Pass the Collection Plate

So the online dating scene hasn't been going well. A few conversations here and there, but nothing was really going anywhere. Then as I'm driving in the car one of the DJ's on the radio mentions a match making service that's available locally that sets people up. The thing that really appealed to me was that they set people up on lunch dates. Since I only work 4 days a week, that leaves one day to have a date without making a major production out of it by arranging childcare etc.

The other thing I liked was that they take all the guesswork out of who to initiate the date with. Everyone has a sit down interview and they will only match you with someone you're really going to click with. I liked the idea that it skipped through the silly getting to know you phase of online dating and went back to the old fashioned way of getting to know your date in person through conversation. Sounds great, right? This is CurvyGirl we're talking about here, so you know it couldn't be that easy...

I fill out the online form to request more information and just got off the phone with the representative from the company. She was very cheery and we really had a great time chatting. Then comes the part when she tells me about the fees. To be honest, I was prepared for anywhere between $500 and $700. Uh...not so much...for a year's subscription (with a guaranteed 10 introductions) it was $2000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alternatively I could choose the 6 month subscription (with a guaranteed 5 introductions) for a bargain basement price of $1850!!! Who the hell would choose the 6 month subscription?!?! My mouth literally dropped open and I have never been so grateful that video phones didn't take off the way they were predicted to. I also now know why that woman was so damn perky.

Let's just entertain the notion that we're in a parallel universe and I have an extra $2000 laying around for this service...the plus side would be that I'd be introduced to men with the type of residual income that would suit my penchant for Coach and Prada. Not to mention, anyone that would spend that type of cash is clearly serious about meeting someone. But since in this particular dimension, I don't have that sort of money I'll now be accepting donations via paypal. Alternatively, I'm also now more open to those blind date offers that I've turned down in the past...