There’s One Kind of Guy I Don’t Want to Meet Online

And online dating sites are full of them

I’m just gonna say one thing.

I’m not that woman and I don’t wanna meet that guy.

Some women go out just to get a free meal. I’m not that woman. Some men go out just for sex. I don’t want that guy.

Some women are looking to marry for money. I’m not that woman. Some men are looking to marry to have a woman take care of them. I don’t want that guy.

Some women will put a man before their children. I’m not that woman. Some men will ignore their children. I don’t want that guy.

Some women want a man in their life for security. I’m not that woman. Some men want a woman in their life just because they don’t want to be alone. I don’t want that guy.

Some women want a serious guy. I’m not that woman. But some men are bros who mock women to be funny. I don’t want that guy.

That doesn’t sound crazy, does it?

I mean my expectations aren’t completely out of whack, are they?

Essentially, I’m saying one very simple thing.

“I don’t want to use a man and I don’t want a man to use me.”

And I would like to be treated with respect.

Unfortunately, the online dating world is full of men I don’t want to meet. Guys who are looking strictly for sex or friends with benefits (FWB). Some men are overt about it and some are covert about it.

To be fair, there are equally as many women looking for a free meal.

I empathize with the good guys about that fact.

It’s not fair or right.

There are great guys and great women. There are guys with agendas and women with agendas. There are all types of men and women in the online dating world.

You just gotta find your person.

Or maybe find the right online dating site because they are not all created equal.

To that point, I’ve been talking with some friends about online dating. It’s become a favorite pastime of mine. It’s far less real and less threatening than actually going on a date.

Plus, my girlfriends can share some valuable online dating secrets.

I’m up for some man-shopping intelligence data.

What’s really happening during these online connections?

Scratch that, The Bachelor ruined that word for me.

I just wanna know what kind of guys are they meeting. Are they good guys? Are they just like us and looking to meet someone nice? Are they looking for an easy score?

Are they the kind of man I ran from in divorce?

Or hopefully, the decent guy who just ended up divorced.

Forgive my paranoia but a few of the men who reached out to me left me with a little online dating PTSD. The one married guy said he was in a loveless marriage so couldn’t host. Wow? Ya think? I’m pretty sure your wife would agree she wouldn’t want you to entertain with her around.

Then there was the other attached man who said he was happily married to the love of his life in an ENM relationship. This relationship writer had to look up that acronym. It turns out it stands for Ethically Non-Monogamous. To each his own.

There was the guy who said he was looking for a long-term FWB.

At least he wasn’t married.

Finally, the man who said he was looking for a woman but not a queen because we did away with royalty years ago. Hence, my entry about not mocking a woman.

When I was young I could laugh at that type of humor.

Until I came to understand it and divorce a man like that.

That’s a nod and a reference to a lack of respect.

We all have a story. And meeting someone to share it with and learn theirs is exciting. It doesn’t have to be an instant connection. There’s that word again. Turns out there aren’t many synonyms in that department.

It just has to be a good experience.

A nice date with a nice person.

One where I don’t have to say…

I’m not that woman and I don’t want to meet that guy.

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