I'm the one with the rose

"Hypothetical" scenario for you...

So "my friend" was seeing this guy off and on for a couple of months that she really seemed to like. During the off periods, she would sometimes visit or be visited by another gentleman friend she's had for several years. In September, they both told her they were completely through with her. Since, they have both seemed to find new girlfriends that make them utterly blissful (gag, gag, choke). Because she has moved to a small community (i.e. relatively few datable candidates) and made all of her friends through off-and-on guy (thus having to witness first-hand the blossoming relationship or have no social life), she's been feeling rather desperate and depressed.

What's a girl to do?

Well, during one Saturday night home alone, she may have turned to our generation's equivalent to the want-ad or mail-order mate: online dating. Opting to try a service that seemed more respectable by matching prospectives by personality profiles I- I mean, she- was somewhat pleasantly surprised by the apparent normalcy of those represented by the opposite sex. They seem normal enough- young professionals who have obviously been somewhat unlucky in love also, probably also a mix of shy and busy with few opportunities to meet someone now that we're out of the college scene.

So far, only a few emails have been exchanged, but I'll let you know how it goes. I mean, she will... oh, who am I kidding? Wish me luck!