Tuesday, Feb. 21
I'm not sure what I did to anger Chemistry.com—maybe they found this blog—but I was only given one match today. Perhaps there was only one girl who fit me, in which case, I applaud that decision. Still, I'm a bit perplexed as to why I got shafted on matches.
No need to worry though, Jill the scientist and I have begun discussing when we will have our First MeetingTM. In a brave move, I decided to take our email exchanges off of Chemistry.com and just go about it the old fashioned way. Part of my reasoning came from reading my female counterparts' blog. I wanted to avoid Chemistry.com's suggested meeting place—I don't like Starbucks' coffee anyways—and allow Jill and I to figure it out together.
I don't think this contaminates our little Seed experiment at all, since at this stage, all we could do through Chemistry.com is email back and forth and reject their suggested meeting place.
I don't know if we are a "great match," but I do think we have a lot in common: similar taste in music, at a similar stage of life. But I could just be searching for these attributes in an attempt to justify what is essentially a blind date—an activity I normally try to avoid.
The date hasn't been set just yet, but I think we are close. I'm excited and scared. Oddly enough my biggest fear is that this girl will turn out to be a perfect match, and I'll have to tell her about this blog in a very Never Been Kissed/Drew Barrymore scene.
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Monday, Feb. 20
Late Sunday night I got a reply from Jill the virus manipulator. Now I have the option to email her and at any time I can request a "First Meeting TM." Which brings up an odd point about Chemistry.com: How have they trademarked the term "First Meeting," and why do they slide in that little annoying TM every time they use the phrase. Does Chemistry.com officially take credit for all encounters now?
Small quirks like the above aside, I'm beginning to have serious qualms with Chemistry.com. Earlier I was matched with another Seed employee and while I thought it was funny, I remarked on the notion that they are obviously in need of a wider range of subjects. Hitting even closer to home, this weekend I was matched up with two of the girls that live in the apartment above me.
Again, it could just be that fate has placed me within shouting distance of not one but two soul mates. Or, Chemistry.com might just be matching me up with anybody that fits my age range and has a higher level of estrogen than I do. I assume they filled out their profiles on the same day, which explains why I was matched with both of them at the same time. Again, this supports the notion that they don't have enough subjects to really match me with somebody that fits.
Finally, why is everyone proposed to me as a "great match"? Why can't Chemistry.com give some valuations? Maybe the girls upstairs could be shown to me as "a convenient but not long-term match," and maybe another girl offered as a "so-so match." I'm a realistic guy. I'd understand and appreciate the honesty. I sincerely doubt that all five of the girls who are paired with me every day will end up being a great match. I guess that's why they created these extra steps.
So now I'm going to email Jill the scientist. My hope is that I'll get a date before my editor decides to cancel this love blog.