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@maggotriddendirtbox
Was this hostel the Hollywood branch of "USA Hostels"? You would have stayed there just a few months after my visit.


@zit
surely when you write a story there is a punchline ? or failing that a point ?

But the point was disappointment (anti-climax). That's what this week’s QOTW is all about.


@snee
"(that'd be the weird Scottish woman...)"

My favourite Internet Dating experience so far was with a weird Scottish woman.


@wrigglesworth
"You went to the US for months trying to meet them."

The meeting was just a sub-plot. The trip was me doing a massive train-based tour of the USA. I like travelling and going on adventures. I enjoyed most of the trip and got to visit many cities and landmarks all over the USA (and in Canada too) and had some truly fantastic experiences. I also met up with other friends too (In fact, the New York part of this story happened on the same trip).

"They repeatedly bullshitted you."

I'd say it was more lack of effort than bullshit. I admit she could have made more of an effort. I just picked a very bad time for visiting.

"You finally met but realised she was fat and had zero personality."

I have absolutely nothing against 'fuller figured' women. I will admit that she was fatter than her profile picture, but to be fair, I got the picture 1½ years before we met, and quite frankly had zero disappointment when I saw her for the first time. As for the 'zero personality' bit - I'd just say that shyness and awkwardness must have gotten in the way.

"Internet dating is great."

I've met several women this way. Some were fantastic, and some were - how shall we say - not fantastic. The best ones more than made up for the rest, and the others were a learning experience for me. I just think it's a pity when someone has just one bad experience and gives up. It's been many years since I last had a profile up, but I still have MSN-chats with one of them and also had a brief e-mail exchange with another last year. One important factor in getting to know people is that as well as knowing them at their best; you should also know them at their worst too.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 2 Jul 2008, 10:43, Reply)