[thechat] boyfriend application

[Sabrina Dent, Apperception]

From: "rudy" <rudy937 at rogers.com>
To: "thechat" <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: [thechat] boyfriend application


> > OT: http://www.darlingbri.co.uk
>
> sabrina, your site is gorgeous

Oh. Wow. Thank you so much! I really like it, despite the fact that it makes
me look like I'm 14 years old. It's getting on a bit, though, and I
discovered the other day that I built it *without a style sheet* and am now
mortified. I'll be fixing *that* ASAP...

> pastel pink and baby blue?
> sounds like the clock is ticking

That distant sonic boom you hear once a month? It's my uterus, imploding
from frustration.

> > Now taking Boyfriend Applications!
> that's hilarious

Well, it's hopefully witty, but it's also partly serious. I met my last SO
via the 'net, so it seemed like a reasonable ploy now that I'm Seriously
Single again. Also, as my site has a lot of info about me, I figure I can
sort of skip the occassionally awkward "by the way, I'm a pornographer and a
sex geek" conversation with applicants. Doing what I (sometimes) do really
ups the number of sharkey men who think being sex-savvy makes you easy,
while conversely depleting the supply of men who find it socially acceptable
at their mother's dinner table.

Which is odd, as *my* mum is fine with it.

> > I'm officially looking for Mr. Right.
>
> in the interim would you settle for Mr. Right Now?

Nope, got one of those already :)

> > between the ages of 30 and 45,
>
> shit, piss, and damn
>
> i could lie and try to sneak in, but sooner or later you'd find out that i
> have a son older than you, and i don't think you would appreciate the
> dishonesty

Is he smart, single, straight, employed or independantly wealthy, between
the ages of 30 and 45? ;o)

> > and think I'm a fabulous, groovy chick...
> well, this last criterion i can i honestly say i definitely meet

Awww, thank you! Consider me happily blushing. I adore people who like my
site, and public liking? I think you just made my week.

> by the way, some of the questions on the application should have "all of
the
> above" options, e.g.
>
>       I find feminism:
>              Intimidating
>              Moderately amusing
>              Right on
>
>       I laugh:
>              At Monty Python, loudly
>              At our so called leaders, bitterly
>              At myself, regularly

A lot of people say that. But I disagree and the no-multiple-choice is
intentional. It requires that people pick the dominant aspect of their
personality for any given question. Otherwise, nearly everyone would choose
"all of the above" and that really isn't very informative. Plus, with the
exception of the "I'm a Republican/Tory Bastard" option, there really are
few wrong answers. I have *preferences* (including not shagging political
conservatives) but the questions reflect more curiosity than criterion.

The next thing is: what do I do with all of them? Never start a web project
without an outcome plan!

--Sabrina
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OT: http://www.darlingbri.co.uk
Now taking Boyfriend Applications!