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Dating Diaries: What a Catch!
By
Kelly DiNardo
Published Friday, August 08, 2008
Is it your sparkling smile, your mischievous wit, or your sex appeal? Based on the applications for our new Dating Diaries features, Washingtonians are quite the find. Here are some highlights of what makes some area residents a good catch.
• “Hello?!? I am a woman and I love sports—isn’t that every guy’s dream?”
• “ I can hold my own with anyone. There are not too many guy habits that gross me out, and I am not averse to potty humor, thanks to my brother. I’m comfortable in my own skin and laugh at myself multiple times a day. On another note, I am a huge Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan!”
• “I’m a good catch because I believe I have my own life, which I love, and am not looking for someone to complete it but to enhance it. I do so many things that there’s never a dull moment. I have a great spirit about me. I think life is too short to stress about the small stuff, and you should enjoy and discover what life has to offer. “
• “The last girl I dated, although she didn’t feel ready to date anyone exclusively, said that I was ‘consistently considerate.’ I agree. A woman needs to know that there are guys out there who want to plan small dates, surprise you with your favorite candy, drive across town to bring you lunch, and open your door. I am honest, genuine, and very down to earth.”
• “Most people would say my dance moves—who could blame them?”
• “I triple-majored at Stanford, have an MBA from Wharton and a good paying job. Oh, wait—that’s what would make me a good catch if I were a man. Hmm. I’m a reasonably attractive, quick-witted, intelligent woman who is just as comfortable in jeans as she is in heels and a little black dress.”
• “Well, my female friends say it’s my humor, my very positive personality and outlook on life, my athletic ability, and my ability to listen. Of course, when you add up all these things, I end up with all these female ‘friends.’ Ugh!”
• “If I were sweet as pie, I would be of the Key-lime-pie family. I can be gentle and cute, but mostly I’m just green and tangy.”
Are you a dating catch? Fill out our Dating Diaries application and you could be featured in our series on DC dating!
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Comments
Reasonably attractive, eh?
Posted by: Animal Mind blog, Aug 11, 2008 02:25:07 PM
Women say things like, "You’re such a NICE GUY" because dumping someone is awkward and you want to say SOMETHING to make him feel better. If all you have to fall back on is, "You are consistently considerate," then she felt no connection. The solution isn’t to be an asshole. From what I’ve seen of the guys who claim "Nice Guy" syndrome, they tend not to see women as separate people. This is not fun to date.
Try to get to know someone as a person, rather than use her as a category. You might have more luck.
And get over trying to interpret the last things we say as the absolute gospel truth. People lie when the truth hurts. "You’re so nice! It’s ME. Really!" is a lot easier to say than, "I hate your apartment and you bore me silly."
Posted by: Stop taking things so literally..., Aug 11, 2008 08:07:32 AM
" ’The last girl I dated, although she didn’t feel ready to date anyone exclusively, said that I was ‘consistently considerate.’ I agree. A woman needs to know that there are guys out there who want to plan small dates, surprise you with your favorite candy, drive across town to bring you lunch, and open your door. I am honest, genuine, and very down to earth.”
There is a good chance that the reason she didn’t want to date you exclusively is that she saw you as the "nice guy". In the dating world you want to be the exciting, mysterious guy rather than the nice guy.
Posted by: larry, Aug 09, 2008 02:56:06 PM
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