UPDATE! Lots of running happening over here…
- 1/31: Miami 1/2 Marathon, 75 degrees, 2:09
- 2/6: 16 miles around Manhattan & Brooklyn, 24 degrees, 2:20
- 2/13: 15 miles, same, 25 degrees, 2:16
Two and a half hours is a long time to be with your own thoughts. As I’ve mentioned before, what’s truly fascinating is to document what goes through my head on these runs.
This week’s topic: Potential Match “Dating Headlines”
I only feel comfortable sharing this in writing because I’m pretty sure no one reads my blog. Just before I left the house on Saturday morning, I decided to sign up for Match again. Ugh. It’s so exhausting…but it’s also SO fun. New York is an amazing city, and the people you can meet are really interesting. The trickiest part of the Match dating profile is the ‘Dating Headline,’ which is basically your personal motto. It’s important that it’s witty, catchy and creative, but not offensive (which is obviously really challenging for me), cynical, strange or too girly. It has to be inviting and cute.
After years and years of unsuccessful dating stories and several rounds of heartbreak, I have to be careful to remain positive, keep an open mind and trek along until the right one comes along. But in the meantime, I couldn’t help but sift through all of the pithy headlines I’d really LIKE to put. Given two and half hours to think about this, my mind really started to wander…I know, big shocker…here’s a few that I remember coming up with:
— “Please dear God let him have good shoes”
— “Dear Match. Please eliminate douche bags.”
— “If you met my mom you’d want to marry me.”
— “I only date rich people.”
— “Yes, I really am from Iowa.”
— “Please wear a shirt.”
— “I cannot believe I am not officially paying to have my heart broken.”
— “You’re probably an asshole, but I’ll consider dating you anyway.”
— “Dear Match. I’d like my money back. Thanks.”
— “Just trying to beat my dad to the altar.”
— “<— HOT”
— “<— FABULOUS!”
— “<— Probably too good for you!”
— “Ideally, we’d meet at a bar. But this will have to do.”
— “I’m from Iowa. Not to be confused with Ohio or Idaho. Those are 3 different states.”
— “I don’t know what this means.”
— “Dating headlines suck.”
— “If you think I might be intimidating then I probably won’t like you.”
— “I don’t run with boys, so don’t even ask.”
— “I’ll only play if you let me win.”
— “Yes, I am judging you.”
— “Please stop saying personality matters more than looks. Everyone knows that’s BS.”
— “If your profile photo is you taking a photo of yourself in the bathroom mirror, please don’t click on me.”
— “I just poured chocolate syrup directly into the tub of ice cream and ate it.”
Ok, enough is enough. Here’s what I ended up with. Working so far..I figure it will automatically eliminate these people, which is precisely what it’s meant to do! Success!
— Where’s the button for “Has shirt on in profile”?
A few tips for men who like to hit on women when they are running:
You might think that the most difficult thing about training is fitting 3-5 runs a week into your schedule. Incorrect.
