IT ALL STARTED IN SEPT 2009
I had researched the best and worst UK internet dating sites and decided to embark on a free single parent dating site. I set up my profile which consisted of a recent picture and a short profile of who I am and what interests/hobbies I have. Id never given any thought as to how hard it would be to condense into one paragraph who I am and what I am to make it sound attractive to the opposite sex. Somehow I managed to create something that sounded somewhat normal and appealing. I remember thinking, I'd date me!! Once I had created my profile, I was then able to search all the available men in my area. I remember being amazed at how many prospective "good catches" there appeared to be within a short distance to my house. It was quite exciting. I decided to send a "wink" to a few that I liked the look of. Within a few days I checked my emails to find I had over 25 emails from men and over 40 winks. Wow I was better looking than I thought! I couldnt wait to get back on the site and check out these guys. That evening, I settled down in front of my PC to reel through my prospective dates. My heart sunk. Most didn't have any pictures and I had already decided I would discount those - if they couldn't put a picture on the site, they were either hiding something or were far too ugly to show their face. The ones that did have pictures were not what I considered "a catch". A lot of them were far too old for me and it made me giggle to myself. I remember thinking "in your dreams", in fact I was slightly insulted that somebody as old, or as fat, or as ugly as that thought they could date me. BUT there was one guy who had sent me a message and looked really nice and he lived within 10 miles of me. I clicked on "open message", somewhat excited at the prospect of getting to know this guy. It was at this point that I then found out it wasnt a free site at all. In fact, to read or send any messages you had to subscribe for a minimum of one month at a cost of £18. I was slightly agitated as I had joined this site thinking it was free and now they were asking for my credit card. What a rip off, but I wanted to see what this guy had written to I got my card out and subscribed for one month. I was then redirected to his message and this is where it all began.