Screening Criteria

I've received my first batch of "matches". As I look at their pictures and read their profiles, I find it very difficult to see myself meeting these people. I know it's terribly unfair. I know how difficult it was to answer the questions. I know how hard it is to find the pictures to post. I had a couple of pictures on my computer, but since I hate to have my picture taken, there aren't many. So, I enlist the aid of a friend at work and ask her to take some pictures. We find a couple we agree don't make me look retarded. So I send them to my daughter, who calls up laughing. She says, "they are OK, but it's your "I hate having my picture taken" face. I need to find some candid shots - but that's difficult since I hide from cameras. I didn't realize this would be difficult on so many different levels.

Let's see - I have to come up with some kind of criteria to use when sorting through the matches. OK - I hate fishing. So I rejected anyone who said fishing was one of their passions.
I'm hesitant to accept matches from anyone whose passion is golf. I tried golf. Golf courses are beautiful places. I like driving the golf carts. In the winter, it would be a wonderful place to visit. So I thought - take lessons - how hard can it be??? Turns out that it's much harder than you'd ever expect. It is very humiliating that I can't hit the golf ball. It's stationery, sitting on the little golf tee and when I swing - I'd swear that ball moved. After several lesson, I gave up and decided golfing wasn't for me. Anyhow I digressed...................

I found 3 matches who sounded interesting and sent them questions - but I was rejected - They closed my match. Now I know how it feels. E-Harmony is definitely persistent. when I open my e-mail there are 6 more matches. So, onward I go..........