I have made mention of the overused cliches "down to earth" and "easygoing" , albeit not nearly to the degree to which the overuse of such trite phrases annoys me. With that being quite bitchily said however, one has to enter the online dating world with the patience of Ghandi, the tolerance level of Job and the determination of Sisyphus.
This notion brings to mind the male fascination with remote controls and the "guy nirvana" of picture-in-picture. Women the world over have fought for dominance over the remote control in order to watch one channel, and one channel only, for the duration of a program. What is this ADD induced need to be constantly flipping through channels, we ask? Well a wise man once explained it to me. The y chromosome apparently comes pre-programmed to believe that there must always be something better on.....somewhere. If we apply that same dogma to online dating, then us single minded females are faced with the certainty that even though we may be charming, attractive and un-flinchingly willing to cook bacon in a bikini, the lure of the scroll option may forever satisfy the belief ......that there may always be something better.
Given the eclectic variety of television programs that I have personally witnessed to be remote control brake pedals, perhaps a photo of Nygella Lawson driving the Batmobile with Curly, Larry and Moe in the backseat could have the same effect upon chronic dating site scrollers. But alas, we are but one pretty flower in the meadow and while I am usually willing to offer the platitude, " Go ahead baby, have your fun ", I'm sure that even Madam Curie herself would have been ultimately driven to utter the words, "Pierre !! Give me the god damn remote !!".
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