I joined a new dating website. Holy shit, this stuff is complicated! It seems we have officially entered the Modern Era of Casualness and Creepy Weirdness Via Technology. On the progressive front, dating sites now "get" that people who date are confused, highly flawed, possibly delusional, either seeking The Perfect Relationship, or The Perfect Casual Encounter, and may have predilections towards a dozen perversions, and who are they to judge? The Creepy News is that the whole Non-Judgmental Thing gets to be a bit much. "Would you mind if your partner looked at CGI child porn?" Not only would I mind him doing that, I mind knowing finding out that such a thing exists!

Evidently, though, a philosophy of "acceptance" is not only the underlying foundation to a 12-step recovery, but to building a successful dating site business model. Nonetheless, can we still call it "dating?"

Ok, so I signed up and the fun starts. Going on dates? No! Personality tests!

So, I started answering a few questions that range from spelling tests, to how many children I want, to how I feel about gay marriage. A lot of sexual questions seemed unsafe for a woman to publicly answer, but good to ask myself. I quickly saw my results that showed that I am "Less Mathematical" (I either forgot or never knew percentages). Strangely, I am also "Old Fashioned" (there were no questions geared towards Women Seeking a Baby Daddy, but I did answer "Yes" to "Do you believe in monogamy?") I also found out that I am "Scientific" (I got a C in Physics), and "More Adventurous" (I did recently discover a new Trader Joe's).

And then things went south. Several questions later, my results indicated that I am "Less Kind" and "Less Trusting." Nothing showed that I am "More Honest," but I have to wonder if that's the case.

So, how is this helping me?

Just for today, I'm seriously confused by dating.