This post was supposed to contain a cartoon I spent an embarrassing number of hours (sigh, yes, hours) failing to find. I’ll do my best linguistic impression under 1000 words.
In the first panel, our protagonist has just broken up. He’s distraught, perhaps suicidal. No one could ever replace the love of his life. By the next panel, he has no idea how anyone, much less someone as awesome as himself could ever put up with that bitch and her bitchy bitchiness. In the next he is totally looking for someone new. And failing. Next he is totally depressed about looking for someone new. And failing. Next he gives up. Still sad though. Next, he’s starting to feel better. He takes up a new hobby. After that, he’s pretty ok, comfortable alone in his own skin, doesn’t need a relationship to validate his existence. Next, he (c’mon, you see this coming, right?) meets someone wonderful and falls in love. Goto frame 1.
I nearly gave up on hipNewOnlineDatingServiceHere.com because, despite sending curious, thoughtful, non-dirty, messages to many, many non-psycho seeming, local women, I received way-too-few responses. More than once, I sent out a batch of three or four messages and got zero replies. Go-go self-esteem!
At exactly the point the sour grapes began kicking in like so many anti-hallucinogenic mushrooms (Jesus H. What kind of losers are you hoping to attract anyway? Get your ass outside son!), yesterday, I had three (count ‘em) messages. One of which was completely unsolicited. As far as I can tell, the ladies do not cold message the men-folk. So, bonus.
I started playing this game with myself — every time I don’t hear back, I do pushups and lift weights. I figure within six months I’ll need a crowbar to pry them off. I can already feel a bit of a difference, and I wondered with amusement if the endorphins were pushing a different vibe out into the universe.
Saturday night, I have a date.
And I’m not done yet. I’m gunning for at least a second.
But, you know, it’s all casual if it doesn’t pan out. I know that cartoon’s totally true.
Very shorts, simple and easy to understand, bet some more comments from your side would be great