Okay, don't judge me. When I am supremely bored I tend to troll craigslist for entertainment and potential people to email. Frankly, I think we need to be less judgmental of craigslist personals, because they are pretty much exactly like match.com or ldssingles.com.
Here's why (in general): The "good looking" men/women on both sites are uber picky, the "okay looking" men/women on both sites are still uber picky. Then we have the pond scum. I'll concede that there are far fewer bots on match.com.
Typical craigslist personals post M seeking F:
Hi, I'm an athletic male looking for some dates. I like blah, blah, blah, hiking, blah, blah, blah. I'm looking for a girl who is HWP, sorry but BBW just means fat, LDS between the ages of 18 - 24. {insert extra details here}. Pic for pic.
Typical craigslist personals post F seeking M:
Hi, I'm a BBW looking for a non-shallow man. {insert passive aggressive rant at world}.
Typical craigslist personals post M seeking M:
RM seeks FWB.
Straight looking for bj.
Really, is this what we're reduced to? If you are an athletic guy who is as awesome as you make yourself out to be, why are you posting on craigslist? Just ask out live human beings at church, or at the gym, or hiking seeing as you love those things.
These two terms need to go: HWP and BBW. If you want someone thin, athletic, etc just say so for crying out loud. BBW (big beautiful woman), is kind of lame. I'm fat, I know it, so what? If BBW was used solely by plus sized models, it would make sense, but women who are just plain fat seem to be the most common users of that acronym.
Men, if you are gay, be gay. Don't play the "straight needs to blow of steam with a dude angle." I swear, so many of the guys here in UC are so far in the closet they've entered Narnia.
In conclusion, I totally just responded to a craigslist personal. I got bonus points for using the term "uber nerd."
Friday, October 1, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Beginning in the middle part two...the plan.
I will admit, this did not start out as a plan to start dating...it began as a plan to get my crap together and look pretty at Walt Disney World. No joke, I am going to Disney World in December and I want to look decent in the many photos I plan on taking. It was also a plan to figure myself out spiritually...it still is...I hope.
The plan began way back in July. It consisted of gradual steps to a healthy mind, body, and spirit. I was totally gung-ho. I planned on losing eight pounds a month, reading my scriptures, praying, exercising, and eating healthy. So far so good actually. I need to lose 100 pounds to be out of the "overweight" or "obese" category, and when I finally reach that goal of 145lbs I will then consider myself "dateable" (not that I'm discounting the plethora of other traits important for dating...the "fat" is just the biggest road block at the moment.)
I'm almost three months in to this adventure. I've lost thirty pounds and am therefore 30% of the way to dateable. I'm working on the scripture reading, praying, and exercise. The Orem Fitness Center was closed for two weeks early in September, and I let that get me off of the wagon...getting back on the wagon has been harder than expected. Never underestimate the laziness of a /dieting/ woman.
Remember, this plan did not start out as a dating scheme. I'm twenty five and I'm over the Mormon/Utah mentality of "I have to get married as soon as possible" nonsense. I'm going to count the possibility of dating as a plus to looking hot in Disney related photos and/or being able to run/play lacrosse again.
Frankly, I think I need this blog to keep me on the "straight and narrow" so to speak. I'm just going to assume masses of people will read these blogs and expect me to provide them with interesting forays into the life of a /plus-size/ Utah County Mormon trying to figure out her life.
The plan began way back in July. It consisted of gradual steps to a healthy mind, body, and spirit. I was totally gung-ho. I planned on losing eight pounds a month, reading my scriptures, praying, exercising, and eating healthy. So far so good actually. I need to lose 100 pounds to be out of the "overweight" or "obese" category, and when I finally reach that goal of 145lbs I will then consider myself "dateable" (not that I'm discounting the plethora of other traits important for dating...the "fat" is just the biggest road block at the moment.)
I'm almost three months in to this adventure. I've lost thirty pounds and am therefore 30% of the way to dateable. I'm working on the scripture reading, praying, and exercise. The Orem Fitness Center was closed for two weeks early in September, and I let that get me off of the wagon...getting back on the wagon has been harder than expected. Never underestimate the laziness of a /dieting/ woman.
