So, a quick check-in about my progress on Match.

• Winks sent: 10
• Winks received: 2 (1 from another state, 1 from someone I’m not interested in)
• Emails sent: 0
• Emails received: 3 (1 from out of state, 1 from someone who wanted to tell me that it’s great that I play an instrument but he’s not interested in me, 1 from someone I winked at)
• Near panic attacks because everyone else seems to get many more responses when they sign up for Match than I do: too many to count

Now I remember why Match is such a hard thing for me to do: it’s expensive and demoralizing. Other people seem to get far more attention on Match, but I just don’t seem to get many winks or emails period, let alone from guys who are in my state, my general age range, etc. It’s hard for me to tell if I’m doing something wrong. I’m going to keep working at it, though. And actually, someone who read this blog sent me a copy of a book she wrote on online dating, so I might test-drive some of her suggestions and see how they work.

The upside is that one of the boys I (or we — me and my friends who signed me up) winked at emailed me back, and sounds pretty cool. We’ll see what happens. I’ll wait a few days for any new developments before I post him as Email #5.