorrow and I promise to also lasso the moon for you and make you so happy you will think you are singing with the angels in heaven on a daily basis," and then, they never call. So here I am, on this dating website, and I meet a guy that I think is great -- he is not TOO good looking, but adequate. He is nice and compliments me and is a good conversationalist. We meet, we have a great time and even after this we talk for several days during which he tells me how much he loves to be around me and can't wait to see me again and he misses me. Then, no more than 12 hours later, he is ignoring me. Nothing has been said...nothing has changed...but all of a sudden, nothing. WTF? Seriously? Guys, here is a tip -- if you don't like a girl, BE HONEST. Just like you like it when a girl is straight up with you, we appreciate the same sentiments. Unless he is in a hospital or involved in some sort of crime, he has no excuse.

So I pose this question: why tell a girl all these great things when you have no intentions of never seeing her again? Our feelings won't be hurt (okay, some feelings MAY be hurt) and you will actually be doing us a FAVOR -- we no longer have to WASTE our time on someone who isn't that into us.

Is that so hard? I swear, men are what make the dating work so impossible. You don't like us? Put on your big girl panties and deal with it...TELL US.

I digress. Back to processing insurance.