Jim was kind of off the wall. A local character. He'd sweet-talk dollars out of people in town, as charming as he was weird. I think every town has a guy like Jim, a fucked up soul with no future, but who, for whatever reason, is liked by neighbors. Jim had prison tattoos from his earlier years as a hellraiser, when he shot up, smoked, and snorted ( Read more... )

So I waited as patiently as I knew how to see what New Guy would decide. He felt confused and all that and wanted a few days of radio silence to think. I gave it to him, and he called me tonight. And just like that... it's over. No fight, no obvious problem, just a moment of doubt that led to two and three and four, and then... he doesn't want to ( Read more... )

This is by FAR the worst one I ever wrote, and I write it here at the request of someone who says they missed my "wacky dating life". I'm serious about this one being the worst. You've been warned. Don't read it if you don't want to know. Don't complain in the comments. It's horrible, mostly because it's true.  If I thought he could be identified ( Read more... )

Single girls. What are we to do? Bars? Well sure, if you want to find an alcoholic. Me, I want to find a pathetically lonely reject like myself, so I asked myself, "where do the pathetic losers go?" Then it came to me; eHarmony!

So I signed myself right up. For the last 3 months or so that I've been a member, I have made zero progress. Until today. ( Read more... )

So... I tried a dating site. I just had to post this profile, because THIS is what I apparently attract. Read it and weep.

I am a shy and diminuitive kind of fellow. The word "mousey" best describes my personality. I tend to back down in confrontations. Hey, you only live once...why make waves? I do not like conflict and therefore am more prone to ( Read more... )