So it's started... Yet another frivolous escape...

Online date sites

At first I was just curious to what online dating could hold in store for me, however now it's become some what of an obsession.

I first got into this new found world of the online single guys and single gals (or so their online profile says), when I caught a glimpse of my Dad's emails.

For those who need an update, my parents split like bread at the end of last year. Which, fyi, has been a long time coming. However, from what I can gather, they're both starting to date (despite outright denying it, we really know what's going on here).

So Mummy's done her thing... As she does... And Daddy... Has gone onto the online side of things. And thus, trying to push me into the long forgotten and very scary world of dating.

After convincing myself that I could get a partner or a "date" IRL, however it would be much easier and less complicated and more of a social experiment than doing this for real (and I would have to meet them face to face for a good couple of weeks, and we all know how nervous I get when the guy I fancy comes up and the hands start sweating and I can't get a word out, and if I do, it often ends in disaster...) to go down the online dating side.

So I wondered to myself, how easy is it to find a date out there in the bowls of cyber space? What kind of people hang out in these little recluse areas often shunned as the "wrong" place for meeting someone who:

a. Isn't a geek

b. Doesn't want to exploit you for money or sex

I've been told the cocktail bars work wonders. However, I'm still curious...

And so I've become suckered into this world of online dating, and so follows my schedule. Date nights fall under Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with the weekends being "friend" and "sport" slots.

It's actually quiet fun, playing this game of cat and mouse, am I interested, was I interested, am I ever going to be interested again? No? Okay. Hit the delete button and move onto the 20 or so other guys who've sent me "kisses" or more daringly, "emails".

It's quit strange. I'm quit intrigued. And slightly addicted.

However I don't think this is going to lead to the be all and end all of my dating life. Nor is it really the start. Just another avenue to explore.

Keep you posted.

Later Days.