It All Started....

I've been online since 1994. And when it came time to find a serious mate, I did everything BUT go online. I flirted with friends-of-friends. I went on dates with business associates (though no co-workers, thankyouverymuch). I told people that I'd be interested in meeting their single friends. Didn't meet anybody I really liked, let alone would spend whatever's left of my life with.

Two cousins, both on AOL (which gives you a hint of their tech knowledge), dated and married people that they met on AOL (which gives you a hint of their taste). And still I insisted that the Internet was no place to find a life partner.

I gave in. I looked at Yahoo personals, but figuratively ran screaming when I read the fourth "looking for someone to have sex with during lunch" posting. Not quite ready to give up, I wrote a drastically honest profile of myself and posted it to friendfinder, as I figured that a spouse should be a friend, too. After a few under-wonderful email, phone and in-person exchanges, I got a response from someone whose humor, intellect and clear humanity came right through my screen.

We emailed, we spoke, and a few weeks later we met (in the obligatory neutral public setting - the NYC Aquarium in Brooklyn).

From there it got interesting.