When I mentioned my favorite blog a couple of weeks ago it unleashed this crazy amount of hits to my blog. By sheer coincidence, I mentioned reading "Single in the Suburbs" that morning and by the next day it had disappeared. All of a sudden, all these readers like me were searching for Sarah and by the magic of Google, they were finding my blog on Milwaukeemoms.com instead.
It got me thinking that there were a lot of women (and maybe some men), like me, who could totally relate to Sarah and her single parenting lifestyle. Clearly I am not the only one following her ups and downs!
Because my e-mail is a bit like my office, minus the piles, I have messages that are still sitting there that I never bothered to delete. At the time, I just saved all my Match e-mails to a folder. I just went back through the archives and had a few good laughs.
For example, read this e-mail that I got from a guy who I had literally sent one e-mail to, asking him what he liked to do for fun in his spare time (I kid you not, I am not making this up!):
"I enjoy many things for fun...kissing and all that goes with it is definitely on the list, and downhill skiing, the shooting sports, golf, tennis, riding my motorcycle (with you), riding ATV's (I have one for you too), swimming, hiking, and so much more...I also enjoy doing things that include the kids...the list is endless...Do you like to kiss?"
Puking was more what I felt like doing after I read that!
Another interesting response was one I got from a man who lived in Portugal. He seemed nice, but I thought that the distance would be an immediate issue that would be hard to overcome. Plus I thought his comment about meeting his family was just a little too bizarre for me.
I was thinking it would be fun to hear about some of your more interesting responses! Since I am no longer on Match and have not been for quite awhile, I'm no longer living Sarah's life in that respect. If she ever gets serious with any of her possible suiters, then we'll be on the same page. But none-the-less I still find Sarah's experiences entertaining and I'm sure she is not the only one with stories to tell!
