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July 14, 2008
A Not So Reluctant Matchmaker
I consider myself to be a bit of a matchmaker. I'm usually pretty good at it, but, like all people who open their mouths to give advice, sometimes it goes horribly wrong. Not like anybody's lost a limb or anything, just that sometimes my instincts about this kind of thing can be off. My girlfriend thinks I should just keep my mouth shut and let people find each other on Internet matchmaking sites.
I once set up a couple of my friends that through some misguided thought processes of mine I felt would be perfect for each other. Both of them were sad, lonely, angry, depressed people. They had both been jilted by ex-lovers and were still dealing with that. I suppose it can be blamed on the fact that I'm quite linear, but I thought that since misery loves company these two would be perfect for each other.
It was hard enough getting them to agree to meet, but I'm a pretty good salesman. In fact, I may have oversold each of them to the other a little bit. The date was a complete disaster. They didn't like each other from the moment they met. I think it had something to do with the fact that they were both trying to reject the other before they could themselves be rejected, but what do I know? I'm not a psychologist, that's for sure.
They disagreed about what to do. When they decided to get something to eat, they disagreed on the restaurant. It seemed like they picked one that neither of them would like, because they just complained about the menu the whole time and then when the food got there, all they did was complain about the food. That might not have been the worst thing in the world, but they constantly blamed each other for the fact that they weren't having a good time. By the time the check came, there was an argument about who would pay. I guess the good news is that neither of them had to pay as they were asked to leave the restaurant because it was such a heated argument. Let's just say, it was not the best date ever.
That hasn't stopped me from trying to be a matchmaker, though. I try because I still believe that I have a good feel for people who would be good matches for the other. Besides, if we all gave up after one failure, where would any of us be?
Posted by MarkJohn at July 14, 2008 2:22 AM
