Donna's Daily Diary - March 6, 2010

My first appointment today is a lady, mid 30’s, ABS, and her long term goal is marriage. She has never had a serious relationship, partly because she is overweight. She is the second lady this week I have interviewed who will be limited in her options because of her weight. I have one possible match for her and she wants to be a new client so I offered her less matches than my regular programs. She said “It doesn’t matter what a person looks like, it’s who they are inside that counts.” I said “If only that were true. The reality is that most people will not be inspired to pursue romance if they are not attracted to someone.” She is quite shy and I knew it took a lot courage for her to come in for the interview, not only because she is shy, but also because I noticed her name on my caller ID several times before she finally left a message. She has a great job, owns her home, and is really a nice lady. Once again, if there are men out there open to meeting an overweight lady I would love to hear from you.

My second appointment is a man, mid 40’s, ABS, highly educated, tall, fit, attractive, his long term goal is marriage and he can go either way as far as having children. He is an admitted workaholic and realizes he needs to make more time for his personal life. I said “How many hours a week do you work?” He said “I travel with my job. I leave on Sunday night and I come back on Friday.” I asked “When would you have time for a personal life, Saturdays?” He has been working this schedule for almost eight years. The good news is he makes 330k a year. The bad news is he has no life except for his job. He plans to retire very comfortably at 50 and will never have to worry about his financial future. He gave his mother a car for Christmas and she started crying. He thought she was crying because she was so happy but she said “I would rather have a grandchild.” He is realizing how much he has sacrificed for this job. He said “I don’t even have a pet, never mind a girlfriend or a wife or a child.” I said “Why don’t you quit?” He said “And find another job where I make this kind of money?” I said “Or find a job where you don’t make this kind of money but you have time for a pet or a girlfriend or a wife or a child.” He was discouraged when I told him I would have limited options for him because of his schedule. He said “You don’t have to tell them I leave on Sunday and come back on Friday.” I said “No, I don’t, but how long do you think it will take for someone to figure that out?” Then he let out a heavy sigh and said “I guess I better think about this.” I would love to have him as a client but he knows he needs to make some changes if he really wants to have a personal life. Right now, he has no time and he seems totally worn out. I think what his mother said has made him think about his priorities. Sometimes people think they have all the time in the world then wake up one morning and realize time that has passed them by.

My third appointment is a lady, mid 40’s, divorced, grown children, and her long term goal is definitely marriage. She has horses, dogs, and cats. She lives out on some land and has plenty of room for her animals but so many pets can also be a limiting factor when it comes to matching. She is petite and fit and loves to run. She does the incline, the Jack Quinn run and it does not matter to her if a man enjoys running. In fact, she has girlfriends she runs with and would prefer to keep it that way. It also does not matter to her if someone is not into her animals as long as they respect that they are an important part of her life. She has a natural, down to earth, pretty look about her and when she smiles it lights up the room. She is a “5” in conformity and a “9” in religion which means even though she is a strong believer she is very open minded. One of her family members is gay and she said “I love her and so does God.” This lady has a sense of peace and contentment about her and not only would she like to have a special man in her life, her family, especially her children, would love for her to meet a special man. She deserves one.

My fourth appointment was suppose to be a man but he rescheduled because the weather was so beautiful he HAD to go play golf. I booked a mid 30’s, ABS, lady teacher after he cancelled. She is very tall, 6’, thin, and although she is comfortable dating a man a couple of inches shorter than her she described how she had to bend forward and down to kiss the last man she dated who was 5’10. I talked with her about a man who is 6’3, also a teacher. They have similar backgrounds, many common interests and she responded very positively to the rest of his information. She is just as sweet as she can be and it would be great to match her with a man that she has to look up to for a kiss.

Four appointments in six hours is a long, busy day, but so much fun. I love being a Matchmaker!

To be continued Tuesday………………………….