My good friend, Serial Dater, goes on dates nearly every night. It's very impressive! "How do you have so many dates all the time?" I asked. Her shocking confession: Plenty of Fish (POF)-- a dating website. I had always thought that on-line dating was so desperate and corny. But then I found out that my brother met his wife on a dating website--though that didn't surprise me because my brother is a dork. Also, my very cute nurse friend met a very cute firefighter on a website. That was two years ago, and they're still together! Craaaazy! Anyway, since I'm new to the city, Serial Dater convinced me that meeting people on-line would be a good way for me to get to see the city and meet interesting people. So, I cautiously signed up.

I consider this to be a social experiment that I will blog for your entertainment, and mine. We'll see if these guys are more or less quality than those I've met organically. Here's the plan: I will go on 10 dates with 10 different men. After each date, I will let you know how it goes. I cannot go out with a guy more than once-- at least not before I have gone out with all 10 victims gentlemen. After my 10 dates, I will cancel my account. If I make a friend or decide to go on further dates with any of these guys, I will consider my experiment a success. If not, at least I'll get out of the apartment.