A little political, a lot personal!

I'm on a dating website called "Plenty of Fish."  Without being too snide I wanted potential matches to know my political affiliation, so the second paragraph of my profile reads in part:  About you: If you occasionally pick up after yourself, are willing to share cooking duties, don’t talk on your cell phone while driving, have an even temper, and don’t vote Republican, we’ll get along fine."  Wouldn't you think that would deter Republicans from writing to me; apparently not!

Last night I had a coffee date with a man who contacted me a few weeks ago.  Admittedly, I wasn't looking forward to the meeting as I have other fish to fry, as the saying goes, but I felt courtesy required me to at least meet him.  He arrived late (not terribly late but punctuality is a big deal with me), sat down and proceeded to talk non-stop for ten minutes, stopped for a moment to ask me a question, which I answered briefly, and started talking again, non-stop. 

His first line of questioning was my opinion of the shooting on 34th Street.  It seemed at first that we were in agreement, that the police should have been more careful, but it turned out his major complaint was that affirmative action has led to the police hiring blacks who are not qualified for the job.  As he was talking my mind kept dinging, like one of those bells you hear in large department stores.  The affirmative action comment was the first ding; there were a number after that.  I was very very bored and wanted to leave, so having figured out that he was not in any sense of the meaning a liberal, a progressive, or even a Democrat, I asked him about his politics.  He responded that he was a Libertarian--the dinging wouldn't stop!  I then asked who he planned to vote for in the coming election.  Romney, he replied.  Finally, my way out.  

"I thought you read my profile," I responded.  "Did you miss the bit about not voting Republican?"  I told him we'd never work as a couple as my political views are what make me who I am and I left.  This is not the first time this has happened, even with regard to other sites where you have to name your political affiliation.  I'm listed as "very liberal."  The truth, of course, is that even if he were "very liberal," he was also very boring.  

Who says women talk too much?  Men mainly.  I suspect in most cases it's because they want to do the talking themselves.  Come to think of it, perhaps that's why men ignore what I write in my  profile.  It doesn't really matter. They'll disarm me with their charm, perhaps turn me into a Libertarian, or worse bore me into capitulation.  Dating was so much easier once upon a time.  Sigh!