Time for a Change

Recently I decided that the men I meet on MySpace and similar sites are not going to produce the desired results for me. I want to date a man with long-term potential who has a job, doesn't live with his mother and is not married. Sounds simple enough, right? Boy was I wrong.

Here is a brief summary of the last 5 men I connected with online:

1. Code Name: Stalker
   Pros: Owns his own home, easy to talk to, seems caring
   Cons: Lives in his own home with his wife, has a part-time job
   
   
2. Code Name: Boston
   Pros: Has a great job, easy to talk to, incredibly witty, makes me laugh
   Cons: Lives on the other side of the country, probably makes his wife laugh too
   
   
3. Code Name: New Guy
   Pros: Is sweet, loves talking to me and spending time with me
   Cons: Has no job, has no money, never wants to do anything but sit at my house and watch movies
   
   
4. Code Name: JonJon
   Pros: Has a job, owns his own home, enjoys talking to me
   Cons: Lives 1500 miles away, acts strange, suddenly stops talking to me
   
   
5. Code Name: Fucktard
   Pros: Talks to me, has an accent (how sad that my standards have dropped so low)
   Cons: Lives with his mother, has no job, is prone to violent outbursts, misunderstands almost everything I say, is certifiably insane

I have learned so much from these men. Mostly what I don't want (like dishonesty, deceit, wives), but some of them showed me things I do want. I want someone who is witty and can participate in an interesting conversation. Someone who enjoys being around me and talking to me. Someone who has made his own path in life and is successful at what he does.

Unfortunately although I view these experiences as educating, they all resulted in the same thing. Me crying into a pillow after he disappoints me yet again.

So I decided to try eHarmony. I know that it's not a perfect solution. And I know that there are still jerks and psychos and married men on there, but hopefully men who are willing to pay $30 a month for a dating site are a little more mature.

I'm just setting myself up for failure, aren't I?