Just Give Up

Because giving up means giving up.  Giving up means there is no hope.  But maybe I *should* give up, there is no hope.

Let's see I joined Plenty of Fish years ago, the site is infamous for men who compete in the one week challenge, to date and sleep with one woman everyday for a week.  And there is enough men out there that say they have done it, or nearly done it.  Men brag to my friend that women are desperate on that site and it is the easiest thing to score there.  *I* have had one date from that site, and well I scored, but I had to pay for it.  I found my first Prostitute on Plenty of Fish.  I was also robbed when I showed up to one date as well.  But I have not met any of these desperate women.  I have not met any women at all in about six years on that site.  Well not true, I met someone yesterday, but she was not interested in dating at all.  I was her first meeting and we had been chatting for nine months.  

So perhaps Plenty of Fish is not for me, despite that huge track record of people hooking up.

OkCupid.  I have had better luck on this site, more first dates, more second dates, no prostitution.  No relationships, no one night stands, lots of, "You are a nice guy but not what I am looking for," chats. I think I get about one date a year.  It has an algorithm that asked you questions and you rate how important the answer is and you get a match percentage based on that. Because some people would love to date someone who thinks gays are going to hell, the moon is bigger than the sun, and a right handed glove turned inside out fits on the right hand, I am not one of them.  

Ashley Madison.  I have been a long time subscriber, because there are single people there too and because I want to have sex too.  A whole site of people who *want* to have sex and admit that is their primary goal.  And not once.  Lots of scams, but no dates.

LavaLife old site pay site. Two dates with the same person got lucky, but nothing else.  Spent about $100 to get that date.

Molson.com free site, not a dating site, pre-dating sites.  Met a person and dated for a year.

The problem is that if I cut out these sites, my chances of me meeting anyone drop to zero.  So what is hope worth to me?  How much money do I throw away for hope?  If I can't get a nibble from a site known for the ease of hooking up, maybe I should just give up.

Admit that there is no hope.  For me.