Personals

Uh oh, I've been perusing the craigslist personals again. Does this one look like a winner?

Reply to: pers-368963497@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-07-08, 12:11AM EDT

Hi, I'm a single Asian female, 28 years old, 5'6" 110lbs, fit, active. Professional. Enjoys traveling, dining, cooking, reading, rock climbing, hiking, camping. Looking for a single professional male between 26-40 for ltr.

If you are easy-going, college-educated, driven, and goal oriented guy, I look forward to hearing from you. Please write and tell me something about yourself. A pic is welcomed in your response but certainly not a requirement.

Please do not write if you are looking for a one night stand, a fling, married, or otherwise attached.

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Hi!

I've seen your ad before, which probably means it was written by a computer and not a person and that I will soon find my inbox swamped with spam for Viagra and porn. Seems, though, I'd need only one or the other, no?

If you are a real person, my apologies for not offering a more elegant opening. My cynicism gets the better of me sometimes. Yet I still watch sappy movies with their Hollywood endings and would like to believe in the possibility.

About me: 41 (Just out of your range but look at that picture. Do I look 41?), 5'8", 175 pounds, fit (workouts work), college-educated (I even graduated!), artistic (I've made short films and composed music on guitar and keyboards) and sometimes overly fond of parentheses.

I'm neither married nor seeing anyone, though I do have a cat, which some people consider as much of a turn-off. I don't smoke or drink, but the not drinking thing is not for moral, religious or court-ordered reasons. I'm not a big clubber but I do like to dance and I can do karaoke sober, though you might want to drink heavily before listening to it.

I work a regular job in marketing (boring) and some freelance work in television (interesting) and though I'm not wealthy, I also don't owe anyone any money. I am an avid letter-writer, as you might have noticed, who greatly enjoys reading replies.

Yours will be welcome.

Jack