I hate to complain too much in these blogs, because it gets old to read that kind of stuff. But, I guess that's kind of what blogs are for-- to vent your feelings and whatever. And since I'm a guy, I can't post fun, sexy pictures, like all the wonderful ladies here do. I promise, the next time I go to a concert or do something fun, I'll blog about it. But right now, I feel like feeling sorry for myself. Tonight's topic: living in a small town is a serious bummer. It's SO hard to meet anyone. The nearest town of any size-- Norfolk-- is technically a college town, but it's just a community college, and most of the students are locals. So it's never really had a college town vibe. In general, young people leave this area as soon as they're able. So as a result, the bar scene is just sad-- middle age drunks, and people who make me depressed just looking at them; because I know I'm closer to their age than to the age of the kind of girls I'd like to meet.
...Not to sound like a creeper, though. I mean, I'm 32 years old... I'm not cruising for 18 year olds or anything like that. What's the supposed rule? Half your age plus seven? So, that's 23 years old. I know better than to entertain the idea of meeting anyone younger than that. Of course, working that in the other direction, I would be the low-range for a 50 year old. And that kind of creeps me out. I know age is just a number, but geez. Maybe I'm just an ageist, but I'm not into cougars. Not yet.
But, I really don't drink, so I wouldn't be meeting someone in a bar anyway. But the fact that I don't drink really hurt my social life in college. I never went out much, so I feel like I missed a lot. I didn't have the wild times, the sexual adventures, and all that, that people are supposed to have in college. Anyway, no matter what their age, I'm not meeting anybody where I am now. Sometimes I think I'll have better chances if I can ever move to Omaha; but part of me knows that it wouldn't be much different. I mean, I'd still hardly ever go to bars. But I'd like to think I could meet someone in a bookstore, or at a concert, or something. I honestly don't know how people do it. I'm a pretty shy guy-- I enjoy meeting new people, but I kind of have to be dragged into it. That's my biggest problem, I know. I just hope I'm not too old to do something about it.
I tried Suicide Girls' dating app, Let's Date, but I never had much luck. I set it for the Omaha and Lincoln metro area, but I never got as many results as I expected. Maybe the app wasn't popular enough in this area. Of course, I never got a single response from the girls on whom I chose 'lets date,' so maybe I'm just not what a lot of girls are looking for. Who knows. Plus, even though I like the app; I never really felt like it worked properly. And lately, it doesn't give me any results at all. But, I have an older iPod Touch, so I assume I've just aged-out of getting the necessary updates.
Anyway, now I'm sort of rambling. The point-- dating is hard; dating is harder still because of where I live; and dating is especially hard because of my taste, personality, insecurities, and whatever other reasons. it suuuuucks.