Apr 30, 2011

5 Reasons It's Better to Meet Someone in a Bar Than Online

So I've gone and quit eHarmony.  Done.  Finito.  Hundreds of dollars and only one (bad) date later, and I've finally caught on to the fact that taking my money and giving me no matches is a scam.  I only did it, and for as long as I did, because I fell for the argument used by every online dating service, ever:  "who are you ever going to meet in a bar?!?!"  The horror.  "How can you be sure you're compatible with a random stranger who just happens to be in the same place as you on the same day?"  As though choosing the same website--or any at all for that matter--is any different.  But actually, there are lots of things that I can figure out about a guy just by being in the same room as him, that I'd never be able to find out online until it's that point in the awkward first meeting where he says something like, "tell me more about your mischievous and fun personality" and I'm wondering how long I have to sit there before bolting for the door to not come across as too mean.  Behold:

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