Ghost dater – GrigioGirl

The other day I arrived at That’s Not Chinese’s house and immediately received an assignment, “You need to write an online dating profile.” Fortunately, the profile was not for me, rather, for her aunt, Spider Bite.

Spider Bite provided me with some basic information and I provided her the following profile:

The two most important things you should know about me are 1) I’m single and 2) I’m brave.

The first is important because it makes dating much easier. The second is evidenced by the fact that I am on an online dating site; and is also important. Some have said dating at my age is a sign of a mid-life crisis. I disagree – this is mid-life righteous.

I’d like to think I’m like most people and, at the same time, I hope I’m not like most people.

That said, I enjoy cooking, reading, walking, hiking, snowshoeing, movies, theater, concerts, festivals, travel and yoga. I do not enjoy spider bites.

Lastly, I really enjoy meeting new people – hopefully you’ll be one of them!

A week later or so later, Spider Bite had good news – several men had bit! “We’re doing really well online. I get lots of compliments on my profile and I tell them, ‘I’ll let my writer know,” she told me. “You should go into the business of writing people’s dating profiles,” That’s Not Chinese said then winked at Unfazed.

Although I appreciate the compliment, I think I’ll stick to writing blog entries, ghostwriting online profiles and avoiding spider bites.

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