DC Femella

I don’t know if I can do dating anymore. I started dating again after taking a two-year break, and after a month, I’m ready to give up. The DC dating scene is probably one of the worst in the country, and I’m tired of trying to find a decent guy. This area is full of pretentious, career-obsessed, emotionally unavailable freaks who say they want a relationship, but in reality, they really don’t.

Ever since the dot.com boom of 2000, this area hasn’t been the same. As a native, I have seen how it has changed for the worse because of all the transplants who have infested the area. Now it seems that the following has happened:

1. Men do not want any type of relationship until they are in their forties
2. Women are having children when they are in their late thirties because they don’t want to screw up their careers
3. Everyone has gotten uglier (I had to throw that one in there to see if you wee paying attention, but it’s true)
4. No one cares about their appearance anymore
5. Everyone is so detached

I want to put on “Suicide Club” for them, so they can understand that we don’t always have to be so disconnected from life. It saddens me that this area has become this way. Maybe other areas have as well, but I don’t live there. Even guys approaching girls has changed. It seems they only approach the easy targets because they don’t want their egos to be hurt. I don’t care for me, but I have seen my pretty friends who have guys checking them out, but they never come up to them. Later, you will see a Missed Connection on Craigslist. What do I think? Pathetic.

I posted a Yahoo! Personal ad to see what happens. I’ve had a bunch of guys who didn’t check out my preference. My checklist isn’t that bad anymore. I read this book called “Unhooked Generation” that opened my eyes. However, I still have one or two things that I prefer. Finally, I had three potentials that I was excited about.

1. The TV Producer decides he is moving to California, but he still wants to date. I’m not wasting my time, so that didn’t last.
2. The Lawyer was a strange character. I’m weird, but he took weirdness to another level.
3. The Scientist disappeared.

Talking to my other friends, it seems to be the trend. They either plan to move after the first date; they are different in person than their Internet persona; they never contact you again; or they are so focused on their career that they never have time.

I’m disillusioned, and I’m getting tired of this DC dating scene. I was talking to one of my best friends who lives in Kansas City. She was saying that down there guys want to get married and have children in their late twenties. We both deciphered that it’s cause they are more family oriented than the DC breed. When I went to Arizona, I was pleasantly surprised that there were young families everywhere.

I have decided that if I want to find a man to have a long-lasting relationship with, I have to either move away or find a guy who is older than 45. I am not wasting my time anymore. Last guy I wasted my time with turned out to be married, to my horror. I find this out after I Googled him for the first (I’m a Google before the first date believer now), had fallen in love with him and planned our wedding in my head. I just wonder how he was able to spend weekends and weekdays with me without his wife figuring out what was going on.

Do I want to find myself in that situation again? No!

Men in DC, here are a few tips for you:

1. Do not post an online ad when you plan to move or your career takes up 86% of your time.
2. If you just got out of a relationship, or are still in one, wait at least six months before you start finding someone else.
3. Be a man and just tell the woman that you are just not into her.
4. Stop being so disconnected and learn to compromise
5. If you see a girl you find attractive and interesting, approach her. The worst she can say is “I’m not interested.” Take the blow and move on to someone else.

I am going to give myself one more month. After that, I’m going to go on hiatus for another two years.

DC Men, I dedicate this song to you.  Korn’s “Wake Up,” Chipmunk Style.

Wake Up

I have started the dreaded task of dating.  Dating is something that I am not super fond of.  I haven’t been in a serious relationship with a man since 2005, so I am not sure how I will do in one now.  Nevertheless, I do want to get married and have two more children one day, so I guess it’s time that I venture out there.  The kids are ready for me to find someone as well because they keep talking about having a new baby sister or brother one day. 

I decided to try Yahoo! Personals after failing miserably with Match.  Match seems to be more for people that do not have children and don’t want to date anyone who has any.  I am not angry because everyone has their preference, and I want to find someone who is comfortable being around children.  One of my best friends found her fiancé on Yahoo!, so I took her advice and decided to give it a chance.  Yahoo! seems a better fit.  Thanks Dawne!

Right now there are three guys: a Scientist, a Lawyer, and a TV Producer. 

Scientist – He is the only one that I have met so far.  He is in his early 30’s, used to be a teacher and coach, adores his dog, and is very intelligent.  I think he is great (so far).  We’ll see what happens on the second date.  We are supposed to go to a Greek restaurant, so I am pretty excited.

Lawyer – Meeting him for lunch tomorrow.  He seems really sweet, good looking, own practice, smart, and funny.  However, he is ready to get married and have children, and I worry that he will just commit to anyone.  Another thing is that he is only 5’9.  Being a taller than average women who loves her heels, I wonder if he will be too short for me.

TV Producer – We talk all the time, and he is the one that I like most of all.  Cute, funny, English major, laid back, and cool.  He is all a Producer for Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, which are two of my children and I favorite channels.  However, he lives in MD (I hate MD!), and he is legally separated.  I usually would run the other way, but he said that in MD they can’t get divorced until they have been legally separated for a year.  It’s something I know from my older sister.  However, not even a year separated and already on the playing field?

I hate dating.  If someone knows how to work a crystal ball, please let me know.