One Week on CS

She was everything I'd dreamed she'd be.
After dancing until midnight, we took a moonlit walk on the beach.
We stopped to gaze at the stars. She leaned into my chest.
I looked down at her face, and gently touched her lower lip with my fingertip...

This isn't how the date went.
It's an excerpt from my upcoming novel "50 Shades of Geologist".
You'll find it in the fantasy section of a bookstore near you.

Considering the number of couples that meet on-line these days, it's a good idea to sign up with a dating site, but don't bother laying out the clothes you'll wear on that first big date just yet.

If you are like me, then the amount of research you put into selecting a dating site was to stop at the first one that said "FREE".
Even with this small effort I was able to discover that the main issues with on-line dating are scam, scam, scam, scam, scam, jerks and scam.

Here is the word cloud for that

SCAM jerks

Scam seems to be the single most frequently used word on CS, and is definitely the biggest complaint.
The second biggest complaint is, of course, jerks.
Hey, it's the internet, not heaven.

Some CS members have also been members of pay dating sites, but I'm not yet clear on the benefits of paying. Paying to see someone's profile seems like paying to see the menu in a restaurant.

Perhaps pay may sites have fewer scammers, but that might just make the jerks more obvious.

Here is the word cloud for that

JERKS scam

I don't fret over scammers. The demographic that emails me to say I'm sooooo handsome is the same demographic that consistently rates my photo down around leprosy sufferer.

So what's the good news?
I think CS has the capability of working extraordinarily well, but may take a long time to do so.

As for Intimate Encounter, I can find loads of gorgeous 20-something women who seem desperate for an intimate encounter with any male from 18-99 years of age.
Don't bring a condom. Bring a toxic waste suit.

So how do you make CS work for you?