Mismatches, false starts and frustrating results, that’s how my Internet Dating life has gone.
Mismatches are commonplace in Internet Dating. I have a fairly well defined idea of what my ideal man is like – I’ve gone out with enough 5’7” guys to know that I feel more comfortable with guys over 5’11”. In spite of professing my desire for tall, dark and mustached, I continually receive matches that are short, blond and clean shaven.
False starts are another pitfall in internet dating. The first few optimistic emails get my hopes up – here he is “Mr. Fantastic” - only to be dashed when a few heart to heart emails later I find out my “perfect match” is a tree hugger who eats granola. Suddenly there is an empty in-box because my Mr. Right has realized I am a proponent of the Second Amendment.
These frustrating results happen because most profiles don’t ask about my views on guns, hunting and habitat conservation. Catering to millions of members prevents the mainstream internet dating sites to filter for such specifics. Even though I clearly state my interest and participation in hunting, I still get hits from men who don’t agree with hunting. Also frustrating for an average looking, average size gal like me is the experience of finding 187 average size, average looking matches, only to find out that most of them are looking for Madeline Albright morphed into a Brigitte Bardot body with a Carol Brady attitude. My optimism, and unfaltering belief that God does not want me to spend the rest of my life alone, has kept me active on internet dating sites – but I would really like to find my version of Mr. Right sooner rather than later.
Here’s how the sooner part of my story might happen.
I was on Fwy 40 heading back to Southern California after spending Thanksgiving in Nashville with my cousin and his wife when the idea of Hunters Blind Date was hatched. My road trip indulgence, a Waffle House bacon and egg sandwich “to go”, was on the agenda for breakfast so I stopped on the outskirts of Nashville to fuel up and let my faithful dog, Rascal, out for a breather. A couple guys started admiring my dog (great way to meet!) and asking about my out of state plates. The conversation soon turned to my Fifth Wheel hitch and the problem of keeping a truck clean when travelling with a drooling dog. One of the Tennessee Gentlemen pointed over to his nearly new truck and told me all about his camouflage seat covers. After a few more minutes of pleasantries, we parted ways, most likely never to meet again.
But for the next 2 days I couldn’t stop thinking about that chance meeting. I had just met two guys who, except for being quite a bit younger than me, were exactly what I was looking for on the internet dating sites I was cruising. Friendly, talkative, polite, happy, interested in me and my dog – where in the world was I going to find a 49 year old just like that? It all came to me in a flash of hot pink camouflage – these two guys were on their way home from an early morning hunt trip – and their passion for hunting encapsulated an attitude and personality that was exactly what I wanted in my Mr. Right - I had found my demographic!
What demographic is that? In my experience most North American hunters are men who have faith in God, lean to the right politically, and hold tight to family values in this world of divorce and singleness. Furthermore, they are fit, environmentally aware and protectors of animals and habitat. But their passion for hunting it is only one facet of their lives – beyond hunting season they are Doctors, Lawyers and Judges, they are Bartenders, Auto mechanics and House painters.
They generally live in or near an urban area so they have access to new movies, good places to eat, and a variety of places to go on dates - they are hard working guys who, several weekends a year, go out and hunt. On hunting trips with my cousins I don’t pull the trigger or process the kill, but I love a day out hunting for the camaraderie and being out in the wilderness – with a bonus of eating Moose Sausage and Elk steak at family events.
I surmised that there must be millions of other women just like me – supportive of hunting activities, not opposed to guns, love being outdoors, willing and able to cook wild meat, and looking to fall in love with a manly man (or is that a Neanderthal man?).
So that is how the idea of www.huntersblinddate.com came about. Get these manly men onto a dating site that would attract women who are looking for a touch of Neanderthal in their Mr. Right. Women who join Hunters Blind Date will support their man in his hunting season pursuits, and a surprising number of them will want to go with him.
In our introductory phase we are offing a limited number of free six month memberships so go to www.huntersblinddate.com and sign up today. Select a six months membership and use Coupon Code WG08 on the payment page.
