Soft Shock - Goodbye to eHarmony and the like

Before I had met Chad, I met most guys through online dating. I did it for about a year and a half, it was a fun and exciting ride at first but it quickly got old and exhausting. I'd go through cycles of putting up my profile and then hiding it when I wasn't really feeling like meeting a guy. Most of my dates were only one maybe two meetups, and never to see each other again. When I got bored I'd put my profile back up then something happened where I was just over it and I'd take it down again. I got really selective towards the end and trying to keep an open mind was really difficult.

One of the best feelings of all was to permanently take down my profile. I waited a month or two into my relationship with Chad before I took down my profiles on eHarmony and Plenty of Fish. It was a different than the other times I hid my profile, I erased my profile. I can't explain the relief and happiness I felt when took down my profiles entirely.

During my single days, I was always optimistic about meeting someone, even when I was discouraged from dating. I felt that I was close to meeting that special someone even though I never knew what the next day would bring. I refused to believe that all the good ones were taken. I did meet some good guys, for some reason or another 'we' did not work out, I didn't like them or they didn't like me. We just weren't compatible. Even though I didn't meet Chad through online dating, I do recommend single ladies ages 25+ to do it and to not lose hope (also keep other avenues of meeting people open). So many people meet that way and it was the easiest way to meet a lot of people. It helped me really figure out what I wanted and what I didn't want, so a lot of good came out of it. When I met Chad, I  felt different than I felt with all the other guys I met before him, I knew that he was worthwhile... It was like a 'Soft Shock'.

We're over a year and a half into our relationship and I'm finally going to take him home to meet my family, that's a different story on it's own on why I took so freaking long. =P Anyhow, he's the first guy I'm bringing home formerly to meet the family in my life so it's a big deal.