So, this online dating site matched me with an old high school friend....
 

So, I belong to this online matchmaker service. BTW, I have a great social life and still date "real" people too. Really!!

Anyway, this site asks you a bunch of personal and psychological questions, then matches you with women who you are compatible with. I usually receive three or so matches a day to look at. I live in the DC area and there are literally thousands of people on this site.

Today I received a match who looked strangely familiar. I finally figured it out: she and I were friends in high school. Strange enough conicidence, but get this: our high school was a very small private school. My graduating class only had 14 students in it!! She was graduated two years later.

What would you do? I'm not sure she's my type, but I'm sure she remembers me too, after all we used to be friends. (She also receives my listing.) Would you contact her regardless?

Small world, huh? :P

How could you not? You were friends, right? How would this not be a lot of fun? Go for it, ya nut! :D

Yeah, I'd hook up. Even if it doesn't pan out, could be fun. :cool:

OK, I just "contacted" her. It's you guys' fault. You made me do it!!! :P

But we won't really be able to "talk" until we reach some stupid "Third Level" of communication. But we'll see.

What about looking her up in the phone book? Or how about going to your old School's website, and doing an alumni search? Call her directly, and she how life's been since you left your alma mater. If anything, you might be gaining a new friend. Who knows, maybe she is a Benz fan too! ;)

Which brings up this thought: Why don't they have a spot for a Car Compatability match? Or maybe a spot where they can check wether they work on their own car or not? ...just pondering, that's all.

If she knows who you are, you'll be talking by tonight or tomorrow. Old times, catching up, the computer-dating thing -- it'll be a scream! It doesn't matter if she's your "type" or not. You can never have too many friends.

We want a play-by-play report on this :P :D

My wife would get real upset if I did that................. :eek:

I keep in touch with several women I've known over the years. Never had a desire to rekindle (or enkindle) romance with any of them. Heck, I liked them back then because they were smart and fun. They haven't changed much except like me, got more lines and pounds.

Wife knows but she knows I'm seriously pussy-whupped.

Okay, here ya go:

A picture of me and one of her.

Why are people so insecure and afraid of rejection?

So many fascinating relationship "if's" have foundered due to this.

Just hook up with her,leave any preconceived notions at the door and be yourself!

Just remember who YOU are and what you have to offer!

Keeping the play by play going
 

She looks like she drives a Chevrolet. When you reach that level, let us know.

SUV or sedan?

And what is wrong with that?

LOL

Stefano - you are taking this way to seriously. Loosen up and have a good time with it.

My opening line when picking up chicks is "Get in the truck *****" - jk;).

...and don't spill the beer.

Don't forget to pack the rohypnol.

I'm not so sure about her being a Chevy driver... I'm thinking more mid sized Japanese car...maybe a Nissan Altima or the like.
I'd pull over if she were hitchhiking. :D

She does remember me, but we haven't talked yet. I do remember she was a lot of fun to hang out with. It still surprises me how small this world can be...

As long as the truck bed is filled up with pine cones, right?? :P :P

Ok. We have established that she is not a butterface. Do we have stats on the rest of the body? Cup size?

Won't get that specific, but I would say she was a little overweight. Great personality though!

" I like my women like I like my chicken..with a little bit of fat on the end..."
(I forget the guy's name who sings this- but he is on TV now)

Slightly overweight shouldn't be a problem... besides, it is what is on the inside that counts. (that's what they keep saying anyway)

Myself, I don't mind one bit if she has a few extra pounds as they tend to not only be more fun in bed, but also feel better while doing certain activities in bed. Kinda like a S500 (W140) plenty of power, not a behemoth, and oooh what a ride. (vs. some "riceburner" chic...perhaps nimble but lots of noise, and a choppy, bumpy, boring ride)

;)

If I were you... I'd go for it!

Isn't that what they were touting with Jimmy Johnson when he was coaching the Miami Dolphins in the Pizza ad?

She looks cute but it really doesn't matter. I agree with Carleton, take a chance. Just go be yourself and remember you two used to have fun. That counts for a lot to me

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Go for it.

Scott

Well here goes the latest recruiting effort for the fan club. Aside from the advice from the stalker and the date-rapist, it sounds like you have all of the reasonable advice you need.

While looking at a man with facial hair similar to yours a female friend of mine once made a comment something like if a guy wanted something that looks like pubic hair on their face they should bury their face in it instead of growing it.

Who has time for an active social life? If you date women I don't see how you have a need for a dating service. That said, if I am ever single again I will probably try it just to try it.

