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On match.com, one of the first ways to express interest in someone is to wink at them. It’s kind of like poking someone on facebook, but much less off putting. It’s actually a little cute.

I’m not the type of girl that wants to make the first move, but I don’t really consider winking to be an aggressive first move. It’s just sort of a flirty thing that you’d do if you were out scooping for guys anyway. You see a guy that could potentially spark your interest and give him a look that says, “I like the cut of your jib, sailor. I won’t punch you in the face if you approach me. At least, not initially.” (Maybe your thoughts are less violent. ;) Anyway, winking is sort of like that.

I decided with my three day trial, I was going to wink at every guy that struck my fancy. The grand total of that little exchange ended up being 10. That’s right. I’m a tawdry internet flirt. Three guys responded. One of them didn’t respond until after my three day trial, so I never had the opportunity to hear what he had to say.

P.S. I’m not currently subscribed to match.com. I decided I would wait until after the holidays to start up again. Things were just too crazy then to devote any time towards looking for Mr. Right. Subscribing to match will be my birthday present to myself, which is Friday.

The first guy that communicated with me was Aaron. He IMed me and we talked for about 20 minutes. He seemed nice, but there were things in the conversation that sent some red flags a wavin’.

His profile showed that he had an interest in B movies. I too enjoy the occasional bad movie with friends. Once I mentioned this to him, it was like I opened wide the floodgates to his geekdom. All he wanted to talk about was B movies and Mystery Science Theater 3000. He kept sending me youtube links to various little movie bits. Quite frankly, I was only half paying attention to the conversation, as I was watching a movie with one of my roommates at the time.

We ended our conversation and I was left a little concerned, but still willing to give him a chance. I’ve been told that I write guys off too quickly and that’s probably true.

The very next day I received an e-mail from another guy, Tom. It was pretty much a perfect e-mail. He listed all of the things he liked about my profile and why . He said that he wanted me to know that he liked more than just my, “attractive pictures.” He seemed funny, thoughtful, confident, and the kind of man who know what he wanted out of life.

With giddy anticipation, I forwarded the e-mail to my friend, Bryce. No only that, I also forwarded her a copy of both guys profiles. Yeah….we’re those kinds of girls.

It should be noted that Bryce is basically my go to friend for advice on the gents. She’s had plenty of experience sifting through freaks. Bryce has always got my back. If I mention a guy’s name, before I can form another sentence she’s already googling him to make sure he’s top quality. It’s hilarious and I love her for it!

Bryce really liked Tom’s profile and his flirty, adorable e-mail. Bryce’s husband, Mathew, was looking over her shoulder. He preferred Aaron’s profile.


I e-mailed Tom back within a few hours and he asked me out in his very next e-mail.

To be continued…….

~Annaloe