I’m in a slightly better mood today…. no I’m not. Ah well.
I signed up for Facebook after getting an email from them indicating that open registration was now allowed. As much as I hate social networking sites, (especially Myspace), Facebook though seemed far more sophisticated to me, sporting a MUCH cleaner look than that other networking site that shall not be named again. So I figured what the hay, and made the plunge. There are many networks and groups you can join, so I decided to try my local network to see if there were any likeminded hot looking girls that I could discreetly add to my list of friends.
There were plenty of them in my area… that is, of course, until I filtered the results. You can filter results in different ways, including political affiliations, so the first thing I did was filter the results to show only “very conservative” girls.
No matches. NONE. Good God.
So I tried just “conservative” and got back 11 hits… out of what had to be well over 1000 girls in the same network. Man did I pick the wrong political ideology to follow. It’s not that I have anything against liberals (other than the fact that I can’t stand them), but I do think whoever I hook up with ought to be on the same wavelength that I’m on, or at least understand where I’m coming from.
To be sure, there have been many times where I wished I had been a liberal atheist instead. My goodness, I’d have so many options I wouldn’t know where to begin. I’ve thought of pretending, but I can’t do it without looking transparent. It’d be obvious that I didn’t believe the liberal nonsense I’d be spouting, just so I could impress some girl. Hell I can’t even stomach saying the name “Clinton” without spitting. It’s just not who I am. And unfortunately for me, just by being who I truly am, that is, a conservative Christian, the dating pool has been reduced to a mere puddle.
As if to reinforce this point, last night I took the profile test for eHarmony… again. I don’t know why I keep going back to them, other than that I must be a real glutton for punishment, but having nothing else to do I wanted to see if I could finally get a personality profile that for once might be accurate. I answered the questions as best as I could, and got back a profile that wasn’t totally off the mark (but not much close to it either). I did think it was VERY accurate however when it described those ideal qualities that would make a match perfect for me.
After I finished the test, eHarmony did a search for matches…
“We have found no matches for you at this time.”
Yep, somebody up there is definitely having a lot of fun at my expense. If only I had a large family, then I could simply do what all the other red state Christians do: just marry a cousin of mine.
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Well, it could also be the case that the girls who simply put “conservative”, rather than “very conservative” are either afraid of being labeled “extremist”, or do indeed think that “very” should be reserved for what everyone traditionally thinks is extremist or simply think of themselves as more “liberal” than they actually are. In fact, many people put no political affiliation or label themselves moderates for precisely the same reason.
Hmmm, you know that thought never even occurred to me. I’m always so unabashed that I never consider that others may prefer to be a bit more discreet about their affiliations in regards to politics or religion… though I see you had no apparent qualms about tagging yourself as “very conservative.”
Well, the above was in 2006. Have you had any luch since than? I am very conservative and don’t have a problem saying so. You are right, it is slim picken’ out there. Maybe sign up for a few courses at a christian college. Let me know where to look, as I’m not sure either.
Hi Barbara,
I finally gave up after a while, and I’m probably just as a clueless now as I was then, LOL The only thing I can suggest now is to volunteer for charitable projects where you are likely to meet people with a giving heart. Church goers have become too self centered these days and treat church more like a social club rather than a legitimate ministry, so it’s tough to find communities out there that don’t have that mindset. :(
Well i guess as long as your cousin isn’t FUGLY and doesn’t look like rodney dangerfield you’ll be just fine…LOL