Aside from the British guy who lead me on for two weeks before telling me he was dating someone, there are many other reasons why I have not been going on POF dates. One "almost" date didn't happen when a doctor who invited me to a Yankees game told me he wasn't able to get tickets. Instead, he suggested we meet up for drinks. Sorry Charlie! You cannot take away a Yankees game and replace it with drinks. That's like inviting me to Nobu, and going to McDonald's instead. It's the old bait and switch trick. No thank you!

Another reason I have not been on a POF date lately is because I'm receiving messages like this one:

Are you sure you are from this planet?? lol. I'm pretty busy rejecting
marriage offers from rich super models and volunteering with
orphaned puppies, but I'm sure I could find sometime to chat
with you. Give me your IM . We will chat to make sure that you
are not a crazy stalker :P (which I will love). I will so
be teasing you if you make it to get to meet me (its fun). So
lets chat soon cuz I dont want to keep emailing you here cuz its
annoying and less dynamic. There are so many things that I can go
on and on talking about the Virgo you, but I will save that till
I get to meet you in person, if you are not scary that is :P

Another contender seemed remotely attractive until he admitted that he lives in his parents' basement in New Jersey. Yet another POF dater had a list of 55 qualities that he is looking for in a woman and another 40 qualities that he does not like. Picky are we? One guy sent me a long e-mail/questionnaire with stupid questions like, "If you were an ice cream flavor, which one would you be, and why?" I'm pretty sure I heard that question on The Dating Game circa 1983.

Even my friend, Serial Dater, is thinking about cancelling her POF account after her most recent encounter with a man she had been speaking with for about two months before they finally met face-to-face. She was shocked to see that he was about 100 lbs. heavier than his picture. She said that she could see his man-boob fat under his imitation Ed Hardy T-shirt. She told me that she was extremely discouraged by this misrepresentation. And, it wasn't the first time this had happened to her. 

I have a POF date tommorrow. The guy looks decent in his pics. But, after hearing my friend's experiences, I wouldn't be surprised if Carrot Top were to show up. It's just a coffee date anyway. As always, I'll let you know how it goes.