I know, I know. I know exactly what you’re thinking. “But Miss Tasha, what could you possibly know about dating? You, who’s waiting for Perfect Man to show up on your doorstep?”
Be that as it may – and who says it couldn’t happen, huh? – there are still some incontrovertible truths about dating that I know to be fact. To wit:
· Finding out that the guy you’re dating, who you think of as Mr. Schlumpy i.e. too dorky to ever cheat on you, has pictures of his dick plastered on Adult Friend Finders as he attempts to hook up with every skank in existence – this is Not A Good Thing. (Note: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – if you do perchance decide to go trolling on AFF and similar sites, it’s probably not a good idea to have your sign-in name be anything with the word “littleman.” I’m just sayin.’)
· A guy who uses the words “magical and special” in a sentence and he’s not talking about DisneyWorld – this is Bad.
· Grown men owning ferrets – this is Weird.
And so on. So at least I have some street cred when I talk about dating, even though I fully expect 
Perfect Man to fall in love with me through my blog and then show up at my door to sweep me off my feet. Like that’s at all unrealistic. Please.
So it came to pass that my dear friend Mary Ellen was visiting me, and like many people these days, she’s turned to the internets to find true love, or something resembling it. We wind up looking at the profiles of the guys she’s at least vaguely interested in, since she wants to know what I think.
ME: Okay, the first guy, he’s Jewish and an animal activist and has some kind of math degree.
Tasha: So he’s a bow-tie-wearing PETA-supporting vegan accountant?
ME: Maybe?
I start looking at the profile. Well, at least I got the bow-tie wearing part right. Then….wait a minute…
Tasha: Mary Ellen, he has 2 cats! No non-gay guy has 2 cats!
ME: Are you sure? That doesn’t really mean anything, does it?
Tasha: Are you serious? Of course it does! And…..oh my god, look at this. “Loves Enya” – seriously?
ME: Bu….
Tasha: OH my god, LOOK – “Enjoys reading romance novels.” Mary Ellen!! What are you thinking?
ME: Bu….
Tasha: Oh, and of course he “likes plays, and is on a play kick right now.” What next, show tunes? Card-carrying member of the Liberace museum?
ME: So you’re saying you don’t think he would be good for me to date?
Tasha: Mary Ellen!!
ME: Okay, okay…
Girls, I know times can be tough, but really. Next time stop reading at “Enya,” okay? Trust me on this.