Remember, this plan did not start out as a dating scheme. I'm twenty five and I'm over the Mormon/Utah mentality of "I have to get married as soon as possible" nonsense. I'm going to count the possibility of dating as a plus to looking hot in Disney related photos and/or being able to run/play lacrosse again.
Frankly, I think I need this blog to keep me on the "straight and narrow" so to speak. I'm just going to assume masses of people will read these blogs and expect me to provide them with interesting forays into the life of a /plus-size/ Utah County Mormon trying to figure out her life.
Beginning in the middle part one...the rant.
...skipping lame "it's my first time blogging" paragraph...
Okay, here's the deal: I moved to Orem, Utah about nine months ago because I got a full time job at Utah Valley University. Now I live in a place correctly called "Happy Valley." Why is this lovely area of the state called Happy Valley you may ask...if you didn't already know Utah County (which is the county just south of Salt Lake City and contains the infamous Provo, Utah home of the BYU cougars) has an uber high rate of antidepressant use. Everyone here has to "seem" perfect. It actually seems to be true though.
For example, I have never seen a higher concentration of beautiful women. Mind you I am not a lesbian, but these girls are gorgeous in a "we fit in with the crowd kind of way." Thin, big boobs (or no boobs), athletic, with gorgeous clothes from the buckle or aeropostale.
I digress, I said I was beginning in the middle. Perhaps I should start by explaining why the "undateable" exist. The "undateable" are the fat and 'ugly' girls of Utah County. I know, I know, most guys in general don't want to date the fatties or the uglies, but "ugly" and "fat" here have completely different meanings. Let me explain how this problem exists. The aforementioned beautiful girl epidemic has contributed greatly. Of course, so has Hollywood and the porn industry.
The men of Utah County, specifically the Mormon men, tend to have wicked high expectations of what they want in a woman. If she is not one of the perfect barbies that litter this county, then she is completely undateable. Basically, fat means anything over 125, and ugly means no makeup or perfect hair every day.
I thank God for exceptions to rules. Awesome men and women exist here in Utah County, but they are hard to find. Join me in my adventure into the dark recesses of "perfection."
Well, now that I've solidified myself as cynical, bitter, old maid...on to my plan to enter the ranks of the "dateable."
Okay, here's the deal: I moved to Orem, Utah about nine months ago because I got a full time job at Utah Valley University. Now I live in a place correctly called "Happy Valley." Why is this lovely area of the state called Happy Valley you may ask...if you didn't already know Utah County (which is the county just south of Salt Lake City and contains the infamous Provo, Utah home of the BYU cougars) has an uber high rate of antidepressant use. Everyone here has to "seem" perfect. It actually seems to be true though.
For example, I have never seen a higher concentration of beautiful women. Mind you I am not a lesbian, but these girls are gorgeous in a "we fit in with the crowd kind of way." Thin, big boobs (or no boobs), athletic, with gorgeous clothes from the buckle or aeropostale.
I digress, I said I was beginning in the middle. Perhaps I should start by explaining why the "undateable" exist. The "undateable" are the fat and 'ugly' girls of Utah County. I know, I know, most guys in general don't want to date the fatties or the uglies, but "ugly" and "fat" here have completely different meanings. Let me explain how this problem exists. The aforementioned beautiful girl epidemic has contributed greatly. Of course, so has Hollywood and the porn industry.
The men of Utah County, specifically the Mormon men, tend to have wicked high expectations of what they want in a woman. If she is not one of the perfect barbies that litter this county, then she is completely undateable. Basically, fat means anything over 125, and ugly means no makeup or perfect hair every day.
I thank God for exceptions to rules. Awesome men and women exist here in Utah County, but they are hard to find. Join me in my adventure into the dark recesses of "perfection."
Well, now that I've solidified myself as cynical, bitter, old maid...on to my plan to enter the ranks of the "dateable."
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