I am of the opposite opinion on the issue of weight. Someone who has no more respect for their own body than to let it get fat does not stand much of a chance of earning my respect.

But what if his partner shaves their pubes?

A dating service is just one more avenue to meet women who are seeking. I might walk up to some girl and have to jump thru some hoops to find that she is off the market. This way I know the girl is advailable.

Yup! It's a great way to find out what makes them tick before getting too into a relationship or something. It saves a LOT of time and effort at the beginning.

Or if she was a man before. :D :D

Heck - I've been married to the same one going on 20 years and I still have not figured out what makes her tick:eek:.

Man frees Genie who offers him a wish. Man asks for a bridge from USA to Hawaii. Genie asked him if he was nuts and told him to make another wish. Man wished to understand women. Genie asked him "Will that bridge be 4 lanes or 2"

Hey, that was pretty good.

Twitch, who's the stalker? I only suggested the rohypnol so Stefano could drop all the pretense and just 'climb aboard' if ya know what i mean:wink3:.

LOL now i know why your name is kitty, katty. :P

Hoooold on just a moment! :) I did not mean "Fat" nor did I mean obese or corpulent. There is an area between the weight that we perceive to be optimal, and the weight where the envelope towards the unhealthy is being pushed. I knew a women when she was a size 6 and a size 16 at her heaviest - we both respected her body the entire time ;)

I agree that there is a point when having too many extra lbs. is a detriment.

More cushin for the pushin? :D

Enough fat bashing,OK. This unhealthy emphasis and ridicule of the plus sized female is demeaning,threadbare and likely designed to elevate your own flagging egos{or limp noodles} with a quick crack{no pun intended} at what you perceive{or social conditioning has taught you} as a sexually undesirable form.

I, like most men secure in their sexual preferences,indeed prefer a voluptuous,slightly plump and feminine form,with wide,soft,distinct hips. Large,well formed breasts with areolae the size of silver dollars,in short,a female form that promises hours of erotic softness,rather than these beanpoles that society and advertising has conditioned the insecure to regard as the ideal.

Just a bit self-righteous don't you think?

Whether I prefer a voluptuous, slightly plump, feminine form, or whether I prefer a slimmer athletic build does not at all reflect on the quality of my ego.

The conclusion that men who prefer a slim athletic build are insecure is clearly without any basis of fact.

Be somewhat careful when peeing down from on high. ;)

How about a middle road? We are not saying beanpole but not a sack of flour either.

You live in DC and have to use a dating service ? 4 to 1 women to men.

John

No I don't have to use one, I also date well enough on my own. You've seen my pic earlier in this thread.

BTW, 4/1 odds are even better on a site and you have a better idea of who you're meeting before wasting a lot of time. ;)

Compromise?

Everybody gets a fat sack of bean poles. Each with her own honey-do list and a recrimination whine.

No more than a few of the choice quotes above which prompted my rebuke.

Beautiful blue eyes that young lady has. She looks like she might be fun to hand around with.

I am not sure I just want to hand with her only tho. I probably would want more.

Stalker was a stretch, it was fun to post. I was referring to the suggestion to circumvent the service and make direct contact. With someone you know you could just play dumb. In my mind I just pictured someone getting blacklisted for something like that. Should have used smilies or something.

Call me what you want about the fat comment. I have seen too much self-destructive behavior for one lifetime. Eat like a cow, sleep in the barn.

A good way to keep the weight down is to smoke like a chimney... ;)

My feelings toward habitual smoking parallel my feelings about eating and weight gain.

Freedom may be the right to pick your own problems, it is just what you make of it. If you give some people everything they want, they self-destruct. And to think that there are others who die to give the self-destructive that freedom, turns my stomach.

Turns your stomach eh?, That's pretty narrow minded. The U.S.A. is a free country and people have the right to do and say whatever(lawfully) they choose. Who are you to say that people shouldn't do this or that and relate that to people dying. Live and let live. Just because people smoke, drink, and engage in habits undesirable to you does not mean they should feel guilty because people are dying. So, tell us about your healthy, superior lifestyle and how that relates to people dying. BTW, who "gives people everything they want"???? Are you refering to the goverment handouts we hear about that go to people who make irresponsible choices and expect the taxpayer to come to the rescue. Or are you refering to civil rights? or are you refering to the Constitution and Bill of Rights??? So, what do you think the limit is as to what people should want/have. Not all people who have everything they want self destruct, just the one's that didn't have to work for what they have.

I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MY OPINION. SORRY, IF THAT TURNS YOUR STOMACH. TRY SOME ALKA-SELTZER.