This guy mentioned that he was Buddhist (I’m not, but I think Buddhism is fascinating), had a long list of favorite songs (about half of which I loved), and described himself as “rebelliously intellectual.” He also included this quote and offered to buy a drink for anyone who could guess whose it was:

“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us ‘universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest… a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

Now that I think about it, what’s up with starting the games before you even meet a girl? Kidding, of course. You need to have some sort of a gimmick on Match to rise above the masses. Here’s what I wrote:

Hi!

I was going to guess at the quote, but then I cheated and Googled it. Albert Einstein, eh? I would have been hopelessly wrong. It’s always amazing to me when scientists (or any other left-brain-brilliant people) can see the bigger picture in life so clearly.

I also wrote you because “American Girl” is one of my favorite songs. I was on a huge Tom Petty kick a while back.

So what do you like to do around the city?

Googling was a coward’s approach. I don’t entirely blame him for not writing back. But I don’t entirely blame myself for not playing the game, either. Admittedly, I would think it was more clever and less of a game if he had written me back. (Hey, I might be irrational, but at least I’m self-aware.)